SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Staff Sgt. Colton Schott, San Diego, Calif. native and member of the 199th Infantry Brigade, was assigned to Joint Task Force – National Capitol Region in support of the state funeral for President James Earl Carter Jr., from Jan. 1, 2025, to Jan. 9, 2025.
The joint task force led coordination of all military ceremonial support for the state funeral in the National Capitol Region and throughout the state of Georgia. Nearly 400 Fort Moore-based personnel supported the nine-day funeral operation – which officially began New Year’s Day – and worked as part of Task Force-Georgia.
“It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of the 39th President of the United States’ ceremony and burial,” said Schott, reflecting on his time with TF-Georgia.
Schott was among the approximately 4,000 service members from all branches of the Department of Defense supporting the state funeral through a variety of ceremonial, security, and logistical roles. He is the son of Wray and Deborah Schott of El Cajon, Calif.
Contact the JTF-NCR Public Affairs Press Desk at StateFuneralPress@army.mil for more information on the military’s overall support to the State Funeral of President James Earl Carter Jr.
| Date Taken: | 01.17.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.17.2025 16:02 |
| Story ID: | 489300 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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