- War or Conflict:
- Cold War Era, 1945-1991
- Status:
- Veteran
- Dates of Service:
- 1971-1975
- Entrance into Service:
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service:
- Army
- Unit of Service:
- B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AADCOM)
- Location of Service:
- Illesheim, West Germany; Aberdeen, Maryland; Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
- Highest Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Prisoner of War:
- No
- Service Related Injury:
- No
- Service History Note:
- Bernie James Leland attended Air Defense Officer Basic and Advance Course, Command and General staff College. The Veteran was also spent time at the United States Army Human Engineering Laboratory, Aberdeen, Maryland and the United States Army Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Redstone Arsenal, attended Air Defense Officer Basic and Advance Course, Command and General staff College. The Veteran was also spent time at the United States Army Human Engineering Laboratory, Aberdeen, Maryland and the United States Army Missile and Space Intelligence Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.