Colonel Robert W. McKeen was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 20 February 1964. His first duty assignment was as Executive Officer, Company B, 2d Battalion, 4th Brigade (CST), USATC, Fort Ord, California. | His subsequent duty assignments include: CO Cdr, Fort Ord, California; Asst Bde S3, Fort Ord, California; Plt Ldr/CO XO/Bn S1, Di An, Vietnam; Asst PMS Gannon Col, Erie, Pennsylvania; IOAC Student, Fort Benning, Georgia; District Sr Advisor, Kien Hoa, Vietnam; Bn XO/BDE S1, Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Asst IG, Fort Sheridan, Illinois; CGSC Student, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Bn XO/Div SGS, Fort Stewart, Georgia; CDR, RCTG BN, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Dep Dir/Director OPMaryland, Heidelberg, Germany; Dep Bde Cdr, Fort Gillem, Georgia. | Military schools attended include: Airborne, Ranger, IOAC, IG Course, CGSC, Rctg Cdr's Crse. | His military awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal w/ V Device w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters; Meritorious Service Medal w/ 1 Oak Leaf Clusters; Air Medal; Army Commendation Medal w/ V Device w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters; Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w/ Silver Star; Combat Infantryman Badge; Expert Infantryman Badge; Parachute Badge; Ranger Tab.