By Army Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson, Regional Command East
From www.defense.gov

Army Sgt. Nicholaus A. Hale, left, Army Capt. Rikki Salyers and Army Sgt. Adam M. Hale talk to a public affairs official on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan. The three siblings reunited after four years with help from Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, Regional Command East commander, after the general received an email from their father. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric-James Estrada)
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Having three deployed members in one family would seem unlikely; however, for the Hale family, it’s a reality. With a little help, they were able to reconnect after a four-year separation at Forward Operating Base Salerno Jan. 6
Army Capt. Rikki Salyers of the Indiana National Guard’s 4-19th Agribusiness Development Team and her two stepbrothers — Army Sgt. Nicholaus A. Hale, a squad leader with the 25th Infantry Division’s C Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and Army Sgt. Adam M. Hale, an infantryman with the 172nd Infantry Brigade’s B Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment — came to the attention of Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, commander of Regional Command East, when their father reached out to him.
Though they are step-siblings, Salyers, a native of Oxford, Ind., doesn’t make that distinction.
“Technically they’re my step-brothers, but I’ve never considered them [that],” said Salyers, who works with the Women’s Outreach Program at Forward Operating Base Salerno. “We’ve been together since I was in fourth grade, so they are my brothers.”
The last time the siblings were united was four years ago, Salyers said.
“Our parents flew us in to Arkansas,” she said. “That was our Christmas present. We actually got to come together for a family Christmas and get some pictures, so it was a really good time.”
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