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Team USA I four-man bobsled Olympic gold medalists Curtis Tomasevicz, Steve Mesler, Justin Olsen and former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program driver Steven Holcomb salute their gold-medal performance during the medal ceremony during the 2012 Winter Olympic Games at Whistler Medals Plaza in Whistler, B.C., Canada. Olsen has since joined the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and is in position to accompany Holcomb and Langton as Team USA bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps

Soldiers Compete for Team USA on Road to Winter Olympics

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Soldiers in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program are training and competing for spots on the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games U.S. Team.
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Independence Day Message From Defense Secretary Leon Panetta

Posted on July 4, 2012 by jtozer

“On this Independence Day, I would like to extend my gratitude and best wishes to our entire military family: our men and women in uniform who serve around the world, and their families, and our Department of Defense civilians who …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 4th of July, airmen, Americans, celebration, Coast Guard, Declaration of Independence, Department of Defense, Marines, message, nation, national holiday, Panetta, sailors, SECDEF, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, service members, soldiers, War of 1812 | Leave a comment

Air Force Leaders Issue Independence Day Message

Posted on July 4, 2012 by jtozer

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Independence Day message to the men and women of the U.S. Air …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 4th of July, Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, airmen, Americans, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, Coast Guardsmen, Declaration of Independence, Defense, Founding Fathers, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Marines, military, sailors, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, soldiers, USAF | Leave a comment

101st Honors WWII Belgian Nurse Who Saved Americans

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jtozer

By Capt. Luke Bushatz, 1st Brigade Combat Team , Sgt. Jon Heinrich, 1st Brigade Combat Team From www.army.mil BRUSSELS, Belgium (Army News Service) – The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, flew to Brussels Dec. 8 to celebrate the 67th …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 101st Airborne, Americans, Army, Belgian, Belgium, Defense, hero, History, military, nurse, saved, soldiers, veterans, WWII | 1 Comment

Japanese-American Veterans Reflect on WWII – Mitsuo Ted Hamasu

Posted on November 9, 2011 by jtozer

By Rob McIlvaine From www.army.mil Editor’s note: Japanese-American veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team received Bronze Stars Nov. 1 and Congressional Gold Medals Nov. 2 for their contributions during World War II. Three of these …
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Posted in DoD News, Veterans Day | Tagged 11.11.11, Americans, combat, Defense, deployment, History, honor, Japanese, military, November 11th, service, veterans, vets, World War II, WWII | Leave a comment