Ranger Class 9-16 Graduates

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From Cal Rollins:

Three hundred twenty Soldiers began training with Class 09-16 on 18 July. One hundred twenty three Rangers will graduate at 1100 hours, 23 September at Hurley Hill. Fifty-three Rangers (16%) are first time “Go’s” completing the course without recycle. Seventy Soldiers were recycled into the class during the Mountain and Florida phase of training.

The Officer Leadership Award recipient is RGR (1LT) Bryan Carrol. The Enlisted Leadership Award recipient is SSG Francisco Rios-Maldonado from the 82d Airborne Division. There are 71 Officer graduates and 52 enlisted graduates.
Included in the class are four international Rangers, one from Mexico, one from Lebanon, one from Liberia, and one from Lithuania. One Marine and one Air Force Ranger and seven Rangers from the National Guard are among the graduates.