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Published July 04, 2011, 12:00 AM

Army Command Sgt. Major Jeffery Mellinger


In this photo taken Monday, June 27, 2011, Army Command Sgt. Major Jeffery Mellinger, 58, talks to The Associated Press about his nearly 40-year career in his office in Fort Belvoir, Va. Mellinger, a Vietnam War draftee in 1972, is believed by the Army to be the last conscripted soldier to have served continuously without a break. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Read the article: Last Vietnam-era draftee is retiring from Army