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Medal of Honor ceremony in honor of Staff Sgt. Ty Carter 27 Aug 2013 | 04:08 pm
This is an amazing tale of heroism. Kudos to Staff Sergeant Ty Carter! Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House, Aug. ...
Police K-9 Spartacus Killed by his Partner: What Happened? 13 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Recently, I wrote an article for The Mobility Resource that detailed the death of K-9 Spartacus, a three year old Belgian Malinois. Police K-9 Spartacus was left in the patrol vehicle by Police Office...
Jeremy Meets his Explosive Detector Dog, “Handsome” David 30 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Army Private First Class Jeremy Wirths was elated to be one of the 17 chosen from 175 volunteers in the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division to become a Tactical Explosive Detector Dog (TED...
Your Tax Dollars at Work 23 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
As a soldier in the United States Army, I work for the federal government. Thus, you the taxpayers pay my salary. (For those non-American readers, please stick with me on this one for a minute) Thank...
John & Honza: Just a Regular, Freezing Day or a Day to Die? 16 Jul 2013 | 05:37 pm
3 a.m. came way too early and John couldn’t will himself out of his rack. He was lying on the air mattress his wife Cara had sent him on the wooden bunk bed he’d made. His combat gear was laid out on ...
Hard Lessons Learned from an Aspiring Author 9 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
I know…….you haven’t heard a peep about my first novel, Paws on the Ground, in months. Let’s just say my experience with my first literary agent wasn’t what I expected. Last June, I had the moment m...
Chuck & Noah: “Rolling in Afghanistan” 2 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
This is Part VII of Chuck and Noah. If you haven’t read Part VI first you may wish to start there or skip back to Part I. After the first day of below the surface training, Military Working Dog Chuck...
Marley and me 25 Jun 2013 | 03:18 pm
Story by Staff Sgt. Jason Ragucci ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan – An infantryman has many additional duties when assigned to a company during combat operations. For Spc. Jerome Fryar, he has traded his se...
Kevin and MWD Bull: The Rookies Head to Afghanistan 18 Jun 2013 | 03:30 pm
Army Sergeant Nick “Kevin” Smith looked around the C-17 Globemaster airplane and marveled at the expansive inside. It was a massive hollow shell. No wonder they could fit three Mine Resistant Ambush P...
Daniel & MWD Bony Part V: Laughter Turns to Tragedy 11 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
Note: This is part five of the story. You may want to skip back to Part I before reading this piece “Let’s go get some chow,” said Army Sergeant Daniel Sandoval. “Yeah, all right. Let me get my cove...
