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    'Soldiering is a special calling' [Image 3 of 11]

    'Soldiering is a special calling'

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, UNITED STATES

    06.28.2013

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Kibler 

    7th Infantry Division

    Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza (center), commanding general of the 7th Infantry Division, presents Brig. Gen. Billy Don Farris with the Distinguished Service Medal, June 28, during Farris' retirement, as the Farris family and the 7th Infantry Division command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Delbert Byers (left), watch. After three decades of service the nation, Farris, 7th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for operations, is honored during a retirement ceremony hosted by Lanza. Farris, a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, has served six deployments in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shied/Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as a tour in Korea. He said he is looking forward to fishing and spending time with his wife, Tara, and their three kids is Bristow, Va., but he will always "miss serving with soldiers, the camaraderie and the shared sense of purpose at being on point for the nation."

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2013
    Date Posted: 07.03.2013 03:24
    Photo ID: 964894
    VIRIN: 130628-A-IP604-618
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 3.4 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, US
    Hometown: BRISTOW, VA, US
    Hometown: LONE STAR, TX, US

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