The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society

 is a veterans and an active duty organization dedicated to continuing the heritage and traditions

of one of the U.S. Army's finest units,

 The 22nd Infantry Regiment

The U.S.A. lost a great soldier and we have lost a dear friend.

COL (Ret) Awb Norris passed away in a hospital in Florida early morning, Tuesday, June 25.

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1400 HRS  7JUL08

Allow plenty of time for check-in at cemetery office.

 

Florida National Cemetery
Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida

 

6502 SW 102nd Avenue
Bushnell, FL 33513
(352) 793-7740 or 1074

 

 
 
Awb was named Honorary Colonel of the 22nd Infantry Regiment by direction of the Secretary of the Army at our Cleveland reunion in October 2000.
 
Awb entered the Georgia State Guard as a fourteen year old boy in 1944, the Alabama National Guard in 1950 and rose from the rank of private to staff sergeant before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on December 7, 1950. He also completed Armored Cavalry ROTC at Auburn University but opted to be commissioned in the Alabama National Guard. He arrive in Korea just as hostilities ended. Among his many assignments, Awb served with his Honorary Colonel predecessor, MG John Ruggles, at Fort Benning when Awb was a captain helping to establish the National Infantry Museum and Ruggles was a Brigadier General. Awb fondly remembered how great BG Ruggles treated him as a young captain. Awb served in Alaska as XO of the 1st Battalion (Mech), 60th Infantry Regiment and commanded the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Mechanized) in Vietnam from September 1967 through late February 1968. Other key assignments were command of The School Brigade at Fort Benning, and deputy/chief of Infantry Branch, Department of the Army. With over 450 parachute jumps to his credit, the Master Parachutist Badge is one of his awards, along with the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Expert Infantryman's Badge, the Silver Star, Bronze Star with "V" Device, Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, and the list goes on. Awb retired from the Regular Army as a Colonel on 1 Feb 1978 after completing 29 years and 9 months of service to our country.
 
As Chuck Boyle, who was long mentored by Awb, and a great friend, said, "A great American, a great Soldier, and a wonderful friend left us this day."
 
Awb is survived by his wife, Jo, and two grown sons.
 

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DoD Identifies Army Casualty

 
          The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
         Staff Sgt. Tyler E. Pickett, 28, of Saratoga, Wyo., died June 8 in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using improvised explosive devices. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
 
          For further information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286, or go to: www.drum.army.mil/sites/installation/pao .

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Almighty and Merciful God grant to the "Regulars" of the 22nd Infantry, brave in battle and strong in Faith, who always give example of courage in fighting for God and country alike, and who are ever prepared for the ultimate sacrifice of their lives in Combat, grant them new power, success, and happiness in your all seeing Providence watch over our Battalion. Help our men in all ways so that it can be truly said of them, "They are good Troopers", They are "Regulars". Make them strong and brave, ready to give their best for that cause which their country fights. Watch over and protect them. Preserve them from the wounds and dangers of battle. Keep them proud of their Unit, proud of their Commander, proud of "Old Glory", proud of their Country, so that in war or in peace they may always stand ready to protect the God given rights of This, their America.

- C. 1967 author unknown

  

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Donations are needed to complete this monument dedicated to those  from our regiment that have  made the supreme sacrifice. Send donations to:

     22nd Infantry Regiment Society
     Attn:  Martin Oelklaus
     P.O. Box 3258
     Independence, MO 64055-8258

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Lest You Forget - What the 22nd Infantry Regiment Did for You

 

1. Gave you the opportunity to serve your country in a proud and prestigious national unit.

2. Gave you buddies who stuck by you and helped you endure fear, horror, and hardship.

3. Gave you good reason to harbor a personal feeling of high accomplishment and pride.

4. Gave you treasured lifetime friends, markedly improving the quality of your life.

      MG (Ret) John F. Ruggles 1908 - 15JAN1999

      Honorary Colonel Of The Regiment 1990 - 1999 

      THIS  OPENING PAGE IS DEDICATED TO THE LATE MG RUGGLES

 

 

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