November 4, 2012 By Eric Durr, New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs The thousands of meals being handed out by FEMA to NYC residents following Hurricane Sandy are pretty familiar to the New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen distributing the meals. Inside the boxes being handed out are Meals, Ready to Eat, or MRE-style entrees and the chemical heater … [Read more...]
Marine Offers His Home and Car to Fellow Marines After Devastation of Sandy
Marines have a saying amongst each other, “We take care of our own.” Normally this saying is limited to small acts of kindness, such as lending them a few dollars to get a haircut or helping them move from one barracks room to another. But sometimes they go out of their way to help one another in unexpected ways. Hurricane Sandy ripped through New York killing … [Read more...]
Along with Identical DNA, Two Trainees Also Share MOS and Platoon
November 5, 2012 By Cheryl Rodewig FORT BENNING, Ga.-- Pfc. Austin and Pfc. Zachary Conn have done everything together since the day they were born: Feb. 20, 1993. Nineteen years and four months later they enlisted together in the Army National Guard, and most recently, the pair completed nine weeks of basic training on Sand Hill -- always side by side. They graduated Nov. 1 … [Read more...]
Maiyo Wins Marine Corps Marathon, Leads All-Army to Victory
November 1, 2012 By Tim Hipps, IMCOM Public Affair WASHINGTON (Oct. 31, 2012) -- For the second consecutive year, a U.S. Army Soldier won the Marine Corps Marathon -- this time against a record 23,864 runners, Oct. 28, in Washington, D.C. Spc. Augustus Maiyo, 29, a runner in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., won the 37th running of the … [Read more...]
Army National Guardsman Indicted For Stealing $10K in GI Education Benefits
Jason Martin, a Army National Guardsman was indicted on charges of wire fraud and theft of government property and is facing two federal felony charges for allegedly stealing over $10k in education benefits. His trial is set for December 18th and could possibly face up to 20 years in prison. According to information filed with the U.S. District Court, Martin was in the U.S. … [Read more...]