Jake Weber - Army Strong Stories

San Antonio Recruiting Battalion

Jake Weber — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:09:00 GMT

By: Jake Weber
The San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, on behalf of MG Campbell, presented coins to the Bryon Steele High School AFJROTC Color Guard for the outstanding job they did during the All American Bowl Selection Tour Kick-off on 23 September. San Antonio East Company Commander Major Russ Nunley presented the coins to the students. The U.S. Army All American bowl is on 8 January 2011 at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, TX. Kick off is at 12 noon (CST) on NBC Sports....read more

2010 Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Youth Awards

Jake Weber — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:43:00 GMT

By: Jake Weber
The U.S. Army will serve as a sponsor at 2010 Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Youth Awards. HHF identifies, inspires, promotes and prepares Hispanic role models through national leadership, cultural, educational and workforce programs. The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards were founded in 1998 to identify and promote the next generation of Hispanic leaders and role models by celebrating their accomplishments in the classroom and community. This national leadership program annually identifies...read more

College Extravaganza - San Antonio, TX

Jake Weber — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

By: Jake Weber
The College Extravaganza was a great success at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, TX. This event brought twelve local colleges and universities together in an effort to make college a reality for High School juniors and seniors. This event had over 3000 High School juniors and seniors in attendance. The keynote speakers for this event were State Representative Joaquin Castro and George “Iceman” Gervin. The military VIP’s in attendance were Lieutenant Colonel George...read more

All American Bowl Jersey Presentation at Bryon Steele HS in Cibolo, TX

Jake Weber — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:32:00 GMT

By: Jake Weber
On 23 September, MG Donald Campbell was at Byron Steele HS to present Jersey’s to Malcolm Brown and Marquis Anderson who will represent their high school, the Byron Steele Knights, in the nationally televised Army All-American Bowl which will be played in the Alamodome on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Coach Mike Jinks was also selected to be an Assistant Coach for the Army All-American Bowl West Squad....read more

San Antonio Recruiting Battalion Operations Officer

Jake Weber — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:28:00 GMT

By: Jake Weber
Here is an Army Good News Story from the San Antonio Recruiting Battalion: PVT Jennifer Bearden first came to her recruiter, SGT Mary Valdez of University Recruiting Station - Austin, in June 2010, with a strong desire to carry on her family's tradition of serving in the Army. Her father had served in the Army as a Staff Sergeant, but had passed away in recent years. In June, then-applicant Bearden weighed 178 pounds at 38% body fat, and was told that she did not qualify for Army...read more