2 ▁Infantry , ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ri oting ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁many ▁American ▁cities ▁following ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁rest oring ▁order . ▁ ▁West ▁Germany ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁American ▁forces ▁with d rew ▁from ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁the ▁Army ▁was ▁heavily ▁rest ruct ured : ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁was ▁rum ored ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁units ▁to ▁be ▁de activ ated . ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁organized ▁a ▁letter - writing ▁campaign ▁to ▁" save " ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁post - V ietnam ▁re organ ization , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁West ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁city ▁of ▁Ans bach . ▁The ▁Division ▁headquarters ▁remained ▁in ▁Ans bach , ▁with ▁brig ade ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁towns ▁of ▁B am berg , ▁Ill es heim , ▁Für th ▁( N ure m berg ), ▁Schw ab ach , ▁K atter bach , ▁C rails heim , ▁Er lang en ▁and ▁Z ir nd orf ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁years , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁VII ▁Corps , ▁itself ▁part ▁of ▁NAT