III Corps Historical Half

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Roger Dey | Runners round a corner and head toward Camp Liberty during the III Corps “Historical Half,” a half marathon that took them through Camps Victory and Liberty Sept. 26, to commemorate the 92nd anniversary of the beginning of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign in 1918. That campaign marked the first combat action the Corps was involved in. The half marathon was conceived of as a way to give Corps soldiers and other service members a fitness goal to work towards, said Lt. Col. Robert Menti, III Corps Special Troops Battalion commander.  

CAMP VICTORY, IRAQ

09.26.2010

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Roger Dey 

103rd Public Affairs Detachment

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Four-hundred-and-forty- eight service members and civilians took part in III Corps’ “Historical Half,” Sept. 26 at Camp Victory.

The Historical Half was a half marathon held in honor of the 92nd anniversary of the Corps first-ever combat engagement at the start of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign in 1918.

The winding 13.1 mile course took runners through Camp Victory and neighboring Camp Liberty.

The half marathon was conceived of as a way to give Corps soldiers and other service members a fitness goal to work towards, said Lt. Col. Robert Menti, III Corps Special Troops Battalion commander.

• Date Taken: 09.26.2010
• Date Posted: 09.27.2010 05:10
• Story ID: 57041
• Location: CAMP VICTORY, IQ