Colonel Charles E. Dyer II was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 64-67, 8 November 1967. His first duty assignment was as Assistant G-2, U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Executive Office Company Commander, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, 23rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army Pacific, Republic of Vietnam; Training Officer, G-3, U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas; Chief, Individual Training, G-3, U.S. Army Air Defense Center, Fort Bliss, Texas; Welfare and Recreation Officer, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas; Chief, Military Personnel Officer, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas; Army Medical Department Procurement Officer, Office of the Surgeon General, Fort McPherson, Georgia; Military Personnel Officer, Protocol Officer, U.S. Army Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Executive Officer, 9th Medical Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; Adjutant, Frankfurt Army Regional Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany; Chief, Personnel and Troop Commander, Frankfurt Army Regional Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany; Assignment Officer, Army Medical Department Personnel Support Agency, Washington, D.C.; Commander, 47th Field Hospital, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Commander, 47th Combat Support Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Director, Policy Analysis, Directorate of Manpower and Personnel, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Washington, D.C.; Chief, Officer Proponency, Army Medical Dept Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Secretary of the General Staff, Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. | His military education and training includes: Infantry Officer Candidate School, Army Medical Department Officer Advanced Course,and the Command and General Staff College. | His awards and decorations include: Bronze Star w/V device and 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service w/4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Ribbon.