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The GazetteSeptember 30, 2020 | updated 6 years ago
An attendee snacks before the start of the Expert Field Medical Badge graduation ceremony at Fort Carson on Sept. 25, 2020. The class began with over 100 recruits, with only 22 graduating members. Graduates have completed trials in combat simulation medical procedures, field work, navigation and written tests, followed by a 12-mile run with a full pack on the morning of their graduation. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette) (Forrest Czarnecki)
An attendee snacks before the start of the Expert Field Medical Badge graduation ceremony at Fort Carson on Sept. 25. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)Pvt. Laquan Renaud hands out ceremony programs before the start of the Expert Field Medical Badge graduation ceremony on Sept. 25. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)Capt. Jillian Schlenker, center, speaks to a ceremony attendee before the beginning of the Expert Field Medical Badge graduation ceremony at Fort Carson on Sept. 25. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)Second Lt. Nizar Daoud, left, receives his badge from Maj. Gen. Matthew W. McFarlane, commanding general of 4th Infantry Division, right, during the Expert Field Medical Badge graduation ceremony at Fort Carson on Sept. 25. The class began with over 100 recruits, with only 22 graduating members. Graduates have completed trials in combat simulation medical procedures, field work, navigation and written tests, followed by a 12-mile run with a full pack on the morning of their graduation. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
