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    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) camouflage are engaged in what appears to be a formal military ceremony or award presentation indoors. The soldier facing the camera wears glasses, a red ceremonial neck scarf, a unit patch on his left shoulder, and holds a rolled document or certificate. A third soldier is visible in the background near a staircase.

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

    06.28.2013

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsey Kibler 

    7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command - Pacific)

    Brig. Gen. Billy Don Farris is presented with a 155mm casing from one of the last rounds fired in his honor from a soldier with 17th Fires Brigade, 7th Infantry Division. The soldier was a part of the salute battery, who rendered honors to Farris during his retirement ceremony, June 28, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. After three decades of service the nation, 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. “We are really here to honor and celebrate a father, a husband, a warrior, a soldier, a leader, for three decades of unparalleled service to the nation and I’m just honored to be up here…You are the elite warrior, the elite soldier, the elite family man, and all of us in here that have had the benefit, the privilege of knowing you whether it be personally or professionally know that about you,” Lanza told Farris and others in attendance. In his last official duty position, Farris served as Lanza’s deputy commanding general for operations, responsible for the development and implementation of training for a newly reactivated division with seven subordinate brigades— the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Teams; the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade; the 17th Fires Brigade; the 555th Engineer Brigade; and the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.

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    Date Taken: 06.28.2013
    Date Posted: 07.03.2013 03:16
    Photo ID: 964901
    VIRIN: 130628-A-IP604-651
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 3.37 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US
    Hometown: BRISTOW, VIRGINIA, US
    Hometown: LONE STAR, TEXAS, US
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    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) digital camouflage are posing together for a formal photograph in what appears to be a military building or headquarters. They are standing in front of multiple flags including the U.S. national flag and what appear to be unit or general officer flags. The setting suggests a ceremonial or official occasion.
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    Two U.S. Army soldiers in ACU (Army Combat Uniform) camouflage are engaged in what appears to be a formal military ceremony or award presentation indoors. The soldier facing the camera wears glasses, a red ceremonial neck scarf, a unit patch on his left shoulder, and holds a rolled document or certificate. A third soldier is visible in the background near a staircase.
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