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‘Win-win situation’ for paratroopers, children
Courtesy Story | 49th Public Affairs Detachment (Airborne) | Date: 10.23.2012“Gifts, gifts, gifts!” This was the alarm Army Pvt. Marcos J. Silva used as a child to wake his parents on Christmas Day. Now a cavalry scout paratrooper with the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd... Read More
Navy Fleet Cyber commander pins EIDWS, addresses sailors
Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Europe, 6th Fleet Public Affairs | Date: 10.18.2012Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th fleet addressed Naples-area information dominance corps sailors and presented six Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist pins... Read More
Why we serve: Cpl. Vinny Cantu
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs | Date: 09.01.2012There are many reasons people join the military and many reasons many people never leave. Love of country, college benefits and sense of duty are just some of the reasons that people raise their right hand and... Read More
Why we serve: Pvt. Christopher Adams
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs | Date: 08.24.2012When U.S. Army Pvt. Christopher Adams was in 8th grade, he knew he wanted to be a paratrooper. He had just finished the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers," about the men of the 101st Airborne Division and their... Read More
Brothers deployed to same COP with 173rd
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs | Date: 08.24.2012Coming from a long line of military service, and the sons of two retired U.S. Army colonels and West Point graduates, the military life was all they knew. For the elder Capt. Fix, Bobby, that led him to follow... Read More