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NY Post Report Says Fort Drum is Essential to Troop Increase for ObamaVideo report on WWNY TV about how the 10th Mountain will fit into any Obama surge in Afghanistan.

Events will honor veterans across north country this week
Listing of Veterans day ceremonies in the North country, including an event on Ft Drum.

JOHN BOGERT: Aunt turns loss of Joseph Anzack into gain for his fellow soldiers
Relative of fallen Ft Drum soldier gives students opportunity to thank soldiers for their service and sacrifices.

Purple Heart recipients share a special bond
Story on how uncle and nephew share bond of having shed blood for their country in combat.

Fort Drum Press Releases

November 9, 2009

Media Advisory

Release Number : 0911-03

Fort Drum Public Affairs

Official welcome home ceremony for the 10th Sustainment Brigade

FORT DRUM, NY -- The 10th Sustainment Brigade headquarters will uncase
its colors and be officially welcomed home 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at
Magrath Gym here.

The 10th Sustainment Brigade recently completed a 12 month deployment in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Maj. Gen. James Terry, 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum commanding
general, will give remarks at the ceremony.

Media interested in covering the event should be at the Media Operations
Center on Route 26 no later than 9:30 a.m. on the day of the event.






November 9, 2009

Media Advisory

Release Number : 0911-03

Fort Drum Public Affairs

Official welcome home ceremony for the 10th Sustainment Brigade

FORT DRUM, NY -- The 10th Sustainment Brigade headquarters will uncase
its colors and be officially welcomed home 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at
Magrath Gym here.

The 10th Sustainment Brigade recently completed a 12 month deployment in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Maj. Gen. James Terry, 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum commanding
general, will give remarks at the ceremony.

Media interested in covering the event should be at the Media Operations
Center on Route 26 no later than 9:30 a.m. on the day of the event.

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Fort Drum officals to give updates at Lowville event
Officials from Fort Drum officials will hold a town hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the large group instruction room at Lowville Academy and Central School.


Fort Drum official to host info session at Gouverneur
Fort Drum's garrison commander, Col. Kenneth H. Riddle, will be at at Gouverneur High School to host a meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Expert Infantryman Badge earned with skill and sweat
62 infantrymen from the 1st Brigade Combat Team received their EIB last Friday after a week of testing.

Maj. Gen. James L. Terry works to keep morale up at Fort Drum
Syracuse Times Reporter does article with MG Terry concerning casualties, deployments, and new equipment available for troops.

Keeping them warm
Mother gets aid from community to send hand knitted items to son assigned to 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment.

Memorial unveiled to honor veterans
Gold Star Mother of fallen Fort Drum soldier at ceremony to unveil memorial to soldiers in hometown

On-post child care center construction will start soon
In about 18 months, fort Drum will have another child care center available to the soldiers and dependents of Fort Drum to use.

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Monti ceremony off until spring
The Nov. 14 ceremony honoring war hero and Medal of Honor recipient Jared C. Monti has been postponed until next spring. However, the headstone will still be unveiled on Veterans Day.

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Drum chief urges NNY: prepare for deployments
10th Mountain Division commander urges local businesses to prepare for the economic impact if Ft Drum is tapped for surge in Afghanistan

Colonel: unit is making progress
3rd Brigade Combat Team commander speaks about the time left on unit's Afghanistan rotation, and letter to troops that ended up in USA Today.

Delta VSA supports local student veterans
10th Mountain Division soldier mentioned in San Joaquin Delta College paper.

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RI guard tests new high-tech war weapon
Rhode Island National Guard's 103rd Brigade Field Artillery upgrades their weapons to new and improved equipment at Fort Drum.

Should Obama order Afghan war troop surge? Troops say maybe not.
10th Mountain division soldiers quoted in piece against surge in Afghanistan.

Unbeaten Westmoreland honors ex-Bulldog Boise
10th Mountain Division soldier and former football player serves as inspiration for local team in championship game

Jared Monti to be honored at Veterans Day ceremony
Medal of Honor winner to be honored with new gravestone on Veterans Day in his hometown, 10th Mountain Division commander MG Terry will be attending

Local veteran reflects on Iraq
Interview with 10th mountain soldier Pat Hoffman about his service in Iraq.

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Merrick & Company Awarded New Contracts
A contract for service at Ft drum was awarded to Merrick and Company for work at Ft drum. There Military & Government Facilities division will be handling the work.

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The families on Obama's front line
BBC reporter travels to Ft Drum and looks at the repeated deloyments and how they have affected Ft Drum families.

COP Carwile Improves to Safely Accommodate TF Spartan Infantry Soldiers in Wardak
Story about D CO 2/87 and life on a Combat Outpost.

Logar Citizens Receive Veterinary Care for Livestock for First Time in Baraki Barak
Czech and 3/71 Cav soldiers provide security during mission to provide veterinary aid to livestock at the Baraki Barak District Center, Oct. 25.

Interview with the General

Just a heads up for anyone who wants to know.

I will be conducting a phone interview with MG Terry in the next week and posting it to the blog in the near future.

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Artillerymen interact with local shopkeepers
Battery B Soldiers with 4/25 Field Artillery spoke to the local shopkeepers and interacted with the villagers of Zaywalat which is outside of Combat Outpost Garda, during a patrol on Oct. 24.

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Catamount Soldiers disseminate radios, broadcasts positive message
Soldiers from D co, 2/87 gave radios to villagers in Ab Naray in Wardak province, Oct. 25.

Robert K. Charlton

via ABC 50

A Fort Drum soldier has died in a hospital in Germany after a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan.

Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, of Malden, Missouri, died Tuesday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, according to military officials.

His injuries were sustained in Wardack, Afghanistan on October 23rd.

He joined the Army in July, 2007 and arrived at Fort Drum in November that year.

Spc. Charlton is survived by his mother and father.

You may also find additional coverage at the following webpages.
fox4kc.com
kfvs12.com
watertowndailytimes.com

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Heard Up North: Welcome home, Drum-style
NPR story about how we welcome home our returning soldiers at Fort Drum

Gen. Terry visits deployed troops
Watertown Daily Times recaps trip 10th Mountain CG took to Afghanistan last week.

First reported here and blogged by me on 27 Oct

Community Comes Together to Build Home for Wounded Warrior
Sgt. 1st Class Roy Mitchell receives new home from charitable organization

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Soldier Dad Surprises Daughter At School
Father returning from Iraq visits daughter at school in Sanford, Fla.

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Around Tech Valley
Diverse Construction Group LLC, Redwood, won a $9,333,200 contract from the U.S. Army's National Guard Bureau in Latham for the construction of the Maneuver and Training Equipment Site Phase III at Fort Drum.

Afghans attacked by insurgents: Soldiers provide life-saving treatment, so that others may live
Medics from 1/32 Infantry treat local civilians injured during Taliban attack in Afghanistan.

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New division commander visits Afghanistan to highlight troops’ ‘Climb to Glory’
Division Commander visits with soldiers of 3rd BCT, congratulates troops on mission

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A close call on a mission to find IEDs in eastern Afghanistan

Reuters reporter tells of counter IED mission with 3rd BCT unit.

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Rutgers Gameday
Army Black Knights Football team to wear 10th Mountain patches on their uniforms against Rutgers this weekend.

Task Force Mountain Warrior Continues to Assist Pakistani Refugees
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment spearhead effort to provide food, medical help, and shelter to Pakistanis who have fled their country into Afghanistan.


Give McChrystal a Fighting Chance
3-71 Cavalry Squadron operations in Baraki Barak given spotlight as part of argument to support increase in troops deployed to Afghanistan.

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Gouverneur sees big increase in kindergarten enrollment

Gouverneur Central School's Superintendent Christine J. LaRose states that Fort Drum families have led to increase in class sizes in lower grades when compared to previous year's totals.

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Stop-loss program pay now available
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain and other military units are now eligible for a payment of $500.00 for every month that they were kept in the military under stop loss orders.

U.S. forces struggle with Washington’s perceptions and reality in Afghanistan
10th Mountain soldiers attempt to continue mission in Afghanistan with an increasing burden of regulations from Pentagon and White House.