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All My Children’s J.R. Martinez Tells Soldier’s Tale
In the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, appearance is almost everything and plastic surgery – to achieve the perfect body, the perfect face, and perfect skin – is commonplace if tabloids and TV shows can be believed. So, as soap opera star J.R. Martinez of “All My Children” sees it, he fits right in. After all, he’s had more than 30 surgeries. The only difference between Martinez and other young actors: Instead of getting a nose … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Medicine, Military, Television
United Arab Emirates Army Aids in Afghanistan
The International Security Assistance Force, composed of countries worldwide, was established to secure Afghanistan. June 28 marked the first day of a series of missions that enabled pilots from Australia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States to embrace the ISAF dream as they combined forces to destroy insurgent repeater towers in southern Afghanistan. It was the first time that the United Arab Emirates has joined forces with a U.S. Army combat aviation brigade, in this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Our Allies, War on Terror
Our Best: Captain Kim Walter
Army Capt. Kim Walter works on her daily reports at Contingency Operating Site Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq, March 7, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyxandra McChesney Capt. Kim Walter knew she wasn’t going to get rich when she became the first woman in her family to join the Army. “I didn’t join for the money, and I didn’t join for school,” said the operations officer serving here with the 1st Infantry Division’s 101st Brigade Support … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Best: Military Women
Cash for Work Aids Afghans and Soldiers
On an unseasonably cold and rainy morning in southern Afghanistan, hundreds of local villagers approach a small stronghold manned by the Afghan National Army and soldiers from Dog Company 2-502, 101st Airborne Division. Approaching the seemingly endless lines of concertina wire that surround the stronghold, they line up in rows for the chance to do what many Afghans want to do: make an honest living to support their families. U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Smith runs the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Iron Rakkasan medics help save pregnant woman’s life
Assisting local nationals is nothing new for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division medics as they have provided medical care for citizens of the greater Waza Khawa district area in the past. But on the afternoon of March 30, however, they raced against the clock to save the life of a pregnant Afghan woman. On the morning of March 28 the woman admitted herself to the local female clinic in the Village … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Former Stunt Man Makes Leap to Airborne Ministry
Army Chaplain (Capt.) Eric Light gives a weekly sermon and is available for counseling whenever a soldier might need it. But he is not your ordinary chaplain. “When I was in college, money was kind of hard to come by, so I became a stunt guy to pay for college,” said Light, who serves with the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. In the late 1980s, Hollywood was experiencing a … Read entire article »
Iraqis hold grand re-opening of Sarafiyah Bridge
The promise of a prosperous future for Iraq took one step closer to becoming a reality as the Sarafiyah Bridge linking the Rusafa and Karkh districts of Baghdad was reopened May 27 after being rebuilt. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present for the opening event, which featured live music, several speeches and a ribbon cutting on the bridge’s road way. The significance of the event was not limited only to the result of the bridges opening, but also in how it came to be as it was the Government of Iraq, who took the initiative to conduct the reconstruction. “The reason I think this event was significant today is because it really shows the resilience of the GoI and their ability to repair this bridge, which was destroyed by an insurgent act, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Omah Moktar School for Girls Completed
Iraqi citizens celebrated the completion of construction at the Omah Moktar School for Girls in the Qadisiyah Apartment Complex in Mahmudiyah, about 20 kilometers south of Baghdad, May 8. After nearly three months of construction, the Moktar School’s approximately 600 students can now enjoy new windows, gates and doors, as well as new auditorium furniture. Exterior improvements included raising the outer wall as an added security measure. “The educational environment was greatly enhanced and helped to bolster pride in their school,†said 1st Lt. Jason Potter, Moktar School project manager, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). “This project was significant in that it showed the residents of the neighborhood that the Coalition forces are really here to help.†Mahmudiyah Qada Council chairman Abu Amar, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Soldiers Open Public Works Substation
In the United States, it is easy to overlook all it takes to keep a city’s trash and sewage system up and running. Take the trashcan out to the end of the driveway, return from work and it’s empty. Turn on the faucet and clean water flows. In Baghdad, basic services like sewage, water and trash service are tied to security. While Soldiers work to make the streets safer, their leaders work to put systems in place that will give residents a sense of normalcy. To help residents restore basic services, Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, opened the first of four proposed Public Works Substations in Adil, a neighborhood in the Al Mansour District of Baghdad, April 16. Soldiers, local officials and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Rebuilding, War on Terror
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