; and (2) participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers; Whereas the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill— (1) was opened by the Army in 1941 to help meet the need for leaders in a rapidly expanding Army; (2) was closed during the peace period between World War II and the Korean War; (3) was subsequently reopened and remained open until 1973; and (4) trained 57,500 field artillery officers for World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; Whereas 2 Field Artillery Officer Candidate School graduates, First Lieutenant James E. Robinson (Class of 62–43) and Second Lieutenant Harold B. Durham, Jr. (Class of 1–67), were awarded the Medal of Honor; Whereas other Field Artillery Officer Candidate School graduates have made an impact on history, including— (1) H. Malcolm Baldrige (Class of 91–44), a former Secretary of Commerce; (2) Martin R. Hoffman (Class of 71–55), a former Secretary of the Army; (3) retired General Jack N. Merritt (Class of 35–53), former senior military representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (4) John M. Shalikashvili (Class of 4–59), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Whereas the 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion — (1) was formed at Fort Sill on December 15, 1941; (2) deployed to Northern Ireland in 1943, equipped with towed guns; (3) landed in France 36 days after D-Day; and (4) after advancing through France with the 5th Infantry Division, fought at Metz and along the Saar River, pushing into Germany in early December 1944; Whereas the 5th Infantry Division— (1) moved north on December 18, 1944, to fight in the Battle of the Bulge; (2) was detached on December 20, 1944, and reassigned to the 26th Infantry Division, which saw action in the Ardennes; and (3) from late January to March 1945, held defensive positions before driving west with the 26th Infantry Division through Germany, finishing the war just inside the Czech border at Kienberg