John Albrecht:  

Life SERGEANT FIRST CLASS JOHN C. ALBRECHT entered the Army National Guard on 18 September 1984. He completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benning, Georgia as an 11H, Anti-Armor Infantryman. After serving in the National Guard for a year, he decided to enter the Army. In January 1986, he attended Field Artillery School as an 82C, Surveyor, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He returned to Fort Benning to attend U.S Army Airborne School and become a Paratrooper. His first assignment was Survey Specialist and later Battalion Chief Surveyor, HHB, 18th Field Artillery Brigade (ABN), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was selected to go to Venezuela to meet with dignitaries and train their Army in Artillery survey techniques. In February 1989, he decided his true calling was that of an Infantryman and went back to Fort Benning to attend Anti-Armor refresher course. Upon completion, he was assigned as a Section Leader, CSC, 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, Camp Hovey Korea. During his tour in Korea, he completed 21 patrols on the Demiliterized Zone earning him the Imjin Scout Award. In February 1991, he attended Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and was assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, where he was selected as Drill Sergeant of the cycle on numerous occasions. After taking off the hat, he worked as an instructor for the Combat Indoctrination Committee specializing in U.S. Weapons and Demolitions. In August 1994, he was reassigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served with Delta Company, 2d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He participated in numerous operations with the 505th to include Operation Safe Haven, where he jumped into Panama to track down and detain Cuban refugees. In March 1997, he attended the U.S...Expand for more