Designated the Paul Cerjan Memorial Highway, northern New York's new I-781 connector road between I-81 and Fort Drum's north gate opened to traffic, Dec. 6, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Steve Ghiringhelli)
15 January 2013

Highway to the Mountain

How the insights of one man left a timeless mark on Fort Drum, the 10th Mountain Division and northern New York’s “North Country.”

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A U.S. Army gun crew runs through drills on the M777 howitzer at Forward Operating Base Hadrian. The Soldiers of 1st Section, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Stewart, Ga., have been conducting intensive training and fire missions to support operations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Capt. Jesse Platz, 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Task Group)
8 January 2013

Fire missions with 1-9 Field Artillery

Soldiers of 1st Section, Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Stewart, Ga., have been conducting intensive training and fire missions to support operations in Afghanistan.

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Soldiers sing the "This is the Army" title song, "This is the Army, Mr. Jones,"€ in a publicity still from the 1943 movie version of the all-Soldier variety show produced by Irving Berlin, starring 1st Lt. Ronald Regan. During World War II, the show toured first the U.S. and then troop camps worldwide in support of Army Emergency Relief and to raise servicemembers' morale. Cpl. Seymour Greene, the last known living veteran of the unit, is the second trombone player from the right in the orchestra pit. (Photo courtesy of Seymour Greene)
3 January 2013

‘This is the Army,’ Mr. Greene

It's been more than 70 years since "This is the Army," opened on Broadway, but 93-year-old Seymour Greene remembers the day he took up his trombone in his country's service like it was yesterday.

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Capt. Tammy Phipps assists Staff Sgt. Christopher Walker in starting the van. During this driving rehabilitation session, Walker is fine tuning the steering wheel adapter Phipps helped to design. Walker has already driven on major highways, as well as local roads, and is confident in his abilities. (DOD photo by Jacqueline M. Hames, Soldiers Live)
30 November 2012

On the road to recovery

The Driving Rehabilitation Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center offers a "one-stop shop" to get wounded troops back behind the wheel.

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Soldiers stand in formation at the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy during a graduation ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Led by academy cadre, students complete an 18-day Warrior Leaders Course which includes physical readiness training, drill, oral presentations and other disciplines to learn what it takes to be outstanding NCOs. Since 2008, the cadre has topped Europe-wide and U.S. Army Best Warrior competitions. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)
21 November 2012

Today’s leaders training tomorrow’s leaders

Like the sign outside the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy says: “Leaders are Training Leaders.” Since 2008, its cadre has topped Europe-wide competitions and U.S. Army Best Warrior competitions making them the cream of the crop.

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Retired Staff. Sgt. Thom Tran delivers punch lines about serving in pecial operations to a packed crowd at Fort Meade, Md., Nov. 9, 2012. Tran was shot in the back of the head while deployed to Iraq and founded the all-veteran GIs of Comedy after realizing stand up comedy helped him cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. (Photo by Sgt. Walter Reeves, 55th Signal Company-Combat Camera)
21 November 2012

Still serving, one joke at a time

What happens when two Army veterans, an Air Force pilot and a Marine vet walk into an installation club, climb on stage and start telling jokes? Gut-busting laughter ensues.

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