The 16th Infantry Regiment Association was founded in 1989 at Fort Washington, Maryland, by four former members of the regiment: Colonel (Retired) Gerald K. Griffin, Sr., Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) John G.W. Finke, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Stephen V. Ralph, and Colonel (Retired) Roger Seymour. The Association was officially recognized 22 August 1990 by the Internal Revenue Service as a Nonprofit Veterans Organization. Since then, the Association has operated with the following Mission and Objectives as its guiding principles for what it seeks to achieve:

Mission:
To provide a venue for past and present members of the 16th Infantry Regiment to share in the history and well-earned camaraderie of the US Army’s greatest regiment.

Objectives:

- Honor, communicate, and perpetuate the Regiment’s past history and present service.

- Support the Soldiers and families of the Regiment’s active duty battalions.

- Provide available financial assistance to selected active duty Soldiers of the Regiment and their families at Christmas and, when requested, provide financial assistance, as available, to selected active duty Soldiers for other special circumstances.

- Provide available financial assistance, when deemed appropriate, to Association members.

- Increase awareness of the Association and its activities and benefits among current and former members of the Regiment.

- Support the annual Distinguished Member of the Regiment (DMOR) Program.

- Maintain a comprehensive Association website that informs current and former 16th Infantrymen of the Association’s activities and heralds the accomplishments of the Regiment and its members.

- Generate revenues to support the Association’s mission and achieve its other objectives.

The Association currently consists of over 400 members including active duty personnel from the regiment’s two battalions at Fort Riley, Kansas. The membership of the Association consists of three types of members: Regimental Members, who are past or present Soldiers who have served honorably with the 16th Infantry Regiment; Honorary Members, who are individuals who not served with the regiment but have been awarded such title by the Association (this is different than the Honorary Member of the Regiment title bestowed by the Secretary of the Army through the Distinguished Member of the Regiment program); and Associate Members who are individuals who, for historical or familial reasons, wish to retain an affiliation with the regiment. All 3 types of members are subject to the annual membership dues unless they possess a Life Membership.

The activities of the Association are many and varied and all members are encouraged to participate in as many of these events as possible. Our website at  http://16thinfassn.com/ will provide new members, or individuals who might wish to seek membership with this Association, a thorough idea of who we are and what were are about. The entire membership of the 16th Infantry Regiment Association hope you enjoy our website and we enocurage you to join the ranks of America’s Greatest Regiment– Semper Paratus!

Hosted by our regimental historian, Steve Clay, this fascinating battlefield tour will focus on the hard-fought actions of the 1st Battalion, 11th US Infantry (now known as the 16th Infantry) during the Army of the Potomac’s grueling Overland Campaign in 1864. The tour will start off with a PowerPoint briefing the first evening (Thursday) at the Hampton Inn hotel in Fredericksburg, VA. The briefing will cover an overview of the Regiment’s participation in the Civil War from May 1861–April 1864 and will cover key leaders, key participants, and the earlier battles of the period. On the following day (Friday), we will board buses to begin exploration of the bloody Overland Campaign—the campaign that gave General US Grant the nickname, “The Butcher.” On this day, we will cover the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and North Anna with a focus on the actions involving our Regiment. That evening at the hotel, Steve will discuss various aspects of the Civil War and some interesting sidebars of the Regiment’s personalities and activities during the war. The second day of the tour (Saturday), we will cover the battles at Cold Harbor, the crossing of the James River, and the Regiment’s actions in the Petersburg area in 1864-1865. The final day (Sunday) the bus will return to our original hotel in Fredericksburg where group members can pick up their vehicles to return home or head to the airport. There are only 50 spaces available on this tour, so it is first come, first served. Please make your hotel reservations no later than 31 August 2013. The Association looks forward to enjoying your company and camaraderie on this outstanding historical tour. For more infromation, go to: http://16thinfassn.org/?page_id=1166