Col donald fryc biography
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Air Defense Artillery Leader returns to Fort Sill
Fort Sill and the Lawton community welcomed back a colonel who has contributed significantly to one branch of the Fires Center of Excellence.
Col. Donald Fryc returned July 9 and was honored as the Air Defense Artillery School commandant and chief of ADA during a reveille ceremony in front of McNair Hall.
The event featured many of the units common to Fort Sill ceremonies with the color guard, flag detail and cannon crew provided by Soldiers from the 434th Field Artillery and the 75th Fires brigades and the FA Half Section, and Marines from the Marine Corps Artillery Detachment. Absent was the "Pride of Fort Sill," the 77th Army Band with its members off for leave or other matters. Instead, the 380th Army Reserve Band from Richmond, Va., ably filled in providing all the musical support for such a ceremony.
Maj. Gen. Mark McDonald, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill commanding general, presided over the ceremony calling it a privilege to welcome a gifted Fires leader back to Fort Sill.
"Don's recent journey has come fu
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Walter Henry Fryc
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A true American Winner Leader Warrior
Overflowing with contagious abundance of love for his soldiers, his mission, his wife, his children, his faith and his country.
He wore his heart on his sleeves
He showed his heart in his eyes and smiles
From the farm in Minnesota to the Battlefields he fought led and trained
He was loved and beloved from his peers to his soldiers
All positive energy, All positive leadership, All positive vision
Steadfast and Dedicated leader, Exemplified Courage, Loyalty, and Unwavering Commitment
We respected, We admired him, We wanted to be around his glow
He played a role in the development of IAMD in advancing our Nation’s Missile Defense Capabilities
His leadership, His battle buddies, His soldiers have left an indelible mark
on our Nations Security, Europe’s Security, Korea’s Security and Middle East Security
His journey in the U.S. Army began in 1982
Rising from an enlisted soldier to a platoon leader in the 61st ADA Reg
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