Story by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 11.21.2015
Any time retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon steps onto the Clemson University campus, all eyes turn to him. On Military Appreciation Day at the school, the dapper 98-year-old World War II veteran sat amid a crowd of news media and admirers at the foot of the Memorial Stadium flagpole, which was being permanently dedicated to him....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 10.24.2015
Twenty drill sergeants, prospective drill sergeants, and officers from the Army Reserve’s 108th Training Command (IET) traveled to Clemson University and spent a perfect Autumn day teaching future Army leaders some of the essential skills they will need as Soldiers....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 09.03.2015
More than 100 Clemson University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at the very beginning of their Army careers got a close-up and personal look at authentic military bearing with a visit from a group of seasoned drill sergeants from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 98th Division (Initial Entry Training) Sept. 3....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 07.22.2015
I noticed her in my peripheral vision as I was lying in the grass trying to get a meaningful photograph of all the “60s” etched into the backs of the gravestones. She wore a wide-brimmed hat and khaki pants that made her look like a gardener, not a Gold Star Mother tending to her son’s grave. I kind of wanted to register the sight of her sitting on her knees gently fussing with her......
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 06.18.2015
A formidable team of researchers, doctors and professionals gathered in an auditorium of Greenville Health System Thursday to advance an innovative collaboration set on bringing peace and stability to the lives of combat veterans....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 05.20.2015
Expect to be impressed when you meet a Marine, but when that Marine is a 95 year-old Pearl Harbor survivor who challenges you to a pull-up contest, prepare to be blown away....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 05.07.2015
Clemson University’s Army and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps units held a joint ceremony to commission 36 officers May 7. Nineteen students received commissions into the U.S. Army, and 17 students received commissions into the U.S. Air Force....
Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 04.21.2015
The Greatest Generation is leaving us. According to the U.S. Veterans Administration: Of the 16,112,566 U.S. service members that served in World War II, only some 800,000 are still with us, with that number dwindling by a count of 492 every day. Moreover, we can shake the hands of less than 2 million of the more than 5 million heroes who fought in Korea. The window of opportunity to honor......
