‘Vanguard’ soldiers celebrate Armed Forces Day in Walthourville

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Mary Katzenberger | Engineers with Company A, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, march in support of a parade, May 19, during the 4th Annual Military Appreciation Day celebrated in Walthourville, Ga.  

FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

05.21.2012

Story by Sgt. Mary Katzenberger 

4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

FORT STEWART, Ga. – Engineers with Company A, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, marched down streets laden with American flags, May 19, in support of a parade during the 4th Annual Military Appreciation Day celebrated in Walthourville, Ga.

The soldiers participated in the 5.5-mile trek alongside other key members of the Walthourville community, including city leaders, children from the area’s YMCA and students from the Georgia National Guards’ ChalleNGe Academy.

“We definitely appreciate coming out and supporting the community in any way we can,” said 1st Lt. Corey J. Gathers, the light equipment platoon leader in Company A, 4-3 BSTB. “It’s nice to see the community giving back to us.”

• Date Taken: 05.21.2012
• Date Posted: 05.21.2012 11:12
• Story ID: 88731
• Location: FORT STEWART, GEORGIA, US
• Hometown: WALTHOURVILLE, GEORGIA, US