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From 77th Sustainment Brigade www.dvidshub.net JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq — It’s rare when a family deploys together. For four family members with 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, all Barbourville, Ky., natives, service is a …
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Story and illustration by MC2(SW) David Danals “Every single suicide loss is a tragedy with a far-reaching impact to the health and readiness of our entire Navy community.” — Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson A Sailor faces …
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By Elaine Sanchez, American Forces Press Service From www.defense.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2011 – Nine-year-old Zachary Laychak walked into his house after school one day to a house full of family and friends. A fire had broken out at the Pentagon, …
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By Dario DiBattista www.marines.dodlive.mil In 2002, Dario DiBattista convinced a strong-willed high school grad to join the Marine Corps. Three years later, he found himself face-to-face with the wife who lost him in battle. On a Wednesday night, I finished …
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Written by Tech. Sgt. Christina Gamez From www.doubleduty.dodlive.mil Today I saw the ugly side of this war/conflict – whatever we’re supposed to call it now. A couple of days ago, a civilian bus hit an IED (improvised explosive device) meant …
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