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95th Training Division (IET) Iraqi Freedom veteran receives Purple Heart
February 25, 2016 — In a long-awaited presentation, Feb. 7, 2016, the Army awarded the Purple Heart Medal to an Iraqi Freedom veteran for a concussion and traumatic brain injury sustained 10 years earlier. Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Clark, a native of Elkhart, Indiana, then a sergeant, was assigned to first Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky and deployed to Iraq in 2006... MORE

98th Training Division hosts Future Soldier event
February 22, 2016 — Ten drill sergeants and prospective drill sergeants from the 98th Training Div. (IET) spent an unseasonably warm winter day in Asheville, North Carolina, teaching basic Army Warrior Tasks to close to 40 future Soldiers, Feb. 20, 2016. ... MORE

Victory Forge tests Soldiers' resiliency
February 19, 2016 — Facing a wind chill below freezing, Soldiers in basic combat training with C Company, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, had their skills and resiliency challenged at Victory Forge, Feb. 9-12, 2016... MORE

Learning from the past to ensure victory in the future
February 19, 2016 — As one looks upon the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the first impression on the senses is how quiet and peaceful the park is. For the Soldiers of the 108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training), the entrance to the park on the cold, brisk morning of Feb. 6, 2016, gave little indication that it was once the site of one of the most bloody and pivotal battles of the Revolutionary War. ... MORE

Soldiers’ resiliency tested at Victory Forge
February 16, 2016 — Facing a wind chill below freezing, Soldiers in basic combat training with C Company, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, had their skills and resiliency challenged at Victory Forge, Feb. 9-12, 2016... MORE

Clemson University dedicates Memorial Stadium flagpole to WWII hero
February 8, 2016 — The Clemson Tigers football team went into their home game against Wake Forest Nov. 21 undefeated and ranked number one in the nation, but for a few moments before kickoff all attention was turned away from the field, and onto a dapper 98 year-old gentleman sitting amid a crowd of news cameras and admirers at the foot of the Memorial Stadium flagpole, which was being permanently dedicated to him... MORE

Clemson ROTC cadets test their mettle with water survival training
February 8, 2016 — U.S. Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets were tested on their stamina and personal courage with the Combat Water Survival Test at Clemson University Thursday... MORE

A partnership forged
January 19, 2016 — True success can only be achieved through teamwork and collaboration. That has been the fundamental driving force behind business and organizations for centuries and it is no different for the Army today. ... MORE

Livin’ the dream
December 31, 2015 — A lot can be said for first impressions. When I first met Staff Sgt. Russell Vidler at a pit in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, during the 108th Training Command’s combined Best Warrior and Drill Sergeant of the Year competition, he struck me as the kind of Soldier who will stop at nothing to get the job done... MORE

Civilian and military service go hand in hand for Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year
December 8, 2015 — How do you envision your drill sergeant? As a stern, totalitarian figure; barking out orders with an inaudible loud snarl, ready to pounce on your every misstep... MORE

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