Sgt. Major Josephine Solis, (US Army Ret.), age 87, of Brady, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Brownwood. Josephine was born on April 18, 1938, in Brady, Texas to Victoria Solis. She grew up in Brady and enlisted in the U.S. Army in May of 1968. Josephine felt it was her calling, and she knew it in her heart. She served honorably for over 30 years, retiring at the rank of Sgt. Major in 1998. She was promoted to that rank in August of 1991.

She recalled that her first attack as a soldier would not come from war with a foreign country, but from the people they were serving at home, being targeted with reticule and harassment from Vietnam War protesters.

Sgt. Major Solis’s military career began at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, where she completed basic training and clerical school. H

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