Story by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 10.29.2018
By the closing of the North Dakota National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition, Staff Sgt. Adam Walsvik had pressed himself through a litany of military challenges, often testing the boundaries of his mental and physical durability....
Story by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 03.29.2018
If there are no atheists in foxholes – as the old adage goes – North Dakota’s 164th Infantry Regiment would’ve been well served by having its own “Foxhole Padre.” While fighting against a series of ruthless Japanese assaults during World War II, the Soldiers were tended to by Chaplain (Maj.) Thomas Tracy, a Catholic priest, of Bismarck....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 05.20.2016
The Chaplain Tracy Memorial Chapel is open to visitors at Camp Grafton Training Center, near Devils Lake, North Dakota. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Brett Miller/ Released)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 05.20.2016
The Chaplain Tracy Memorial Chapel is open to visitors at Camp Grafton Training Center, near Devils Lake, North Dakota. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by: Staff Sgt. Brett Miller/ Released)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 03.07.2018
Chaplain (Maj.) Thomas Tracy, of the 164th Infantry Regiment, was called “Foxhole Padre” by the Soldiers he served with on Guadalcanal. He earned a Bronze Star Medal for heroism for his actions there. The citation read, “Chaplain Tracy repreatedly disregarded his own safety and traversed difficult terrain under enemy gunfire to offer guidance and encouragement to troops in foxholes and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 03.29.2018
A group of 164th Infantry Regiment Soldiers attend mass while on the jungle island of Guadalcanal, sometime in early 1942. (Released)...
Story by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 04.03.2017
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Evaluators from the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) again recognized the 164th Regiment Regional Training Institute (RTI) as an "Institution of Excellence," making it the fourth "Fully Accredited" rating the North Dakota Army National Guard schoolhouse has received since 2007. RTI instructors and cadre in January earned the distinction after undergoing a series......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Jensen | North Dakota National Guard Public Affairs | 04.01.2017
The 164th Regiment Regional Training Institute is located at the Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake, North Dakota. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eric W. Jensen, Joint Force Headquarters)...
