Command Sergeant Major Charles E. Webster enlisted in the US Army in Nashville, Tennessee. Command Sergeant Major Webster is a graduate of the US Sergeants Major Academy, (Class 12) and he retired with over 26 years of Active-Duty service. Command Sergeant Major Webster served as the 2nd Regimental Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Quartermaster Center and School. Command Sergeant Major Webster was assigned to a variety of assignments:  Small Arms Repairman, Property Book Non-Commissioned Officer, Supply Sergeant, First Sergeant, Sergeant Major and Command Sergeant Major. Command Sergeant Major Webster was assigned to First Special Forces Group Okinawa, Japan, the Sixth Special Forces Group Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam covering the period 1963-1974. He later served with the Seventh Support Group Command in Germany and was the Command Sergeant Major of the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division Support Command at Fort Campbell, Kentucky prior to arriving at Fort Lee. Command Sergeant Major Webster’s awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award) the Army Commendation Medal (3rd Award), Special Forces Tab, Parachute Badge and Air Assault Badge.