Courtesy Photo | Staff Sgt. Parvin Rosario, property book non-commissioned officer with the 240th...... read more read more
By Capt. Angela Cervelli
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - A soldier with the 240th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), was promoted by his wife, a soldier with the 262nd Quartermaster Battalion, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade, from Ft. Lee, Va., Jan. 1 at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Parvin Rosario, property book non-commissioned officer with the 240th CSSB, and a Camden, N.J., native, was promoted to the rank of staff sergeant by his wife, Sgt. Francesca Rosario, a non-commissioned officer with the 262nd QM Bn., and a Virginia Beach, Va., native.
Francesca, stationed in Baghdad, Iraq, was able to travel to Al Asad for her husband’s special day. “I’m so glad I got to have the chance to pin my husband,” Francesca said. “I didn’t expect that I could.”
Not only do the Rosario’s face the hardship of being deployed in two locations, but they also have two children waiting at home. “Being away from my wife and kids is the biggest stressor of deployment,” Parvin said.
The Rosario’s stay in contact through instant messenger and video chat. They also work through home concerns via e-mail and phone to make sure everything is taken care of.
After she pinned on his new rank and gave him his promotion kiss, he turned his attention to the audience at the ceremony. “I would like to thank Command Sgt. Maj. (Romeo) Montez for making my promotion happen when my wife was here so that it could be more special,” Parvin said. “I’m happy she got to pin me.”
| Date Taken: | 01.01.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 01.16.2011 15:40 |
| Story ID: | 63647 |
| Location: | AL ASAD, IQ |
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