Army Strong Stories: From U.S. Army Accessions Command
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Blast from the Past
May 21, 2012
By: Captain Thomas Harper
21 May 2012 (I carefully considered a title for my first post in 6 months. So carefully, in fact, that I decided on the same title as the miserable Brendan Fraser movie from '99. Hello $1.99 DVD bin.) Some of you reading this...»
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Culture Shock
May 21, 2012
By: Cadet Tanzania Cadets
Tanzania is unique and has exceeded all of the expectations we had established about it. Northern Tanzania is humid and warm this time of yet. Thankfull though it has not been unbearably hot, and it is extremely green with banana plants and various agriculture being plentiful, which is contrary...»
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Army Recruiting and the River City Rascals
May 21, 2012
By: Fred Hermstein
The St. Peter's Army Recruiting Station will have a Future Soldier swear-in at opening day of the River City Rascals.
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Army Recruiting at the Columbia, MO Salute to Veterans Air Show
May 21, 2012
By: Fred Hermstein
Memorial Day weekend the Kansas City Recruiting Battalion will have an interactive-semi, K9 dog team, chin-up bar, and a football toss at the Columbia Air Show-Salute to Veterans.
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Army Recruiting at NHRA
May 21, 2012
By: Fred Hermstein
This past weekend Army Recruiting and NHRA teamed up to honor the Soldier and Army Advocates. To become an Army supporter in the Topeka area contact SFC Houston at 785-272-8300. http://www.goarmy.com/army-racing.html
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Mzungo!
May 18, 2012
By: Cadet Tanzania Cadets
The past week has been enlightening with learning about the many cultures that exist in the Horn of Africa, especially our own desination, Tanzania. David Tannenbaum, our instructor, gave us two days full of cultural insight into what we will be experiencing in Africa. It was a broad spectrum of...»
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Day 5 in Norway - Soldiers on Parade
May 18, 2012
By: Colonel Thomas Palmatier
The Soldiers of The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" have returned from their performances in Oslo for the Norwegian Military Tattoo. Here's a link to the latest video by MSG Les Owen that shows the band on parade. While the parade started dry, it ended very...»
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Armed Forces Day in Kansas City
May 18, 2012
By: Fred Hermstein
Tomorrow, the Greater Kansas City Recruiting Company will help support the Armed Force Day Parade that convenes in downtown Kansas City, MO. A parade and an expo will occur in the Crown Center/Union Station area to honor our veterans. Army Recruiters will give out dog tags to...»
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Quest for Truth and Justice - AR 15-6 Style
May 18, 2012
By: First Lieutenant Christian Romeo
I was recently appointed as an investigating officer for a 15-6 investigation concerning possible adultery between two Soldiers in my battalion. I sort of think of 15-6 investigations as a rite of passage of sorts, along with completing a FLIPL. A big part of that is we've had so many of...»
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Gas Chamber, Gas Chamber Complete
May 17, 2012
By: First Lieutenant Hannah Guarendi He
This morning my company completed our annual NBC training requirement. This is quite possibly my least favourite day of the year. The dread the night before of knowing the next day you have to go through a gas chamber, the trying on of the gas mask that makes your face burn because the prior user...»