MLRS Operations

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He wasn't an MLRS BN CDR until after I left for college.  He spent most of my time growing up either as a FAO or in the nuke business

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During that period Binford Peay the III was the 101st commander

His ADC-M was Hugh Shelton - yes, that Hugh Shelton - whose son was a year ahead of me in ROTC and who, as XVIII Corps Commander, commissioned our class in '94.

I didn't know that. 

Here's some more of my commanders:

More BN And DIVARTY/BDE Commanders:
Raymond E. Haddock, 9th DIVARTY
Ralph "The Ranger" Mitchell, 1/11 FA
Nick "Nuclear Nick" Harris, 1/11 FA (I remember him rummaging in a dumpster, looking for a weapon that had been stolen during an EDRE)
Don Gentry, 3-27 FAR (MLRS)
Calvin Meyer, 3-27 FAR (MLRS). (LTC Meyer was my FDO when I was a PFC.  I retired while he was my BN commander.  Gentry and him were roommates in Texas A&M)
Hank "Hammerin Hank" Stratman, 1ID DIVARTY

Some BTRY Commanders:
CPT John "John Boy" O'Sullivan, A 1/11 FA, "Alphagators" (When I got to West Point I met his son by chance.  He was a Cow or Yuk at the time)
CPT Jose M. Acevedo, A/76 FA (MLRS) "Rockets of The Marne"
CPT Stephen "Stevie J" McHugh, A/76 FA (MLRS)
CPT Richard Thewes, B/6 FA (MLRS)
CPT Jerald Hajek, B/6 FA (MLRS)
CPT Anthony Ortelli, C 3-27 FAR (MLRS)
CPT James W. Vizzard, C 3-27 FAR "Charlie Rock" (I would later serve with him in Afghanistan where he was the BN commander for 1-6 FA.  I was a civilian contractor at the time)
CPT Jeremy Moore, A 6-37 FAR (MLRS)

When I retired in '01 the Army still had CAS3 at Leavenworth.  I got to see all of my former LTs from Korea and Bragg.  But what was more fun was getting to see a bunch of my former BTRY commanders going through CGSOC/ILE as Majors.  They were all grownup, and a little bit smarter and wiser.  And I got to call them by their first names.  On second thought I couldn't bring myself to do that.  Once an NCO always an NCO, it didn't feel right.