Colonel Brice H. Barnes was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 16 August 16 1965. His first duty assignment was with the 36th Separate Infantry Brigade, Texas Army National Guard. | His subsequent duty assignments include: service at Fort Hood, Texas; Platoon Leader, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Mechanized), 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Scout Platoon Leader, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Mechanized), 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Company Commander, Headquarters Company, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Mechanized, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam; a tour with the 4th U.S. Army Headquarters; Commander, Company A, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam; Assistant G-2, 49th Armored Division, Texas Army National Guard; Division Headquarters Commandant, Operations Officer and Executive Officer for a Tank Battalion, Texas Army National Guard; Commander of a Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Texas Army National Guard; and U.S. Army Reserve, 75th U.S. Army Maneuver Area Command.