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1st Air Cavalry inducts new non-commissioned officers in a time-honored ceremony
Story by Sgt. Richard Wrigley | 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs | Date: 12.13.2011CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan -- The lights went out at the USO tent, and instantly the room seemed engulfed by a vast blanket of solemnness. Those who were in attendance for the day’s ceremony sat silently in the... Read More
FOB Bullard comes together as a family to celebrate Thanksgiving
Story by Sgt. Francis O'Brien | 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | Date: 11.24.2011It is said that “you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family.” The same rule applies to members of the military family on deployments. On Thanksgiving Day, the residents of Forward... Read More
Louisiana native continues tradition to serve
Story by Cpl. Jeff Drew | 2nd Marine Division | Date: 11.10.2011Serving in the military is a family tradition for William Huffman. His grandfather served 28 years in the Air Force, his cousins served in the Army, and his uncle was in the Army Special Forces. The Jena, La.,... Read More
Keeping tradition alive: NCO passes Ranger heritage on
Story by Spc. Nicole Newton | 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 11.03.2011In 1989, Danny Gregory was led into a field of rocks in Georgia. “There was a rock out there that was about 80 pounds and 12 inches in diameter or so; just a big rock,” he said. That rock became Gregory’s... Read More
Colors ceremony more than pomp, circumstance
Story by Lance Cpl. Katalynn M. Rodgers | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego | Date: 10.28.2011Every day at sunrise, the American flag is honored and hoisted up flagpoles on U.S. military installations worldwide. Read More
