Khowst PRT member promotes daughter at Kandahar

KHOWST PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

10.02.2010

Courtesy Story

Combined Joint Task Force 101

By U.S. Army Sgt. Richard S. Carreon

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A father and daughter were reunited Oct. 2 as U.S. Army Capt. James Bennett promoted his daughter, Natasha Bennett, to first lieutenant during a promotion ceremony on Kandahar Airfield.

Capt. Bennett, a member of the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team deployed from Fort Polk, La., and a native of Natchitoches, La., was able to travel to Kandahar, where the younger Bennett is a member of the 1-4 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, to pin on her new rank.

“No matter the circumstances, you must always support your child,” Capt. Bennett said. “I have been granted this once in a lifetime opportunity, and I will remember this day for the rest of my life.”

The event was the first father-daughter promotion in 4th CAB history.

• Date Taken: 10.02.2010
• Date Posted: 10.17.2010 07:47
• Story ID: 58262
• Location: KHOWST PROVINCE, AF