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1st Air Cav. Brigade
Flies in Fun for Disabled Children
Blaine Grinalds, one of the few teen campers at Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children, checks out the cockpit of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with the help of Spc. Leroy Miller, a Black Hawk crew chief for Co.B, 3-227th Avn. Regt., 1st ACB, 1CD. Miller, along with pilots Chief Warrant Officers Shai Bardfield and Frank Aguilar, helped put on a static display for the campers at PKRC Nov. 8 to give them an up-close look at an Army helicopter.
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By Sgt. Nathan Hoskins, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. PAO
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Battlespace Grows as Surge Forces RSeturn
The Soldiers of Co. C, an armor company in a combined arms battalion, conduct daily security operations making acquaintances and collecting information to assist Iraqi Security Forces enforcing Baghdad's Rule of Law for the approximately 1.6 million citizens of the Rashid district.
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By Sgt. 1st Class Brent Williams, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
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Son Shares Father’s Values
Cpl. Jason Young is re-enlisted by his commander, Capt. Phillip Cain, Nov. 14, during a ceremony at Camp Taji north of Baghdad. Young, an AH-64 attack helicopter repairer, who calls Temple, Texas, his home, is assigned to Co. B, 1st Bn, 4th Avn Regt. Young’s father, Staff Sgt. Jason Young, a wheeled-vehicle mechanic from Plymouth, Ind., is assigned to Co. B, 4th Spt Bn, 1st BCT, 4ID, MND-B, visited his son at Camp Taji for the re-enlistment.
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By Sgt. David Hodge, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.
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Army Combatives
Real fun derived from real training
Raising his arm to signal the fighter’s victory, UFC referee “Big John” McCarthy indicates Pfc. Christian Santos, 48th Chem. Bde., 20th SUPTCOM, has won his light-heavyweight fight against Spc. Quinshaun Hawkins, 232nd Med. Bn., Ft. Sam Houston, during the Fort Hood Army Combatives Invitational Tournament held Monday night at Abrams Physical Fitness Center. About 3,000 fans witnessed 14 fighters compete in seven weight divisions.
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By Michael Heckman, Sentinel Staff
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Casey Visits Cav, Wounded Warriors
Gen. George Casey, Jr., the Army’s chief of staff, fields questions from reporters at a press conference in the 1st Cav. Div. headquarters during his July 24 visit to Fort Hood.
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By Spc. Adam Turner, 1st Cav. Div. PAO
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13th FMC Offense Thaws to Post 18-0 Win
13th FMC thaws for 18-0 win: After hauling in a pass near the goal line, Stanley Dockery holds the ball overhead during his 13th FMC team's 18-0 win over the 69th ADA Lightning Bde. team.
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By Michael Heckman, Sentinel Staff
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Making New Friends
By Sgt. David Hodge, 1st BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B
An Iraqi girl from the al Khartoon Elementary School in the Doura community addresses a question from American children from an elementary school in Nolanville, Texas, during a video teleconference Nov. 12 at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district.
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Nothing Says Happy Veterans Day like a Hug from a Child
By Spc. ADAM Turner, 1st Cav. Div. PAO
Soldiers from the 1st Cav. Div.’s, 4th BCT, 2nd Bn., 7th Cav. Regt. were honored by students and faculty of the Venable Village Elementary School, at a Veterans Day program performed by the entire third grade class Nov. 7 at Fort Hood.
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Sgt. Kore Beverly, 11th MP Co.
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Sgt. Andrew Draper, HSC, 449 ASB
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Staff Sgt. Nathan Woodruff, 4-9 Cav. Regt., 2nd BCT, 1CD
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Spc. Christopher Settembrino, 2-227th Avn. Regt.
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"I am driving home to Lake Charles, La. to have Thanksgiving with my parents."
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"I am just staying home."
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"I have been deployed on and off since 2003, so this is the first time I will be home to share Thanksgiving with my wife since we got married."
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"I am going to my girlfriend’s house for Thanksgiving Day breakfast and then we are going to my parent’s house near Fort Worth for dinner."
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FORT HOOD, TEXAS
The Army operates one of the largest and most diverse military posts worldwide right here in Central Texas. Fort Hood has more than 52,000 Soldiers currently assigned and 70,000-plus family members.
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One out of every 10 active duty Soldiers in the Army is assigned to Fort Hood
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Since the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism, Fort Hood has surged in capacity to an authorized strength over 53,000 Soldiers
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Fort Hood is ranked No. 1 among the Army’s 97 installations in terms of “future” capability
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Fort Hood’s economic impact last year is estimated at $10.9 billion statewide
Fort Hood also distinguishes itself as the largest single local location employer in the State of Texas – with more than 12,000 civilian employees and contractors working here.
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