Lt. Col. Steven Hanson and Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Wortham fold up and case the 34th Division Special Troops Battalion colors during a ceremony in which the battalion was decommissioned and the Division Headquarters Battalion (DHHB) was commissioned. Lt. Col. Matthew Vatter assumed command of the DHHB during the ceremony at the Inver Grove Heights Armory Aug. 28.
Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Wortham hands the 34th Division Special Troops Battalion colors to Lt. Col. Steven Hanson for the last time during a ceremony in which the battalion was decommissioned and the Division Headquarters Battalion (DHHB) was commissioned. Lt. Col. Matthew Vatter assumed command of the DHHB during the ceremony at the Inver Grove Heights Armory Aug. 28.
Lt. Col. Steven Hanson, 34th Division Special Troops Battalion Commander, hands the battalion colors to Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Commander, for the last time during a ceremony in which the battalion was decommissioned and the Division Headquarters Battalion (DHHB) was commissioned. Lt. Col. Matthew Vatter assumed command of the DHHB during the ceremony at the Inver Grove Heights Armory Aug. 28.
Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Commander, hands the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (DHHB) colors to Lt. Col. Matthew Vatter during a ceremony in which the battalion was commissioned. Vatter assumed command of the DHHB during the ceremony at the Inver Grove Heights Armory Aug. 28.
Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Wortham, Command Sgt. Maj. for the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion and Lt. Col. Matthew Vatter, the battalion commander, unfold the battalion colors during a ceremony in which the Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (DHHB) was commissioned. Vatter assumed command of the DHHB during the ceremony at the Inver Grove Heights Armory Aug. 28.
Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Commander, presents Lt. Col. Steven Hanson with a Meritorious Service Medal for his efforts as the 34th Division Special Troops Battalion Comander. Nash presented the award during the battalion's Change of Command Ceremony at the Inver Grove Heights Armory August 28.
