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SFC Rodney Yano Dedication
The Armor Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, has announced the dedication of a new facility in honor of SFC Rodney J. T. Yano. SFC Yano was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on January 1, 1969 while serving with Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The dedication is schedule for 10:00 am, Friday, March 23, 2012. Guest speaker will be BG John C. "Doc" Bahnsen (USA Ret), Air Cavalry Troop commander and pilot of the aircraft involved in the incident. All Blackhorse troopers, family and friends are invited to attend. No invitation is necessary. Dress is casual. Show your colors - wear something Blackhorse!
The Armor School completed the move from Fort Knox to Fort Benning in September 2011 and combined with the Infantry School to become the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE). The Armor School is an all new, state-of-the-art facility located in the Harmony Church area of Fort Benning.
To mark the completion of the move, in September 2011 the MCOE Headquarters building at Fort Benning was officially dedicated as McGinnis-Wickam Hall. Specialist Ross A. McGinnis was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on December 4, 2006 while serving with the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq. Corporal Jerry Wayne Wickam was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on January 6, 1968 while serving with F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam.
Directions to The Armor School and Harmony Church: Traveling south from Columbus, Georgia on I-185. Exit onto GA-1 S/GA-520 E/US-27 S/US-280 E/Martha Berry Hwy/Victory Dr. Continue to follow GA-1 S/GA-520 E/US-27 S/US-280 E/Martha Berry Hwy 4.3 miles then take the exit toward Access Point/8th Division Road. Directional signs from the Access Point will be posted to guide you into the Ceremony Site.
SFC Rodney Yano Dedication
The Armor Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, has announced the dedication of a new facility in honor of SFC Rodney J. T. Yano. SFC Yano was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on January 1, 1969 while serving with Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
The dedication is schedule for 10:00 am, Friday, March 23, 2012. Guest speaker will be BG John C. "Doc" Bahnsen (USA Ret), Air Cavalry Troop commander and pilot of the aircraft involved in the incident. All Blackhorse troopers, family and friends are invited to attend. No invitation is necessary. Dress is casual. Show your colors - wear something Blackhorse!
The Armor School completed the move from Fort Knox to Fort Benning in September 2011 and combined with the Infantry School to become the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE). The Armor School is an all new, state-of-the-art facility located in the Harmony Church area of Fort Benning.
To mark the completion of the move, in September 2011 the MCOE Headquarters building at Fort Benning was officially dedicated as McGinnis-Wickam Hall. Specialist Ross A. McGinnis was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on December 4, 2006 while serving with the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq. Corporal Jerry Wayne Wickam was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions on January 6, 1968 while serving with F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam.
Directions to The Armor School and Harmony Church: Traveling south from Columbus, Georgia on I-185. Exit onto GA-1 S/GA-520 E/US-27 S/US-280 E/Martha Berry Hwy/Victory Dr. Continue to follow GA-1 S/GA-520 E/US-27 S/US-280 E/Martha Berry Hwy 4.3 miles then take the exit toward Access Point/8th Division Road. Directional signs from the Access Point will be posted to guide you into the Ceremony Site.
Added: February 3, 2012
Name: Terry Thomas
From: Lebo,Kansas
E-mail: Contact
Served with F troop and was wounded in early December 1969. Allons Brothers. ;) ;)