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Like his older brother, after beginning his mili- tary career, Brother Chambers also continued his education. After receiving his Master’s in Com- munication from Shippensburg (PA) State College in 1974, the advanced degree helped to increase his chances of being promoted. He also contin- ued military schooling with the Infantry School, Command & General Staff College, along with the Army War College. “I never came into the army expecting to make general officer. I just wanted to be a good lieutenant, then a good captain, and then a good major . . .” Brother Chambers’ first assignment was as a pla- toon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina where he was cited with several awards for excellence and heroism during his combat tour in Vietnam. Later, he served as director of the Army Equal Opportunity Program at the Pentagon. Known as “the soldier’s general,” Lt. General Chambers served as the head of the US Army VII Corps which, at the time, was the largest corps in the free world. As Director of the Army Equal Opportunity Program, he wrote and published the Army Affirmative Action plan, which other agen- cies utilized as a model. As commander of the U.S. Third Army at Fort McPherson, Georgia, he was later presented the “Buffalo Soldier Award” from the Black Military History Institute in Atlanta. Brother Chambers was the cover story in the April 1988 issue of the Kappa Alpha Psi Journal. The article highlighted his military career, his achieve- ments, and his view on opportunities for African Americans in the Army. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1989, he entered civilian life working as the Director of Industry Operations for the Associa- tion of the United States Army. He later assumed the position of Director of Community Service for AmeriCorps. In 2005, he completed his career as the Vice President of University of Maryland Uni- versity College Europe.
years, Norita. In addition to his wife, Gen. Chamber is survived by three siblings: Loretta, Lawrence, and Melvin, five children; Andrew, Kathy, Linda Ware (William), Steve, David (Chris), six grandchildren; Bryant (Tamyko), Andrew, Aaron, Emily, David, and Kyle and four great-grand- children; Xavier, Alexander, Christopher and Zachary. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Charlotte Walker. He was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery location in Arlington, Virginia.
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