Retired Maj. Gen. Roger W. Sandler, U.S. Army Reserve (above left) poses with Virginia Department President Tom Hueg after being inducted into the Minuteman Hall of Fame.

Maj. Gen. Roger W. Sandler was inducted into the 102nd ROA Minute Man Hall of Fame September 30, 2023. The tradition began in 1959 when ROA inducted President Harry S. Truman into the Minute Man Hall of Fame.

Sandler is a former chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, a position he held from August 1, 1991 to January 31, 1994.

This honor is awarded to a person who has conspicuously contributed to the advancement of ROA programs and objectives.

Tom Hueg, Virginia’s department president, personally presented the award.

“It was a pleasure to present the plaque to Maj. Gen. Sandler,” said Hueg. “I was able to visit with him and Jane for about an hour on Friday morning.”

Sandler has given his nation and ROA more than six decades of dedicated and selfless service. His leadership has been instrumental in ensuring the readiness of the U.S. Army’s active and reserve components.

As an ROA leader, he has been instrumental in the association’s effectiveness in fulfilling its century-old purpose. He is a “mustang” - the elite soldier who has served both in the enlisted ranks and as an officer.

After his 1956 graduation from Grinnell College in Iowa, he enlisted, serving as a battalion clerk in West Germany. In 1962, he received a direct commission into the Adjutant General Corps.

While serving in the Army Reserve, he also helped his father run their business that distributed coin-operated amusement and vending machines.

Sandler served as ROA’s national president from 1987 to 1988 – he joined ROA in 1962 as a new lieutenant.

A life member, he served our association as Army Vice President, Board of Trustees chair, as a leader in UPORFA and in 1994, served as executive director.

He continues as an active ROA member and advocate for the Reserve Components.

To this man of humble demeanor, yet phenomenal energy, devotion, and accomplishment, we offer thanks and recognition for six-plus decades of service to ROA and the men and women of America’s Reserve Components.