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A decorated combat
veteran, Army Aviator, Paratrooper and Ranger, Jerry entered the
U.S. Army as a private during the Korean War and worked his way up
to Major General before retiring. Most of his time was spent in
troop assignments in the United States, Germany and Korea. He also
served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Carter
Administration, as Press Secretary to the Secretary of Defense in
the Reagan Administration, and worked in international relations,
public affairs, management, aviation, and research and development.
Along the way, he earned a bachelors degree from the University of
Nebraska/Omaha, an M.A. in International Relations from Boston
University, and a doctorate from Luther Rice Seminary.
During the Viet Nam War,
Jerry was a U.S. Advisor to a South Vietnamese infantry regiment and
flew helicopters and reconnaissance planes. In the military he was
known for his forceful leadership skills and his demonstrated
ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently well, particularly
under crisis conditions.
General Curry commanded
the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM) headquartered at
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. TECOM was responsible for
performing Engineering Development Testing to determine
whether all Army equipment including jeeps, trucks of all types,
self propelled artillery, tanks, electronics, airplanes, helicopters
and missiles is safe to operate, free from defects and is in
compliance with all of the Army's technical specifications.
TECOM's subordinate
commands include the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, Dugway
Proving Ground, Edgewood Arsenal, Jefferson Proving Ground, Yuma
Proving Ground, the Electronics Proving Ground, Army Aviation Test
Center at Fort Rucker, Cold Region Test Center in Alaska, and the
Tropic Test Center in Panama.
At the time of his
retirement Jerry was Deputy V Corps Commander in Frankfurt, Germany.
He then worked in the private sector and spent three years as
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in the Bush Administration. He is currently an opera singer
and business consultant. |
