Story by Spc. Jacob Moir | Federal Vaccine Response | 05.07.2021
PUEBLO, Colo. – Nestled at the junction of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek in southern Colorado is the city of Pueblo, home to just over 110,000 residents. With more Medal of Honor recipients per capita than any city in the world, Pueblo was appropriately coined “The Home of Heroes”. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower once joked, “What is it… something in the water out......
Story by Stephen Rochette | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District | 05.06.2021
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, retirees across the nation have been finding ways to help their neighbors and fellow citizens. For Ed Mills, Ed Otto, and Beth Utecht, the national crisis also represented an opportunity to serve their country. Since March, all three have worked at FEMA’s Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in Newark, N.J. They serve in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’......
Story by Spc. Jacob Moir | Federal Vaccine Response | 04.29.2021
PUEBLO, Colo. – Love comes with sacrifice, rewards and challenges, especially when one or both are military servicemembers. Being prepared to deploy at a moment’s notice when the Army calls is not easy, but the Van Wagenen’s were ready. Dual military couples know life can often be far from typical. Raising a family while deployed during one of the scariest times of this generation......
Story by Staff Sgt. Royce Dorman | Federal Vaccine Response | 04.19.2021
The year was 1918, and the world was at war. They called it “The war to end all wars,” but in February of 1918 nothing seemed close to ending. As a matter of fact, this was the beginning of what would become known as the Spanish Flu or the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, which at the time was still an epidemic (the latter indicating that a particular disease or virus is spreading rapidly in small......
Story by Spc. Jacob Moir | Federal Vaccine Response | 04.13.2021
FORT CARSON, Colo. – Nearly 140 Soldiers assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 4th Infantry Division, are providing vaccinations to members of the Pueblo community in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19....
