Hall of Honor to add 2 former cadets
Col. Gary L. Weber and Rex H. Latham

Col. Gary L. Weber (U.S. Army, retired) graduated from Arlington State College (now UTA) in 1963. His military career began in the ASC Corps of Cadets, where he served as a member of the Sam Houston Rifles for four years. At graduation, he received a bachelor of arts degree in history, was named a Distinguished Military Graduate and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Over the next 30 years, the Army took Col. Weber around the world, with two tours of duty in Vietnam and assignments in Greece and Panama as well as stateside.

Along the way, he earned a master of science in public administration from Shippenburg University and taught military science at Central Michigan University. He also commanded the Honor Guard at 5th Army Headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

In 1974, Col. Weber was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Devens, Mass., the start of his service with Special Forces and intelligence units. He also served as deputy commander of the 5th Special Forces Group; chief reserve component with the 1st Special Operations Command (Airborne); commander of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group; first commander of the Special Operations Command, South (Airborne) in Panama; and an instructor at the Army War College.

Col. Weber concluded his military career at Fort Bragg, N.C., with assignments at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and the United States Special Operations Command (Airborne).
His military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with two oak-leaf clusters, the Air Medal and the Joint Service Commendation Medal.

Since his retirement in 1994, Col. Weber has worked as an operations analyst with Booz-Allen & Hamilton in Tampa, Fla. He serves as a task leader and program analyst in developing special operations technology objectives, part of the long-term Special Operations Forces Vision 2020 plan.