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Archive: June, 2019

Soldiers and Families learn about resources to help them face unique challenges of serving in the U.S. Army Reserve at Yellow Ribbon
June 19, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and their Families face unique challenges that separate them from their active duty counterparts, cause stress for civilian employment and strain families, and Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve and the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command is charged with maintaining a sustainable combat-ready force... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers connect with locals through 10k run
June 18, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 413th Civil Affairs Battalion, on June 7th, participated in a 10k race intended to raise funds for a school project which is part of the exercise Beyond the Horizon 2019... MORE

Last surviving medic from World War II ‘Band of Brothers’ Battalion honored during funeral service
June 18, 2019 — Legendary World War II Soldier Al Mampre, one of the featured Soldiers in the 2001 HBO series ‘Band of Brothers’ was honored during funeral services Saturday, June 15th, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston... MORE

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division fold the flag during a graveside service for Staff Sgt. Al Mampre. Mampre served as a medic with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II.

Army Reserve Engineers build schools for Guatemalan communities
June 18, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of the 424th and 760th Engineer Companies, 412th Theater Engineer Command, are building schools in Guatemala as part of Beyond the Horizon 2019. Beyond the Horizon is a joint training exercise in which U.S. military forces specializing in construction, engineering, and health care train to improve operational readiness and strengthen relationships with ally forces while also providing tangible benefits to the Guatemalan people... MORE

Reserve Soldiers represent U.S. in Italian military patrol competition
June 18, 2019 — No matter what country they serve, the military patrol seems to be a constant for Soldiers in training. Four U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, represented the U.S.A. at the Lombardia Commando Raid Competition held in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, June 14-16... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers trek 582 miles across Europe for Operation Saber Guardian 19
June 17, 2019 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 211th Regional Support Group drove through three countries to participate in Operation Saber Guardian 19, from May 28-29 2019. Saber Guardian 2019 (SG19) is an exercise co-led by Romanian Land Forces and US Army Europe, taking place from June 3-24 at various locations in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Included among the many different training events at SG19, there will be vehicle road marches, a medical exercise, multiple river crossings and an air assault. SG19 is designed to improve the integration of multinational combat forces... MORE

We Take Care of our Own: Supporting Families of the Fallen
June 15, 2019 — ATLANTA — "The Secretary of the Army has asked me to express his deep regret." Those words—confirming a Family's worst fears—are some of the toughest that a Soldier will utter and delivering a death notification is one of the hardest duties they're asked to do. ... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 335th Signal Command (Theater) watch a video during a Casualty Notification and Assistance Course at the headquarters in East Point, Georgia, June 11, 2019.

Chicago area woman honors her husband’s World War II service, 40 years after his death
June 14, 2019 — In 1937 a young Chicago woman named Aida Garaffa lived across the street from a young man named Gerald “Jerry” Bonsonto... MORE

The family of Aida Bonsonto pauses for a photo with Brig. Gen. Kris A. Belanger, Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command and a wedding dress made from a World War II parachute that her husband sent home.

Army Reserve Engineers and Navy Seabees Share Command and Control of Resolute Castle 19
June 13, 2019 — Soldiers from the 372nd Engineer Brigade, 416th Engineer Command, U.S. Army Reserve, from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, arrived in Poland in January 2019 with the mission of over-seeing nearly 25 construction projects spread over three task forces and two countries in an exercise known as Resolute Castle (RC) 19... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier receives honor as Chicago White Sox ’Hero of the Game’
June 13, 2019 — The Chicago White Sox honored Master Sgt. Shandrel Daniels, Assistant Inspector General, 85th U.S. Army Support Command, as the ‘Hero of the Game’ during their home game, June 11, 2019, playing the Washington Nationals at Guaranteed Rate Field... MORE

Master Sgt. Shandrel Daniels receives an honor during the Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals game at Guaranteed Rate Field, June 11, 2019.

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