Family Focus Friday

Family Focus Friday: Virginia Siblings Become Brothers in Arms

Posted on March 29, 2013 by glenn.selby

A family business might be a store in a small rural town, but for a pair of brothers from Norfolk, Va., the family business is the Army.
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All for Love: From Belgian Army First Sergeant to U.S. Army Specialist

Posted on March 22, 2013 by nmcfarland

Specialist Joachim Chielens tells his story of how he went from First Sergeant in the Belgian Army to a Specialist in the U.S. Army.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Army family, Army love, Belgian Army, dual military couple, Family Focus Friday, First Sergeant, junior enlisted, military family, military love, Military spouse, senior non-commissioned officer, specialist, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

Children’s Story Books Come to Life

Posted on March 22, 2013 by glenn.selby

More than 40 children, accompanied by their parents, came out to the Marine Corps Community Service’s event, “Storybook Fantasy Night” at the Clubs at Quantico on March 7.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Beth Cranz, Bob Brown Puppet Theater, book, Characters, children, Fantasy, food, Harry Potter, Marines, MCB Quantico, Puppets, story | Leave a comment

Photo: A Soldier from Angel Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) embraces his daughter after a Welcome Home Ceremony, Mar 1, 2013 at the Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky. The majority of Angel Company returned after about six months rather than the full nine months due to the progress of Afghan Security Forces in their area of responsibility, who are now conducting operations independently. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alan Graziano

Worth A Thousand Words: Hey, Sugar!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by bniegel

A soldier embraces his daughter after a Welcome Home Ceremony, Mar. 1, 2013 at the Fort Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Posted in Family Focus Friday, Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Afghanistan, air assault, Army, Clarksville, deployment, families, family, fort Campbell, Kentucky, Operation Enduring Freedom, Rakkasans, redeployment, return, Screaming Eagles, soldiers, Tennessee, U.S.. Army, welcome home ceremony | Leave a comment