Command Sergeant Major Ramon Rodriguez is a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran and in 2008 was an inductee into the Ranger Hall of Fame. Serving 32 months in Vietnam, he earned seventeen combat medals, including three Silver Stars, five Purple Hearts, and three Bronze Stars, one with "V" for Valor. A graduate of Ranger School with distinguished honors, he later led the Special Forces scuba team at Fort Gulick, Panama, and helped establish a ranger school in Honduras. Promoted to Command Sergeant Major in 1981 after graduating from the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, he retired in 1983.
Post-military, Rodriguez has continued to serve, currently acting as Chairperson of the Military and Veterans Affairs Commission for Los Angeles County. His extraordinary valor in Vietnam has led to calls for Medal of Honor consideration.
