Ret. Lt. Col. Kenneth McGinty Honored as Parade Marshall

Ret. Lt. Col. Kenneth McGinty served as Parade Marshal for the 2019 Come and Take It Celebration Parade. He served in the Pentagon Army Staff on two occasions, his first assignment as the Director of military requirements and operational research and development for the Advanced Attack Helicopter Program – AAH-64 Apache. He was subsequently selected to command the Army’s first AH-64 Apache, Calvary Squadron. During this time he was selected as the US Army’s Aviator of the Year in 1986. He again served in the Pentagon as Deputy Director, Chief of Staff Army, Anti-Armor Strategic Task Force. He was selected for promotion to Colonel and Brigade Command, but chose to retire where he continued his second career in the Defense Aerospace Industry. He was awarded 2 Legion of Merits, 2 Bronze Stars with V device for Valor and Heroism, 2 Purple Hearts, 5 Air Medals – 1 with V Device for Valor and Heroism, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, and numerous other awards, campaign ribbons and citations including the Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Senior Army Aviator Wings.