MG Vance Coleman, USA (Ret.)

Vance Coleman was born May 22, 1930, in Dermott, Arkansas. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1947. He completed basic training in 1948 and upon completion of the Quartermaster Clerical School was assigned to the US Army Occupation Forces Europe. In 1951 he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Field Artillery after successfully completing Officers Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He served in the Korean Conflict. He functioned in a variety of positions: Forward Observer, Fire Direction Officer, Executive Officer, Operations Officer, Brigade Commander and Division Commander.

General Coleman's decorations include: the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal and the Parachutist's Badge.

He is a graduate of Spencerian College, with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, and the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, where he received a Master's Degree in Business Administration.

He has four children, Michael, now residing in Tampa FL; Michelle, Sacramento, CA; Lori, Long Island, NY; and Gary Milwaukee, WI.