April 06, 2021
U.S. Army Col. Gregory Gadson, a decorated commander wounded in battle, stands as example of resilience
When the roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad on May 7, 2007, upending his 7½-ton-humvee and throwing him through the air and to the ground, U.S. Army Col. Gregory Gadson landed hard on his back. His body wouldn’t move and his mind raced, flashing through grief’s phases.
Gadson, who’d been commanding the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, told “The Military Leader Podcast” in January that he was first angry, then incredulous. How could these people he was trying to help try to kill him?