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Our son, 2LT Mike Gabbard, graduated from Ranger School Friday. It was a gorgeous morning at Ft Benning, and I was one of several hundred happy Ranger fans who watched the famous Rangers In Action demonstration, followed by the tabbing ceremony. Class 1-12 started with 385, and a little over 150 finished. Mike's mom and I are so proud of him! Rangers lead the way!
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Tomorrow's game...our annual reminder of what college football used to be like. No agents, no megabuck contracts, no uncontrolled hype, no outstanding arrest warrants or jail sentences. Just sixty minutes of hard-played ball, followed by careers and lifetimes dedicated, on both sidelines, to one united purpose. That's Army-Navy. Below is a link to a good article in today's McPaper about THE Game....read more
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A tribute to the Army's newest Rangers! Had a great visit with our own Ranger tonight, looking forward to pinning that tab on him tomorrow morning :)
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Waiting for my plane to fly down to Ft B to see our son Lt. Mike Gabbard, who graduates from Ranger School tomorrow. Can't wait. Mom and I are SO proud of him! Tabbing pics to come :)
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Grateful for the legacy of my family's service to our great country, especially our sons Ben (deployed), and Mike (in Ranger School). In memory and in honor of: M/Sgt Benjamin H. Gabbard, Jr (1921-1986): USNR 1947-1948; USAF 1948-1972 CMM Benjamin H. Gabbard, Sr (1888-1932): USN c. 1910-1930 PVT William R. Gabbard (1844-1922): Co. E, 47th Ky. Mounted Inf., Army of the Ohio, USA 1863-1864 1LT Robert C. Gabbard (1943-...read more
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Last week our son Mike graduated from IBOLC at Ft. Benning, in the top 20% of his class (Commandant's List). This past weekend, he began Ranger School. We love you, Mike, and are proud of you! Hooah! 2LT Michael Gabbard, Towson '11
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On May 20, 2011, the Greyhound Battalion of Loyola and Towson Universities in Baltimore welcomed its newest class of new Second Lieutenants. Among them was our son Michael. Mike is a senior at Towson, and graduates from college on May 26. His older brother Ben is a Navy LT(jg), serving on a guided missile cruiser based in Norfolk, VA. Ben is a 2008 graduate of the Naval Academy. Here's a shot of us immediately after the Commissioning ceremony, held in the Loyola Chapel. The guest...read more
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Now what? A picture of a Navy football player? What site was this again? But...if you look a little closer at #74's jersey, particularly his left shoulder...you'll notice that he's wearing, like all service academy football players, a patch, which the players wear to honor military units. Here's the patch close up: My son Ben graduated from the Naval Academy in May 2008. This photo is from his last regular season game in December 2007, at Ravens Stadium in Baltimore. During his USNA years...read more
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Approaching Veterans' Day: A More Recent Living Photograph
November 9, 2009
By: Master Sergeant William Gabbard
Taken more recently, somewhere "Over There." Not as many troopers, obviously, as the photo I posted several days ago. But the sentiment...and the dedication to duty, are the same. Here's to us and those like us...Godspeed to all those in harm's way and to those who "keep 'em flying." A salute to all Veterans on this special day!
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With the approach of the 91st anniversary of the Armistice ending the First World War, a date which has evolved into what we now mark as Veterans' Day, I thought I'd post an interesting photo that was recently sent to me. The noted American photographers Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas took a series of "living photographs" during the war which were used to help drum up support for the war effort. This particular shot was taken in the summer of 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa...read more
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William Gabbard
| Affiliation: | Active Duty |
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| Rank: | Master Sergeant |
| Branch: | Army Band |
| MOS/AOC: | 42S50 |
| Location: | Ft George G Meade MD |
| Hometown: | Pago Pago |
About Me:
I've been a member of the Army Field Band since 1987, performing concerts nationwide in support of the Army's public relations efforts representing Soldiers to the American people. My wife Mary Lynn and I have resided in the Annapolis, MD area since 1988, where we have raised four sons and one daughter, homeschooling all five of them between 1992 and 2008. Our two oldest sons are pursuing military careers: our oldest is a graduate of The US Naval Academy (Class of 2008). He has served on USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8), USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8), deployed in CENTCOM in 2010 as part of the Peleliu ARG. He is the Training Officer aboard USS ANZIO (CG 68), based in Norfolk, VA, deployed in anti-piracy ops thru December '11. Our second son is an Infantry 2LT, recently graduated from Towson University. He graduated from the Airborne School (2nd Plt., C-1/507 PIR) at Ft Benning on 9/11/09, and from Ranger School on 12/9/11. He is following on to 3ID at Ft Stewart in the spring of 2012.
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