Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 01.15.2013
No one ever plans to suffer an injury when they join the military, and U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Krapels was no different. Krapels, who is with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, had always wanted to join the military, and after attending college at the request of his parents, he enlisted in the Army on his birthday, Oct. 7, 2008....
Story by Sgt. Michael Sword | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 08.01.2012
Every day, thousands of cars, buses and highly-decorated trucks travel Afghanistan’s Highway 1, the ring road that connects the country’s largest and most populated cities. The 300-mile stretch of road between Kabul and Kandahar is the main focus of the area’s Afghan National Security Forces and Battle Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force 173rd....
