720th
June 2006 Battalion Time Line
~~~~~ 720th Military Police Battalion Reunion Association History Project ~~~~~
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14 June The United States Army celebrated its 231st birthday at Fort Hood. The Battalion Color Guard participated in the ceremony.
 
15 June, Change of Command The Battalion received two new commanders in a ceremony at Gauntlet Field, Fort Hood. LTC Robert M. Taradash whose command began on 9 June 2004, passed the Battalion colors to LTC Frank Y. Rangel, Jr. LTC Rangle had previously served with the Battalion as its Executive Officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom-I.
Taradash
Rangel
CSM William A. Generali presented his command to CSM J. Drew Craig. CSM Generalli served with the Battalion under two commanders and deployed with them to Operation Iraqi Freedom-I and III. It was a double ceremony for CSM Generali whose retirement from the military became effective the end of the day.
Generali
Craig
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Memorial Grove The 720th MP Battalion dedicated the 720th MP Battalion Memorial Grove to the the Battalion Casualties from its formation 10 February 1942 to current deployments.

     The memorial, built through contributions from the members, is located at Gauntlet Field, Battalion Ave and Old Ironsides, beside the Battalion Headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas.
23 June, Iraq Members of the 110th MP Company finished a 21 day training session for the First Guard Company Contingent of Kazaniuk, Bulgaria. The training was to familiarize the Bulgarian’s with their security assignment at the Diyala Province Multinational Force Iraq Temporary Interview and Protection Facility.
 
110th
29 June, Iraq Members of the 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, 110th MP Company were performing a routine 12 hour area security patrol assignment just outside Camp Ashraf, Iraq, about 100 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 kilometers north of Baghdad. The focus of their patrol in the late afternoon were a group of buildings just outside the base that were suspected of being used by enemy combatants to conduct surveillance and target an Iraqi check point.

     As the dismounted patrol was checking the buildings an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) planted under a sidewalk exploded seriously wounding five members of the patrol. SSG Eric Reese, SGT Robert W. Krei, SPC Amanda Lynn, SPC Jim Wencil and PFC Jeff Antimary. All five were immediately transported to Camp Anaconda, just outside of Balad Airbase located in Northern Iraq approximately 68 kilometers North of Baghdad. SSG Reese was treated and returned for duty. SGT Krei, SPC’s Lynn and Wencil and PFC Antimary were stabilized and later transported back to the U.S. for further medical treatment.

     Four hours after being wounded, SGT Krei, while still hospitalized at Camp Anaconda, requested and received permission to reenlist. The ceremony was held in the medical ward.