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. Sat, 26 May 2012 04:05:33 GMT Sat, 26 May 2012 04:05:33 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/the-west-point-normandy-trip-monday-to-today/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/'>Ryan Karohl</a><br /> Hey Readers, I know that this is a late entry, however the hotel we were staying in, located in the medieval town of Bayeux, France, did not have internet. I will therefore do my best to describe our eventfull week. We first arrived in France on Monday morning. The rain and sleet, which had caused so much flooding in New York and New Jersey and that had caused the trip delay until monday, differed remarkably from the mild, sunny days we have had in Normandy. We first visited Point Du Hoc, where...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/the-west-point-normandy-trip-monday-to-today/">read more</a> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:10:00 GMT Ryan Karohl http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/the-west-point-normandy-trip-monday-to-today/ http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/opening-blog/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/'>Ryan Karohl</a><br /> Hello readers, ****Before I begin I would like to think Mr. Lee Anderson for donating funds to the History Dept. of West Point and giving us the opportunity to better understand our history and backgrounds.**** This is the first in a series of blogs that I will be typing and filming over the course of West Point's week long spring break. This won't be the usual spring break where I go home, but rather a unique opportunity afforded by the Academy to a foreign country....<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/opening-blog/">read more</a> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:23:00 GMT Ryan Karohl http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/ryan-karohl/opening-blog/