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Tibet native earns citizenship as Marine, serves in Afghanistan
Story by Sgt. James Mercure | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 10.23.2012When an 8-year-old Tibetan boy fled his home country with his family for religious and cultural freedom, becoming a United States Marine was the last thing on his mind. Read More
The wiring guru
Story by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder | 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | Date: 10.23.2012Sgt. Jose Esperacion, an aircraft electrician with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Diamond Head, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, and a resident of Waipahu, Hawaii, will receive the... Read More
From Bronx to Sandbox: New York native keeps forward operating base running in Afghanistan
Story by Sgt. James Mercure | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 10.19.2012Volunteering to deploy to what has been one of the most volatile areas in Afghanistan may come as a tough decision for some, but for Lance Cpl. Marbelyn Cepeda, the decision was easy. Read More
Iron Dragon competition comes to Afghanistan
Story by Sgt. Gene Arnold | 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Date: 10.19.2012At 5 a.m. in Afghanistan, the small physical fitness center on the Task Force Dragon Compound was filled with Proud Americans, Wolverines, Sky Soldiers, and Dragons, all gathered to witness and participate in a... Read More
A Company 2-1 and 4th Koy secure Taliban hotbed
Story by Sgt. Ryan Hohman | 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Date: 10.18.2012Soldiers with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, along with their Afghan National Army partners with the 4th Koy, or company, 3rd Kandak, 3rd... Read More
