Notable Former Fort Carson Soldiers
- Boyd Melson, boxer
- Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
- Dennis Reimer, Chief of Staff of US Army
- Lionel Rivera, mayor of Colorado Springs
- Bernard W. Rogers, Chief of Staff of US Army, and later NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief, US European Command
- John William Vessey, Jr., Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Martin Dempsey, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
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