Cpt. Ian Townsend

Change of Command Ceremony

545th MP Company, 1st Cavalry Division

Fort Hood, Texas  March 28, 2003

Pictures and text from Cpt Townsend and his lovely wife Susan - CONGRATULATIONS to both of you!

This is a photo of the troops in formation.  The first sergeant is out front near the company Guidon (flag) and the leaders are all wearing Stetsons (traditional in a cavalry unit). The sky is overcast.  It didn’t rain but was very windy and kind of cool for Texas, low 40s.  The wind made it a little difficult for those of us wearing Stetsons as we hoped they didn’t fly off.  There are 210 soldiers in the company, which is authorized 169.  I guess General Shinseki’s plan to fill the divisions up is working quite well.

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