1. 70 Years of the 709 th Military Police Battalion

2. The Early Days

5. Omaha Beach

6. On to Paris!!!

7. 709th MP BN Paris, France WW II
Pictures of the Battalion Officers during LTC Harry Gustafson was the Battalion Commander Nov 1943 to 1946.
Assigned officers when the unit departed for England in 1944:  LTC Harry Gustafson, CO; MAJ David Sigourney, XO; CPT Donald McIntire, S2/S3; LT Alfred Levine, ADJ; LT Fred Deyesso, S4; CPT  Pierce, CO, Co A; CPT Ralph Philpott, CO, Co B; CPT  Shephard, CO, Co C; CPT Marchand, CO, Co D; W/O Murphy, Personnel Off; CPT D. Schorr, Surgeon; CPT H. Teague, Dentist; LT B.J. Wall; LT H.G. Orton; LT G. Dugas; LT Norman Applebaum; LT  C. Porcelli; LT Chas Echols; LT Geo Moore; LT Fred Vigil; LT Geo Morehouse; LT  Cushman; LT Geo McCombs; LT F.A. Mac Donald; and LT Robert Collier.

8. Protecting the family jewels
NOTE: The Hesse Crown Jewels were discovered by an American soldier and a civilian in November 1945 in a castle used by Allied Soldiers. The two turned the jewels over to the Soldier's company commander, Capt. Kathleen Nash, after which the jewels disappeared. After an extensive investigation, Capt. Nash and another officer were convicted of smuggling the valuables out of the American Occupational Zone. In 1951, the collection of 270 diamonds and other jewels was returned to the Hesse family.

9. Headquarters 709th Military Police Service Battalion,
Frankfurt, 1952

12. Desert Shield

13. Desert Shield

14. Joint Endeavour

15. Joint Endeavour

16. Operation Iraqi Freedom

17. Operation Iraqi Freedom

18. Operation Iraqi Freedom

19. Operation Iraqi Freedom

20. Present Day
527th
Redeployment

21. Operation Enduring Freedom

22. 615th Recertification
BLOOD HOUNDS

23. 630th Recertification
Mavericks

24. 527th MP Company COP 360

25. 554th MP Company
War Dogs

26. HHD
Guardians

27. Partnership

34. Honor the Fallen

38. SSG. Shane M. Koele

39. SFC
Gregory
Rodriguez

40. SGT
Paul
Rivera

41. SPC
Jordan
Schumann

42. Kasper
Dudkiewicz
PFC

43. SSG
Paul
Pabla

44. 1LT
Ashley
Henderson

45. PFC
William
Farrar Jr.

46. SSG
Errol
James

47. SGT
Bruce
Horner

48. SPC
Roberto
Hernandez

49. SSG
Throckmorton
Joshua

50. SPC
Preston
Suter

51. SPC
Jonathan
O’Neill

52. SPC
Matthew
Murchison

53. SPC
Thai
Vue

54. Travis
Burkhardt
SGT

55. SSG
Bobby
Franklin

56. 1LT
Timothy
Price

57. PFC
Rachel
Bosveld

58. SSG
Aaron
Reese

59. “BUT THE BRAVEST ARE SURELY THOSE WHO HAVE THE CLEAREST VISION OF WHAT IS BEFORE THEM, GLORY AND DANGER ALIKE AND YET NOTWITHSTANDING, GO OUT TO MEET IT.” -THUCYDIDES

60. 70 Years of the 709 th Military Police Battalion