Posted on Jul 15, 2019
New Brigadier General Kevin Leahy from Oakland, NJ First Pitch at Yankee Stadium
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Congratulations to recently promoted US Army Brigadier General Kevin C. Leahy, Deputy Commander of the 7th Infantry Division based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
BG Leahy in our talk extends appreciation to the members of American Legion Post 369 in Oakland, NJ who traveled to attend his recent promotion ceremony.
Originally from the Bronx, NY, "A native of Oakland, New Jersey, Col. Kevin Leahy began his military career when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in December 1989. He later entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps and graduated from the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania in May 1993.
Commissioned a Military Police officer, Leahy served in a series of Military Police positions in Korea, Egypt and Fort Campbell, before entering the Special Forces Qualification Course.
Upon completion of the Special Forces Qualification Course and Arabic Language Course in 1998, Leahy was assigned to the 5th
Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, where he served as Special Forces A-Team commander and company commander. During this time Leahy participated in operational deployments to Kuwait, Jordan and Kosovo. In November 2001, Leahy deployed with the 5th SFG (A) to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In 2002, Leahy was assigned as a Special Operations Assignment Officer at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia.
In 2004, Leahy attended the US Army Command and General Staff College returning to 5th Special Forces Group in 2005. At 5th SFG (A), Leahy served as the group assistant operations officer, Special Forces Company commander and group operations officer. In these positions, Leahy participated in multiple deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
From 2008 to 2010, Leahy served as a staff officer at the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, and again deployed to Iraq and served as operations officer J3, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula. Leahy returned to Fort Campbell, in the summer of 2010 to command 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Following battalion command in September 2012, Leahy was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) as the assistant chief of staff for operations (G3).
In August 2013, Leahy assumed command of Special Operations Command Forward - Central Africa where he oversaw U.S. operations to counter the Lord’s Resistance Army and the initial U.S. military response to the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria." (US Army)
Video interview by Ken Kraetzer for Sons of the American Legion and Rallypoint.com on 20190713
BG Leahy in our talk extends appreciation to the members of American Legion Post 369 in Oakland, NJ who traveled to attend his recent promotion ceremony.
Originally from the Bronx, NY, "A native of Oakland, New Jersey, Col. Kevin Leahy began his military career when he enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in December 1989. He later entered the Reserve Officer Training Corps and graduated from the University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania in May 1993.
Commissioned a Military Police officer, Leahy served in a series of Military Police positions in Korea, Egypt and Fort Campbell, before entering the Special Forces Qualification Course.
Upon completion of the Special Forces Qualification Course and Arabic Language Course in 1998, Leahy was assigned to the 5th
Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, where he served as Special Forces A-Team commander and company commander. During this time Leahy participated in operational deployments to Kuwait, Jordan and Kosovo. In November 2001, Leahy deployed with the 5th SFG (A) to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In 2002, Leahy was assigned as a Special Operations Assignment Officer at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, Virginia.
In 2004, Leahy attended the US Army Command and General Staff College returning to 5th Special Forces Group in 2005. At 5th SFG (A), Leahy served as the group assistant operations officer, Special Forces Company commander and group operations officer. In these positions, Leahy participated in multiple deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
From 2008 to 2010, Leahy served as a staff officer at the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, and again deployed to Iraq and served as operations officer J3, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula. Leahy returned to Fort Campbell, in the summer of 2010 to command 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Following battalion command in September 2012, Leahy was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) as the assistant chief of staff for operations (G3).
In August 2013, Leahy assumed command of Special Operations Command Forward - Central Africa where he oversaw U.S. operations to counter the Lord’s Resistance Army and the initial U.S. military response to the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria." (US Army)
Video interview by Ken Kraetzer for Sons of the American Legion and Rallypoint.com on 20190713
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I was in the 7th from 1978 to 1981. MG Philip Feir was the former West Point commandant who got caught up in the cheating scandal. My initial assignment was the 519th Maintenance Company (DS/GS) a backup to the Division. My first Battalion Commander was LTC Dennis Benchoff. Ordnance chemical officer. Distinguished grad west point. In our company were 8 warrants, 6 LT's and our Company Commander was Greg Depugh. Infantry. He needed a command so he was our company commander. CW4 Harold Fujimoto was the senior warrant and ran the shop office. He called Greg the Puke and it took. He never came to the shop. Well, the army started doing PT again. The CG called for a division run. I had been running 6 miles a day at lunch to prepare for an upcoming marathon in Chico. So the day of the run the stupid captain the Puke comes down to the shop and says Craig I need you to PT today. In the back, I tell him you have 6 LT's who need this. I am a warrant. Ask Fuji to do it. Or CW3 Frank Baker, CW2 Jim Westmorland (rifted major to do it. this is too important. Benchoff is going to lead the Battalion and you need to lead the 519th. OK Greg but you will regret this. Fuji is smiling. He knows what is coming. So I say ok let's do the daily dozen. Everybody is there an Orange t-shirt with the ordinance bullet in front. So I say we are going to have a normal group and a fast group for the 2-mile run. LT will you take the normal group with all of the other LT's. You all have to run. Including first LT Walt Harley the official shop officer. I was the only warrant to run. We take off on a 6-minute mile pace with about 30 soldiers in my group. At the turn around point of one mile I yell out, by the way, this is the long group too. So on the way back, we are in front of division HQ and soldiers are dropping like flies. We get to mile 5 and there are two left. The one left. The zero. The last two crawl. So Fuji and the rest of the warrants are in tears. The puke shows up in his jeep. Yelling. I say you are being disrespectful captain. Fuji says get off my property or I am calling the DISCOM commander. And never come back. The puke did not make Major.
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Ken Kraetzer
Sounds like poor leadership, at West Point everyone from does group run from SUPE on down. One of the reasons everyone liked Gen Caslen, the goal for all was to keep up with him. When Sec. Mark Esper came to West Point, he dolid the morning PT with the cadet company he once was a member of. PT is now key criteria of Army leadership and by leading from up front.
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CW4 Craig Urban
Why did I never get a first pitch. I personally know Pete Dawkins. I was a baseball and softball pitcher (hardball). In Germany. Nobody could hit me. Got the German sports medal does this one star have that?????
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