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Deactivation of the Spearhead Division on 17 October 1992
at Brooks Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Four past 3rd Armored Division commanding generals attended,
as well as numerous other 3AD vets, families, and friends.
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In photo above, Command Sgt. Major Richard L.
Ross, right, passes the 3rd Armored Division banner with battle
ribbons to 4-star Gen. Frederick M. Franks, Jr., marking the
official retirement of the Division. An earlier ceremony of deactivation
from USAREUR Command had taken place at Drake Kaserne in Frankfurt
in January, 1992. However, Army regulations prescribe that a
divisional "casing of the colors," or final & complete
deactivation, cannot occur on foreign soil. In attendance at
the Ft. Knox ceremony were former Spearhead Commanding Generals
Walter Kerwin, Jr.; George Joulwan; Paul Funk; and Jerry Rutherford.
Gen. Franks had commanded the 7th Corps during 1989-91 in Germany
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(Photo by Durell Hall, Jr., of the Louisville Courier-Jounal)
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