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By Pfc. William Hatton
7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq – With family and friends far away during a deployment, Soldiers typically bond together to get through the rough days. Although having family close would be nice, most troops can barely picture what it would be like to have their mom or sister in a combat zone with them.
For Staff Sgt. Gary Fink, an intelligence analyst with Company C, 101st Military Intelligence Battalion, 2nd "Dagger" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, not only was his mother in country with him, she was also the one who promoted him from sergeant to staff sergeant, March 1.
"The only thing my mom has been able to come to was my graduation at Fort Jackson (South Carolina), so its great that she's able to be here and be the one to pin me," said Fink, a native of Munford, Ala.
Fink's mother, Linda Pegg, works for Kellogg, Brown, and Root, a company contracted with the Army that provides Soldiers with various goods and services in Iraq, Fink said.
His mother works in a Morale, Welfare and Recreation tent at Camp Taji, Iraq, and by her being so close, Fink has been able to keep in close contact during his deployment, he said.
With his promotion coming up, it only seemed right to have his mother do it, because she was here, Fink said.
Feelings and emotions were very high leading up to the ceremony, said Pegg, also a native of Munford, Ala. "I was honored to be apart of it," she added.
"I'm just very, very proud of my son," Pegg said.
After hard work and beneficial help from leaders on Camp Taji and Camp Liberty, Fink was able to be promoted and spend some time with his mother.
| Date Taken: | 03.05.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 03.05.2007 10:29 |
| Story ID: | 9320 |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 287 |
| Downloads: | 237 |
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