Story by Staff Sgt. Kevin Spence | First Army | 10.23.2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to require Soldiers and civilians to adjust their way of life, the 36th Annual Army Ten-Miler followed suit with a virtual run Oct. 11-18. The First Army Division East Unit Ministry Team held their inaugural Spiritual Health and Total Fitness week and used it as an opportunity to recognize patron saints....
Story by Staff Sgt. Ken Scar | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 11.07.2016
U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess watched from the other bank as Chinese soldiers approached the river, undressed, and swam across naked, holding weapons and clothes over their heads. Once they hit his side of the river, they shook the freezing water off their skin, dressed, and ran into the forest – one after the other after the other. Thousands of them. It was November 4, 1950. When......
Story by Lance Cpl. Joey Mendez | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 01.22.2014
Marines with 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, smiled, laughed and shared stories as they raised their drinks in a toast at the New Bern Convention Center to honor the patron saint of artillery, St. Barbara, Jan. 16....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 06.20.2012
Aside from the day he enlisted, June 13, 2012, was the most important day of Sgt. Marcus Calderon’s three-year, nine-month Army career....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 06.20.2012
Spc. Alfred Kollie escaped civil war, genocide, and more than eight years living in African refugee camps to join the U.S. Army....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 06.11.2012
Your average story about a U.S.- Afghan partnership involves a foot patrol with the infantry through some dangerous territory. Because of the terrain in eastern Afghanistan, helicopters are critical for troop and supply transportation. When Americans head home, we’ll take our air support with us, leaving Afghan forces to continue the aerial mission themselves. This partnership isn’t......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 06.06.2012
Two 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, pilots died following a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan, June 6. Capt. Scott Pace, 33, of Brawley, Calif., and 1st Lt. Mathew Fazzari, 25, of College Place, Wash., died of injuries caused when their OH-58D Kiowa helicopter was engaged by enemy forces in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Pace graduated from the United States......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | 05.28.2012
There wasn’t a barbecue with friends. No kids splashed in a pool or lined up for a roller coaster on the official first day of the “summer fun” season. No one got the day off. Memorial day wasn’t anything except a day to gather and remember, mark a patch of concrete with a small monument, and lament losing a friend. “Sometimes, I think about how many lives Brian affected,” said......
