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Corporal Aristides Sosa painitngCORPORAL SOSA and the DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS: On December 9, 1967, Corporal Sosa started his tour in the Republic of Vietnam in Company A, 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. Barely three months later during the Tet Offensive, Sosa was part of a four-man engineer team accompanying an infantry unit on a reconnaissance-in-force operation near Lai Theiu in Gia Dinh Province. Enemy forces attacked these soldiers with grenades and small arms fire. In the ensuing engagement, a massive explosion left Sosa wounded and lying in pain in a ditch. Cpl. Aristides Sosa, Jr., was killed in action on March 2, 1968. His Distinguished Service Cross was awarded posthumously on December 16, 1968.> Read more.

When the Mississippi River floods of 1882 forced thousands from their homes, Corps of Engineers steamboats ferried scores of people to safety and delivered tons of desperately needed supplies to stranded refugees.

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Building an energy sustainable Corps
10/16/2012
DALLAS -- In the 80s "Reuse, Renew, Recycle" was the way ahead for conquering the earth's energy and pollution problems. Today, energy and environmental sustainability has become so much more vast and complicated, that those three verbs don't cut it anymore.

Tulsa District attorney, paralegal honored with prestigious awards
10/16/2012
TULSA, Okla. - Two members of the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of Counsel staff are winners of USACE Chief Counsel Honorary Awards for 2012. The prestigious Keystone Award and E. Manning Seltzer Award were presented to Raye Thornton and Stephanie R. Darr in a ceremony at Tulsa District Headquarters Oct. 5 by District Commander Col. Michael Teague.

USACE builds another facility for Afghan National Security Forces
10/16/2012
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Afghan National Civil Order Police took possession of a new Service Support Battalion compound near Kandahar Oct. 10. The facilities, completed with minimal delay and within budget, will enable Afghan police to live and train near the people they serve and protect.

Lt. Gen. Bostick visits the Everglades
10/16/2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Everglades October 10, 2012 to see the restoration work being performed by the Jacksonville District and their partnering agencies.

US honors Serbian friendship
10/9/2012
PRANJANI, Serbia --The cheers of more than 520 World War II Allied airmen being evacuated from Pranjani is a 68-year-old memory for the residents of this rural, farming village.

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This carport at Fort Hood, Texas, not only helps keep cars cool from the scorching Texas sun, it also generates solar power to keep the buildings cool on the inside and reduce the energy bills throughout the military facility.
Raye Thornton, a paralegal with the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attorney Stephanie R. Darr, the district
Dave Sikkema (left),project manager for Everglades National Park and Dan Kimball (center), superintendant of Everglades National Park, provide Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (right), with an overview of the benefits of the Tamiami Trial Bridge Modifications project Oct. 10, 2012.
Afghan Civil Order Police led by Brig. Gen. Muhiuddin Sarwari take possession of a box of keys that fit the doors of their new facility near Kandahar City.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project engineer, Jason Riharb (right), explains some of the Afghan National Civil Order Police facility features to Afghan Civil Order Police Brig. Gen. Muhiuddin Sarwari Oct. 10.
Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Tamiami Trail Modifications project Oct. 10, 2012. Once completed, the project will allow increased water flows into Everglades National Park. (From left: Lt. Gen. Bostick; Howie Gonzales, chief of the Jacksonville District
Chris Rego, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District civil engineer, discusses construction of the Tamiami Trail Modifications project with Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oct 10, 2012.
Tim Brown, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District project manager, discusses the Tamiami Trail Modifications project with Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oct. 10, 2012. Once completed, the project will allow increased water flows into Everglades National Park.
AFGHANISTAN — Workers mix and move concrete to lay the perimeter wall foundation at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South

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Image Not FoundBostick in Japan The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is supporting a growing presence in the globally significant Asia-Pacific region. Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, USACE commanding general, toured construction at Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan.
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Image Not FoundECOSYSTEM RESTORATION in L.A.A flood control project is being transformed into an urban retreat.
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