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No more mice and fleas, please!
Army medics knew they had a lot of work to do when they first visited Contingency Operating Site Ubaydi, a remote base in Al Anbar province, Iraq, in the fall of 2009. “Ubaydi had rodent infestations and problems with sand flies. Additionally, their [kitchen sanitation facility] had problems with sanitation and waste disposal,” said Sgt. Kristy Giagnocavo. Giagnocavo is a preventive medicine technician with 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Medicine, War on Terror
Big Changes at a Small Base
You can tell by his hands the sergeant is not a gym rat. His hands are workingman hands, not compact, muscular barbell clamps, but rather, hands that strip, ply and twist; hands that smooth, hands that hammer. Informally known by a few as “Uncle Andy,” Sgt. 1st Class Mark Anderson is the non-commissioned officer-in-charge of supply for Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), stationed at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Soldier Earns Silver Star With Made-for-Hollywood Heroics
Another story about Silver Star winner Staff Sgt. Brandon Zylstra. DVIDS By Maj. Sean Ryan, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – No Soldier leaves a forward operating base thinking they will become a hero that day. They are considering the route they will be on, doing ammunition checks, going over rules of engagement, and maybe thinking of family and friends before rolling “outside the wire†for duty in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
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