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    'Soldiering is a special calling' [Image 7 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

    Tara Farris (left) and her husband, Brig. Gen. Billy Don Farris (center), smile as they watch a commemorative video showing pictures of the general spanning the nearly three decades Farris served during his retirement ceremony, June 28, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Farris, the 7th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for operations, was honored during a retirement ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general. Farris, a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, has served six deployments in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shied/Desert 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...As an institution and a profession, we have always been at the forefront and on point for the nation for the toughest challenges that shape our destiny as a free people. That is why we are trusted and that is why we must continue to earn that trust."

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2013
    Date Posted: 07.03.2013 03:17
    Photo ID: 964899
    VIRIN: 130628-A-IP604-278
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 3.53 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, US
    Hometown: LONE STAR, TX, US

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