2023 4th Infantry Regiment Reunion
The 2023 4th Infantry Regiment Reunion will be held October 5-8, 2023 in Columbus, GA.
The schedule of events are:
- 5 OCT – Registration, AC Marriott, Downtown Columbus, GA
- 6 OCT – Lunch on base and then Tour the US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Ft Moore, GA
- 6 OCT – Candlelight Service, 4th Infantry Regiment Monument, National Infantry Museum, Ft Moore, GA followed by Commander’s Call
- 7 OCT – Guided tour of the National Infantry Museum, Ft Moore, GA followed by Commander’s Call
- 8 OCT – Check-out and AAR, AC Marriott, Downtown Columbus, GA
The AC Marriott Fountain Room is the hospitality suite for the event, stop by for registration, information and silent auction items.
2020 4th Infantry Regiment Reunion
Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENT 10/19/2020
What a great event October 7, 2020 – October 11, 2020. Warriors from 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion gathered in Columbus, GA for the 2020 4th Infantry Regiment Reunion.
We had over 40 attendees for this Reunion from as far away as Colorado and Michigan. We had Warriors that had served in the 70s and Warriors that are currently serving attend the Reunion.
A Warriors Fight by Larry Selman
Artist: Larry Selman
The Chalekor Valley lies in the southern Afghan Province of Zabul, at a location where the Argendab River and a major feeder stream from the northern district of Dey Chopan form a Y- intersection. The main village in the valley sits at the crossroads of the river and stream valleys that provide easy access to the Argendab districts in both Zabul and Kandahar province, Sha Wali Kot district in Kandahar province to the west, and Oruzgan province to the north. All of these areas were known Taliban safe havens or key routes for supporting the movement of Taliban fighters and supplies. The valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides which creates severely restricted terrain with few access points and little support for vehicular movement. This area was home to the Hotak tribe of the Afghan Pashtuns; this is Mullah Omar’s tribe. The Chalekor Valley was the place selected by Task Force Warrior to initiate actions for Operation Mountain Thrust, an operation designed to disrupt Taliban safe havens within Regional Command South, destroy command and control nodes, and defeat the Taliban’s ability to conduct offensive operations while NATO’s International Security and Assistance Forces (ISAF) deployed and established control over the southern regions of Afghanistan.
The above print by Larry Selman was presented to the National Infantry Foundation for display at the National Infantry Museum in Fort Benning, GA. Another signed and numbered print was presented to Ryan Thompson, Founder and CEO of the 10th Mountain Whiskey and Spirits Co of Vail, CO for his support of the Warriors of the Regiment and the 10th Mountain Division.
ANNOUNCEMENT 02/23/2020
LTC (Ret) Frank Sturek
Frank Sturek is the Chief Executive for Growth at SkyePoint Decisions, a Federal Government Contracting Information Technology (IT) services company in Dulles Virginia (Washington DC Metro Area). He is responsible for developing and managing new business growth in the company. Prior to SkyePoint Decisions he held similar executive positions with Axiologic Solutions and Alion Science and Technology.
He served his country with 21 years of active service in the US Army that included assignments in Germany, Fort Bragg, West Point, Fort Campbell, Iraq, Fort Polk, Afghanistan and the Pentagon. His last assignment before retirement was on the United States Joint Staff where he served as a political-military affairs action officer and later as the Branch Chief for Afghanistan Policy. Prior to his assignment on the Joint Staff he commanded the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment (10th Mountain Division) at Fort Polk, LA from November of 2004 to February of 2007, and Battalion Task Force Warrior during combat operations in Afghanistan in 2006 (OEF VII).
His other combat tour took place during Operation Iraqi Freedom I in 2003-2004 when he served as the Executive Officer for the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry during the liberation of Iraq, and later as the Executive Office for the 5,000 Solider 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division during stability and counter-insurgency operations in Mosul.
His awards and military skills badges include: two Bronze Star Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, the Ranger Tab, and Senior Parachutist Wings.
He is a 1989 Graduate of the United States Military Academy where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In 1998 Frank earned a M.S in Engineering Management from the University of Central Florida. He also is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Frank has been married to his wife Julie for 30 years. They have two children, Frank Jr. (25) and Claire (22).
The 4th Infantry Regiment Veteran’s Association is proud to announce the nomination of CSM(R) Chip Mezzaline as the Honorary Sergeant Major of the Regiment. His nomination was approved by the Secretary of the Army through the Office of the Infantry.
Our very own Doug Depew was at the Reunion, spinning many tales of his tour of duty with the Tower Rats of the 80s.