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 04:05:46 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 04:05:46 GMT http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/thomas-olsowy/mourning-death-and-celebrating-life-6/ By: <a href='http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/thomas-olsowy/'>Thomas Olsowy</a><br /> Article 1 of the Code of Conduct states: &#8220;I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.&#8221; Since I first took the Oath of Enlistment in 1987 and subsequently the Oath of Office, I have never doubted my willingness or preparedness to live up to that statement. I have fought in Iraq during three deployments, have been wounded in combat, decorated for valor, and am heading to Afghanistan later this...<a href="http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/thomas-olsowy/mourning-death-and-celebrating-life-6/">read more</a> Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Olsowy http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/thomas-olsowy/mourning-death-and-celebrating-life-6/