Calvin Waller
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| Birth name | Calvin Augustine Hoffman Waller |
| Born |
December 17, 1937 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Died | May 9, 1996 (aged 58) Washington, D.C. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1959 – 1991 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Unit |
V Corps 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) |
| Commands held | I Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Persian Gulf War Vietnam War |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal Army Commendation Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Master Parachutist Badge |
| Other work | RKK Limited ICF Kaiser Environmental and Energy |
Calvin Augustine Hoffman Waller (December 17, 1937 – May 9, 1996) was a United States Army officer.
Waller was born to an African American family in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on December 17, 1937. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 1959 with a bachelor's degree and from Shippensburg College of Pennsylvania with a master's degree in public administration in 1978. Waller spent 32 years in the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. Waller held a variety of staff and command positions which included: Chief of Staff, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia; Commanding General, 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized), V Corps, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army.
Waller was the deputy commander-in-chief for military operations with United States Central Command (Forward), during the Persian Gulf War.
Waller's last duty assignment was as Commanding General, I Corps at Fort Lewis, Washington, before he retired from the military at the rank of Lieutenant General, on November 30, 1991.
Waller was vehemently opposed to allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the United States Armed Forces. During the 1993 U.S. Senate hearings on allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the United States military, Waller vigorously opposed it. He declared that "to compare [his] service in American's armed forces with the integration of avowed homosexuals is personally offensive."
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