Why Wall at Fort Jackson Inspires Recruits to Stay Motivated
At Fort Jackson South Carolina a wall of index cards known as the Why Wall captures recruits reasons for joining the Future Soldier Prep Course a program to raise scores and boost enlistment The Army aims to expand the program after a strong showing in meeting goals through September and into the current year with 94 percent graduation for those who completed the prep versus about 92 percent otherwise.
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Fort Jackson
S.C
South Carolina
Army
Christine Wormuth
Wormuth
Warmuth
Christine Warmuth
U.S. Army
Columbia
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and Gaza
Dozens of people including children were killed in Israeli air and ground strikes in Aalmat Lebanon and Jabaliya Gaza City as Israel battles Hamas and Hezbollah amid U.S. election uncertainty. The strikes hit a Hezbollah weapons site and a home sheltering displaced people, while Syria reported civilian deaths in Damascus Sayyida Zeinab. World leaders eye U.S. policy and aid diplomacy as ceasefire talks stall.
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Deir Al-Balah
Gaza Strip
Lebanon
Gaza
U.S
Israel
Hamas
Hezbollah
Benjamin Netanyahu
Donald Trump
Isaac Herzog
Joe Biden
Aalmat
Beirut
Jabaliya
Fadel Naim
Al-Ahly Hospital
Gaza City
Wael al-Khour
Hassan Nasrallah
Health Ministry
Raed Berra
Berra
Hassan Ghaddaf
Syria
Damascus
Sayyida Zeinab
Defense Ministry
SANA
Biden
Beit Lahiya
Beit Hanoun
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
United States
Qatar
Egypt
Akram Jarada
Avon veterans recall Vietnam drafts and shared bonds at 55th anniversary
Casper Galant and Andrews were drafted in 1969 and 1970, sent to Fort Polk Fort Sill and Fort Richardson then to Vietnam. Casper served 14 months in Vietnam’s highlands with Delta Company after switching MOS to mortar operator. Galant was wounded near Lai Khe and spent months in hospital before returning home. Andrews spent much of his service in a gun battery at Fort Richardson. All three describe the era's hostility toward veterans and the lasting impact on their lives.
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Galant
Andrews
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Fort Richardson
Anchorage
Alaska
Casper
Harrison
Vietnam
Fort Polk
Army Personnel Center
Oakland
California
Fort Lewis
Washington
Cam Ranh Bay
Highlands
Delta Company
Ba Na Hills
Command
Army
Avon
Long Binh
Lai Khe
Saigon
Japan
Philadelphia
United States
Cleveland
Canada
Fort Campbell
Avon Vfw
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Associated Press
Wafaa Sharafa
Samy Magdy
Kareem Chehayeb
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Richard Perrins
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