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1st BDE Soldier of the Year Corporal Jeffrey Wilson has been named “Soldier of the Year” for the 1st Brigade of the Georgia State Defense Force, an all volunteer, unpaid military force authorized by Title 38-2-3 OCGA. The GSDF, is responsible to Gov. Nathan Deal and Maj. Gen. Terry Nesbitt, Georgia’s Adjutant General, and is one of three components of the Georgia Department of Defense. The title “Soldier of the Year is the most coveted peer recognized award in the Defense Force and is awarded annually to the soldier who demonstrates the highest degree of professionalism of the volunteer soldier” said Major J. Michael Hayden, 3rd Battalion Commander for the Georgia State Defense Force.
and risk management firm where he served managing executive protection insurance programs for the museum and foundation communities. In 1999, Corporal Wilson went to work as the Director of Business Development for a small Internet application development company providing new business sales as the accounting manager, charged with the responsibility of administering the daily functions of accounting and benefit programs. In 2001, he began working in dual capacities as an accounting manager for a national architectural firm and for a net worth family office.
CPL Wilson, age 36, was born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, the son of CPT Elmer I. Wilson (Ret.) U.S. Army Rangers- Airborne and Betsi W. Wilson. His wife is Charlene Wilson, a swim coach for Swim Atlanta and several local clubs in Gwinnett County. Jeff and Charlene are the proud parents of two sons, Wyatt, age 7 and Eli, age 5.
In 2001, Corporal Wilson’s office was located a mere two blocks from the White House where on September 11th, he watched from his office as events unfolded that day and during the weeks that followed. As a result of those experiences, his office began to design and implement a disaster response plan in order to deal with extreme events such as those that occurred on 9/11 while preserving the company’s operational integrity. Corporal Wilson was instrumental in the design of that plan.
Corporal Wilson attended Parkview High School in Lilburn where he was very active in soccer and cross country. He was the Gwinnett County Cross Country Champion Runner-up in 1989 in the State Team Championship and his team later became the State Champions in 1990. Following high school, CPL Wilson attended the University of South Carolina and graduated with a BS degree in Finance.
While in the DC metro area, Corporal Wilson married his wife Charlene in 2000. They became engaged in Anchorage, Alaska following the completion of their first marathon together. As an active runner, he went on to complete two additional marathons at the Marine Corps marathon in Washington, DC.
Following graduation from USC, he relocated to Washington DC where he began a professional degree with Aon, an insurance
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