‘People first, compassion, servant leadership, and genuine respect for all’ – Retired sergeant major reflects on career, value of Veterans in continued service
Undated photo of retired U.S. Army command sergeant major Darryl Warren, left, during his 31-year career in U.S. Army medicine. Today, Warren is an operations program analyst with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, a job he has held since shortly after retiring from the Army. Warren served in a variety of positions across Army medicine and served in both the Gulf War and Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. “I think it’s important for Veterans to continue to serve in any capacity when possible because I feel they offer a wealth of knowledge that can only be gained from years of service,” said Warren, a Houston native who enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1987. “The fundamentals of service such as discipline, commitment, duty, and loyalty are attributes that add value to any organization.” USAMMDA relies on its military Veterans, who work alongside both active-duty Soldiers and non-Veteran civilians, to manage the Army’s medical modernization efforts to equip U.S. joint force medical providers for tomorrow’s wars. USAMMDA, the U.S. Department of Defense's lead medical product development activity, develops new drugs, vaccines, devices, and medical support equipment designed to enhance Joint Force readiness and maximize survival of medical casualties on the battlefield. (U.S. Army Photo by provided by Darryl Warren/Released)
