I would like to start off this post with a congratulations to SGT Sherri Gallagher!

"WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 25, 2010) -- For the first time since its inception nine years ago, a female Soldier has claimed the title of Soldier of the Year for 2010's Best Warrior Competition.

Sgt. Sherri Gallagher of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, who represented U.S. Training and Doctrine Command at Best Warrior, beat out 11 other competitors from the Army's major commands. Gallagher, who is currently stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., is one of the top long-range rifle shooters in the country."

For more on this topic: http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/10/25/47144-first-female-selected-as-best-warriors-soldier-of-year/index.html?ref=home-headline-title3

Second; I would like to share with all of you this day in History.

"On October 27, 1961, combat-ready American and Soviet tanks faced off in Berlinat the U.S Army's Checkpoint Charlie. Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union over access to the outpost city of Berlin and its Soviet controlled eastern sector had increased to the point of direct military confrontation."

"On the morning of the 28th Soviet tanks withdrew. Shortly afterwards, the U.S armor pulled back. The standoff at Checkpoint Charlie was over."