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|branch= |serviceyears=1968–1997 |rank= 25px Sergeant Major of the Army |commands=Sergeant Major of the Army |unit= |battles= Vietnam War |awards= Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |relations= |laterwork= }} Gene C. McKinney was the 10th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) of the United States, serving from July 1995 to October 1997. He was the first and to date the only African American to reach that rank in the United States Army. In 1998, he was court martialed on a variety of charges including sexual harassment and obstruction of justice. He was convicted of the obstruction of justice charge and demoted to the rank of master sergeant. ==Early life and education== McKinney was born in Monticello, Florida, on November 3, 1950. He is one of five brothers, all of whom served in the U.S. Army. One served as an officer; one retired as a master sergeant; another served in the Vietnam War; and an identical twin, Command Sergeant Major James C. McKinney. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gene McKinney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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