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Havlat was assigned to the Reconnaissance Company of the 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington; his brother Rudolf also coincidentally served in the 803rd. The battalion trained in Washington and Oregon before receiving its full complement of enlisted men and moving to Camp Hood, Texas in August 1942.
The unit was originally formed at Fort Lewis in February 2005 as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Stryker), when the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (Light) shifted to that post from Fort Polk, Louisiana, after a 15-month deployment in Iraq. The original command team of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment was COL Jon S. Lehr and CSM John W. Troxell.
The 2nd Ranger Battalion, currently based at Joint Base Lewis–McChord south of Seattle, Washington, United States, is the second of three ranger battalions belonging to the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment.
Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located 9.1 miles (14.6 km) south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord .
Paresi served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 2008. He was a member of the 1st Special Forces Group based at Fort Lewis, Washington. Throughout his career, he served in various countries, including Mauritania, the Philippines, Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, Malawi, Benin, Kenya, and Afghanistan. [2]
In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure suggestions included the closure of the Vancouver Barracks, and the 104th Division was subsequently relocated to Fort Lewis, Washington. [24] In 2005, the current Distinctive Unit Insignia was designed under the direction of Major General Terrill K. (TK) Moffett.
Inactivated: 15 December 1991 at Fort Lewis, Washington; The 9th Infantry Division was reactivated on 15 July 1947 at Fort Dix, New Jersey and assumed a peacetime readiness and training role. In the 1950s, the division was stationed in West Germany. It later relocated to Fort Carson, Colorado where it was inactivated on 31 January 1962.
Harrison at the ribbon cutting for an exhibit at the Fort Lewis Museum. Harrison turned to civic service after his retirement. He was a key figure in the incorporation of Lakewood, Washington, and served as the new city's first mayor. [3] [7] He served as Mayor of Lakewood from 1995 through 2003, and finished serving the City Council in 2005. [8]