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Samoan Siaosi Wins Us Army First Sergeant Of The Year Award
As reported in the Guam Pacific Daily News in December of 2007, the U.S. Army's Guam Recruiting Detachment Commander, 1st Sgt. Fitimalo Siaosi has won the Army's First Sergeant of the Year award.
The Pacific Daily News reports that she is only the third USAREC First
Sergeant of the Year from Portland Battalion since the command began
giving out the award in 1988.
"First, I am honored and very humbled to be named USAREC First Sergeant
of the Year," said Siaosi. "There are, and have been, many great first
sergeants in our command. Their efforts and mentorship are all part of
the fiber that makes me who I am, but I feel the same as I did
yesterday: proud to be here, proud to serve."
"If there were a secret to the detachment's success, it would be the
combination of (hard work and enthusiasm)," she said. "Although hard
work is a good quality, it is not enough -- you must have enthusiasm. Is
it possible to perform at your best with anything but a whole-hearted
effort? Of course not."
Fitimalo Siaosi hails from American Samoa. The Office of Insular Affairs very proudly recognizes the men and women of the insular areas who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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