About Greg
Colonel Gregory Dimitri Gadson is a retired U.S. Army officer who served 25 years as a field artillery officer and commanded the U.S. Army Fort Belvoir garrison. Born February 19, 1966 in Chesapeake, Virginia, he graduated from West Point in 1989 and played football there. He deployed to multiple combat zones including Iraq and Afghanistan. On May 7, 2007, returning from a memorial service in Baghdad, he lost both legs and severely injured his right arm when an IED detonated near his vehicle. He subsequently became a motivational speaker, actor and photographer.
Photo: U.S. Army / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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Known for
- Bilateral above-knee amputee survivor of 2007 roadside bomb attack in Baghdad
- Motivational speaker for New York Giants Super Bowl winning teams
- Actor in Battleship (2012)
- Author of Finding Waypoints autobiography
- Photography featured in Coming Home public art project
- U.S. Army field artillery officer and Fort Belvoir garrison commander
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