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Second Lt. Brian Parker shakes the hand of his father, retired Master Sgt. Charles Parker at his commissioning ceremony in August 2000. Parker is now a major, serving as the G-3 Force Integration and Development officer in charge for 1st Cavalry Division, and he writes books in his off-duty time....
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Maj. Brian Parker takes time out to pose for a photo during his first National Training Center rotation in 2002.
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Brian Parker poses for a picture while getting ready for his graduation from Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1996....
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Brian Parker poses for his Basic Training portrait at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in 1996. No one could have predicted at the time that Parker would grow up to become a major in the U.S. Army and a published author of at least three books....
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Brian Parker poses for his eighth grade school pictures. No one could have predicted at the time that Parker would grow up to become a major in the U.S. Army and a published author of at least three books....
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Brian Parker looks at his toasted marshmallow during a camping trip during his sophomore year of high school. At this point, he had already enlisted in the Army....
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Brian Parker poses for his first grade school picture. No one could have predicted at the time that Parker would grow up to become a major in the U.S. Army and a published author of at least three books....
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Two-year-old Brian Parker poses for a family portrait. No one could have predicted at the time that Parker would grow up to become a major in the U.S. Army and a published author of at least three books....