Rago, Louis, II, COL

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Service Details

Current Service Status
USA Retired

Current/Last Rank
Colonel

Current/Last Service Branch
Armor

Current/Last Primary MOS
19A-Armor Officer

Current/Last MOS Group
Armor

Primary Unit
2012-2014, 19B, 1st Heavy Brigade Heavy Combat Team (HBCT), 2nd Infantry Division

Previously Held MOS
12B-Armor Officer
12A-Armor Officer
19B-Armor Officer

Service Years
1989 - 2019

Other Languages

German

Italian

Arabic-Gulf (Iraqi)

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom

Cold War Certificate

Order of Saint Michael

Order of Saint George

Order of the Spur

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Association of United States Army (AUSA)

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW)

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)

2nd Infantry (Indianhead) Division Association


	1986, Association of United States Army (AUSA) - Assoc. Page
	1989, US Armor Association
	2004, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) - Assoc. Page
	2008, Steel Tigers 77th Armor Association
	2010, Army War College Foundation - Assoc. Page
	2012, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
	2012, 2nd Infantry (Indianhead) Division Association

Remembrance Profiles - 5 Soldiers Remembered

Bueno-Galdos, Christian Enrique, SSG, (2002-2009)	Candelaria-Mejias, Israel, SPC, (2005-2009)
Rago, Bernard, T/5, (1943-1945)	Rago, Louis, S/SGT, (1942-1943)
Yates, Michael Edward, Jr., SPC, (2007-2009)

OIF/Transition of Iraq (2003-04)/FOB Grizzly Al Khalis, Iraq
From Month/Year May / 2003	To Month/Year June / 2004
Description FOB Grizzly (formerly FOB Spartan, FOB Red Lion and FOB Barbarian) was a U.S. Army Forward Operating Base located within Camp Ashraf, Iraq. It was near Al Khalis, approximately 20 kilometers west of the Iranian border and 60 km (37 mi) north of Baghdad. The FOB was named after the callsign for the 49th Military Police Battalion. They were in charge of the FOB from October 2005 until October 2006 and their call sign was "Grizzly" dubbed after the California Grizzly Bear on the State Flag, TASK FORCE 49, 49th Military Police Battalion and Forward Operating Base Commander, LTC Anthony Palumbo and CSM Paul George conducted operations with over 2,000 U.S. and Coalition and 300 Contract employees

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year May / 2003	To Month/Year June / 2004

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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Aggers, Mark, SSG, (2005-Present)

Ahles, Joseph, SSG, (1988-Present)

Algarin, Jose, SFC, (1998-Present)

Allen, Kevin, SFC, (1999-Present)

Alsip, Timothy, SPC, (2005-2009)

Anderson, Robert, SFC, (1993-Present)

Archer, Kellen, SSG, (2006-Present)

Arechiga, Jesus, SFC, (1992-2008)

Armstrong, Shuntanna, SSG, (1999-Present)

Arredondo, Arturo, CPT, (1994-2008)

Ashby, Matthew, SSG, (1998-2012)

Astorino, Jeff, 1SG, (2001-2011)

Baade, David, SGM, (1985-2011)

Baird, Ryan, SSG, (2001-2008)

Baker, Kevin, SSG, (2002-Present)

Bamesberger, James, SFC, (1997-Present)

Bardwell, David, SFC, (1992-Present)

Bayer, Tom, LTC, (1982-Present)

Bean, Kendall, CSM, (1989-2020)

Beggs, Steven, SSG, (2003-2009)

Bender, Rebecca, SPC, (2001-2007)

Benitez, Alberto, 1SG, (1989-Present)

Bernhardt, Royce, SFC, (1993-Present)

Bertollini, Glenn, SSG, (1996-Present)

Berumen, William, S/SGT, (1996-2008)

Bess, Glen, SGT, (1999-2008)

Beverly, Andrew, SSG, (2002-Present)

Blankartz, Michael, MAJ, (1987-Present)

Block, Seth, SGT, (2000-Present)

Bradley, Thomas, SSG, (1997-Present)

Branham, Kenneth, SFC, (1998-Present)

Braun, John, MAJ, (1987-2012)

Breighner, William, SPC, (2005-2009)

Brestelli, Eric, SGT, (2002-2012)

Brew, Eric, SFC, (1996-Present)

Broadhead, Christina, PFC, (2007-2008)

Brough, Sean, SFC, (1993-Present)

Brown, Justin, SGT, (2004-Present)

Brown, Richard, MSG, (1989-Present)

Brown, Scott, CW2, (1992-2008)

Bryslan, Nick, SSG, (2004-2012)

Bunge, Chris, SP 4, (2004-2008)

Buntylo, Vitaliy, SGT, (2006-2011)

Burbank, Christopher, SSG, (2002-2010)

Burgess, William, SSG, (1995-Present)

Burke, Jason, MAJ, (2000-Present)

Burke, Lawrence, MSG, (1991-Present)

Burkholder, Robert, SSG, (2000-Present)

Busby, Ervin, SFC, (1989-Present)

Butler, Timothy, SPC, (2006-Present)

Calavera, Tomas, SFC, (2003-2017)

Camacho, Abram, SGT, (2003-Present)

Cameron, Kevin, SSG, (1999-Present)

Carder, Dave, SFC, (1990-2008)

Carlson, Micheal, SGT, (2000-Present)

Castro, Beire, MAJ, (1991-2008)

Challis, John, SGM, (1989-Present)

Chichester, Jared, SFC, (1997-Present)

Chinnis, Jeremy, SSG, (1999-2008)

Christensen, John, SGT, (2005-2010)

Clark, Everett, CSM, (2006-2008)

Clark, James, SGT, (2005-2008)

Clement, Dennis, SP 4, (2006-2008)

Cleveland, Brandon, SGT, (1999-2012)

Coaker, Brian, CPT, (1997-2008)

Coleman, Dave, SGT, (2003-2009)

Coleman, Kim, SFC, (1988-Present)

Coleman, Terence, SGT, (2004-2009)

Concannon, Christopher, SGT, (2000-2008)

Conley, Ronnie, SGT, (2005-2014)

Cook, Kevin, 1SG, (1996-Present)

Cook, Thomas, SSG, (1999-2008)

Cordery, Mike, MSG, (1998-Present)

Coronado, Darryl, SP 4, (2004-Present)

Cortezgonzalez, Jose, SFC, (1991-Present)

Cory, William, SSG, (2001-Present)

Cosper, Michael, CSM, (1989-Present)

Cowan, Michael, PFC, (2007-2008)

Cox, Joseph, S/SGT, (2003-2009)

Craig, John, SSG, (1999-2013)

Cranson, Ben, CPT, (1994-Present)

Crosby, Derek, SFC, (1993-2014)

Daniel, Walter, SFC, (1993-Present)

Davenport, Robert, SFC, (1992-2013)

Davis, Chris, 1LT, (1999-Present)

Davis, Elliott, SSG, (2001-Present)

Davis, Frank, SGT, (1996-Present)

Davis, Joseph, SFC, (1996-Present)

Dean, William, SFC, (1996-Present)

Delacruz, Gilberto, SFC, (1993-2008)

Delawrence, Anthony, 1SG, (2001-Present)

Delcampo, Michael, SGT, (2005-Present)

Deloach, Gene, SP 4, (2006-2008)

Desilets, Daniel, SFC, (1988-Present)

Diaz, Frank, SGT, (2002-2008)

Diaz, Rodrigo, SPC, (2004-Present)

Dickman, Gavin, CW3, (1989-2008)

Diegel, Seth, PFC, (2007-Present)

Dilone, Cristian, S/SGT, (2003-Present)

Dodd, David, SFC, (1995-Present)