The regional training campus at Fort Riley will be named in honor of the late Lieutenant General Richard Seitz, Junction City.

The dedication ceremony is scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday, and is open to the public. Seitz passed away June 8th, 2013.

During his 35-year military career, Seitz played a crucial role as a leader during some of our country’s most turbulent times. In 1939 he accepted a commission as a second lieutenant and attended jump-school-only the sixth class the Army had ever held-and thus became one of the Army’s first paratroopers.

At age 25 he was pinned on major….and wias given command of the 2nd Battalion of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team, and shortlyafter, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and, as the Army’s youngest battalion commander led his unit throughout its historic combat operations in Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge.

Seitz settled in Junction City after his retirement, and was active with local and area organizations.

The training area is being dedicated in appreciation of his contributions to the military, the United States, and the Flint Hills region.