Army service a family tradition
U.S. Army Spc. Brayden Denman, part of the sniper team with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, left, stands with his father, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class John Proulx, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the future operations section with the 652nd Regional Support Group, right, shortly after being promoted to the rank of specialist January 31st at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria. Both Denman and Proulx are Helena, Montana, natives, and are mobilized to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve. Denman is an Active Duty Soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas and his father is a Reserve Soldier with the 652nd RSG, out of Helena. Proulx is serving with the 652nd in Powidz, Poland, while Denman is training with the 1st Cavalry Division at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria. Proulx surprised his son by promoting him in Bulgaria. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Master Sgt. Ryan Matson, 652nd Regional Support Group)