Col. David P. Anders
Col. David P. Anders is a 1987 Distinguished Military Graduate from the U. S. Army Officer Candidate School. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, a Masters in Military Art and Science and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the Command and General Staff College and Army War College, respectively.
As a lieutenant, he served as a rifle and mortar platoon leader in 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Korea, and as a Weapons and Support Platoon Leader in the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, GA.
Following the Infantry Officer Advanced Course he commanded A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division and III Corps Long Range Surveillance Company at Fort Hood, TX. Col. Anders then commanded the Long Range Surveillance Leaders Course, 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Fort Benning, GA.
After Command and General Staff College he served the 10th Mountain Division as the Secretary to the General Staff, Battalion S-3, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, and 1st Brigade S-3.
From Fort Drum, NY, Col. Anders went to Alexandria, VA where he served as the Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Assignment Officer at Human Resources Command. The Anders family then moved to Fort Bragg, NC where Col. Anders served as the Commander, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, and then as the G-3, 82d Airborne Division.
Awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, two awards of the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Ranger Tab, Master Parachutist Badge with Combat Jump Star, and the Pathfinder Badge.