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==Education==
A 1974 graduate from [[Savannah State University]]'s NROTC Program with a Bachelor of Science, Gaskin also earned a master's degree in Public Administration from the [[University of Oklahoma]] in 1992. He has also completed the Senior Executive Seminar from the JFK School of Government, [[Harvard University]], in 2002. His professional military education includes The Basic School and Amphibious Warfare School (1982–83) in Quantico; the United States Army Command and Staff College, Leavenworth, Kansas (1986–1987); the [[Army War College]], Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1993–1994); and the Combined/Joint Force Land Component Command (C/JFLCC) Course, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (2009).<ref>{{cite web
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==Post-military career==
==2016 US Presidential campaign==▼
After retiring from the Marine Corps, Gaskin worked as as the Managing Director in Charge of Operation Management Complex of Global Bank in Irvine, California, and then as Chief Executive Officer of La Porte Technology Defense (LAPORTECH).
In 2016 he endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/opinion/2016/08/04/hillary-clinton-walter-gaskin-marine-corps-general/88002254/ marinecorpstimes.com]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>▼
In January 2021, North Carolina Governor [[Roy Cooper]] named Gaskin the next Secretary of the [[North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs]].<ref>[https://governor.nc.gov/news/governor-names-military-and-veterans-affairs-secretary Governor Names Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary]</ref>
▲===2016 US Presidential campaign===
▲In 2016, he endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] for president.<ref>[http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/opinion/2016/08/04/hillary-clinton-walter-gaskin-marine-corps-general/88002254/ marinecorpstimes.com]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Photo gallery==
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