Brigadier General Ferdinand Irizarry II
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Ferdinand Irizarry
II was promoted to Brigadier General on Friday evening, July 15,
at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville,
NC. Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland Jr., Commander of the U. S. Army
Special Operations Command, was the promoting officer at the
ceremony. In attendance were members of the Fort Bragg Civil
Affairs and Special Operations communities, officers and members
of the Civil Affairs Association, and other friends from
Irizarry’s many years of military service.
General Mulholland began the ceremony with a tribute to Brig.
Gen. Irizarry’s years of service, with special mention of his
years of Civil Affairs service. He noted that Irizarry is the
first Army Active Component Civil Affairs officer promoted to
Brigadier General. Mulholland administered the Oath of Office to
Irizarry as a part of the promotion ceremony.
In comments following his promotion, Irizarry recognized his
wife, Karen, his two children, and other members of his family
present, giving them credit and thanks for supporting him during
his years of service. He asked his children to assist him in
unfurling his general officer one star flag.
As a part of the ceremony, Irizarry promoted a Civil Affairs
AIT student at Fort Bragg from E1 to E2. The student’s first
salute following promotion was to the newly promoted brigadier
general. The Soldier received an Army commemorative silver dollar
in return.
In attendance at the ceremony were many Civil Affairs and
Special Operations leaders, including Maj. Gen Bennet Sacolick,
Commander of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and
School; Maj. Gen. David Blackledge, Commander of the US Army Civil
Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC); past
commanders of USACAPOC, Maj. Gens. Buz Altshuler and David Morris;
Brig. Gen. Hugh van Roosen, Commander of the 353 rd Civil Affairs
Command; and Col. James Wolff, Commander of the 95 th Civil
Affairs Brigade. Also in attendance were many enlisted and NCO
Soldiers from Fort Bragg.
In attendance and representing the Civil Affairs Association
were: Dennis Cahill, Basil Catanzaro, Bob Feidler, John Geiger,
Iggy Husar, Joe Kirlin, David Mitchell, Doug Nash, Frank Romano,
and Dennis and Deloise Wilkie.
Brig. Gen. Irizarry is the Deputy Commanding General of the
John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. |
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Karen Irizarry; Dennis Wilkie, Civil
Affairs Association; Karen Guttieri, Navy Post Graduate School
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Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Armory and Museum. |
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 Dr.
Guttieri talks with Dennis Cahill, Civil Affairs Association
Director. Mrs. Altshuler is in the background. |
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 Bob
Feidler, ROA, and Mrs. Feidler; David Mitchell, Civil Affairs
Association and Mrs. Mitchell |
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 From
left, John Geiger and Frank Romano, Civil Affairs Association;
Curt Boyd, former Chief of Staff J. F. Kennedy Special Warfare
Center and School; Dennis Wilkie, in the lobby of the Airborne and
Special Operations Museum |
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 Maj.
Gen Blackledge, Commander U. S. Army Civil Affairs and
Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), left; Maj. Gen.
Morris, former commander USACAPOC |
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 Brig.
Gen Irizarry and children unfurl the brigadier general flag. |
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 Brig
Gen. Irizarry receives first salute from Private Bottiggi. |
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 Brig.
Gen. Irizarry introduces a friend who led all in singing God
Bless America. |
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Pictures and website by Deloise Wilkie |
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