Hero Stories for June 2014

Marine Lance Cpl. Adam F. Wolff Died June 20, 2014 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom 25, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Three Lejeune Marines killed in AfghanistanThree North Carolina-based Marines were killed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Defense Department announced.Staff Sgt. ...

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    FORT BENNING, Ga. (June 26, 2014) -- Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit gave the Army both the individual and team championships at the 55th Interservice Pistol Championships, held here, June 15-20. The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, or USAMU, Blue won the overall team championship for the ninth consecutive year, while Staff Sgt. Patrick Franks claimed his first overall individual championship. "One of the reasons why we've been so successful is our ability to have...

    WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 23, 2014) -- The only thing standing in the way of Joseph A. Powell enlisting in the Army was his braces. "I had to wait one year. It was the most depressing year of my life," Powell said. In 2008, Powell was finally able to enlist in the Army along with his twin brother, Joshua M. Powell. On June 19, 2014, the two brothers, along with 11 other Soldiers, re-enlisted during a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard. The event coincided with cel...

(Army News Service, June 26, 2014) -- On a summer evening in the national capital region, the Army's top enlisted advisor honored a special group of men and women who have worn the uniform. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III hosted a Twilight Tattoo, an hour-long, live-action military pageant, here yesterday in honor of non-commissioned officers. NCOs are truly the "backbone of the Army" and have served the nation with distinction and honor, Chandler said. "In its darkest ti...

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MWR Summer Recreation Activities Open to Troops, Families By Terri Moon CronkAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 24, 2014 – With summer just beginning, Defense Department officials want to remind service members and their families that low- to no-cost fitness and recreation opportunities exist to maintain military family readiness, a morale, welfare and recreation official said today. Chris Wright, MWR program analyst with DOD’s military community and family policy o...

VA Committed to Veterans’ Health, Well-being, Official Says By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 24, 2014 – The Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledges systemic issues of timeliness in providing veterans with health care and is committed to fixing unacceptable patient scheduling practices, a senior VA official told Congress yesterday. Dr. Thomas Lynch, assistant deputy undersecretary for health for clinical operations, V...

CPL Kyle Fujino and Company ordered 7 Spartan HeroBracelets for his guys in the 3/5 Marines to honor the four Marines lost in his conpany; Here's an article. In Memorium to these Heroes every one; This is a Beautiful Photo of the group wearing their new HeroBracelets: What’s left of us in India Company, minus CPL Hicks and CPL Padilla who were not present at the time. Bottom left to right: SGT Schorg, SGT Hamilton - top left to right: CPL Jacobson, CPL Juarez...