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Gene McKinney

1950–

United States

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Gene C. McKinney (born November 3, 1950) is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the 10th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), serving from June 1995 to October 1997. He was the first African American to reach that rank in the United States Army. In 1998, he was court-martialed on charges including sexual harassment and obstruction of justice.

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