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ARMY RANGERS REMEMBER MAN WHO LAUNCHED MODERN RANGER TRAINING, LT. GEN. DAVID E. GRANGE JR.
September 13, 2022 · By Jenna Biter
Howard “Max” Mullen Jr. opened his Facebook at 2 a.m. Tuesday morning and was stunned by the news: The man who long ago made him want to be a Ranger had died. Retired Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr., who fought in three wars and who today’s Best Ranger competition is named for, died over the weekend at 97.
Mullen, who retired as a master sergeant and was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame in 2013, said he owed his career to a chance meeting with Grange.
“I’ll never forget that day,” said Mullen. It was 1978, and Mullen was in Korea for his first major training exercise. A helicopter landed in front of his squad and Grange stepped out. “A squad leader on my gun track told me I better not screw up or I will have hell to pay.”
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