Tag Archives: soldier

Coming Home: The Silsby’s Story

Posted on December 14, 2012 by bniegel

A video diary exploring the life of the Silsbys, a 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Family living in Lacey, Wash.
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged 2nd Infantry Division, Afghanistan, Army, deployment, family, military, separation, soldier, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

The Old Guard Creed

Posted on October 27, 2012 by glenn.selby

The Old Guard creed is just six lines long, but it embodies the principles of every Old Guard Soldier.
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Renaissance Soldier

Posted on October 25, 2012 by bniegel

Soldiers find lots of ways to keep busy during their downtime on deployment, watching movies, surfing the internet and calling family.
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, archery, Army, arrow, barber, Bow, Bullseye, Freedom file, military, soldier, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

Photo: Five hundred soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 6, 2012, after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. The soldiers were honored in a homecoming ceremony held at Buckner Physical Fitness Center where they were reunited with their families.

Worth A Thousand Words: Roses Are Red

Posted on October 19, 2012 by bniegel

Five hundred soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 25th Infantry Division, Afghanistan, Army, Army National Guard, Brigade Combat Team, homecoming ceremony, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Rose, soldier, U.S. Army National Guard, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist with the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, poses for a picture in the ADT's conference room at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Sept. 1, 2012.

Why We Serve: U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton Mentors Afghan Farmers

Posted on October 9, 2012 by glenn.selby

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb.
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