Harold Earls IV

Harold Earls IV
Born	(1992-06-17) June 17, 1992 [Atlanta, Georgia]
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	2015 – 2020
Rank	Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider
Awards	Meritorious Service Medal, Distinguished Honor Graduate at Airborne School, Distinguished Honor Graduate at West Point's Leadership Development Training, recipient of the George Smythe Leadership Award and twice named ABC News Person of the week.

Harold Earls is a former Airborne Ranger qualified Captain that served as the Commander of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His mission was tasked by the U.S. Congress, to maintain the highest standards and traditions in this nation and to continuously guard America's most hallowed ground. Harold was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his leadership while his team conducted the 24/7 mission despite the Covic-19 pandemic, and he was just the 11th officer in over 83 years of Tomb Guards to become a Sentinel—the rarest awarded badge in the military.. Less than 20% of volunteers are accepted for training and even less become Tomb Guards, making the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guard Identification Badge the third least-awarded qualification badge of the United States Army. Additionally, it is the only badge that can be revoked at any point in your life if you bring dishonor to the Unknowns. Additionally, Harold has been named ABC News Person of the week twice.

Harold Earls is currently running for US Congress in Georgia’s 6th district.

Career

Prior to being the Commander, Harold served as the Operations lead on the Guard of Honor for President Bush lying in State in the Capitol Rotunda. He also led the first Army team and a combat wounded amputee to the summit of Mount Everest. Their efforts were acknowledged on the floor of the House of Representatives and by Prince Harry, in total receiving over one billion media impressions where he spoke on Good Morning America, ABC, CNN and many others to bring awareness to PTSD, the team’s cause.

As an Infantry Officer, Harold was Commander of the Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Scout/Sniper Platoon Leader and received honors such as the Commandant's List Officer Leadership Course and Distinguished Honor Grad Airborne School.

In 2012, Harold co-founded Cadet Union, an e-commerce stie similar to eBay intended for cadets at West Point. Designed to allow solider and cadets to sell personal items, Cadet Union was a secure method which used the USMA school email to vet members.

In November 2014, Harold co-founded US Expeditions and Exploration, Inc, (USX, for short) a nonprofit organization to help military veterans with PTSD. The Veteran 501c3 NonProfit’s mission is: "Through adventure and exploration, USX empowers Veterans to inspire others by accomplishing audacious, challenging, and groundbreaking expeditions. In doing do so, USX and its Veterans will spread the spirit of the American Soldier and raise awareness towards causes valued by Veterans and the American public."

On May 24, 2016, he led a team with USX to summit Mount Everest. The expedition was the first Army team and combat wounded amputee to reach the summit. The summit was with his nonprofit organization, USX, which Harold is the president and co-founder over. The Mount Everest climb successfully raised billions of impressions around the world.

From February to August of 2020, he also served as a board member for the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS).

Early life, family and education

Harold Earls was born in Atlanta, Georgia on June 17, 1992 to Harold and Sonia Earls. He has one sister, Elizabeth. He and his sister attended Fellowship Christina Academy, where his mom taught first grade. He grew up in Roswell, Georgia and graduated from West Forsyth High. At West Forsyth, he earned four varsity letters.

Harold attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 2011 to 2015. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Law and a minor in Systems Engineering, and he was an All American Captain of the Baseball team. He also served as the Cadet Honor Officer charged with enforcing the Honor Code at West Point.

College Baseball Stats

At WestPoint, Harold was the captain of the Army baseball team. He started on the team in 2012 and was named Patriot League Rookie of the Year. His team won back to back Patriot League Championships.

2014: Second Team All-Patriot League selection at third base … named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team at third base … played and started in 50 games as a junior … saw action at third base in 46 games and played second base in four contests … registered a .215 batting average (38-for-177) … third on the team with 25 RBI … had three doubles and one triple … posted a .243 slugging percentage … drew 17 walks and was hit by four pitches … registered a .296 on-base percentage … tied for the Patriot League lead with 26 stolen bases in 30 attempts ... recorded 10 multi-hit games, including one three-hit game … five games with at least two RBI … had a five-game hitting streak from Mar. 15-18 … reached base safely in six straight games … led the Patriot League with nine sacrifice bunts … went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored and stole two bases at William & Mary (2/16) … was 2-for-4 against Massachusetts (2/22) … drove in two runs and collected two hits, including a triple, opposite Wagner (3/7) … had two hits in back-to-back games against Massachusetts (3/15-16) … also swiped three bases versus the Minutemen (3/15) … tallied three hits and crossed the plate three times against North Dakota State (3/18) … went 1-for-4-versus Central Connecticut State (3/18) … had a 2-for-4 performance at the plate against FDU (4/1) … recorded two hits in consecutive contests against Bucknell (4/12-13) … drove in four, scored twice and had a pair of hits in the win over Lehigh (4/28).

2013: Started all 52 games as a sophomore ... led Army with nine doubles ... ranked second on the team in triples (three) and stolen bases (14) ... also listed among Army's leaders in runs scored (35), RBI (20), walks (26) and on-base percentage (.364) ... forged a .254 batting average to go along with a .337 slugging percentage ... boasted 10 multiple-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts and one four-hit performance ... batted .375 with six runs scored and four stolen bases during the Patriot League Tournament to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team ... went 4-for-5 with four runs scored and three stolen bases in Game 2 of the PLCS against Holy Cross (May 19) ... reached on a bunt single leading off the ninth inning, stole a pair of bases and scored on Mark McCants' walk-off single to deliver Army the conference title ... has reached base safely in nine straight games heading into this weekend ... began the season with a four-game hitting streak ... went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored against NYIT (March 23) ... registered a season-best three runs batted in versus Navy (April 1) ... matched that output against Fordham (April 10) ... had three hits opposite NYIT (May 1) ... exploded versus Nyack (May 4), going 2-for-5 with a season-best three runs scored and two RBI ... collected two hits against Liberty (March 3), Columbia (March 23), NYIT (March 24), Bucknell (April 20, April 21) and Holy Cross (April 27).

2012: Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American as determined by Collegiate Baseball Magazine ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week twice during freshman season ... broke Army's freshman record with 23 stolen bases in 2012 ... statistic ranks tied for seventh on the Academy's single-season list ... appeared in 54 games during rookie season ... started 53 contests ... led the team with 23 stolen bases and ranked second on the squad with a .341 batting average and 61 base hits ... was among the team leaders with 25 walks, a .397 slugging percentage and a .428 on-base percentage ... finished with eight doubles and one triple ... scored 27 runs and knocked in 22 ... batted .700 (7-for-10) with four runs scored and four RBI in three-game series versus UMBC ... performance earned him Patriot League Rookie of the Week plaudits ... hit .467 (7-for-15) with three RBI and three runs scored as Army swept a four-game series from Navy ... effort helped him collect Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors ... put together a 10-game hitting streak near the middle of the season ... recorded 14 multiple-hit games ... posted a trio of three-hit games and one four-hit game ... hit safely in four of five Patriot League Tournament contests, including a pair of two-hit games ... was 4-for-11 versus Holy Cross in the PLCS.

Honors

He was the Distinguished Honor Graduate at Airborne School, Distinguished Honor Graduate at West Point's Leadership Development Training, and a recipient of the George Smythe Leadership Award and was named ABC News Person of the week twice

Personal life

In 2015, Harold married Rachel Earls. Harold Earls has two sons Leo (born September 2017) and Wyatt (born May 2019), and his wife is expecting a third baby. He is a 9th generation Georgian and plans to continue a life of public service. The family now lives in Roswell, Georgia, Harold’s hometown.

In 2018, Harold co-founded the Earls Family Foundation with his wife Rachel with the mission to give back to their community in any way they can including supporting new homes, college funds, and food. The Earls Family Foundation is a 501© 3 registered charity and conducts regular community projects to give back to the Earls Fam Community.

Books

Harold published a book in 2018 alongside his wife Rachel titled: A Higher Calling: which has gone on to become a higher calling/ USA Today National Bestseller. A Higher Calling focuses on Harold’s experience climbing Mount Everest in the couple’s first year of marriage and how the expedition strengthened their faith, and commitment to make a difference in the world. The book is published with Penguin Random House and is available on Amazon.

YouTube

Harold and his family started a YouTube channel in 2014, Earls Family Vlogs, to document their lives with the motto “"Love God, Love People, Make a Difference & Be Thankful." Their family-friendly channel now has more than half a million followers where they share their daily life and faith as a family.

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