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| Col Richard E. Eckert was in the 11th Airborne in the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan during World War II. He was activated with Company E, 137th Infantry Regiment of the Kansas Guard on December 23, 1940, and participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers.
He began as the Senior TAC Officer in 1956 at the Kansas Military Academy, on a part-time basis. From 1965 to 1972, he was Commandant at the Academy where he believes he made a lasting effect on the Kansas Army National Guard. When the 69th Brigade was mobilized for Vietnam, there was a chance to accelerate the academy and graduate people in Class 22. In 1963 Eckert began working full time for the Kansas Army National Guard serving as Operations and Training Officer, Executive Officer and Chief of Staff. |
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