http://armystrongstories.com Army Strong Stories is an official U.S. Army blog portal created to share personal Soldier stories. Its purpose is to promote discussion surrounding life in the military, communicate the impact of day-to-day military life and follow the paths of Soldiers enlisted in different areas of the U.S. Army as they experience new opportunities. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:04 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:06:04 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/raymond-whitener/army-strong-for-the-army-tall/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/raymond-whitener/'>Raymond Whitener</a><br /> I am writing this blog because this seems to be the best forum for the issue that I am about to expand upon. Since 1996, when I first came into the Army, I have been faced with a multitude of challenges based upon my excessive heighth. I am 6&#39;9&quot; tall and am a Cavalry Scout. In 1996, when faced with cold weather training at Camp Garryowen in the Republic of Korea, I discovered along with my supervisors, that the Army standard issue sleeping bag was not made...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/raymond-whitener/army-strong-for-the-army-tall/">read more</a> Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:11:00 GMT Raymond Whitener http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/raymond-whitener/army-strong-for-the-army-tall/