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It has been a week now since our 37 high school educators, university and college faculty, veteran group leaders, media and other influencers of America's youth have returned from the July 28 and 29, 2010 tour of Fort Benning. In this post I'd like to share thier comments of what they'll be sharing with young men and women throughout Minn., Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Moline, Ill. “Thank you for a super experience. I felt that we were all...read more
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37 educators and influencers of America's youth finished thier first of a two day tour of Fort Benning. Basic training, tour of a reception battalion, combative skills demonstrations, lunch with trainees, observing repelling training and watching new Soldiers overcome obstacles at the Leadership Challenge Course were just some of the activities in which the group learned first hand, what it means to be "Army Strong."
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Influencers of America's youth tour Fort Benning to learn just what it means to be Army Strong
July 26, 2010
By: Kenneth Plant
From Minn., North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Moline, Illinois high school and college educators, along with other influencers of America’s youth, will have the opportunity to observe just what it means to be “Army Strong,” as they tour Fort Benning, Georgia on Wed. and Thurs., July 28 and 29. - The tour is hosted by the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Minneapolis and supported by the Fort Benning community relations office. On Wed. morning the group will...read more
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A military journalist and photographer since 1969, Ken Plant, will be providing daily coverage of educators and other influencers of America's youth as they tour Fort Benning, Georgia. Plant will share both the views and perceptions of tour participants from Minn., Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota from July 27th to the 29th. Presentations and interviews with Fort Benning Soldiers and Army civilians responsible for training America's Army will be shared in both video and still photographs. The tour is sponsored by the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Minneapolis, where Plant currently provides public affairs support.
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