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contributed photo GRUNDY, Va. — The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will open to the public Thursday at Poplar Gap Park in Grundy. It will remain on display in Buchanan County through Sunday, May 9. Opening ceremonies for the four-day event will be held Thursday morning at 10 a.m. Admission is free throughout the event. Since its debut in 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund exhibit has been on display...

Soldiers compete for title of Best Leader 5/6/21, 10:21 AM Pat Young Photo by Pat Young Winn Army Community Hospital Commander, Col. Julie Freeman (left) and RHC-A Command Sgt. Maj. Rebecca Booker (right) stand with members of the Dwight D. Eisenhower AMC team, who won first place in the Team category for the RHC-A Best Leaders Competition held on Fort Stewart April 26-30. Soldiers compete for title of Best Leader Regional Health Command-Atlantic hosted the 2021 Best Leaders Competition at...

46 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- More than 52 years ago, the U.S. entered a war that continues to reverberate through society, and in the lives of the veterans who survived it. Two of those veterans – Burnie Coats and David Lewis – were recognized April 28 in an emotional Vietnam Veterans Commemoration program hosted by Army Materiel Command at its Redstone Arsenal headquarters. AMC is a commemorative partner of the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration program, which honors all U.S....

Deployed more than a year because of the COVID-19, some National Guard members see many more months ahead Approximately 5,600 Ohio National Guard and State of Ohio Defense Force members who’ve deployed since March 2020. Currently, about 900 remain deployed with approximately 340 members working at 14 food banks and warehouses across the state, according a Ohio National Guard public affairs. and last updated 2021-04-19 20:55:57-04 While the peak of the pandemic has passed and vaccines are r...

Former Army Spc. Amber Davila during her time in the service. Photo provided Apr 05, 2021 — When Amber Davila joined the Army in 2011, she planned to stay in for "the full 20" - or until retirement. The San Antonio native, then 26 years old, took pride in her communications security job. It made her feel like part of a team and a greater good. "I used to joke that I was going to eventually become the first female Command Sergeant Major of the Army," she said. "The goal was to shoot for the s...

Listen • 3:54 Amber Davila left the Army after she was sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier. A new study found sexual assault doubles the odds that a service member will leave the military within 28 months. The RAND Corporation study concluded that the cost of sexual assault and harassment extends beyond the victims. Its also causing troops to leave the service, hurting military readiness. When Amber Davila joined the Army in 2011, she planned to stay in for "the full ...

82nd Airborne Division welcomes first African American, woman as Brigade Command Sergeant Women continue to make history at North Carolinas largest U.S. military base Fort Bragg. The 82nd Airborne Division welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Tonya Sims during a Thursday morning change of responsibility ceremony. Maj. Sims is the first African American woman soldier to serve as the brigade Command Sergeant Major within the division. She is also the highest-ranking enlisted person in the 82nd Sustainment ...

47 FORT KNOX, Ky. -- U.S. Army Human Resources Command welcomed a Somerset, Kentucky, native as its new command sergeant major during a change of responsibility ceremony here March 12. Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony McAdoo assumed the role of the command’s senior enlisted advisor from outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Lynice Thorpe-Noel. Upon relinquishing her duties at HRC, Thorpe-Noel is retiring to Huntsville, Alabama. HRC conducts distribution, strategic talent management, and infor...

Ft. Sill kicks off annual Army Emergency Relief Program Ft. Sill kicks off annual Army Emergency Relief Program By Dallas Payeton | March 5, 2021 at 5:26 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 5:26 PM FT. SILL, Okla. (TNN) - Today was the annual Army Emergency Relief program kick-off at Fort Sill. AER is funded by Soldier donations and all donations go to helping Soldiers Fort Sill’s Command Sergeant Major says he’s been helped by the program in the past. He encourages everyone to check out the b...

19 CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo -- Since Sgt. 1st Class Michael Raines joined the U.S. Army under the Active First program in 2009, he hasn’t visited his hometown in Maryland for more than two weeks at a time. The program allows Soldiers to serve on active duty before transitioning to the National Guard. As his initial three-year contract was coming to an end, Raines was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, so he decided to enlist for another four years ...