June 18, 2012 By Bob Reinert, USAG-Natick Public Affairs NATICK, Mass -- If you had to pick one person to blow out the candles on the cake during the Army's 237th Birthday, you couldn't do better than Staff Sgt. Sharalis Canales. In less than seven years, Canales, 27, has transformed herself from a homeless New York City resident to a well-respected NCO at the Natick … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
Marine Recruiting Contributes to U.S., Korean Relationship
6/18/2012 By Cpl. Nate Carberry, Marine Corps Recruiting Command MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - The 1953 Mutual Defense Treaty allied the United States with the Republic of Korea. In the 59 years between then and now, the United States Marine Corps has contributed to the continued growth of this relationship, both in battle and during peacetime operations. Marine Corps … [Read more...]
Combat Controller Posthumously Awarded Silver Star
By Rachel Arroyo Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs 6/18/2012 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- Senior Airman Mark Forester had an American flag wrapped around his chest plate inside his body armor when he was fatally wounded by an enemy sniper's fire Sept. 29, 2010. This simple act is a testament to how Forester lived his life, a life respected by all who … [Read more...]
90-Year-Old WWII Vietnam Veteran Prepares for His First Army Ball
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Melvin Bryant, a 90 year old Vietnam Vet who spent 30 years in the Army and fought in two wars finally gets the chance to attend his first Army Ball. "I was always busy overseas somewhere, either coming home or leaving," said Bryant, a veteran of both World War II and Vietnam. "For 30 years, I never had a chance to go." An Alabama native, Bryant has … [Read more...]
For 40 Years, Fallen Soldier’s Sister Connects Cities to Army Units
June 16, 2012 By Rob McIlvaine WASHINGTON -- As founder and president of the "America Supporting Americans," or ASA, program, one woman continues the struggle of connecting Soldiers with towns and communities in large cities from the San Francisco Bay area to Kentucky, to New York and down south. For her work, Linda Patterson was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service … [Read more...]