Colonel Richard M. Haight was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 64-67 on 8 November 1967. His first duty assignment was as Propaganda Officer, 2d Psychological Operations Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Propaganda Officer, 4th PSYOP Gp (atch to 3rd Marine Div), Republic of Vietnam; Civil Supply Officer and Civil Information Officer, 309th Civil Affairs Group, Inkster, Michigan; Processing Company Commander, Headquarters Company Commander, Chief, Receptee Processing and Controls Division, and Executive Officer, 5089th U.S. Army Reception Station, Saginaw, Michigan; Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 329th Regt, 2d Bde, 70th Div (TNG), Flint, Michigan; Executive Officer, 2d Brigade, 70th Div (TNG), Flint, Michigan; Chief, Enlisted Combat Arms Div, Army Reserve Personnel Center, St Louis, Missouri; Chief, Enlisted Management Support Div, Army Reserve Personnel Center, St Louis, Missouri; Chief, Army Reserve Personnel Center Liaison Office, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; Personnel Staff Officer, Third U.S. Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Reserve Forces Adviser, U.S. Southern Command, Quarry Heights, Panama; and Reserve Forces Adviser, U.S. Southern Command, Quarry Heights, Panama. | Colonel Haight holds a B.S. from Central Michigan University. His military schools attended include: the Infantry Officer Candidate School/Basic Course, the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, the U.S. Army Special Warfare School's Psychological Operations Officer Course, the Army Command and General Staff Officer Course, the Reserve Component National Security Course, and the Army War College. | His awards and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal w/ two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal w/ one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievements Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Expert Infantryman Badge.