Author: Jessica Delos Reyes
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Home is sweet for Sertich
LONDON — A security guard at the Olympics is under investigation for allegedly insulting a soldier as they worked together at a games venue. The G4S contractor is accused of spitting at the soldier and calling him a “baby killer,” in an apparent reference to the war in Afghanistan. “We are urgently investigating claims of…
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Some CC players set for home
LONDON, July 29, 2012 – Despite having a difficult Olympic debut, Navy Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Sandra Uptagrafft’s experience in London today featured enough goosebumps and memories to last a lifetime. Uptagrafft, wife of Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptatgrafft of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, finished 28th with a score of 378 in the…
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ANIMAL INSTINCTS
A AAA – Army Auditing Agency AAFES – Army and Air Force Exchange Service ACSIM – Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management AEC – Army Environmental Center AMC – Army Materiel Command AMEDD – Army Medical Department AOC – Area of Concern ARARs – Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements ASA(I,L&E) – Assistant Secretary…
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Wild game, Sterling finish for CC
Fort Carson leaders plan to dedicate the post’s Soldier Family Care Center in honor of a combat medic who died trying to help another soldier. A ceremony will be held Friday to name the center after Pfc. Eric P. Woods, who died July 9, 2005 when a bomb struck his Humvee in Iraq. Woods, 26,…
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Up to the challenge
Traveling to Fort CarsonFort Carson is located on the front range of the Rocky Mountains and is 60 miles South of Denver on Interstate 25 at Exit #135. The post is nestled in the extreme Southwest corner of Colorado Springs, beneath and in the shade of Cheyenne Mountain. You can also enter the post from State…
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Barrage on net
Congratulations on your assignment to Fort Carson and the 4th Infantry Division. We are the “Family First” Division! I am sure you will find your assignment to be challenging yet professionally and personally rewarding. I would like to extend to you and your Family a hearty Colorado welcome. The Division’s mission is “To train,…
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CC’s six freshmen having immediate impact
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal grand jury has indicted a Knoxville man and his wife, charging them with falsely obtaining military veteran benefits. According to The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 59-year-old Charles C. Kaczmarczyk and his 62-year-old wife, Martha Ann Kaczmarczyk, are charged in an eight-count indictment unsealed Tuesday with conspiring to steal more than $100,000 in…
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CC defeats Air Force for 22nd straight time
The nonprofit Operation Homefront is changing its national structure to more efficiently serve military families, the organization’s leaders said. Under the change, the administrative, management and governance responsibilities of the local chapters will shift to the national organization, which officials said would let the chapters focus more on directly serving military families. Operation Homefront provides…
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Colorado College 4, Union College 2
The Pentagon should overhaul its combat pay system to provide more money to the younger enlisted troops who face the most danger on combat deployments, according to a recently released report. The current system is unfair because a large share of the financial benefits for deployed troops go to the more senior officers in places…