720th
14 August through 31 December 1972
~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association ~ History Project ~
This Page Last Updated ~ 9 February 2008
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On 31 August the 720th MP Battalion was headquartered under the 5th Army, III Corps, at Fort Hood, Texas.
 
14-30 August The 720th MP Battalion was inactive.
 
The 720th Military Police Battalion Is Reactivated
Fort Hood, Texas
 

31 August After 18 days of inactivation since leaving Vietnam on 13 August 1972, the 720th MP Battalion was reactivated when the 518th MP Battalion was redesignated as the 720th MP Battalion, 5th Army, III Corps, LTC Gerald G. Gibbons, Commanding, during ceremonies at Fort Hood, Texas.

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