Roland Greenwald was drafted into the service in 1944 and made a career of the U.S. Arm, serving during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. His assignments included the Seventh Army Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany, as well as missions in Thailand and Taiwan and to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. He retired as a Sergeant Major in 1972. Upon leaving the military, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Dallas Baptist University and then pursued a 17-year career with the U.S. Civil Service. He was a life member of the JWV Post 256 and of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History. Roland also belonged to many other associations such as the disable American Veterans, American Legion and Retired Enlisted Association, the Masonic Lodge, and the Temple Emanuel Brotherhood. He will be remembered by his many friends and associates as a fun-loving, caring, kind, generous, genteel, witty, pacifying, thoughtful, dignified and diplomatic gentleman who enjoyed music and socializing and was always willing to serve when called upon.