Fort Leavenworth welcomes first Black commanding general

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Fort Leavenworth welcomes first Black commanding general
By Rachel Nostrant
Oct 5, 12:51 PM
Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr., right, recites the oath of enlistment after being promoted from the rank of major general prior to a change of command ceremony in which he assumed command of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth from Lt. Gen. Theodore Martin. (Russell Toof/Army)

Fort Leavenworth and the Army’s Combined Arms Center welcomed the post’s first Black commanding general this week, the Kansas City Star reported.

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT (Join to see) SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] Sgt (Join to see) SPC Michael Terrell CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace CPL LaForest Gray SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow SPC Gary C. SPC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT Jim Arnold Amn Dale Preisach