Story by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 08.01.2014
Just days after destroying a gavel while ringing in the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts returned to Italy to visit paratroopers from his former unit here July 30 to Aug. 2 after being awarded the nation’s highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, by President Barack Obama....
Courtesy Story | Office of the Chief of Public Affairs | 07.21.2014
Hometown: Nashua, New Hampshire Born: 1985 Enlistment date: January, 2003 Unit: Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Military Occupational Specialty: 13 F - Forward Observer Deployments: Operation Enduring Freedom VI & VIII, Afghanistan...
Courtesy Story | Office of the Chief of Public Affairs | 07.21.2014
On July 8, 2008, elements of Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade; Army engineers; Marine Corps Embedded Training Team mentors; and Afghan National Army conducted Operation “Rock Move,” in the Waygal Valley of northeastern Afghanistan....
