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The Army has alot of history and tradition but I have to admit it gets lost in the day to day life of being a Soldier-a leader. As I walk into the day of IPRs, briefings, and updates, I do not revel in the study of warfare or the insightful quotes of Thucydides. Maybe that is what I should be reading during lunch, but I think not. A nap is more essential to finishing the day strong-if I take a lunch. So here at Intermediate Level Education (ILE), I have the opportunity...read more
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Recently SPC Bell and I decided to see how well our dentistry skills stacked up in other areas of the dental clinic...like carpentry. Although we have a new clinic being built - we have some things that have to get us by until we move. One of those items were our chairs in the waiting room. We had some not so flattering comments about the "esthetics" of our waiting room and decided to do something about it. Many of our chairs had springs, wires,...read more
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I remember growing up listening to my grandfather’s war stories and seeing the shinning medals on his wall in a case.He would tell, from what I thought, were wild & crazy, things that I couldn’t believe he had really experienced.I always thought my grandfather was a good story teller.As I became older I was asked to write a story of someone I thought was famous.Everyone in the class had written about Movie Stars, Singers or Athletes, I choose my grandfather.My...read more
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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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As we do every year in November (and March), the JAG Corps recently closed another application window for folks interested in becoming Judge Advocates or summer interns. In a previous assignment (way back when, when I first started writing here at ArmyStrongStories), I used to manage our Field Screening Officer program, the group of officers we send out to law school campuses to interview applicants. Since leaving that assignment, I really had been a bit out of the recruiting...read more
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Greetings! Wanted to take a moment to update everyone on the Army's final event for Hispanic Heritage Month down in San Antonio, TX. We were once again pleased to participate in The Hispanic Association of College and Universities National Conference. The event took place at the Grand Hyatt and featured numerous organizations nationwide. The purpose of the conference was to further educate our Hispanic Community on the opportunities out there for them. The Army had...read more
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This past weekend on 4 November, three members of the USAMU Action Shooting traveled to Columbia, SC to shoot in the 2011 IPSC Nationals on 5 November at the Mid-Carolina Rifle and Pistol Range. SGT Dimaculangan, PFC Sweeney, and myself all shot our respective divisions. This match was a national level match, and the points that you win here are used towards the selection of the Men's teams for the next World Shoot in 2014. Shooting this match helped all of us get a...read more
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Monterey-Now that Ihave finished the formal part of my language training, I intend to write more frequently in this forum. Although Arabic is a tough language to learn as an adult, I appreciate the opportunity to represent the U.S. and I appreciate the efforts of my instructors at the Defense Language Institute (DLI). 16 months of 8-10 hour days plus homework and I have the ability to understand most of the newspaper and maneuver around in an Arabic speaking country. The end came...read more
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United States Hispanic Leadership Insitute-Portland Oregon
November 5, 2011
By: Sergeant America Flores
Students from around Portland Oregon gather together for the United States Hispanic Leadership Conference at the Double Tree Hotel. Schools participating in the even include Ontario High School, Newberg High School, Linn-Field Community College, OSU, and Southern Oregon University. Featured Speaker is Mr. Michael Reyes opens comments at the event.
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