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The Fallen

Ethan Hardin, Polk soldier, posthumously promoted

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Therapy pool for injured soldiers opens today

Two Veterans Reflect on Operation Desert Storm
On Jan. 16/17, 1991, American forces launched air and missile attacks on Iraqi and Kuwaiti targets, signifying the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, I spoke with veterans Frank Molinario (U.S. Air Force) and Joseph Chapman (U.S. Army), about their reflections on the war. Molinario served as a loadmaster on C-141B aircraft (airman) during Operation Desert Storm and is now a human resources generalist in Hobart, N.Y. Chapman was a wrecker specialist and quick reaction team leader (private second class) and continues to serve as an Army staff sergeant at Fort Drum, N.Y.

SU treating soldiers, families to basketball game

News: Gor Tepa, RC-North leaders visit coalition forces
While constructing a combat outpost along the main road that runs throughout the region, soldiers from the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division were visited by the deputy commander of International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North, U.S. Army Col. Sean P. Mulholland Jan. 9.

Mid-York Weekly
RSVP of Madison County is making plans to adopt a platoon this year and there are 3500 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division 3rd Combat Brigade at Fort Drum who will deploy to Afghanistan in March. Link-ups will begin this month and donations of items to be distributed, such as toiletries, knitted hats, candies and other goodies, would be appreciated. An informational meeting on the project will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Ag Center, Eaton Street, Morrisville. For more information or to register for the meeting, call RSVP at 684-3001.

News: Coalition Works to Extend Southern Afghanistan Gains

News: Equipping a Force – ANBP Receive Vehicles

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Uso-Fort Drum-Karen Clark has a multitude of pictures for us.

10th Combat Aviation Brigade also has a multitude of pictures for us.

Fort Drum Boss has pictures from the ongoing renovation.

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Biden Visits with 10th Mt. Div. Soldiers in Afghanistan

Col. Burns attends DeRidder City Council meeting
Colonel Francis Burns, Garrison Commander at Fort Polk, attended his first DeRidder City Council meeting as an ex-officio member on Monday night.

Preliminary OK given for Drum housing

News: ISAF Assists Nahr-e Shahi District Community

News: Mentorship Sets Afghan National Police Up For Success

Face of Defense: Crew Chief Ensures Pilots’ Safety and News: Kiowa crew chief ensures pilots’ safety, two stories on same topic.

Soldiers Can Be Entrepreneurs Too - Setting Up Websites Is a Passion for One Airborne Soldier

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10TH Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York tells us about a town hall meeting today and also gives us a picture from Iraq.

Fort Polk MWR tells us about the Army Wife Network coming to post.

2-30 Infantry Battalion gives us news about some dolls that are in, the Commissary having some produce issues and tickets for an MMA event.

1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division has a story about returning soldiers and soldiers helping the Afghan people.

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The Mountaineer Online

Fort Polk Guardian

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10TH Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York and 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division give us some pictures of Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan.

Bravo Troop, 3/89 Cav, 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Div., Fort Polk, LA gives us news about W-2's for military members, a picture of Lt. Col. Phillip Chambers, commander of 3rd Squadron 89th Cavalry Regiment playing kickball and a link to their online newsletter.

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TF Shooter Soldiers earn Purple Hearts
Two Cavalry troopers of 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Shooter, were awarded Purple Hearts in a ceremony at Jalalabad Airfield Dec. 30.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commander of Combined Joint Task Force 101 and Regional Command East, presented Purple Hearts to U.S. Army 1st Sgt. David E. Lee from Valley Springs, Ark., of C Troop, TF Shooter, 10th CAB; and U.S. Army Spc. Matthew J. Riddle from Greenfield, Ind., of D Troop, TF Shooter, 10th CAB, for wounds received in the defense of Forward Operating Base Fenty Nov. 13.

Polk soldiers celebrate mass in Afghanistan

Rescuing animals is family affair
Rescuing animals is a family affair for the Elliotts, who are stationed at Fort Polk.

Originally from Michigan, the family has moved frequently, and has been in Louisiana nearly two years.

Shannon works at the Humane Society of West Louisiana Adoption Center.

Her husband, Sgt. 1st Class Andreas Elliott, is currently serving in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army mechanic assures Afghans retain the power of information
The three-kilowatt generator lay dormant, except for the periodic clicking of the starter as the radio station's staff worked feverishly to restart their much-needed electric power source; thereby, restoring an equally needed information source for the people of Baraki Barak.
Just then, U.S. Army Cpl. Mitchell A. Weaver, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Task Force Storm's Company F, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, arrived in a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. The Williamsport, Md. native broke out his pliers, wire stripers, multi-meter and a fully charged replacement battery, working silently and vigorously to find the source of the generator's failure.

U.S. Army Spc. Mark E. Fielding provides security for Afghan National Security Forces on day five of a six-day dismounted operation in Logar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2010. Fielding is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Storm.

Binghamton's WBNG TV, and Press and Sun Bulletin have stories about Ft Drum soldiers spending New Year's eve in Binghamton.

Another story associated with above.

TF Storm Soldiers work to secure local economy

News: Afghan police take lead in key-leader engagement

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Sweeping Taliban Influence From Baraki Barak
U.S. Army Spc. Paul M. Cattorn, a Peru, Ind., native and squad automatic weapon machine gunner assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Storm, provides security for Afghan national security forces on day two of a six-day dismounted operation here, Dec. 20. Soldiers of Company C and ANSF pushed through western Baraki Barak on a six-day foot patrol to eliminate Taliban influence and establish an Afghan government presence.

Photo: On Watch

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Families Bear Brunt of Deployment Strains
Life changed for Shawn Eisch with a phone call last January. His youngest brother, Brian, a soldier and single father, had just received orders to deploy from Fort Drum, N.Y., to Afghanistan and was mulling who might take his two boys for a year. Shawn volunteered.

HOUSING WITH A HISTORY
LERAY MANSION: Room fees help Fort Drum building maintain upkeep

FAMILIES CELEBRATE GIFT OF LIFE
CHRISTMAS BABIES: North country mothers receive special holiday deliveries

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10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Historical Collection gives us pictures from the past and news about hours for the rest of the year.

2-30 Infantry Battalion gives us a couple of articles about the Bn in action.

1-87 IN/1BCT/10MTN DIV lets us know about an upcoming redeployment briefing and requests info for childcare needs.

Bravo Troop, 3/89 Cav, 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Div., Fort Polk, LA has pictures and news from Afghanistan.

2nd BN 22nd INF has several posts with pictures from the redeployment of the Bn from Afghanistan.

Fort Drum Boss lets us know about some upcoming changes to hours.

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ARMED FORCES
Army Specialist Jason M. Fox, a 2008 graduate of Chaney High School, was deployed from Fort Polk, La., to Afghanistan in October. Fox is the son of Karen and Jim Fox and brother of Ashley Fox, all of Youngstown, and grandson of Carol and Bud Dubiel of Poland.

Petraeus pays 'Christmas visit' to troops

News: New ANP Recruits Graduate in Baghlan province

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1-87 IN/1BCT/10MTN DIV has a message from the Bn Commander and pictures of the unit.

Bravo Troop, 3/89 Cav, 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Div., Fort Polk, LA has Holiday wishes and news about an event with Operation Homefront and the New Orleans Hornets.

1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division has a Youtube video for us from some troops in Afghanistan.

10TH Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York has some old pictures and some new ones as well.

Volunteers offer military personnel comfort at Hancock Airport

WTU cadre work together to heal wounded warriors

Lufkin soldier stationed in Afghanistan home for the holidays

News: ANSF, IASF combine efforts to prevent VBIED attack

Soldier, family sends care packages to troops in remote locations
Pope John Paul II once said that "As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live."

As a nation at war a lot is asked of soldiers. One of the most difficult things soldiers are asked to do is to leave their families for up to a year, so soldiers often rely upon their families and strangers to send them care packages to bring them joy in these trying times.

U.S. Army Pfc. Cody Smith, an intelligence analyst with Headquarters Support Company, Task Force Mountain Eagle, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, and his family have decided to contribute to Operation Enduring Freedom in their own way.

Komets fan eager to get Kare packages
Bracken Douglas' favorite place in the world to be is in Memorial Coliseum whenever the Fort Wayne Komets are playing.

“During then, I don't worry about any of my troubles,” he said. “I just have as much fun as possible, and that's all that matters. I always enjoy spending time with my friends and family inside the wonderful coliseum.”

The 2001 Homestead graduate is a sergeant in the United States Army, currently somewhere in Afghanistan. He serves with the 1-87 Infantry out of the 10th mountain division from Fort Drum, N.Y.

TF Patriot Soldiers, PRT reach out to children at Afghan orphanage

Elkhart solider rings in donations during Christmas leave
No one asked Private Dobbs to stand outside in the cold for three hours. Instead, he came up with the idea one evening in his army barrack.

News: USO tour celebrities visit FOB Shank Soldiers

'A LOT OF GREAT STUFF' and NBC TODAY Show - Military Moms-to-be Get Holiday Salute
TODAY’s special series “Getting to the Heart of Christmas” continues with a look on what life is like for moms at Fort Drum Army base in upstate New York, plus a special surprise: a baby shower for 100 expectant mothers there.

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Fort Drum soldiers' special mission: Go home for the holidays and relax

Returning soldiers given welcome
CEREMONY AT DRUM: 200 members of 2nd Battalion come home from Afghanistan duty

Leesville Mayor's Youth Council tour Fort Polk
Members of the Leesville Mayor’s Youth Council experienced a day at Fort Polk with a windshield tour led by Community Relations Officer Tresa Lawson.

Battalion practices ahead of deployment
A 10th Mountain Division battalion preparing to deploy to Afghanistan has a new addition to its Taliban-fighting arsenal: the "Peace Train."

Aboard will be influential residents in rural Afghan communities who tend to favor the Taliban to American forces and the Afghan government. Members of the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment will transport the new leaders to a district capital, much like a county seat, and give them positions in the government, so they have representation for their people and direct access to the district governor.

Partnered forces target Taliban in Helmand
A partnered Afghan and International Security Assistance Force patrol killed several insurgents during an operation targeting two Taliban leaders in Afghanistan's Helmand province yesterday, military officials reported.

The two Taliban leaders are active in facilitating and conducting attacks against Afghan and ISAF forces, officials said.

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The Fallen

TF Patriot Honors Fallen Comrade 1LT Scott Milley

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The Mountaineer Online

Fort Polk Guardian

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Army medic recovering after being shot in back
Asoldier from Jackson will celebrate a happy new year at the end of the month, happy to be alive after being shot by the enemy while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Taylor, 22, of Jackson, is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., from a wound he received after being shot in the back while performing his duties as a medic.

Taylor, who is assigned to Charlie Company in Afghanistan, was wounded in November. When he spoke with Greater Media Newspapers last week, he was hoping to be home for Christmas and to return to duty by February.

News: Love and War: Two couples thoughts on dual-military marriage

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Fort Polk MWR Tells us of a Christmas tree offer. Visit them for more info.

1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division also has a story on military couples in a combat zone that is a must read.

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The Mountaineer Online

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For a wounded soldier, a mom keeps fighting

Cyclist on a mission cruises through Eufaula, Georgetown

Task Force Warrior Takes On Afghan Training Role
With the ceremonial uncasing of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, colors embellished with streamers representing service in every major American campaign since the War of 1812, “Task Force Warrior” assumed the Afghan training and advisory mission of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, (“Triple Deuce”) 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Dec. 11.

Red Cross visits injured troops in D.C.
They will also be visiting a Fort Drum-based soldier, Brian Eisch. The local Red Cross “adopted” Eisch’s platoon, which was deployed to Afghanistan back in the spring as part of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division, 87th Infantry Battalion.

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Bravo Troop, 3/89 Cav, 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Div., Fort Polk, LA has pictures from their Christmas party.

10TH Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York tells us about the Presidents recent visit to 10th CAB Soldiers at Bagram Airfield.

Fort Polk MWR tells us about a party at the MWR building and also has an incoming family asking a question about schools. anyone who can help, please pop over and let them know.

2-30 Infantry Battalion has several posts with pictures from the recent Christmas Party.

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The Fallen

Sudbury Ranger was a 'kind, gentle soul'

Funeral plans for Sudbury soldier finalized

Editorial: Lt. Milley's honor and sacrifice

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Folsom 4-H students get special visit
Members of the 4-H St. Tammany Agriculture and Livestock club were surprised at their November meeting when former member Pvt. Matthew McGee, assigned to the 3rd Bridgade of the 10th Mountain Army Infantry Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., made an unexpected visit.

Woman sends packages to Fremont soldier
A local woman's efforts to send packages to soldiers overseas now includes a Fremont man.

For more than a year, Sherry Greenway has collected funds and items to send to soldiers in Afghanistan. She's had help from local churches, civic groups and individuals. By November, she had mailed more than 30 packages. When she requested money for postage to send another 19 packages, Greenway said she received good response from local residents.

"We've had some generous donations," the Fremont woman said. "There are some wonderful people in this town."

Now, Greenway has found a local soldier to whom she can send packages. He is PFC Jeffery Wilkey, 4th Brigade, Unit 2/30, 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Army. Wilkey is stationed in Afghanistan. His parents are Shana and Nelson Wilkey of Fremont.

Three Polk soldiers to receive highest non-combat honor
The highest honor a soldier can receive for an act of valor in a non-combat situation will be presented to three Fort Polk soldiers Dec. 15 at the Bayou Theater here.
Spc. Coty W. Clare, Spc. Ryan C. Guillot and Sgt. Stuart A. Fredieu, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, will be presented the Soldier's Medal during an award ceremony at 10 a.m.

Presents for Parachutes and Presents for Parachutes
Family and friends looked on Thursday morning as soldiers from the Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group parachuted in support of Presents for Parachutes at the Fullerton training area of Fort Polk.
Soldiers participating in the jump were asked to donate an unwrapped gift which would support the Beauregard Community Action Association Christmas Angel Tree. Lt. Col. Rob Griggs was also promoted from the rank of major in a ceremony immediately following the jump. Winkie Branch, executive director of Beauregard Community Action Association was on hand for the event.

Local farms, Trees for Troops assist in military families' Christmas
Bearing handmade holiday ornaments from area schoolchildren, more than 100 Christmas trees were loaded up Monday to be shipped to military families this morning.

As part of the Trees for Troops project, about 12 local tree growers donated the trees, mostly Frasier and Balsam varieties known to hold their needles for at least a month. Some of the farmers and several elected officials from the area stood in the open fields at Ellms Tree Farm to show support for the members of the New York Army National Guard 42nd Infantry, based in Troy, who loaded the carefully wrapped trees into an enormous FedEx truck. The shipping company donates its services to send trees from 29 states to destinations such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Bravo Troop, 3/89 Cav, 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Div., Fort Polk, LAgives us news of an event, go check their page for more info.

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Divisiontells us about an assignment for Sgt. Maj. Dobbs. Click their name to find out who he is with now.

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Platoon making best of outpost situation
A platoon of 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment soldiers from Fort Drum live austerely in the shadow of the Fish Mountains.

When they arrived at Combat Outpost Thiener earlier this year, they lived under the Dand District sun, out of a cluster of armored trucks, protected only by earthen berms. Today, conditions here are slightly improved, but the soldiers enjoy none of the amenities of personnel living on huge bases in the rear.

News: Coalition continues school supply delivery in Faryab province
Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, are continuing the delivery of more than $50,000 in school supplies to students in Faryab.

The pens, paper and book bags were purchased on the local economy with Commander’s Emergency Response Program funds. In early October the contractor delivered more than 7,500 book bags filled with notebooks and pens.

New Sgt. Audie Murphy inductees celebrated
The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk chapter of the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club –– Bayou Chapter –– awards induction ceremony was held Nov. 4 at Bayou Theater.

The four noncommissioned officers on stage stood out as they were inducted into the Bayou chapter: Sgt. 1st Class David Dean, 162nd Infantry Brigade; Sgt. 1st Class Michael Saner, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade; Sgt. Christy Bennett, Noncommissioned Officer Academy; and Sgt. Kelly Yates, 115th Combat Support Hospital.

Fort Polk Combat Advisors Home
Six soldiers recently turned in their weapons to Alpha Company, 6th Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade in November after a nine-month deployment as combat advisors in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Fort Drum FMWR's Photos - Winter at Fort Drum
Ft Drum MWR gives us rates for equipment rentals.


1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division tells us about Triple Deuce Awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer

Triple Deuce has pictures from end of tour award ceremonies and Thanksgiving day.

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Fort Drum Water Tower Revamped

Antonia sheds light on 4-10 mission
The Czech Republic Minister of Defense, Dr. Alexandr Vondra, spoke with Task Forces Patriot and Bayonet leaders while visiting the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team in Logar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 6.
During his visit to the Czech PRT on Forward Operating Base Shank, Vondra sat down with Col. Bruce Antonia, commander of Fort Polk’s TF Patriot and 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and Col. James Johnson, commander of TF Bayonet and the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team from Vicenza, Italy.

News: Delivering School Supplies to Faryab Province
Just as children in the United States return to school in the fall, children in Afghanistan continue their education after a month-long break during Ramadan.

This year children returned in mid-September, and the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, took the opportunity to fulfill a need that is sought after regularly – school supplies.

Army medical profiles going to digital database
The Army's medical profiles are going digital in an effort to track and treat soldiers' injuries.

Handwritten notes from medical professionals that temporarily keep soldiers from performing physical tasks that might exacerbate their injuries sometimes get lost and aren't part of a searchable database.

The e-Profile program, which will come to Fort Drum once a pilot program ends this month, aims to fix that, Col. Kelly Wolgast, chief nurse executive of U.S. Army Medical Command, told Army News Service.

Youtube Video
Major General James L. Terry, Commander 10th MTN Div (LI) along with 205 HERO CORPS Afghan National Army Commanding General wish the Cadets a win over Navy.

Wednesday Pictures: Some Members Of Triple Deuce Come Home

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1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division gives us several stories today.
Soldiers increase communication capabilities, Delivering School Supplies to Faryab Province and Unify, Train the Police Force of Afghanistan

1-71 Cavalry "Ghost" Squadron also has 2 stories


2nd BN 22nd INF has several pictures from the welcome home ceremony, an end of tour award ceremony in Afghanistan and the rear detachment serving Thanksgiving dinner.

1-87 IN/1BCT/10MTN DIV has links to pictures of Alpha and Charlie Company in Afghanistan.

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News: Unify, train the police force of Afghanistan
1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs

Vt statue honors members of Army ski division

News: ‘Triple Deuce’ Exceeds Expectations with Afghan National Army
Also known by the military as 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

Independent film shooting in Leesville
Newlyweds David and Sunny Noble married one month ago in Florida, then rushed back to central Louisiana to begin production on their first feature length film.

Noble is a Major in the U.S. Army, and is stationed at Fort Polk.

Families greet returning 1st BCT soldiers at post

Students prepare gift boxes for troops
Along with the local soldiers, gift boxes will also go to a Fort Drum-based unit the local Red Cross recently “adopted”: the a platoon from the Army’s 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division.

St. Johns grad gets hero's welcome
ST. JOHNS, MI - Army Spc. Matt Hayes of the 10th Mountain Division received a hero's welcome at St. Johns Middle School on Wednesday.

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The Fallen
Chittenango community bids Sgt. Edward Bolen farewell

The Fort Drum Mountaineer Online
The Mountaineer Online
Several updated stories.

Fort Polk Guardian
Fort Polk Guardian
Several updated stories.

Northern Afghanistan Sees Security, Governance Progress, Northern Afghanistan sees Security, Governance Progress
In a live digital video conference from Camp Mike Spann in Mazar-e Sharif, Army Col. Willard Burleson updated reporters on the work his brigade, a component of the 10th Mountain Division, is doing in Regional Command-North.

Finding the Right Tool to Tell a War Story
Does it really matter what camera Damon Winter used to make these beautifully composed images? I don’t think so. It’s the images that are important.

Whenever possible, I avoid writing about camera gear. The photographer takes the picture, not the equipment. Few people care what kind of typewriter Hemingway used.

But it happens that Mr. Winter quickly realized — after trying a few shots — that his iPhone would be an effective way to capture the day-to-day trials of the First Battalion, 87th Infantry of the 10th Mountain Division in northern Afghanistan.

An Army ranger returns: It was all about the gift of freedom
Sgt. Edward Hickman visits hometown school to talk to students.

News: US Army mechanic assures Afghans retain power of information
Just then, U.S. Army Cpl. Mitchell A. Weaver, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Task Force Storm’s Company F, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, arrived in a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle. The Williamsport, Md., native broke out his pliers, wire strippers, multimeter and a fully charged replacement battery, working silently and vigorously to find the source of the generator’s failure.

Drum brigade commander: Afghanistan Taliban giving up

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3-71 Cavalry Regiment "Titans" 10th Mountain Division,FT Drum,NY
We get news of a complimentary meal for Ft Drum soldiers from 3/71 Cav.

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
2nd BCT Commander COL Miller has a letter wishing everybody a happy holiday season.

1-87 IN/1BCT/10MTN DIV
1BDE Rear Detachmnet leadersip will be serving Thanksgiving dinner between 1400 and 1500 24 NOV at the Riva Ridge DFAC Building P10305. Meal rates are $5.95 for Family of E-4 and Below and $7.00 for all others, hope to see you there.

2nd BN 22nd INF
Pictures of the families preparing to Welcome Triple Deuce Home and also of Echo Co in Afghanistan.

Field of Dreams
Facebook and Staff Sgt. David Sawler give us a story about Soldiers of the military police platoon of Alpha Company, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division.

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Life on the Front Lines in Afghanistan,
Between Firefights, Jokes and Sweat, Tales and Tedium
2 stories about a platoon from D Co, First Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan.

Finding the Right Tool to Tell a War Story
NY Times article on 1/87 Infantry

Youtube Video
Jeremiah Ridgeway is the focus of a news story that was added to Youtube.

Facebook updates

We hear about the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony here.

1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division gives us some pictures and Updates from Afghanistan.

2nd BN 22nd INF has a sneak peek of the welcome home preparations on Rt 26 from the families of Triple Deuce.

1-87 IN/1BCT/10MTN DIV gives us some pictures from HHC and Bravo Co

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Sahuaro HS grad killed in Afghanistan buried in Tucson
Friends and family of Sgt. 1st Class Todd M. Harris, 37, formerly of Tucson, remembered him at his funeral service Saturday in Tucson.

Media was not permitted to cover the funeral or the burial. Harris' family wanted the events to remain private.

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‘Lightning’ has busy start to fourth Middle East deployment

Veterans Day honors Soldiers, their Families

ACP (access control point) upgrades delayed by rain

Vote for your favorite logo for Fort Polk’s ISSP

Fort Polk to be site of Longleaf pine carbon research

BPSB signs MOA with Fort Polk
A memorandum of agreement between the Beauregard Parish School Board and Fort Polk was signed at last night's school board meeting.

115th CSH trains with 162nd Inf Bde C-IED company

TAMSC intructors training matter of life, death

Focusing on Soldiers who sacrifce so much

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Kilduff is off to Afghanistan
PFC Brian Kilduff has deployed to Afghanistan with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

Kevin Wilkinson column: Heroes, angels earn titles with service

END OF AN ERA FOR DRUM'S COBRAS
HELICOPTER REHAB: After 11 years, Cobra Retirement Program wrapping up

News: TF Slugger commander, Wardak gov. share tea, fellowship
Wardak province Gov. Mohammad Halim Fidai and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip Chambers, commander of 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment met on Nov 16 to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid.

Hammond mother fights to get son treated for PTSD
When Rene Schwappach’s son Gerald (“Jerry”) left for Iraq in 2007, she never imagined he would come back “somebody different.”

Fort Drum Doctor calls PTSD “behavioral health condition”

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Enjoy FallFest, holiday shopping Saturday
Are you ready to sample some of the best chili Fort Polk has to offer?

Stop by the chili booths at Fort Polk’s fifth annual FallFest Saturday and vote for your favorite to win the people’s choice award.

Fort Polk News briefs Nov 11-12

Explosion at Drum heard in wide area

Purple Heart recipient on way home to Oglesby
U.S. Army Spec. Seth Holmes will be coming home to Oglesby soon — and wearing the Purple Heart.
Holmes, 28, was wounded in Afghanistan in May 2009 and was awarded the Purple Heart on Oct. 27.

10th Mountain Aviation Takes over Afghan Skies

TF Dagger uncases colors, rolls up sleeves
After training for more than a year to prepare for the mission in Afghanistan, the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion uncased its colors during a brief ceremony on Forward Operating Base Shank Nov. 4.

The battalion, dubbed Task Force Dagger, is part of Task Force Patriot, the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, which cased the brigade and six battalion colors during a deployment ceremony at Fort Polk Sept. 30.

Vets on Campus: CNY colleges extend support to returning veterans

Fort Drum Observes Veterans Day

Care packages to benefit deployed service members

Vets of all ages honored at Expo Center ceremony
Last year, Army Spc. Adam Richardson spent Veterans Day in Iraq.

This year, the 2005 West York Area High School graduate was among nearly 1,000 veterans at the York County Veterans Affairs Office's annual Veterans Day breakfast ceremony Thursday morning at the York Expo Center.

Richardson, an active duty soldier stationed in Fort Drum, N.Y., heard about the ceremony from his father and came home to be honored among hometown veterans of all ages and conflicts.

For veterans, leaving family is the hardest part
10th Mountain division soldier, Spc Jessica Dorans, is focus of story.

‘If it goes ‘boom,’ we’re trained for it,’ says EOD Soldier, 705th cases colors, prepares for OEF deployment
Two stories on upcoming deployment of Ft Polk based unit.

Gillibrand among senators visiting Afghanistan, Pakistan

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The beginning of our year long journey

CNY Veterans Parade

Crane School of Music to Hold Concert for Fort Drum Therapy Pool

Army puts off training in Forest Preserve

Mount Pleasant honors its veterans with parade

Dunkin' Donuts Veterans Day promotion to provide coffee for troops

Syracuse parade honors veterans

Spouses train for deployments, too
MOUNTAIN RESILIENCE CONFERENCE: Fort Drum event aims to help families through adversity

Kandahar offensive has Taliban feeling the heat, outgoing NATO commander says

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41st Transportation Company prepares to move to Fort Polk

Government 101: Fort Drum Learns Local Governance from Community Leaders

Fort Polk Soldiers Deploy To Afghanistan

ANSF and ISAF Help Local School Ease Overcrowding

Afghan Security Forces Assists ISAF

A place of Rest: Local group breaks ground on monument to honor fallen soldiers

Active Army Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Train Together At Niagara Falls


Drive-in honors soldiers' request
'RESTREPO': GIs to be deployed to Afghan region ask film's showing

School Expands in N. Afghanistan
ANSF and ISAF Help Local School Ease Overcrowding
by Sgt. 1st Class John Queen 1/10th Mountain

Tellam: Finding accomplishment in Afghanistan

Chesapeake fundraiser to honor fallen Virginia Beach soldier

News: Citizen Airmen Provide Air Drop Training for Fort Drum-Based Soldiers

A place of comfort
A new outreach center will help Army families cope with their soldiers' deaths

Fort Drum part of New VA Campaign which Urges Vets to Use Benefits, Services

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Coverage of 4th BCT deployment ceremony.

10th Combat Aviation Brigade deploys

Raynham pays fitting tribute to Medal of Honor hero, 10th Mountain division soldier Jared Monti.