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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – Just weeks after Fort Hood, Texas, hosted the All-Army Combatives Tournament for the first time, Wrangler soldiers hosted their own tournament Aug. 13 at Memorial Hall on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
Hundreds of soldiers and civilians came out to cheer for the 16 soldiers competing in the final rounds of the Wrangler Rumble.
Command Sgt. Maj. Erik Frey, a Pierce, Neb., native and the command sergeant major of the 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, had planned the Wrangler Rumble for months. The preliminary matches Aug. 13 determined who would compete in the finals.
Sgt. 1st Class Ernesto Diaz, a Laredo, Texas, native, and a plans non-commissioned officer with the 4th Sust. Bde., said he began training as soon as he arrived in Iraq. This was the second combatives tournament he had participated in.
“I just developed a routine to stay fit and get through the deployment,” he said. “How could I tell my soldiers to participate if I don’t lead by example?”
Diaz said the training is a good stress reliever and helps him maintain his physical conditioning and discipline. He expressed his pride in the females who trained and competed in the fights.
“Any soldier should be able to defend himself against the enemy, male or female,” he said. “The enemy should be afraid of fighting any soldier.”
| Date Taken: | 08.21.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.21.2011 04:18 |
| Story ID: | 75684 |
| Location: | CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, IQ |
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