A U.S. Army staff sergeant salutes the casket of Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge, the first person to fill the position of Sergeant Major of the Army, as it is taken from the back of a hearse and carried into the U.S. Sergeants Major Academy on Fort ...

Pallbearers carry the casket of Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge, the first person to fill the position of Sergeant Major of the Army, into the U.S. Sergeants Major Academy on Fort Bliss, Texas, for a viewing March 12, 2012. Wooldridge enlisted in the...

Soldiers salute the casket of Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge, the first person to be selected for the position of Sergeant Major of the Army, as it is carried into the U.S. Sergeants Major Academy on Fort Bliss, Texas, for a viewing March 12, 2012. ...

Sergeant Major of the Army insignia is displayed on the lead vehicle of a precession for Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge, the first person chosen to be Sergeant Major of the Army, March 12, 2012 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Wooldridge died in El Paso, Texas...