Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr., was inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame for his dedication to duty and contributions to the U.S. Army as a Ranger qualified leader. Lieutenant General Grange was a veteran of 20 campaigns in three wars as an infantryman and served with distinction throughout in the U.S. Army. He enlisted in the Army in June of 1942, and served as a parachute infantryman in Europe, taking part in the Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns of World War II. Lieutenant General Grange was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in 1950 and served in Korea with the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment. He served his first tour of duty in Vietnam in 1963 as an Airborne/Ranger/infantry Advisor to the Department of Defense's Research and Development Field Unit.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about his love for Paratroopers and being part of the elite community of paratroopers. Having lost his father very young, the camaraderie of the paratroopers in the 82nd made him feel part of a family.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about his commission and his involvement and commands in the Korean War. He served two times in Korea and this is where he would make is 2nd and 3rd combat jumps as part of the 187th during the Battle of Yongju (21-22 October 1950).and Operation Tomahawk (23 March 1951).

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about his first introduction to 'Rangers' on Fort Benning and how it changed his whole mindset of training some of the best soldiers in the world.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. gives his definition of what a 'Ranger' is and how they've had a great influence on the past. Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr., is inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame for his dedication to duty and contributions to the U.S.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about why Ranger training is necessary and what it means to attend the US Army Ranger School Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr., is inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame for his dedication to duty and contributions to the U.S.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. discusses the 'special potion' of the Best Ranger Competition and how it has an impact far beyond the competition of the event itself. How just being a competitor can bring you to another level of your career as a Soldier and help develop your subordinate troops as you progress as a leader.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. discusses how Ranger School and Best Ranger in general makes a great life insurance policy. He talks about his son (MG David L Grange) and his service in the L Company Rangers in Vietnam as a LRRP team member-and who would later go on to serve and command Delta as well as the 75th Ranger Regiment.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about his time at the Ranger Department and how the end of the Vietnam war almost spelled the end of the Ranger program. "What's the cost to send a man through the course" the General asked. "I can tell you that...

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. was asked about counseling Soldiers and student for L.O.M or (Lack of Motivation) as it's known in the US Army Ranger School. Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr., is inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame for his dedication to duty and contributions to the U.S.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about his leadership philosophy and some things that leaders need to know. Lieutenant General David E. Grange, Jr., is inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame for his dedication to duty and contributions to the U.S. Army as a Ranger qualified leader.

LTG (R) David E. Grange Jr. talks about his 'favorite badge'. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an Infantry, Ranger or Special Forces unit, of brigade size or smaller, any time after 6 December 1941.

In 1967 he commanded the 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He returned to Vietnam for his third tour in 1970 where he commanded the 101st Support Command and the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.

He served as Director of the Ranger Department, and later commanded the 2nd Infantry Division, the U.S. Army Infantry Center, and the 6th U.S. Army. Lieutenant General Grange's service to the nation as a soldier, leader. and U.S. Army Ranger reflects his intense dedication and motivation. On 11 September 2022 Lieutenant General Grange departed on his final mission, and how fitting on Patriot Day he was able to meet “The Airborne Ranger in the Sky”.

More information from his Wikipedia Article is here

General Grange talks with COL King during the 2015 Best Ranger Competition