Walt Cross is a retired U.S. Army master sergeant. A veteran of the Vietnam War he served with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery (Pheons), 1st Infantry Division from 1968 to 1970. Walt holds degrees in both history and science and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. He is the retired Executive Director of the Oklahoma ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve), a Department of Defense program.