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ENTERPRISE, Ala. (Sept. 11, 2016) -- Lt. Col. James B. Wharton (right foreground), from Arab, Ala., the outgoing commander of the officially deactivated 1st Squadron, 131st Cavalry, Alabama Army National Guard, is joined by Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Till (far right), from Clanton, Ala., the senior enlisted member of the deactivated unit, as they observe the passing of the unit colors of the newly activated 1st Battalion, 173rd Infantry Regiment, from Col. James Mathews (far left), Commander, 62nd Troop Command, the reviewing officer for the transition, to Lt. Col. John Hollar (left rear), from Auburn, Ala., the incoming commander of the newly activated unit, in a ceremony at the Fort Julius Hicks Armory, here, Sept. 11, 2016.
The unique event included an initiation of 12 unit members into the Order of Saint George in recognition of their being exceptional cavalrymen, the deactivation of the 1st of the 131st Cavalry, the activation of the 1st of the 173rd Infantry and a concurrent change of command due to the new designation of the unit mission, from cavalry to infantry.
Guests in attendance included select leaders of the Alabama Army National Guard, former members of the unit being deactivated, and families and friends of the Soldiers who began the day as the 1st of the 131st Cavalry, but ended it as the 1st of the 173rd Infantry.
(U.S. Army Photo by Christopher Shanley/RELEASED)
| Date Taken: | 09.11.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 09.16.2016 09:59 |
| Photo ID: | 2852667 |
| VIRIN: | 160911-Z-BQ259-009 |
| Resolution: | 3648x4072 |
| Size: | 1.93 MB |
| Location: | ENTERPRISE, AL, US |
| Hometown: | ARAB, AL, US |
| Hometown: | AUBURN, AL, US |
| Hometown: | CLANTON, AL, US |
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