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NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER |
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2003
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May
12:
100
people killed in terrorist attacks in Riyadh
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2002
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2001
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2000
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| Ambassador: Wyche
Fowler, Jr.
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1999
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| Ambassador: Wyche
Fowler, Jr.
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Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
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Felix
L.Harris, |
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1998
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| Ambassador: Wyche
Fowler, Jr.
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Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Michael
Zak, |
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1997
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| Ambassador: Wyche
Fowler, Jr.
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1996
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1995
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| Ambassador: Raymond
Edwin Mabus, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Johnny R.Agudelo, Randy Lee
Anderson, Rod F.Obee, |
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1994
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| Ambassador: Raymond
Edwin Mabus, Jr. (Ambassador
1994-96) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Johnny R.Agudelo, Randy Lee
Anderson, Rod F.Obee, |
May
23: 270
pilgrims killed
in Mecca, from
stampede.
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1993
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| Ambassador: |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Johnny R.Agudelo, Randy Lee
Anderson, Andrew Bappe, |
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1992
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| Ambassador: Charles
W. Freeman, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Andrew Bappe, Tim
Robertson, |
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1991
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1990
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| Ambassador: Charles
W. Freeman, Jr. |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Brian Hand, Ron E.
Sherman, Sgt.
Leslie (Les) Troudt, |
July: 1,400
pilgrims die in bridge / tunnel accident
August
2: Iraq
invades Kuwait. Saudi Arabia allows
hundreds of thousands of foreign troops (mainly US) to be stationed
within borders
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1989
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| Ambassador: Charles W. Freeman, Jr. (Ambassador 1989-92) |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Ron E.
Sherman, Sgt.
Leslie (Les) Troudt, |
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1988
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| Ambassador: Hume
Horan |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Steve Brack,
Cpl. Leslie (Les) Troudt,
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1987
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders: Steve Brack, Larry Glenn Lacy, |
July
31: 400
Iranian pilgrims killed by Saudi security forces in
Mecca.
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1986
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:Steve Brack, Larry Glenn Lacy, Philip
L.Maynard, Scott Allen
Walters, |
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1985
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler |
Company Commander:
Detachment Commander:
Watchstanders:
Larry Glenn Lacy, Philip
L.Maynard, Scott Allen Walters, |
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1984
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| Ambassador: Walter
L. Cutler
(Ambassador 1984-87) |
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King and
Prime
Minister: Fahd
bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
Note: On Sep 26,
1984, the U.S.
Liaison Office in Riyadh was raised to the
rank of Embassy while the Embassy in Jidda (now Jeddah) became a
Consulate
General.
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1983
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| Ambassador: Richard
W. Murphy |
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1982
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1981
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1980
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| Ambassador: John
Carl West |
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US Lends
4 AWACs to Saudi Arabia to assist in monitoring the Iran/Iraq War
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1979
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| Ambassador: John
Carl West |
Company Commander:
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November
20: Sunni
Muslim group barricades themselves inside Holy
Mosque in Mecca for 15 days 200 killed. Identity of the
rebels
unknown.
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1978
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1977
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1976
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1975
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| Ambassador: James
Elmer Akins
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J. Porter
(Ambassador 1975-77) |
Company Commander:
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King
Faisal murdered.
Saudi
King: Khalid bin Abdul Aziz (due to health problems, half-
brother
Fahd is in control)
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1974
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1973
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| Ambassador:Nicholas
Gilman Thacher / James
Elmer Akins
(Ambassador 1973-75) |
Company Commander:
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Saudi
Arabia involved in oil boycott against Western countries
supporting Israel in Yom Kippur
War.
oil prices climb four times higher.
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1972
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1971
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1970
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1966
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1965
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1964
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1963
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US
Sends Air Force Squadron to Saudi Arabia to protect from Egyptian
Assault
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1962
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| Ambassador: Parker
Thompson Hart |
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October:
King
Saud transfers power to his brother, Faisal due to Saud's
total
lack of control over economy.
Relations
with Egypt severed due to Yemeni revolution
Saudi
Arabia supports the imam of Yemen. Egypt bombs Saudi towns.
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1953
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1952
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1951
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1950
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1949
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| Ambassador: J.
Rives Childs
(Ambassador 1949-50) |
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