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America in Uniform
The Documentary Soldiers Watch Before Deploying to Afghanistan
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Evan Derrick
KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Less than six months ago, U.S. Army Pfc. William A. Swaray’s drill sergeant at Fort Benning, Ga., gathered soon-to-be infantry men in a small room. The drill sergeant wanted the young soldiers to watch the movie “Restrepo.” “He said, ‘OK, this is what you guys have gotten in to, so watch…
An Inspirational D-Day Letter of Condolence
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Evan Derrick
Here’s an e-mail from a lawyer friend of mine. He gave me permission to publish it for all of our America In Uniform supporters. To all: In the performance of my menial job, I am required to examine Abstracts of Title to different properties in North Louisiana to determine the mineral and lease ownership of said lands. …
Hero Soldier Foils Bank Robbery
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Evan Derrick
This story comes courtesy of My Fox Tampa Bay. SARASOTA – A U.S. Army soldier visiting family in the Bay Area is being called a hero. Staff Sgt. Eddie Peoples foiled a bank robbery in Sarasota. At around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Peoples and his two children stopped at the Bank of America on Bee Ridge…
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Clouse – ‘Guys called for me, so I went’
By
Evan Derrick
From Stripes.com The terrain was ideal for an ambush. “To our west and to our east was high cliff faces,” said Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Clouse. “To the south was the entrance to the canyon that we had come in through, and to the north there was a box canyon.” It was June 26,…
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