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    Artillery tradition leaves new platoon leaders hatless [Image 1 of 2]

    Artillery tradition leaves new platoon leaders hatless

    YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WA, UNITED STATES

    05.24.2011

    Photo by Sgt. Christopher Gaylord 

    5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

    Second Lt. Shannon McDonnell, platoon leader for 2nd Platoon, Battery B, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment and the battalion’s only fire direction officer, proudly displays four destroyed patrol caps at Yakima Training Center in Central Washington State May 24. On May 23 she became the victim of a tradition in the community of Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, like the HIMAR, that involves taping new platoon leaders’ patrol caps to the backs of the rockets before a live fire, thereby destroying them and properly welcoming the new second lieutenants to the team.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 05.24.2011
    Date Posted: 05.27.2011 14:25
    Photo ID: 407798
    VIRIN: 110524-A-7006G-013
    Resolution: 2848x4288
    Size: 1.74 MB
    Location: YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, WA, US

    Web Views: 201
    Downloads: 14

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