Gary W Gray

Born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, Gary Wayne Gray has led a distinguished life of service, education, and leadership. His military career began in 1968 when he enlisted in the United States Army, where he served with dedication until 1976. Gray was stationed in Vietnam from 1969 to 1972 with Company B, 93rd Engineer Battalion. After his tour in Vietnam, he was assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Company at Fort Lewis, Washington; the 702nd Maintenance Battalion at Camp Casey, Korea; and the 43rd Engineer Battalion at Fort Benning, Georgia. He remained a U.S. Army Reservist from 1980 to 1996, 411th Engineer Battalion, Fort DeRussy, Hawaii.

Following his active duty military service, Gray completed higher education through a Bachelor of Science degree from Warner Pacific University in 1995 and a Master of Counseling degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2003. His career in public service includes roles with the U.S. Navy Department of Transportation and various human service organizations across the U.S., from Portland, Oregon, to Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Gray further pursued his professional journey by moving his base abroad as he taught at an elementary school in MaJI, South Korea from 2005 until 2009. From 2009 to 2019, he worked as an employee of Pathfinder Inc. in Jacksonville, Arkansas,. As a multifunctional person, Gray has been enabled to dedicate his life to the cause of service education, and to help communities in his country as well as abroad.