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Vol. 41, Issue 36 

FRONTLINE 

Serving the Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield communities (www.stewart.army.mil) September 20, 2007 

Pfc. Amanda McBride 

Pfc. Donte Hill, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat 

Team attaches his night vision goggles to his Army combat helmet at NVG night driving 

training during training for deployment to Iraq, Sept. 7. See story on Page 8A. 

Warrior Transition Bn, 

place to heal, transition 

Nancy Gould 

Hunter Public Affairs 

When brave Soldiers from the 3rd 

Infantry Division return home wounded 

from the Global War on Terror, the Warrior 

Transition Battalion guarantees them the 

support and care they need to return to 

active duty or to transition to a new life in 

the civilian sector. 

The Warrior Transition Unit was stood 

up at Winn Army Community Hospital on 

July 15 with almost 50 other units Armywide. 

The units operate as companies, battalions 

or brigades, depending on their size. 

Winn’s Warrior Transition Battalion is now 

about 50 percent operational but is 

expected to reach full strength by January 

2008. 

“Our nation has to be ready to care for a 

generation of young men and women 

who have sacrificed so much,” said John 

Collins, Winn Army Community Hospital 

commander. He said the Army Medical 

Action Plan was developed to facilitate 

that care after publicity about inadequate 

treatment of recovering Soldiers in Walter 

Reed Medical Center’s outpatient care 

program. The plan directs a revamping of 

medical processes and streamlined and 

expedited outpatient medical care. “This 

plan brought about changes that help 

Soldiers get through the community medical 

system in a very methodical way and 

back into a unit or the civilian sector.” 

See WTU Page 8A 

2nd BCT Soldiers help at clinic 

Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky 

2nd BCT Public Affairs 

MADHARIYAH – Coalition troops 

took a break from combat operations 

Sept. 5 to assess the medical needs of 

local residents near Patrol Base Whiskey 

1. 

Artillerymen of 1st Battalion, 9th Field 

Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat 

Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and 

Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 40th 

Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat 

Team, 25th Infantry Division, provided 

medical care from an abandoned veterinary 

clinic in Madhariyah. 

Iraqi troops joined the Americans, 

lending medics, translators and security. 

"We came in and secured the sight 

with the IA," said Capt. Dave 

Underwood, commander, 1/9 FA. 

Iraqi and Coalition troops also handed 

out items to improve local residents’ 

quality of life, including clothes, toys for 

children, and hygiene items such as 

soaps, shampoos, tooth paste and tooth 

brushes. Feminine hygiene items were 

also provided to local women. 

See CLINIC Page 8A 

MWR, Hinesville 

Arts Council 

promotes Family 

fun with blues 

concert, see 

Page 1B 

4th BCT trains up for 

deployment, see 

Page 3A 

Kessler 

Elementary 

School 

dedicated, 

see Page 1B 

Martial arts help 

students kick 

back, relax, 

see Page 1C 

Marne Husky 

draws to end 

Sgt. Ben Brody 

3rd Inf. Div. Public Affairs 

BAGHDAD – On the final air assault 

of Operation Marne Husky, Soldiers 

detained an insurgent and discovered 

bomb-making materials along the 

western bank of the Tigris, 20 miles 

south of Baghdad, in the predawn 

hours of Sept. 15. 

The detainee, who had high-level 

contacts in a local al-Qaeda cell, was 

CAB, 1/15 Inf takes 

down insurgents 

Staff Sgt. Sean Riley 

3rd HBCT Public Affairs 

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAM- 

MER, Iraq – Coalition troops captured 

and killed several insurgents in the 

Salman Pak area during a pair of missions 

Sept. 12 and 13. 

On Sept. 12, Company A and the 

scout platoon from 1st Battalion, 15th 

Infantry Regiment, conducted a night 

air assault near Salman Pak. 

Soldiers assaulted north of Salman 

Pak via UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters 

to surprise known insurgents in the 

1/15 Inf. Regt. area of operations. 

After the air insertion, scouts 

detained two suspected insurgents as 

Company A secured its target area, 

detaining another insurgent and finding 

two AK-47 assault rifles and one 

shotgun. In all, three insurgents were 

detained and six buildings were cleared 

wanted for IED manufacturing and 

weapons transport. 

“His story kept changing, so we 

brought him in,” said Capt. Pete Peters, 

3rd Combat Aviation Brigade’s intelligence 

officer. “Once he was at our 

detention facility, three sources positively 

identified him as an al-Qaeda 

guy.” 

Another man was detained after 

troops found IED components in his 

house. 

See HUSKY Page 8A 

during the operation. 

A day later, Sept. 13, Soldiers 

responded to reports of small-arms fire 

directed against the Joint Security 

Station in Salman Pak. Soldiers from 

1/15 Inf. Regt. coordinated with AH-64 

Apache attack helicopters to engage 

insurgents. 

The helicopters opened fire on three 

armed men after they were detected 

near a building on the outskirts of the 

town. Two were killed during the 

exchange. The third man, wounded in 

the attack, moved into the building 

after meeting with four other armed 

men. 

The helicopters fired at the building 

after insurgents fired a rocket-propelled 

grenade at them, killing two more and 

wounding another. 

The remaining two men escaped. 

Soldiers moved to the site and evacuated 

the wounded man. 

3rd Inf Div Soldiers past, 

present, re-unite in Colorado 

See story, Page 12A 

Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis 

Participating in the Vanguard Dining Facility Ribbon Cutting Ceremony are (from left 

to right) Pfc. Solomon Ji, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery; Command Sgt. Maj. 

Louis Torres, 4th Brigade Combat Team command sergeant major; Paul Andreshak, Fort 

Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield deputy garrison commander; Col.Thomas James, 4th BCT 

commander; and Pfc. Paul Sin, Company E, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, Sept. 

17. The dining facility is 27,550 square feet. 

“Soldiers are and always will be our most precious resource,” said James. “This is just 

another example of the Army, the 3rd Infantry Division, and the garrison command taking 

care of our wonderful Soldiers.”

2A TheFrontline 

September 20, 2007 3rd Infantry Division 

Brig. Gen. James L. Huggins 

3rd Inf. Div. Deputy Commanding General - 

Manuever 

Operation Marne Huskey ended last 

Saturday and was considered a very successful 

operation. It was led by our Combat 

Aviation Brigade and was one of the numerous 

operations conducted here to clear 

insurgent safe havens. 

Third Infantry Division Soldiers are making 

a difference across Iraq by taking the 

offensive, and we believe that this is making 

a difference. Our number one mission is to 

block accelerants into Baghdad, and Marne 

Torch II, our latest operation, will help us 

block the enemy’s avenue of approach to 

Baghdad through Arab Jabour and the Tigris 

River Valley. 

After being in Iraq only four months, our 

2nd Brigade Combat Team is the division’s 

main effort for the second time leading 

Marne Torch II. Following up on their success 

in June with Marne Torch I, the 

“Guardian” Brigade Combat Team is attacking 

further south into Arab Jabour in order 

to rid the area of al Qaeda and eliminate an 

enemy safe haven. 

We didn’t just want to hold the line and 

Marne 6 Sends 

Marne Division transitions for upcoming operations 

allow the enemy to regain 

strength after clearing Arab 

Jabour in June. We want to 

keep him off balance and 

maintain pressure. We want to 

strike him whenever and 

wherever he is vulnerable. 

In addition to continuing 

combat operations, Company 

B, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry 

Regiment established Patrol 

Base Hawkes in order to help 

secure the population. By living 

amongst the Iraqi people, 

our Soldiers are gaining their 

trust and working with them 

to keep the community safe. I visited the 

patrol base within the 48 hours of Soldiers 

being on the ground, and I was impressed 

with their motivation, worth ethic, and 

determination to hold that ground. 

As Gen. David H. Petraeus pointed out in 

his testimonies last week, our ability to 

ensure that the Iraqis feel safe helps them to 

trust us, and helps reduce attacks. It also 

helps our intelligence since the Iraqis show 

us where improvised explosive devices are 

buried, take us to the houses of the bad guys, 

and warn us of attacks. 

The future of Iraq 

depends on us being able to 

help the Iraqis take control, 

and while we have been 

leading the operations for a 

while, it’s coming time to 

turn the missions over to 

them. We continue to 

strengthen our commitment 

to partner with the 

Iraqi security forces and the 

local Iraqi concerned citizens, 

and then we can, and 

will, provide support as they 

take the lead and carry on 

the fight to secure their 

families and communities. 

All over Task Force Marne we are partnered 

with capable Iraqi units and capable 

Iraqi leaders working hard to make this happen. 

We eagerly await the arrival of our Fourth 

Brigade Combat Team – its equipment is 

currently being loaded on ships, and the 

Soldiers will start training in Kuwait next 

month. The “Vanguard” Brigade will come in 

and help secure the central corridor – the 

critical area between the Tigris and 

Euphrates River that insurgents use to infil- 

trate Baghdad. 

Our successes have come at a cost. We 

grieve for those heroes that have fallen. And 

we pray for the comfort of their loved ones 

left behind. 

Friday is POW/MIA day and our hearts 

turn to two missing Soldiers in Task Force 

Marne. Spc. Alex Jimenez and Pvt. Byron 

Fouty are members of the 2nd Brigade 

Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division 

(Light) and part of Task Force Marne. The 

two were captured by Al Qaeda while providing 

over watch for an IED crater May 12th. 

Both Jimenez and Fouty are members 

of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry 

Regiment. Jimenez is from the Bronx, 

N.Y. and Fouty is from Waterford, Mich. 

Our prayers and thoughts are with their 

Families. We are reminded of our duty 

given to us in the Soldiers’ Creed, “I will 

never accept defeat. I will never quit. I 

will never leave a fallen comrade.” Task 

Force Marne continues to search for its 

missing Soldiers, and we will not rest 

until they have been reunited with their 

Families. 

Rock of the Marne! 

Soldiers stand up for America and re-enlist on Sept 11 



FOB KALSU – While September 11 may be remembered for 

the Twin Towers falling down, it was also a day when America 

stood up. 

On the sixth anniversary of the attacks, Spcs. Marcus and 

Felicia Reese, intelligence analysts with the 2nd Brigade 

Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, stood up for America 

once again by re-enlisting for five years here. 

As part of their re-enlistment incentives, the couple, who 

have been married for eight months, received a bonus and 

choice of duty station. 

Although the two won't be staying with the Marne Division, 

having chosen Hawaii as their next duty station, 2nd BCT 

commander Col. Terry Ferrell nevertheless praised their commitment 

to the Army. 

"What wonderful Soldiers; what wonderful people we have 

serving our nation. Thank you," he said. 

Ferrell also praised the couple's desire to serve, commenting 

that it takes a special type of Soldier to re-enlist in a combat 

zone. 

Praise was also dished out by the couple. 

In addition to each Soldier’s chain of command, Marcus, 

who works in the brigade's intelligence shop, also had special 

thanks for the 2nd BCT command sergeant major, Command 

Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Berhaine. 

"I'd like to thank sergeant major for asking me every other 

day ‘When are you going to re-enlist?’ Well, today is that day." 

Marcus reciprocated the push onto his spouse. 

Felicia, who works in the 26th Brigade Support Battalion 

intelligence cell, said Marcus was involved in the junior 

reserve officer training program in high school and enjoys the 

Army life, and thus was a major factor in pushing her to reenlist 

as well. 

"If this is what he wants to do, I support him. That's why I 

re-enlisted," she said. 

Just as the two rely upon each other for support, the Army 

counts on Soldiers like the Reeves to support its mission, 

Ferrell said. 

"It is because of Soldiers like you that we are able to do what 

we are doing (fighting against terrorism) here for so many 

years," he said. 

Fort Stewart Museum Staff 

This week in 1954, the 3rd 

Infantry Division was preparing 

to redeploy to the United States 

after four years in the Korean War, 

750 days of combat behind them. 

The Greek Expeditionary 

Forces fought alongside elements 

of the division. They began as a 

battalion-sized force of about 

1,000 men and in early 1954 had 

been reorganized, with 3rd 

Infantry Division help, into a regimental-sized 

unit with two battalions. 

Harry Truman bestowed a 

Presidential Unit Citation on the 

Greek Expeditionary Forces and 

the South Korean President 

awarded them the Korean 

Presidential Unit Citation. 

The Greeks credited their success 

to the American division they 

fought alongside and this farewell 

speech explains colorfully their 

admiration for the 3rd Infantry 

Division in 1954. 

Greeks’ Farewell Message 

"Dedicated to our Mother in 

Korea" 

Our great omission is that the 

Greek Regiment has not formally 

thanked, not even once, the 3rd 

Infantry Division, our mother in 

Korea. 

This, our thanks, would only 

have been an outward expression. 

Inwardly we have always felt deep 

respect, gratitude and affection 

for our heroic and loving mother. 

Under her wings, the Greek 

Expeditionary Battalion fought 

and the Greek Expeditionary 

Regiment was organized; trained 

and attained its combat effectiveness. 

However, since we have mentioned 

the name of the Division, 

we must proclaim that we Greeks 

are lucky and proud to have 

served under the command of the 

3rd Infantry Division, the "Rock 

of the Marne" in Europe and the 

"Blood Giver for Freedom" in 

Korea. 

The 3rd Division has treated us 

like a true child of hers. We have 

heard words of esteem and praise 

from her lips. 


Spcs. Marcus (back left) and Felicia (back right) Reeve are congratulated by fellow Dog-Faced Soldiers after re-enlisting. 

The couple re-enlisted Sept. 11 at Forward Operating Base Kalsu for five years and got to choose Hawaii as their 

next assignment. 

A moment in Marne history: Korea 

Out of happy coincidence, the 

3rd Division patch, with its blue 

and white stripes, has the same 

colors as our own national flag, so 

we in turn consider the 3rd 

Division Greek. 

The 3rd Infantry Division has 

been characterized by its unity 

and harmonious cooperation in a 

spiritual, intellectual and disciplined 

sense. 

The division has been a modern 

christening pool of Siloam. 

Anyone entering this pool has a 

baptism of personality and takes 

the oath, "I will not shame the 

sacred weapons of the 3rd 

Division." 

Perhaps we have been too outspoken 

in our praise, for all know 

the glory of the 3rd Division. 

Perhaps it is a lack of respect to 

speak thus, but we kiss her hand 

in adoration and ask her forgiveness 

for our boldness in praising 

her. 

Note: The pool of Siloam is in 

Jerusalem, mentioned several 

times in the Bible and here used to 

illustrate a place of honor.

Rock of the Marne September 20, 2007 TheFrontline 

3A 


From left to right: Pfc. Steven Kempf, Sgt. Daniel Evans and Cpl. Victor Torres, all assigned to Co. A, 4/64 

Armor, mount up before going in to search rooms a the C-3 Shoot House Sept. 5. 


Soldiers from 3/7 Inf. help a “wounded” comrade after his humvee was hit by a simulated improvised 

explosive device Sept. 5 during Counter Insurgent training at the convoy live fire range. 

Vanguards 

on the 

home 

stretch to 

deployment 

Troops continue to 

prepare for war 


4th BCT Public Affairs 

4th Brigade Combat Team 

Soldiers participated in several 

training exercises Sept. 6 and 7 

around Fort Stewart in preparation 

for their upcoming deployment to 

Iraq. 

Early on the morning of Sept. 6, 

Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 8th 

Cavalry regiment woke up early 

and took part in a five-mile Marne 

Standard Squadron march to prepare 

troops for the rigors they will 

soon face. 

The battalion personnel officer, 

Lt. Carl Sundin said started off at 

Mustang field, went several miles 

to West St, crossed over to Motor 

Pool Road then went back down to 

Mustang field. 

Although some struggled to 

make it back to Mustang field, 

everyone came together and 

pushed each other, so all who 

started the march could finish the 

march as a team. 

“Troopers finished the march 

with a sense of unit pride and a 

sense of confidence,” Sundin said. 

Though many troopers have 

deployed, there are those who 

have not, and the training they 

receive may help them to better 

adapt to what they will go through 

in the upcoming deployment. 

“The march gave the guys experience 

with the gear and heat,” 

said Lt. Ryan Ressler, 

Headquarters, Headquarters 

Troop executive officer and 

Personnel Security Detachment 

platoon leader. “Between NTC 

(National Training Center) and 

Vanguard Focus (a predeployment 

exercise), I think there has been a 

great improvement. From where 

we started to where we are now 

has proven that we are ready to go 

to Iraq.” 

Later that day, Soldiers from 4th 

Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment 

took part in the C-3 Shoot House 

to improve their skills entering 

and clearing rooms and buildings. 

Soldiers were able to expand 

their basic knowledge and skills 

sets, a requirement that grows 

more and more important for 

Soldiers in deployed environments 

today. 

Later that afternoon, 3rd 

Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment 

participated in Counter Insurgent 

training to practice on how they 

will respond to an insurgents 

attack. 

Soldiers drove through mock villages 

and had to clear a building 

and react to an improvised explosive 

device. 

Throughout the training, the 

Soldiers were put to the test to see 

how well they could work as a 

team. 

“Our communication improved 

from the last time we did it,” said 

Pfc. Josh Bandeko, assigned to 

Company A, 3/7 Inf. 

“If you have bad communication, 

you can’t perform well on the 

ground.” 

The next day, Soldiers from 1st 

Battalion 76th Field Artillery and 

4/64 trained with a C-H47, 

Chinook helicopter at the National 

Guard Training Center Helipad. 

“Today we practiced security 

procedures, radio communication, 

and loading and unloading 

the chopper,” said Sgt. Daniel 

Martinkoski, assigned to 4/64, 

Scout Platoon. 

“This training will come in 

handy while we’re doing an air 

search mission.” 

Though for many of the 

Soldiers, this was the first time 

they took part in the training, 

many left with a sense of accomplishment 

and an improved confidence. 

“I always try to take something 

away from training,” said Pfc. 

Issofa Kolor, assigned to Co. B, 

1/76 FA. 

“This was my first time in a helicopter 

and 

hopefully we’ll get more opportunities 

to (train with the Chinook 

helicopter) again.” 

All the Soldiers from in 4th BCT 

who participated in the different 

training events were given opportunities 

to take away something 

that will help them be better prepared 

for their upcoming deployment. 

Pvt. Jerome Arp 

Soldiers with the 1/76 FA practice loading, unloading and security procedures with a C-H47, Chinook helicopter Sept. 6 at the National Guard Training Center Helipad at Fort 

Stewart.

4A TheFrontline 

September 20, 2007 

Marne Voices 

Speak Out 

“Know the weather conditions 

for the areas you’re traveling.” 

Carmen and Geriak Southerland,3 

Family members 

“Give yourself plenty of time to 

get to your destination, and 

wear your seatbelt.” 

Debbie Powell 

Civilian employee 

What are some holiday-travel safety tips? 

“Remember, if you have to 

think too long about something, 

don’t do it.” 

Sgt. Thomas Leyva 

Troop A, 6/8 Cav. 

“Make sure you get enough 

sleep.” 

Lt. Col. Pam Meyers 

Trial Defense Services 

“Don’t drink and drive.” 

3rd Infantry Division 

Stewart-Hunter DES explains installation access myths, facts 

Editorial 

Sean W. Strate 

Director of Emergency Services 

Recently, some community members have 

inquired why the installation decided to grant 

access to individuals without valid military 

identification and to vehicles without valid 

Department of Defense window decals. 

The perception is that Family members 

remaining at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army 

Airfield are less safe, especially during a 

deployment when a significant number of 

spouses are away from the home. 

Installation leaders understand the sensitivity 

of this issue. Rest assure that the safety and 

security of our Soldiers, Families, and civilians 

remains a top priority of the United States 

Army and Stewart-Hunter, especially during 

this deployment. 

In an effort to dispel uncertainty, rumors, 

and misperceptions about local installation 

access, we need to look at the Army’s requirement 

for installation access. 

Myth: Only personnel with military identification 

are allowed to come on post. 

Fact: Army installation access policy 

requires identity verification of all personnel 

desiring access and that only authorized individuals 

are granted access. 

Myth: Only vehicles with Department of 

Defense decals are allowed to come on post. 

Fact: Army installation access policy 

requires all vehicles be assessed for authorized 

access and a cursory review is made to ensure 

there are no obvious signs of concern. 

The Army recognizes a “one-size-fits-all” 

approach to installation access policy does not 

work. Installation commanders have been 

given latitude to develop local access policies 

that satisfy DA general policy guidance and 

meet the needs of the local community. 

However, these policies are implemented only 

after a very deliberate and detailed analysis of 

Sustainment Bde recalls the events from Sept 11 2001 at ceremony 

Pfc. Gaelen Lowers 

3rd Sustainment Bde. Public Affairs 

QAIYARA, Iraq – September 11 is a day 

that, for this generation, will live in people’s 

minds forever. Most can recall exactly where 

they were and what they were doing when 

they first heard about it or saw the news. Like 

Pearl Harbor, the 9/11 attacks on the World 

Trade Center buildings, the Pentagon and 

the crash in Somerset, Pa. are events that will 

live in infamy for America and its people. 

Many people commemorate such events 

with prayer, a celebration or even parades. 

Regardless of how people choose to remember 

an event, the important thing is that the 

event is remembered, so that the lessons 

learned and taught to us on these days will 

stay with us. The military especially remembers 

such events, particularly, Soldiers that 

are deployed to war zones. 

Forward Operating Base Q-West remembered 

September 11 and honored the occasion 

with a candlelight service put together 

by the FOB chaplains. The event featured 

such performances as a praise dance by Spc. 

Alice Pete and special music with guitar 

accompaniment by 1st Lt. Adam Vanhorn 

and Maj. Stephanie Gradford. 

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the local threat is conducted and they are 

designed to be flexible in response to the everchanging 

environment in which we live. The 

Stewart-Hunter installation access policy satisfies 

all requirements of the overarching Army 

policy. 

Prior to May 28, personnel access was granted 

to all individuals possessing valid photo 

identification, providing they were not barred 

from the installation. 

Valid photo ID is required for all personnel 

16 years-of-age and older if attempting access 

in a vehicle. Identification is required for anyone 

attempting access on a bicycle or as a 

pedestrian. Vehicle access was granted to all 

privately owned vehicles bearing DoD decals 

or those vehicles who obtained a temporary 

vehicle access pass. 

“Community-members benefit 

from increased security now as 

the identity of all individuals 

requesting installation access is 

verified and checked...” 

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Sean W. Strate 

Director of Emergency Services 

The temporary vehicle access pass requirements 

consisted of a valid driver’s license, 

vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. 

These procedures had more to do with vehicle 

registration than verifying identity of personnel 

accessing the installation. For example, if a 

POV without DoD decals carrying two occupants 

wanted to access the installation, old 

policy required that the registered owner, the 

driver in most cases, to come to a visitor center 

with a valid driver’s license, vehicle registration, 

and proof of insurance. 

Security personnel screened the registered 

owner’s name against the installation bar roster, 

inquired about the destination, and issued 

There were several poems recited and several 

prayers and bible scriptures read but the 

main speaker was Lt. Col. Linwood Clark, 

deputy commander of the 3rd Sustainment 

Brigade and FOB Q-West, who was present at 

the Pentagon during the attacks on Sept. 11. 

“Do you remember?” Clark began. “It was 

September 11th. At first we thought it was a 

hoax; the next thought maybe a trailer for 

new movie. Certainly no pilot in the world 

would be that careless enough to fly into one 

of the World Trade Center towers. Shortly 

after (9 a.m.) the news broadcast came 

across the different local and national networks 

a second plane crashed into the second 

tower.” 

“I remember my boss explaining that we’d 

better be prepared for a long day and to cancel 

all plans for the upcoming week,” Clark 

continued. “I remember that eerie feeling 

that this wasn’t over. At (9:43 a.m.) the explosion 

rocked the building. Like so many in our 

office we knew at this point what was going 

on. We too had been hit.” 

Clark recalled the events that took place 

during the time of the explosion. He told the 

crowd about the shouting of the emergency 

crews, the feeling of the heat from the explosion, 

the confusion of thousands of people 

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a temporary pass. The registered owner then 

drove to the gate where both driver and passenger 

showed valid photo IDs prior to the 

vehicle being granted access. 

The identity of the passenger was never verified 

and he/she was never screened against 

the installation bar roster. This presented obvious 

concerns since the identity of all personnel 

was not being screened against the installation 

bar roster IAW Army policy and we 

could not be certain that only authorized individuals 

were being granted access. Not having 

100 percent visibility on who was accessing 

our installation and using law enforcement 

and security assets to issue and monitor compliance 

with temporary vehicle access passes, 

the following occurred during the 90-day period 

immediately preceding May 28. 

• 27 barred individuals were apprehended 

while attempting to access the installation. 

• 220 DUI checkpoints were conducted by 

law enforcement/security personnel. 

• 513 random vehicle searches were conducted 

by law enforcement/security personnel. 

Effective May 28 personnel access is granted 

to all individuals possessing valid photo identification, 

providing they are not barred from 

the installation. Vehicle access is granted to all 

POVs that do not show signs of concern. 

Community-members benefit from 

increased security now as the identity of all 

individuals requesting installation access is 

verified and checked against the installation 

bar roster at the point of entry. Stewart- 

Hunter installation access policy now satisfies 

all requirements of the overarching Army policy. 

Additionally, law enforcement and security 

assets are able to directly monitor compliance 

with Army installation access policy and 

compliance with Federal and State criminal 

code. As a result, the following occurred during 

the 90-day period. 

• 89 barred individuals were apprehended 

completely clueless and asking themselves 

could this be real. 

Clark told of the 184 lives lost in a single 

moment at the Pentagon. One hundred 

eighty-four individuals forever linked 

through the horrific events that unfolded on 

September 11, 2001. 

“September 11, 2001 will be remembered 

as one of the most shocking days in 

American history,” Clark continued. “Armed 

terrorist shijacked four passenger jets and 

used them as weapons against the United 

States. The attacks destroyed the World Trade 

Center, damaged the Pentagon and killed 

3rd Inf. Div. PAO — Lt. Col. Randy Martin 

3rd Inf. Div. NCOIC — Master Sgt. Marcia Triggs 

3rd Inf. Div. Ops — Staff Sgt. Craig Zentkovich 

Div. staff writer — Sgt. Ben Brody 

Div. staff writer — Spc. Emily J. Wilsoncroft 

1st Bde. NCOIC — Staff Sgt. Raymond Piper 

1st Bde. staff writer — Spc. Ricardo Branch 

2nd Bde. staff writer — Sgt. Kevin Stabinsky 

2nd Bde. staff writer — Sgt. Jason Stadel 

4th Bde. NCOIC — Sgt. 1st Class Tami Hillis 

4th Bde. staff writer — Pfc. Amanda McBride 

4th Bde. staff writer — Pvt. Jerome Arp 

Avn. Bde. NCOIC — Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Mills 

Avn. Bde. staff writer — Pfc. Monica Smith 

3rd Sust. Bde. NCOIC — Master Sgt. Rodney Williams 

3rd Sust. Bde. staff writer — Pfc. Gaelen Lowers 

Office, Fort Stewart, Ga. 31314-5000. All editorial content of the 

Frontline newspaper is prepared, edited, provided and approved 

by the Public Affairs Office of Fort Stewart, Georgia and the 3rd 

Infantry Division and is printed by Morris Newspaper Corporation 

of Hinesville, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the 

Wesley Wood 

3/69 Armor 

3RD INFANTRY DIVISION COMMANDER MAJ. GEN. RICK LYNCH 

GARRISON COMMANDER COL. TODD A. BUCHS 

while attempting to access the installation, a 

329 percent increase over the previous 90-day 

period. 

• 643 DUI checkpoints were conducted by 

law enforcement/security personnel A 292 

percent increase over the previous 90-day 

period. 

• 1525 random vehicle searches were conducted 

by law enforcement/security personnel. 

A 292 percent increase over the previous 

90-day period. 

Myth: Fort Stewart and Hunter Army 

Airfield are “open posts”. 

Fact: Fort Stewart and Hunter Army 

Airfields are NOT “open posts”. 

Effective July 28, each subsequent Saturday, 

access to the Stewart Main Post area is limited 

to DoD I.D. card holders from 11 p.m. until 

Sunday morning at 3 a.m. During this time, 

each DoD ID card holder may escort one guest 

onto the installation as long as the guest possesses 

valid photo ID and they are not barred 

from the installation. 

Myth: The installation doesn’t care about 

my safety. 

Fact: The installation DOES care about the 

safety of our community members. 

As previously mentioned, local installation 

access policies result from deliberate and 

detailed analysis of the local threat and are 

designed to be flexible in response to the everchanging 

environment in which we live. 

The outstanding relationships we share 

with law enforcement agencies in Savannah, 

Hinesville, and our other partner-communities 

was a significant factor in the installation 

commander’s decision to revise the installation 

access policy. 

Should the environment change, the installation 

will quickly adjust procedures to ensure 

that a safe and secure environment is maintained 

for all community-members. Please let 

us know what you think: http://ice.disa.mil or 

des.feedback@stewart.army.mil. 

more than 3000 people.” 

“9-1-1 was the number we called if we 

slammed a hand in the hatchback,” Clark 

said. “The number that brought predictable 

heroes to our doors – firemen, cops and the 

ambulance crews. 9/11 caused a ripple 

effect. Each of us was affected by it in one 

way or another, no matter how small that 

effect might have been. Never forget 

September 11, 2001.” 

“I remember!” said Clark. “You see in our 

lifetime we always have something that you 

always remember that has an impact on your 

life. I remember!” 

Pfc. Gaelen Lowers 

Soldiers stand in prayer at FOB Q-West, during a candle light ceremony remembering 9/11. 

“People shouldn’t leave their 

children or pets in a hot car or 

unattended.” 

Staff Sgt. Edward Brewer 

Warrior Transition Unit 

Garrison PAO — Richard Olson 

Command Information Officer – Jim Jeffcoat 

Editorial/Design Staff 

Managing Editor – Pat Young 

Editor – Sgt. Tanya Polk 

Garrison staff writer – Jennifer Scales 

Production Manager — Sherron Walker 

Advertising Mgr. — Jessa Kajencki 

Hunter Army Airfield Public Affairs 

Hunter Army Airfield PAO — Steven Hart 

Assistant PAO – Nancy Gould 

Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with 

Fort Stewart, Georgia. The civilian printer is responsible for commercial 

advertising. Subscription rates ar $12 - 3 months, $20 - 

six months and $36 for 12 months. Rates are Third Class mail 

inside the continental U.S.


5A 

Iraqi citizens turn in 

weapons to 2nd BCT 


ARAB JABOUR – Concerned citizens 

in Arab Jabour and al-Buaytha found 

weapons caches and turned them over 

to Coalition troops Sept. 11. 

Arab Jabour citizens delivered a 

weapons cache in a Bongo truck to the 

Soldiers of Company C, 1st Battalion, 

30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 

Combat Team, while they were conducting 

a picket line on a local highway. 

Picket lines employ stationary security 

vehicles positioned on roads traveled 

by Coalition Forces to prevent 

insurgent activity. 

An explosive ordnance disposal 

team was called to destroy the cache, 

which consisted of 250, 12.7 mm 

rounds, one 122 mm rocket warhead, 

31 rockeat propelled grenades, 15 propelled 

chargers, one rocket propelled 

grenade launcher, one rocket propelled 

grenade mortar, two 60 mm mortars 

and other bomb-making materials. 

In al-Buaytha, concerned citizens 

delivered a weapons cache to the 

Soldiers of Company A, 1-30th Inf. 

Regt. 

Concerned citizens delivered the 

contents of the cache to the Soldiers 

while they were conducting a picket 

line on a road north of Patrol Base 

Murray. 

The cache consisted of 16, 57 mm 

anti-aircraft rounds and was taken to 

PB Murray by an explosive ordnance 

disposal team. 

Air assault nets IED cell leader 

Sgt Luis Delgadillo 


ARAB JABOUR – In the early 

morning hours of Sept. 14, Coalition 

Forces air assaulted into a farm field 

south of Baghdad, and captured the 

leader of an Al Qaeda improvised 

explosive device making cell. 

Soldiers of Company B, 1st 

Battalion 30th Infantry Regiment 

captured the IED cell leader and 

seven other suspected insurgents 

during building clearing operations 

conducted south of Patrol Base 

Murray. 

Upon landing in a barren farm 

field, Soldiers began making their 

way through deeply rutted muddy 

fields to their first target house. 

The mission was designed to 

secure the area around the prospective 

location of Patrol Base Hawkes, 

a new patrol base being constructed 

in Arab Jabour. 

The Soldiers of Co. B had doubts 

about their first target. 

Outdated intelligence reports led 

them to a house where the IED cell 

leader was reported to live. “The first 

building we went to we thought was 

the high value target, and then I 

came to find out that the building 

was not there anymore,” said 2nd Lt. 

Derrick M. Anderson, platoon 

leader. 

Anderson was in the correct location 

-- it was the building which had 

been reduced to rubble. The second 

building they reached yielded better 

results. 

Once the perimeter of the build- 

ing was secure and the residents 

were asked to come outside, 

Anderson and his Soldiers began the 

process of identifying the group. 

The IED cell leader was the first 

person identified. 

First platoon was also able to 

detain seven males, in the same 

building, related to the known bomb 

maker, who were also suspected to 

be involved in the IED cell. 

Anderson said disrupting this cell 

was key because the area in which 

he and his Soldiers were clearing 

buildings was known for a high 

number of IEDs targeting Coalition 

Forces. 

Earlier that morning, Coalition 

Forces encountered six IEDs en 

route to the location where Co. B was 

to meet up with its transportation. 

The Soldiers detained all eight of 

the suspects and moved on with 

their mission. 

While awaiting further instructions, 

at a house used as a hasty rally 

point, the Co. B Soldiers got the word 

that they would have to march 

another kilometer to reach awaiting 

vehicles. 

Staff Sgt. Anthony C. Stridiron Jr., 

a squad leader, said he was pleased 

with how the mission turned out and 

he was pleased with how the Soldiers 

accomplished their task. 

“So far the platoon has shown me 

nothing but great things,” said 

Stridiron. 

He also said that even the Soldiers 

who were new attachments to Co. B 

performed well and the group as a 

whole could do great things. 

Sgt. Luis Delgadillo 

First Lt. Cesar Santiago, executive officer of Co. B, 

1/30th Inf., 2nd BCT walks with his Soldiers while they 

transport detainees to awaiting transport vehicles near 

Patrol Base Hawkes in Arab Jabour, Sept. 14.

6A TheFrontline September 20, 2007 


3rd HBCT hosts medical operation 

Courtesy photo 

First Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment Soldiers provide security at the entrance to a free medical clinic hosted by 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team medical personnel in 

Salman Pak, Iraq, Sept. 11. Coalition troops, working with the Salman Pak Council, provided free medical assistance to local residents in Salman Pak. The 1/15 Soldiers 

screened and treated about 140 people, handed out newspapers, children’s toys and sports clothing. 

Soldiers, Iraqis clear out al-Qaeda along Tigris 

Maj. Joe Sowers 


FORWARD OPERATING BASE 

HAMMER, Iraq – Coalition troops 

teamed with Iraqi policemen and 

concerned local citizens to rid a 

major road of improvised-explosive 

devices and al-Qaeda cell members 

during a two-day operation in 

Tuwaitha. 

The purpose of the mission was to 

not just clear the route, but to also 

establish an Iraqi capability to keep 

the route safe for civilian and military 

traffic. 

Capt. Brian Gilbert, commander 

of Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th 

Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy 

Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry 

Division, currently attached to 3rd 

Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 

was met by about 60 citizen volunteers 

at his company’s combat outpost 

at the outset of the operation. 

The volunteers from Tuwaitha then 

led his Soldiers south into the village 

of Tuwaitha as they provided additional 

eyes during the route clearance. 

This was in stark contrast to the 

reception 3/1 Cav. Soldiers had previously 

received in Tuwaitha. 

“When they (3/1 Cav.) went down 

there before, the citizens were very 

non-compliant; no waving, no smiling,” 

Gilbert said. “There was 

nobody willing to fight (terrorists) 

and they encountered multiple 

IEDs.” 

After clearing the route, Soldiers 

worked with volunteers and policemen 

from the 1st National Police 

Brigade to establish checkpoints 

with blast protection. The checkpoints 

will be manned by national 

policemen and Iraqi civilian volunteers 

from the local concerned citizens’ 

group. Concerned citizen 

groups are made up of volunteers 

who commit to work with Coalition 

Forces to decrease violence in their 

neighborhoods. 

By manning the checkpoints, 

Iraqi security forces and local citizens 

will be better able to monitor 

and control traffic around Tuwaitha. 

Leaders from 3/1 Cav. are optimistic 

that national police and concerned 

citizens will help reduce violence in 

Tuwaitha following the expulsion of 

al-Qaeda elements from the area. 

As night approached during the 

two-day operation, local citizens 

provided an empty house for the 

Soldiers to rest in and contributed 

personnel for security patrols 

throughout the night. Soldiers were 

also treated to meals provided by the 

local populace. 

The route into Tuwaitha had been 

a dangerous stretch of road for 

Sledgehammer Brigade Soldiers 

with a history of roadside bombs. 

The clearing operation resulted in 

the discovery and neutralization of 

four IEDs along the route. Soldiers 

and Iraqis found two anti-tank 

mines, one mortar round and one 

large homemade explosive device in 

Sgt. Natalie Rostek 


FORWARD OPERATING 

BASE HAMMER, Iraq – The 

Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 1st 

Cavalry Regiment, welcomed 

a new troop commander 

while saying farewell to 

another during a change of 

command ceremony Sept. 15 

at Patrol Base Cashe. 

Capt. Jimmy Hathaway, 

spent one year as 

Headquarters Troop commander 

before relinquishing 

his command to Capt. David 

Smith. 

“For the past 12 months, 

this troop has been led by a 

commander who believes in 

action,” said Lt. Col. John 

Kolasheski, commander, 3/1 

Cav. Regt. “He is a true leader 

who affected many in our 

plastic containers. 

Traveling on the road into 

Tuwaitha from Jisr Diyala has been a 

dangerous proposition for both 

Soldiers and citizens. In the days following 

the mission, Gilbert received 

feedback that citizens are now able 

to travel to Jisr Diyala to shop for the 

first time in six months. 

Gilbert said he believes the common 

threat of al-Qaeda prompted 

the Tuwaitha citizens’ desire to work 

with the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat 

Team Soldiers. 

“Al-Qaeda is a threat to the locals 

and also a threat to U.S. Soldiers,” 

Gilbert said. “They wanted us to 

come down there and fight with 

them. So we did.” 

Gilbert said 3/1 Cav. plans to clear 

out greater numbers of insurgents 

and help legitimize more concerned 

citizens groups. 

“Now that they have cleared out 

AQI and established concerned citizens 

groups, we can provide medical 

operations and projects that will 

provide enduring employment,” 

Gilbert said. 

Sgt. Timothy Kingston 

Sgt. Edward Bumgardner from 

Co. D, 1/15 Inf., pulls security during 

Operation Tuwaitha Sunrise, 

an operation conducted with Iraqi 

national police and concerned citizens 

to clear al-Qaeda from 

Tuwaitha, Iraq, southeast of 

Baghdad, Sept. 5. 

3/1 Cavalry unit farewells commander, welcomes new 


Capt. Jimmy Hathaway, the outgoing commander 

of HHT, 3/1 Cav., hands the troop guidon to Lt. Col. 

John Kolasheski, commander 3/1 Cav., signifying 

his relinquishment of command during a change 

of command ceremony, at Patrol Base Cashe, Iraq, 

Sept. 15. 

organization, our Soldiers 

and Iraqi families.” 

Hathaway always led from 

the front, Kolasheski said. He 

gave one example of 

Hathaway heading a lengthy 

mission to get much needed 

medical aid to an Iraqi boy 

he came to know well. The 

mission was a success. 

Hathaway, an infantry officer, 

came to Headquarters 

Troop after commanding 

Company A, 1st Battalion, 

15th Infantry Regiment, for 

18 months. 

“Capt. Hathaway led a very 

challenging organization,” 

Kolasheski said. “This is a 

tough day for me because of 

the friendship we have. It’s 

been an honor to command 

with you. Good luck as you 

move out.” 

Hathaway will be assigned 

to 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat 

Team’s staff as assistant operations 

officer. 

Although Hathaway will 

be greatly missed, Kolasheski 

thinks highly of Smith and is 

confident he will be able to 

fill the outgoing commander’s 

shoes. 

“I have no doubt Capt. 

Smith will take the reins and 

move out smartly,” he said. 

Smith is no stranger to 3rd 

HBCT, having served as battalion 

maintenance officer 

for 1st Battalion, 30th Inf. 

when it was assigned to the 

brigade. 

During 3rd HBCT’s deployment 

in support of Operation 

Iraqi Freedom III, Smith was 

assigned as the Military 

Transition Team Leader for 

2nd Battalion, 2nd Iraqi 

Army Brigade at FOB 

Normandy, where the 1/30 

Inf. was stationed. 

After redeploying to the 

U.S. Smith assumed command 

of Company B, 1/30 

Inf., and after the unit was 

re-designated as the 3/1 Cav., 

Smith remained commander 

of Troop B. 

Hathaway is confident of 

the incoming commander’s 

ability to command 

Headquarters Troop and 

wished Smith good luck during 

his final moments in 

command. 

“You are the perfect person 

for the job,” Hathaway 

said to Smith. 

“You are commanding a 

great group of Soldiers and 

you will enjoy every minute 

of it.” 

“Thank you for handing 

over a great troop,” Smith 

said. 

“I will work hard to build 

on your success.”


7A 

Get educated with Marriage 101 

The Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Ministry Team sponsors 

a Marriage 101 Seminar for singles, engaged couples, newlyweds, 

and seasoned partners. Explore your personal 

strengths and weaknesses and discover secrets to more 

rewarding and satisfying relationships. The seminar is held 9 

a.m. to 3 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Victory 

Chapel. The event has a catered lunch and materials are provided. 

For more information or to make reservations, call the 

Family Life Chaplain at 767-7028. 

Civilian fitness program opens 

Enroll now for the Fall ‘07 session of the Civilian Employee 

Fitness Program. The program runs now through Dec. 13. To 

learn more about the program visit online at www.stewartmwr.com/sports/newman.htm. 

For additional information 

or to learn about specific requirements, call 767-9336. 

Bazaar vendors needed 

The OSC Fundraising Committee is now accepting applications 

for vendors to participate in the Holiday Bazaar 2007. 

The bazaar will take place 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Nov. 3 at Club 

Stewart. For vendor applications, please contact Brenda at 

448-2028 or by e-mail at solomonmbjo@coastalnow.net. For 

additional information, visit online at www.thesteelmagnolia.org. 

Security guard force change 

Wackenhut Security International will soon assume the 

duties as the Installation Access Control guard force. 

WSI is the United States government's largest contractor for 

professional security services, with 8,000 employees protecting 

key sites in the U.S. and abroad. They are currently transitioning 

with AKAL Incorporated and will be in full operational 

compliance by Oct. 9. Although the contractor for security 

forces is changed, the local employee base and management 

will remain in place. This will ensure a smooth transition with 

no loss of service. 

Neighborhood porter needed 

GMH Military Housing at Hunter Army Airfield seeks a 

temporary, full time porter for the time frame of Oct. 1 

through Nov. 16. The porter is responsible for trash collection 

and any other duties associated with the cleanliness and 

appearance of the grounds. 

Duties also include, but are not limited to, removing trash 

from vacant units and performing basic prep of units for 

contractors or before move-ins. Candidates must be able to 

pass a drug and background check before employment and 

have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Salary 

is $8 hourly. Send resumes to James Cooper at 459-2143 or email 

to jcooper@gmh-inc.com. 

Introduction to scuba diving 

There will be scuba classes at Fort Stewart 5-7 p.m., Sept. 25 

and 26 at the Leisure Activities Center; and at Hunter 5-7 p.m., 

Sept 27 at the Hunter Fitness Center. The event is a free intro- 

Fort Stewart - Hunter Army Airfield Briefs 

duction class for those who have always wanted to learn how 

to scuba! Participants must be 15 years or older. Equipment 

will be provided and participants must bring swimsuits and tshirts. 

For more information, call 767-9336 at Stewart or 315- 

2019 at Hunter. 

Stewart 

POW/MIA observance 

Sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, a 

POW/MIA observance will be held at 6:30 p.m., tomorrow at 

the Fort Stewart Museum. Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch will be the 

guest speaker. A candlelight vigil and reception follows. 

Lady and Sons tour and buffet 

Enjoy a buffet dinner at Lady and Sons, Saturday followed by 

a guided trolley tour of Savannah’s Historic District. Sign up 

today. The cost is $30 for adults, $20 for children ages 4-9. No 

children under 4. Round-trip transportation from the Fort 

Stewart Youth Center included. To sign up or learn more, call 

767-4491. 

Hispanic Heritage Month Display 

Enjoy a Hispanic Heritage book display and audiovisual 

materials at the Fort Stewart Library, Sept. 30. Open to military, 

retirees and Family members. For more information, call 767- 

2828. 

FSSG holds membership drive 

Are you a foreign born spouse and interested in networking 

with other spouses from your cultural background? 

The Foreign-born Spouse Support Group invites you to meet 

people who are familiar with the area and with Army life and 

have the opportunity to network and participate in activities 

such as games and coffee club. Contact ACS at 767-5058/5059 

for dates, times and to sign up. 

Ultimate Fighting Championship 

Visit Rocky’s to watch the live on Pay-Per-View World Heavy 

Weight Championship Knock Out Fight 10 p.m., Saturday. The 

cost is free for military, Department of Defense civilians and 

dependents 18 and up. Admission is free for ladies 10-11 p.m., 

and $10 for other civilians. For more information, call 767- 

8715. 

Visit newly redone OSC gift shop 

Come and check out the newly redone OSC gift shop. Shop 

of the Marne is open from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday 

and the first Saturday of the month. 

The Shop of the Marne is a not-for-profit gift shop run by the 

Fort Stewart Officers’ Spouses’ Club. If you are interested in 

volunteering at the shop please call 767-9268. 

7 Habits of Highly Effective Army Families 

Participants in this workshop, will learn how to anticipate all 

phases of deployment, abandon unhealthy behaviors, build 

Family traditions, unity and a “nurturing Family culture”, plus 

Watch K-9 demo 

Join us as the Directorate of Emergency 

Services K-9 team shows off the skills of 

their highly trained police dogs. Hunter’s 

demonstration will be 4:30-5:30 p.m., Sept. 

26 on the ball field on North Perimeter 

Road, across from the Youth Center. 

The demonstration at Fort Stewart is 

3:30-4:30 p.m., Sept. 20 at the ball field in 

Bryan Village North at the intersection of 

Lorraine and Schofield. Look for an 

appearance from McGruff the crime dog, a 

fire truck and other exciting things you 

don’t want to miss! 

Stewart 

Plan for the holidays 

There will be a planning and budgeting 

meeting for the Holiday Seminar 11 a.m. to 

noon, tomorrow at the Southern Oaks 

Community Center. 

learn practical skills for dealing with financial issues. The class 

is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sept. 27 at Club Stewart. Space is limited. 

For more information, call 767-1257/1297. 

GC Golf Scramble at Taylors Creek Course 

The next Garrison Commander’s Golf scramble starts at 8 

a.m., Sept. 28. There will be a shotgun start. The cost is $25 for 

members or $30 for non-members. Space is limited to the first 

25 teams. For more information, call 767-2370. 

Hunter 

Cardio incentive program kickoff 

A Cardio program kicks off 9 a.m. to noon, Sept. 24 at Hunter 

Fitness Center. The Cardio program is designed to motivate 

patrons to reach a mileage milestone. Awards earned at certain 

milestones. This is a self directed program. There is no cost. To 

register, call 435-8205. 

Leave no trace workshop available 

A natural resource conservation class will be held 6 p.m. 

Sept. 24 at the Outdoor Recreation Checkout Center. Learn 

and share some of the best practices to prevent damaging our 

natural resources while enjoying an outdoor experience. The 

event is free. To register, call 435-8205. 

Kids’ fishing rodeo 

Take your child fishing 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Sept. 29 at Halstrom 

Fishing Lake. The lake is stocked and lots of fish will be biting. 

Bring your poles and bait. License and post permits are waived 

for youngsters. Pre-register at Hunter Pass and Permit; call 315- 

9564. 

Fall Racquetball Tournament 

There will be a single elimination tournament consisting of 

a men’s open, novice, and senior; and women’s open division, 

10 a.m to noon Sept. 29 at the Hunter Fitness Center. Prizes 

will go to the top two in each division. The event is open to 

Stewart-Hunter active duty Soldiers, reserves, retirees, Family 

members and DoD civilians 18 and up. There is no cost. 

Register by Sept. 28. For more information, call 315-2019. 

Walk to Iraq and Back 

Join Families of deployed service members in a display of 

patriotism at Hunter Army Airfield Fitness Center at 9 a.m., 

Sat., Oct. 27, for a patriotic ceremony, including remarks from 

guest speaker Pete Liakakis, chairman of Chatham County 

Commissioners. A Halloween costume contest follows, and a 

two-mile walk behind a Marne Division Color Guard and a 

local high school band. Costumes prizes will be awarded in the 

following age groups: 0-6; 7-12; 13-19; 20 and up. For additional 

information, contact Deb Doser, at 271-9915. 

Teen cookout, Invitation to Youth Ministry Choir 

Come to the free cookout and bring friends for fun, food, fellowship 

and a christian karaoke contest 1 – 3 p.m. , Sept 22 at 

Hunter Chapel..For more information, call 412-2913. 

Hunter 

Ladies only movie 

Ladies, this night is about getting to 

watch a “chick flick” with no complaints 

from men 6-8 p.m., Sept. 21 at Ken Heller 

Jr. Community Center. 

Enjoy popcorn, drinks and our featured 

film “Because I Said So”. 

The movie is rated PG-13, so no female 

under the age of 13 will be allowed in without 

adult supervision.



4th BCT Soldiers practice their night vision 



You’re preparing for your mission and 

you know that without these you won’t be 

able to see. You stare out of your humvee 

and everything around you is green. 

Though it’s green, you’re able to see everything 

in the dark environment - even 

though it is nighttime. 

Soldiers throughout the Army go on 

countless missions every day and night 

while deployed and night vision goggles 

give Soldiers the ability to see and perform 

their duties at night. 

Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat 

Team participated in night driving training 

Sept. 14 in preparation for the brigade’s 

upcoming deployment. 

Though Soldiers are required to take part 

in the training, the main objective is to get 

the Soldier familiarized with the different 

NVGs and how to use them. 

“The purpose of this training is to familiarize 

Soldiers with the PVS 7 and the PVS 

14, said Sgt. 1st Class Charles Purnell, master 

driver. “It allows them to know the capabilities 

and limitations of these devices. It 

also allows them to get used to depth perception 

and the safety requirements they 

need to put in place while driving at night.” 

Throughout the entire training exercise, 

safety was always required and it was 

always the top priority no matter what. 

“The safety aspects that are used when 

Soldiers are doing this training is that we 

will not go above 15 miles per hour,” Purnell 

said. “The TC (track/vehicle commander) 

will have NVGs on to ensure that the Soldier 

isn’t going too far to the left or to far to the 

right.” 

Before Soldiers are allowed to drive the 

Sgt. Ben Brody 

Aboard a Chinook, Soldiers from Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and 

Rocky, a military working dog, wait for the order to launch an air assault in the Tigris River Valley, 

Sept. 15. 

humvees with the NVGs on, they must first 

take a class on the NVGs to get familiarized 

with how they work and how to properly 

use them. 

“Another aspect is that the Soldiers get a 

block of instruction first so they are familiarized 

with the piece of equipment,” 

Purnell said. 

“We also do a daytime dry run over the 

route we will be taking so the Soldiers are 

familiar with the course prior to doing it 

with the NVGs at night.” 

Another important aspect covered in the 

training was for Soldiers to identify intersections 

and other obstructions in the road. 

“The purpose of Soldiers identifying road 

intersections to the left and the right is it 

allows them to know that they are using 

proper scanning techniques to identify 

road intersections,” Purnell explained. “Not 

just road intersections; it could be obstruc- 

During the operation, four Apache 

attack helicopters circled overhead, firing 

hundreds of 30mm cannon rounds 

at the insurgent positions. 

Over the past month, Soldiers from 

Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th 

Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th 

Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry 

Divison, teamed up with aviators from 

3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd 

Infantry Division, and conducted seven 

air assaults in the Tigris River Valley. 

Operation Marne Husky disrupted 

insurgents who fled the towns of 

Salman Pak and Arab Jabour in front of 

earlier U.S. offensives, said Lt. Col. 

Robert Wilson, 3rd CAB’s executive officer. 

“We were able to use our combinedarms 

capability to insert forces into 

areas that the enemy previously 

tions in the road; it could be puddles of 

water; it could be different things that can 

be seen through the NVGs.” 

Although the Soldiers did a dry run of the 

route they would be taking in the daytime 

prior to the night training, some Soldiers 

still were apprehensive about driving with 

the NVGs on. 

After given the opportunity to drive with 

the NVGs on, many left with a confidence in 

their driving, some got over their initial 

fear, and others learned valuable information. 

“I was uncomfortable at first because I 

thought it was going to be harder to see my 

surrounding areas,” said Pvt. Brandy 

Swackhammer, assigned to Headquarters, 

Headquarters Company, 4th BCT. “I feel 

comfortable driving now in NVGs and I 

think that having us help each other was 

beneficial.” 

CLINIC From Page 1A 

With the new school year coming soon, school-aged children 

were given supplies such as pens, pencils, paper and book 

bags. 

"We want the Iraqi people to know that we care and that we 

are doing as much as we can for them. We haven't forgotten 

about them," said Maj. Catherine Haverty, 3rd Civil Affairs 

Battalion, Detachment 1. 

The event was an initial step in a larger project that could 

bring more permanent medical care to the region. 

"We're hoping to turn this into a local clinic," said Capt. 

Daniel Joyce, 1/40th Cav. battalion surgeon. "We are working 

on a CERP (commander's emergency response program) project 

to get power and water here.” 

Most importantly, the region needs doctors. Currently, four 

local Iraqi doctors and a female obstetrics/gynecology doctor 

have been identified as possible candidates to work at the pro- 

HUSKY From Page 1A 

“The WTB at Winn continues to transition 

into a place of refuge and healing for that 

generation of Soldiers as the 55-member 

staff cadre is hired and the “working parts of 

the battalion gel,” said Lt. Col. Leonard 

Porter, the Warrior Transition Battalion 

commander. 

Staff members include doctors, nurses, 

social workers, physical therapists, counselors, 

and others funded with GWOT dollars. Winn’s 

WTB services also include special garrison 

assets now available for transitioning Soldiers 

and their Families. 

“The garrison understands that the WTB is a 

number one priority at Fort Stewart,” said 

Collins. “Col. (Todd) Buchs (Fort Stewart- 

Hunter Army Airfield garrison commander) 

and I work together closely to run day-to-day 

activities.” 

Buchs also supports the Town Hall meetings 

for transitioning Soldiers and their Families 

where presenters, such as Veterans Affairs rep- 

resentatives, explain benefits. Attendees can 

question a forum of representatives that 

includes the American Red Cross, Directorate 

of Morale, Welfare and Recreation and other 

subject matter experts about medical care, 

financial support and other relevant issues. 

Caregivers at the battalion include Soldiers 

and civilians who at any given time support 

approximately 200 wounded Soldiers and 

their Families — Families whose worlds have 

been turned upside down as a result of the 

trauma they received in the Global War on 

Terror, according to Porter. 

“These injuries change lives,” Porter said. 

“Soldiers are disfigured from IED exposure, 

gunshot wounds and others have post traumatic 

stress and traumatic brain injuries. 

Since they can no longer perform their jobs, 

they worry about their careers and have real 

fear and anxiety about their futures. ” 

To help minimize that stress, they’re 

assigned a triad of caregivers that consist of a 

Nancy Gould 

Sgt. Eddie Cockel, a South Carolina National Guardsman and transitioning warrior at 

Winn Army Community Hospital shows off the amenities he enjoys at the two-person 

modular barracks he shares with another recovering Soldier. He returned from Iraq in 

October 2006 with an injured shoulder. 

posed clinic. 

"We are working with them right now to figure out their 

schedules so they can come in and work with residents to reinvigorate 

the health care system here," Underwood said. 

Working with Iraqis will put an Iraqi face on the mission and 

make the clinic truly an Iraqi enterprise, he added. 

Although Coalition Forces will continue to provide medicine 

for the clinic, the medicine will be purchased through a local 

Iraqi company, Haverty said. She expects the medicine to 

arrive within 10 days. 

"It makes you feel pretty good," Joyce said. "It shows we care 

enough to come out here. They are going to remember an 

American doctor looked at my baby and said ‘he is OK.’" 

Even with limited resources, Joyce, who has a background as 

a family doctor, Haverty, an emergency room nurse with 35 

years experience, and an Iraqi army medic, Sgt. Maj. Kalid Latif 

primary care manager (a physician); a nurse 

case manager and a squad leader who ensures 

their medical, educational and social needs 

are addressed and met. 

The team expedites appointments and services 

at the installation and expedites referrals 

to agencies made outside the gates. According 

to Porter, the team helps to eliminate the possibility 

of service fragmentation and works 

closely with the Veterans Administration to 

expedite benefits for those deemed unfit to 

return to active duty. 

Before the WTU, warrior transition care was 

overseen by the Medical Process and 

Retention Unit— the unit that had oversight of 

Sgt. Eddie Cockel, a South Carolina National 

Guardsman who returned from Iraq in 

October 2006 with an injured shoulder. 

“I received excellent care in Medical Hold (a 

section of the Medical Process and Retention 

Unit) when I returned from Iraq,” he said, “but 

the WTB is better because there are more caseworkers 

and Soldiers now that have quicker 

access to them than we had in the past.” 

Cockel is a part of the WTB because his 

treatment was more than six months, a prerequisite 

for battalion admittance. After a year 

at Winn, he’s nearly recovered and is waiting 

for a decision from the Army’s Medical 

Evaluation Board to his request to retire. For 

convenience, he spends week days and nights 

in a modular home, located near the hospital 

and complete with amenities. He travels home 

on the weekends. 

The improvement in Cockel’s shoulder has 

allowed him to work at the hospital but 

Soldiers with more severe injuries are not burdened 

with the responsibility of work; nor are 

they required to attend Soldier training or 

other routine activities as healthy Soldiers are. 

Their primary responsibility to is to recuperate 

and seek the treatment they need through 

their squad leaders and their other care givers. 

Squad leaders have the full-time responsibility 

to care for up to 12 Soldiers at one time, 

said Porter. Their platoon leaders expect them 

to know the status of each Soldier and their 

Family and designates them the primary liaison 

to the services their Soldiers need. 

“The triad of care if a beautiful thing,” said 

Larry Wooten, Winn’s Family Readiness 

Support Assistant. The three primary care- 

Miza, were able to examine several patients and view common 

problems in the area. 

"Most of the illnesses are minor," Haverty said. "Most of 

them are skin, bug bites, aches and pains from arthritis, and 

rashes." 

Overall, 106 men, 43 women and 153 children were examined; 

the youngest being a baby born less than 12-hours prior 

to the event. 

The infant, who had a bump on his chest, was examined by 

both Haverty and Joyce. They believed the child's diaphragm 

had shifted to the left, causing the bump. The injury was not 

serious and should disappear as the child grows older, the 

medical professionals agreed. 

Haverty said the people were generally healthy and that 

most problems could be solved through proper hygiene and 

minor medications. 

thought were safe havens,” Wilson said. 

“By disrupting and capturing insurgents 

in this area, we set the security 

conditions for Baghdad.” 

From Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, troops from 

3rd CAB and Co. B, 3/509th PIR, captured 

80 suspected insurgents and 

killed another 43. Pilots flew 420 hours 

during Marne Husky. 

The mission was unique for Multi- 

National Division – Center, in that the 

unit primarily responsible was the aviation 

brigade. Typically an infantry 

brigade or battalion would control the 

ground and artillery forces. 

“It’s a great opportunity for us,” said 

Wilson. 

“Baker Company is a well-led, very 

dynamic unit. Their experience in air 

assault operations made them a great 

selection to work with us.” 

WTU From Page 1A 

givers work with other service providers who 

are already in place.” 

Wooten works with ACS staff to resolve 

Soldier and Family issues (such as transportation); 

facilitating a continuum of care 

and services and ensuring that the needs of 

wounded transitioning warriors get priority 

over other Soldiers and Family members. 

Services for transitioning Soldiers are now 

available at ACS but by Spring 2008 two renovated 

National Guard units, co-located by 

the modular barracks, will house services, 

including recreational services complete 

with leisure equipment, for transitioning 

Soldiers. Later it will be replaced with a 

newly constructed one-stop service facility, 

also located at the complex, according to 

Donna Finny, the SFAC director. 

The renovated buildings, and the new 

facility to follow, will include information 

and referral services, entitlements and benefits 

counseling, Family services, money management 

assistance, emergency financial 

assistance, education services, employment 

assistance, legal assistance, substance abuse 

information and referrals, installation access 

and vehicle registration, and many other services. 

These Soldiers get first priority in all services 

out of the ACS building now, according to 

Finny. She will hire a separate staff to run 

SFAC facilities when they are completed, 

which she says will have a USO atmosphere. 

Staff will service Soldiers these facilities, or if 

necessary, take services to transitioning 

Soldiers at the hospital or their homes. 

A toll-free number, 877-433-6114, is also 

available for requests and information, along 

with the number of the program ombudsman, 

Charles McClain, which is 800-984-8523. 

“Our staff is leading the way with a number 

of best practices,” said Collins. “We’ve got Lt. 

Col. Porter, who was in place here before the 

transition. He has the advantage of knowing 

and utilizing an infrastructure already in place. 

“We’ve made progress but still have 

improvements to make,” said Collins. “It’s 

important that everyone understands that the 

Warrior Transition Battalion is the number 

one priority here. We have to be ready to care 

for a generation of young men and women 

who have sacrificed so much.”


9A 

2/69 Armor remembers two fallen Soldiers 



FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – 

Soldiers, leaders, and friends of Company D, 2nd 

Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, attended a 

memorial service Sept. 13, for two of their fallen 

comrades at the Forward Operating Base 

Rustimiyah chapel. 

Spc. Keith Nurnberg, of Illinois, and Spc. Javier 

Paredes, of Texas, both from Co. D, were killed Sept. 

5 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit their vehicle 

during a combat patrol. 

“While they are no longer standing in our formation, 

they will always be a part of the Panther (2/69 

Armor Regt.) team and the Panther Family,” said Lt. 

Col. Troy Perry, commander, 2/69 Armor Regt. 

The chapel was packed with Soldiers during the 

remembrance. Those who were unable to fit in the 

chapel could only listen as close friends and leaders 

spoke at the podium next to the upright rifle, 

helmet, ID tags, and boots of Nurnberg and 

Paredes. 

Cpl. Vincent Bone, who was Nurnberg’s close 

friend, spoke to the audience about his relationship 

with his fallen buddy. 

“One thing we had in common was our accents,” 

Bone said. “When we both became excited, 

nobody could understand a word we were saying.” 

Bone also ensured Nurnberg’s wife, who was not 

present at the service, that Co. D will always be 

there for her and her Family. 

“Tanya, Keith lived for you,” he said. “You were 

his heartbeat here in Iraq.” 

Nurnberg is survived by his wife, and parents, 

Allen and Barbara Nurnberg. 

Paredes, a medic, and his brother, Pedro, were 

raised by his aunt, Maria Acevedo. 

“Paredes was an orphan,” said Chaplain (Capt.) 

Tracy Kerr, 2/69 Armor’s religious leader, “but 

everyday in this battalion he found himself surrounded 

by more male influences and father figures 

than he could ever imagine.” 

Cpl. Matthew McIvor, a medic who served with 

Paredes, remembered his fallen comrade as a hard 

worker who wanted the best for his unit. 

“If you needed to move a mountain, Paredes was 

the man to get the shovel,” he said. “He had hoped 

to finish this tour never having to treat one of his 

own Soldiers.” 

Although Paredes and Nurnberg were two very 

different Soldiers, Capt. Alexis Perez, Co. D commander, 

said they were both devoted 2/69 Armor 

Regt. Soldiers. 

“They were two Soldiers from two different 

places,” he said, “but they were both bound by one 

rule – loyalty to their team.” 

The 2/69 Armor Regt. is assigned to 3rd Heavy 

Brigade Combat Team from Fort Benning, Ga., and 

is currently attached to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd 

Infantry Division. 


Lt. Col. John Kolasheski (left) commander of the 3/1 Cav., and Command Sgt. Maj. Dan Huell, senior enlisted leader for the 3/1 

Cav., honor the memorials of Spc. Keith Nurnberg and Spc. Javier Paredes during a service Sept. 13, at Forward Operating Base 

Rustamiyah, Iraq. 

Chief of Chaplains preaches to 3rd HBCT 



FORWARD OPERATING 

BASE HAMMER, Iraq – 

Army Chief of Chaplains 

Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) 

Douglas Carver visited 

chaplains and chaplain 

assistants of 3rd Heavy 

Brigade Combat Team 

Sept. 15 during a trip to 

FOB Hammer. 

Before sitting down 

with religious leaders to 

discuss mentorship and 

Soldier welfare, Carver 

took a tour of the brigade 

headquarters. During the 

tour he asked Soldiers the 

question he deems the 

most important. 

“‘How are you doing?’ is 

the most important question 

Soldiers can ask each 

other,” Carver said. “Not 

just ‘How are you doing?’ 

but ‘How are you really 

doing?’ and really listen to 

their answer.” 

After the tour Carver 

met with chaplains and 

chaplain assistants of 3rd 

HBCT and the 557th 

Congressional delegates visit outpost 

Staff Sgt. Sean Riley 


FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Members 

of the U.S. House of Representatives visited 1st Battalion, 15th 

Infantry Regiment to tour a portion of the battalion’s area of 

operations Sept. 14. 

The congressmen arrived at Combat Outpost Cahill to meet 

with members of 3rd Infantry Division and 3rd Heavy Brigade 

Combat Team before moving to the Joint Security Station in 

Salman Pak. The Salman Pak JSS houses Iraqi national police, 

Iraqi police, and U.S. military personnel from 3rd HBCT. 

“It was a great opportunity to display how Iraqi security 

forces and Coalition Forces are working together at the (JSS) to 


Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Douglas Carver, Army Chief of Chaplains gives a coin to Pfc. Courtney 

Stephens, chaplain assistant, 203rd BSB, during Carver’s visit to Forward Operating Base 

Hammer, Iraq. 

enhance the security for the good people of the Mada’in Qada,” 

said Lt. Col. Ryan Kuhn, deputy commanding officer, 3rd 

HBCT. “The congressmen could see firsthand how the officers, 

noncommissioned officers, and Soldiers from both sides are 

working together to solve security problems and enhance the 

citizens’ quality of life.” 

The delegates, Rep. Steve King, of Iowa; Rep. Joe Wilson, of 

South Carolina; Rep. Devin Nunes, of California; Rep. Tom 

Latham, of Iowa; Rep. Patrick Tiberi, of Ohio; Rep. Peter 

Hoestra, of Michigan; and Rep. John Boehner, of Ohio, toured 

the outpost and the JSS during their visit. 

The 1/15th Inf. Regt. is assigned to 3rd HBCT, 3rd Inf. Div., 

Fort Benning, Ga., and has been deployed in support of 

Operation Iraqi Freedom since March. 

Expeditionary Red Horse 

Squadron residing at FOB 

Hammer. 

“Soldiers need us,” he 

said. “They need us for 

encouragement, comfort, 

relieving their fears and 

encouraging their hope.” 

Carver said when 

Soldiers return to the U.S. 

from their current deployment 

in support of 

Operation Iraqi Freedom 

they are going to need 

guidance from their religious 

leaders to return to 

normalcy from a stressful 

15 months. 

After emphasizing the 

need for chaplains and 

chaplain assistants in 

armed forces units, he 

warned the religious leaders 

of compassion fatigue. 

Compassion fatigue is 

caused by the stresses of 

providing constant sympathy 

and empathy to 

Soldiers on a steady basis. 

Carver encouraged religious 

leaders to take time 

for themselves. 

“Find time to rest. Rest 

is your time to replenish, 

to sit back and listen to 

God,” he said. “If you are 

not resting, you are not 

hearing God. If you are 

not hearing God, what are 

you telling your Soldiers?” 

Carver awarded coins to 

three deserving 3rd HBCT 

religious leaders. 

Awardees were: 

• Chaplain (Capt.) 

Anthony Randall, chaplain, 

3rd Squadron, 1st 

Cavalry Regiment. 

• Pfc. James Bullock, 

chaplain assistant, 3/1 

Cav. Regt. 

• Pfc. Courtney 

Stephens, chaplain assistant, 

203rd Brigade 

Support Battalion. 

“When this tour is over,” 

Carver said, “you are 

going to know something 

about your personal 

faith.” 

The 3rd HBCT is 

assigned to the 3rd 

Infantry Division, Fort 

Benning, Ga., and has 

been deployed in support 

of Operation Iraqi 

Freedom since March 

2007. 

$1000 Reward 

(0264-07-CID093) 

A reward of $1000 is being offered for information leading 

to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible 

for the damage to private and government property 

located at building 1720, Fort Stewart, GA 31314. This incident 

occurred between 3 p.m. Aug. 31 and 8 a.m. Sept. 4. 

Anyone having knowledge of the incident, but not wishing 

to be identified, will be briefed on available options in 

maintaining their confidentiality. 

Those with information concerning this matter are 

encouraged to call the U.S. Army CID office located at Fort 

Stewart, Ga. At 767-5030, or the military police desk at 

Stewart at 767-4895. The reward offer expires Dec. 11.



College level exams available 

College Level Examination Program and DANTES Subject 

Standardized Tests are available on post. Please call Columbia 

College at 877-3406 for more information and testing dates. 

The exams are free for military personnel and for non-military 

examinees, CLEP tests are $85, and DSSTs are $90. 

Free college course offered 

Columbia College Spouse’s Opportunity Scholarship provides 

a tuition waiver for an initial classroom course with 

Columbia College at the Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith Army 

Education Center for spouses of military personnel enrolled in 

their school. This is a value of $450, which is the cost of their 

three credit-hour classroom courses. The program is an incentive 

for eligible students to embark on a degree program, while 

completing the financial aid process (i.e. FAFSA) and securing 

ongoing financial support. Please call 877-3406 at Stewart or 

352-8635 at Hunter for more information. 

Attend Green-to-Gold briefing 

The Green to Gold briefing is held the first and third 

Thursday of every month at 2 p.m. at the Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. 

Smith Education Center and at 2 p.m., the second and fourth 

Thursday at the Hunter Education Center. 

Tuition assistance deadline announced 

Tuition Assistance Deadline is Sept. 24 for fiscal year 2007. 

All college course enrollments with start dates through Sept. 30 

must be requested in GoArmyEd before Sept. 24. This is necessary 

due to year-end close-out and fiscal year “change-over”. 

Attempts to enroll in courses starting between Sept. 24 and 

Oct. 1 will not be approved if Soldier hasn’t enrolled prior to 

Sept 24. For more information or clarification, call the Sgt. 1st 

Class Paul R. Education Center at 767-8331. 

Georgia HOPE Grant offered 

The HOPE Grant is money given by the state of Georgia to 

students with financial need to attend vocational/trade 

schools. The grant covers certificate and diploma programs. 

Any Soldier or Family member of a Soldier who is stationed in 

Georgia may be eligible. If you are interested in attending a 

Georgia vocational or trade school, inquire with your school's 

financial advisor or visit the Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith 

Education Center to speak with a counselor. 

$4500 tuition available for Soldiers 

All active duty members have $4500 per fiscal year for education. 

This entitlement is separate from the Montgomery GI 

Bill benefits available from the Veteran’s Administration. 

Details are available at 1:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, during a 

one-hour brief at the education center, room 223. The 

www.goarmyed.com Web site provides 24-hours, 7-days-aweek 

virtual access for Soldiers. Our education counselors are 

available to assist in educational goal setting and advising. 

Central Texas College offers scholarships 

The Central Texas College Foundation office has more than 

100 scholarships available to students. These scholarships are 

not just for students at the central campus, but many scholarships 

are available for students attending one of Central Texas 

College's World Wide Campus. Filling out a single application 

gives students the opportunity to be considered for all of their 

available scholarships. For more information, call 767-8331. 

College term dates announced 

Central Texas College, now - Oct. 6, 767-2070 at Stewart, 315- 

4090 at Hunter. Columbia College, now - Oct. 6, 767-5336 at 

Stewart, 352-8635 at Hunter. Embry Riddle, now - Oct. 7, 767- 

3930 at Stewart, 352-5252 at Hunter. Savannah Tech, Sept. 28 - 

Dec. 13, 408-2430 at Stewart. Webster University, now - Oct. 11. 

Savannah Tech offers child care 

Child care is available at the Hinesville Airport Road 

Hinesville campus. Contact Natasha Brown at 408-3024 ext 

6026 for more details. 

Take advantage of education programs 

Soldiers and civilians can take advantage of the HOPE grant 

and tuition with opportunities available at the Sgt. 1st Class 

Paul R. Smith Education Center and local institutions. 

Available programs include Web site Technician Certificate in 

only two courses; Child Care Manager Certificate with only five 

courses; and Medical Transcription Certificate with only eight 

courses. For more information call 408-2430. 

ESL classes taught 

English as a Second Language classes are available. The 

beginning courses are offered 8-10 a.m., Mondays and 

Wednesdays. Intermediate courses are offered 10 a.m. to noon, 

Mondays and Wednesdays, and 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 

Thursdays, building 100, room 227. Call 368-7322 for more 

information. 

Injured Soldier, spouse scholarships offered 

Certain schools are offering scholarships and reduced 

tuition for severely injured Soldiers and their Family members. 

For more information, send an e-mail to: Scholarships 

@voled.doded.mil. 

Get free test prep software 

The Victory Sports Group of NFL football players is sponsoring 

SAT and ACT test prep software for military Families. There 

is a small shipping charge for delivery. For more information, 

e-mail eKnowledge Support at support@eKnowledge .com, or 

call 951-256-4076. 

Use the learning center 

The learning center has 55 computers with Internet access. 

Complete your homework or research for your classes and 

access the Army’s basic skills automated program. The learning 

center is open seven-days-a-week (closed on federal holidays). 

The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday 

through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., 

Saturday and Sunday. 

Learn about GED, enrichment courses 

GED preparation courses, offered in partnership with the 

Liberty County Adult Education Program, are held at the education 

center on Fort Stewart. 

These courses prepare you to take the GED or refresh your 

skills in basic education subjects. Courses are free of charge on 

a space available basis. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 

noon and 1-4 p.m., Monday through Thursday; and 6-9 p.m., 

Tuesday and Wednesday in rooms 225 - 228. For more information, 

call 368-7322 or 368-7329. 

Reduced online tuition available 

Soldiers enrolled in Webster’s Graduate classes will receive a 

reduced rate, while deployed. Contact Marsha Sands at 

sands@webster.edu, or 354-0033/DSN: 315-5906 for additional 

information. 

Embry-Riddle Tuition to be awarded 

To show their support and appreciation of our nation's military, 

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Savannah 

Campus is sponsoring an opportunity for one student to 

receive tuition assistance in the amount of $1,000. This award 

will be presented Sept. 28, during the Savannah Jazz Festival's 

"Military Appreciation Night." 

Criteria for tuition assistance announced 

Must be a current student in, or an entering adult student 

into an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide academic 

course of study. 

.• TA recipient must be active duty or reserve, Air National 

Guard, Coast Guard, or an active duty military spouse, or veteran. 

• Must fill out Interest Form available Sept. 27-28 during the 

Festival. 

• Must be present at the time of the drawing. 

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world's largest, 

fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, 

offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of 

Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. 

For more information about Embry-Riddle, call the Sgt. 1st 

Class Paul R. Smith Education Center at 767-8331.


11A 

Justice serves Soldier $15,000 

Pfc. Monica K. Smith 

3rd CAB Public Affairs 

CAMP STRIKER, Iraq – A call to the 

Criminal Investigation Division led to one 

staff sergeant receiving $15,000 and the 

capture and conviction of a rapist. 

CID received a report April 14 that a 

woman had been raped here. Unable to 

find any leads, posters were placed 

throughout Camp Striker offering a reward 

to anyone with information leading to the 

perpetrator. 

The poster stimulated responses, said 

CID Special Agent Joel Mooney. Two phone 

calls were placed. The first call provided no 

new information to the investigation. The 

second came from Staff Sgt. Wendy Forbs, 

a personnel administrative sergeant with 

the 875th Engineer Battalion. 

“There was a poster on the wall with a 

reward for $15,000 for any information to a 

rape that occurred in April,” said Forbs. “I 

didn’t think much about it at the time, but 

then later I started thinking about it.” 

Forbs made the call in June and told the 

agents about her experience on the 

evening of the rape. 

Pfc. Monica K. Smith 

Staff Sgt. Wendy Forbs (right) receives a $15,000 check 

from CID Special Agent Donna Trantham. Forbs provided 

information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person 

responsible for the April 14 rape on Camp Striker. 

Forbs was outside her trailer, chatting 

online with her husband on her computer, 

when someone began throwing rocks. 

Forbs said the man came towards her and 

asked to talk. She responded, saying she 

was chatting with her husband. Forbs said 

the man was undeterred and began to talk 

with her. 

“I was only half listening to him and I felt 

sorry for him,” said Forbs. “He was telling 

me about the awful things he’s been 

through and I was only half listening. Then 

he tried to come on to me and I ran him 

off.” 

Forbs said she wasn’t sure if her information 

held any importance in aiding the 

case, but felt compelled to call anyway. 

“I thought, ‘Oh, they’re going to think I’m 

wasting their time,’ but it turned out to be 

the guy who was eventually convicted of 

the rape,” said Forbs. “At the time, what I 

knew didn’t seem like much, but they said 

it was the missing puzzle piece that put 

everything together.” 

“It’s a terrible tragedy,” said Forbs. “I’m 

glad I got the reward, but it’s a terrible 

tragedy what happened. I’m glad I was able 

to help, but I was kind of freaked out. That 

very well could have happened 

to me.” 

CID Special Agent in 

charge Aaron Arguello 

gave special thanks to 

Forbs during an awards 

ceremony commending 

her courage to call. 

As a result of her call, a 

court martial sentenced 

the convicted rapist to; 

reduction to E-1, forfeiture 

of all pay and 

allowances, a dishonorable 

discharge and 10 

years confinement. 

“Staff Sgt. Forbs 

helped us out tremendously,” 

Arguello said. 

“Her call led to the identification, 

apprehension 

and conviction (of the 

perpetrator). Her information 

broke the case 

wide open. (She is) fully 

deserving of this award. 

Justice has been served.” 

Special to the Frontline 

Thomas Vose was born in Clearwater 

Fla., but has lived all over the United States. 

His father was a contractor for 

GTE and Bell South Telephone 

companies back in the 1960s 

and 1970s, so his Family was 

constantly on the move from 

state to state for the first 

twelve years of his life. They 

finally settled in Largo, Fla. 

and that is where he graduated 

from high school in 1982. 

Nineteen days later he 

became Private Vose and took basic at Fort 

Jackson’s tank hill in South Carolina. His 

first duty station was Fort Lewis, Wash. 

with the 497th Transportation Company. 

His main mission was to directly support 

the 2/75th Ranger Battalion. In 1984, he 

was assigned to the 2nd Air Defense, 

Service Battery, 4th Battalion, 3rd Field 

Artillery, located in Garlstadt, Germany. 

During his tour of duty in Garlstadt, he 

met his wife Dewantee. They have been 

married for 21 years. Vose was honorably 

discharged from the Army in 1986 and 

started working for the military at Carl 

Schulz Kaserne, located in Bremerhaven, 

Germany. He worked at the Officers’ Club 

as a supply clerk. In 1993, due to the mili- 

Justice Served 

Private Issac C. Maxwell, 

3/7 Inf., 4th BCT, convicted 

by summary court-martial; 

AWOL, FTR, disobeyed a 

lawful order from a superior 

commissioned officer; 

forfeiture of $867 for one 

month, hard labor without 

confinement for 45 days. 

Private Adam L. 

Franklin, 703rd BSB, 4th 

BCT, convicted by summary 

court-martial; AWOL, 

two counts FTR, wrongful 

use of cocaine; forfeiture of 

$867, confinement for 30 

days. 

Private Justin D. 

Courtney, 6/8 Cav., 4th 

BCT, convicted by summary 

court-martial; AWOL, 

five counts of FTR, derelict 

in performance of duties, 

assault; forfeiture of $867 

pay for one month, 

reduced to Pvt. (E1), confinement 

for 30 days. 

Private Matthew J. 

Jones, 1/30 Inf., 2nd BCT, 

convicted by special courtmartial; 

three counts of 

tary drawdown in Europe, the post was 

closed and he was relocated to Hanau, 

Germany. He became the lead registration 

clerk for the 414th Base Support Battalion. 

He worked in the vehicle registration office 

for the Provost Marshal before coming to 

Fort Stewart in 2005 to work for the 

Directorate of Emergency 

Services. 

Vose works in the Police 

Services Branch as a police services 

clerk, where his primary 

duty is the processing of military 

police reports. He handles 

a variety of different types of 

police reports to include juvenile, 

military police investigations, 

suspended license and 

patrol cases. He also works with traffic 

tickets, forwarding them to the Central 

Violations Bureau, relaying them to unit 

commanders for action and assessing traffic 

points when tickets are returned. 

Thomas also tracks and processes clothing 

allowances for police officers. He serves as 

a backup for the customer service counter 

providing copies of police reports, conducting 

local records checks. He processes 

taxi permits and provides general customer 

service. Vose has been trained and 

certified in ergonomics and provides worksite 

surveys as required throughout the 

directorate. He is currently training on the 

Defense Travel System, which is used to 

process travel orders and vouchers. 

AWOL, indecent acts with 

another, possession of 

alcoholic beverage while 

under the age of 21; 

reduced to Pvt. (E1), confinement 

for 13 months, 

bad conduct discharge. 

Private Benny 

Castellano, 416th 

Transportation Company, 

260th Quartermaster 

Battalion, convicted by 

Summary Court-Martial; 

AWOL, confinement for 30 

days and forfeiture of 2/3 

pay for one month.



3rd Inf Div veterans gather in Colorado Springs 



The backdrop for this years Society of the 3rd Infantry 

Division’s Annual Reunion were the Colorado Rocky’s in 

Colorado Springs. More than 100 3rd Inf. Div. association 

members, as well as their Family members and friends, 

attended the 88th reunion Sept. 12-16. 

This year’s events included a presidential reception dinner 

and entertainment, board meetings, business meetings, 

tours of the Garden of the Gods and the Air Force Academy, 

a Chuck wagon dinner and western show, a ladies luncheon 

with a Native American storyteller, a banquet dinner and 

awards program, and wrapped up with a Memorial 

Breakfast. 

However, the highlight for many of those attending the 

reunion was the opportunity to see old friends and also the 

opportunity to make new ones. 


Spc. James Clayton, 233rd Transportation Company, 3rd 

Sustainment Brigade, speaks with Curtis Halvorson, who 

spent two years in the service, about the 3rd Inf. Div. display. 

“I can honestly say that this week has been probably one 

of the best of my life and the main reason is because of 

everyone who is sitting in this room,” said Lt. Col. Paul Gale, 

3rd Inf. Div. rear-detachment commander, during the banquet 

dinner, Sept. 15. “I am truly humbled to be here with 

you tonight to give a presentation to the assembled heroes 

and that is exactly what everybody in this room is; you are 

heroes. There are heroes here from every major campaign 

that this division has fought in, minus World War I, and that 

is truly amazing.” 

In addition to the Veterans of wars past, 28 Soldiers from 

Fort Stewart and Fort Benning traveled to Colorado Springs 

to participate in the reunion. Of the 28 Soldiers, seven of 

them were wounded Soldiers who were recognized for their 

courage and dedication to the 3rd Inf. Div. 

“The Soldiers who serve in our great division understand 

the meaning of dedication and sacrifice,” Gale said. “Our 

Soldiers are fighting a global war on terrorism against an 

enemy who is determined to eradicate our way of life, our 

ideals, and our very presence on the face of this Earth. We 

are sending our magnificent Soldiers into harms way to 

defend and uphold what we all in this room hold dear. We 

are taking the fight to the enemy, ensuring he cannot bring 

his foul and evil ways to our country ever again. 

“In this righteous fight we have had Soldiers who have 

made the ultimate sacrifice of laying down their lives in 

defense of this great country and the defense of all of our 

freedom. In this honorable fight we have had Soldiers who 

have made other sacrifices facing enemies and sustaining 

wounds. I have with me tonight seven fine Soldiers from the 

Marne Division who have made that sacrifice, fighting a 

ruthless but tenacious enemy. These Soldiers fought with all 

they had and they were wounded while doing so.” 

The seven Dogface Soldiers attending the reunion were 

Pfc. Travis Koch, Spc. Jarrod Pounds, Pfc. Dustin Bohannon, 

Spc. Randell Mullally, Pfc. Zachary Nelson, Pfc. Charles 

Newman, and Sgt. Todd McKenna. 

“I got a chance to talk with Travis (Koch) and he told me, 

‘Sir, this has been one of the most remarkable experiences 

of my life, and I would recommend that every Soldier in the 

division have the opportunity to spend time with these 

great heroes that we have in this room,’” Gale said. 

In addition to the wounded Soldiers, this year’s reunion 

also had three special guests from Europe. 

“We are honored to have a French soldier here who 

served in the French 2nd Armored Division and fought 

along side the Marne division,” said John Shirley, master of 

ceremony for the banquet dinner. “Also for the first time we 

have two Soldiers from the German army. Both were paratroopers 

and saw a lot of combat and both were captured 

and spent time in POW camps in Texas and Missouri.” 

During his remarks Gale encouraged the Veterans that the 

division they fought with and the division they served with 

is still the division that is fighting right now in Iraq. 

“From Pearl Harbor to the landings in Africa, Italy and 

France, from the campaigns in the frozen tundra of Korea, 

to the sweltering heart of Vietnam, and the rise and fall of 

the Berlin Wall, and the closure of the Cold War, to the ethnic 

cleansing in Bosnia and the liberation of Kuwait, and the 

tragedy of 9/11, to the liberation of the Iraqi people from 

Saddam Hussein and securing of that country, this great 

division has answered the call to this great nation for the 

past 90 years. For the past 90 years Marne Soldiers have 

defended and protected the life, liberty and the pursuit of 

happiness. The Rock has never failed and it never will,” Gale 

said. 

The Society, according to their Web site at www.3rdiv.org, 

is the oldest continuous U.S. Army Division Association, 

with it’s founding in 1919, two years after the 3rd Infantry 

Division was formed in 1917 at Camp Green near Charlotte, 

N.C. The division has 51 Medal of Honor recipients, with the 

most recent being Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith. 

Due to the 3rd Infantry Division’s current operations in 

Iraq, Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, 3rd Inf. Div. commanding general, 

was unable to attend this year’s reunion. Since he was 

unable to personally be there, Lynch sent a video from Iraq 

so he could address those attending the reunion. 

In the video he expressed his appreciation for the magnificent 

men and women of today’s Marne division who 

understand and appreciate the history and traditions of this 

division and those at the re-union who helped make it happen. 

Following the video, Gale went on to explain the types 

of operations the division currently is doing in Iraq and the 

successes the division has had since they arrived there. 

At the end of the night, the association recognized 13 various 

association members with awards. 

The memorial breakfast, Sept. 16, ended the reunion on 

an appreciative, but somber note as it did a role call for 

those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the past year, 

both veterans of wars past, and also active-duty Soldiers. 

Next year’s reunion is scheduled to be held at Fort 

Benning.


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Nancy Gould 

First Lt. Daniel Ludwig, platoon leader for the 110th Quartermaster Company, 260th 

Quartermaster Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, greets his wife, Georgia after 

redeploying from Iraq. 

He was among 30 Soldiers from the 110th QM Co. who were greeted with the 

applause and cheers from spouses, Family and friends when they returned to 

Hunter Army Airfield, Sept. 17 after a 13-month deployment to Qayarrah West, Iraq. 

Ludwig said he and his wife plan to relax for a few days, then head to Louisiana to 

eat crawfish with Family and friends. 

Stewart celebrates the 

month of Ramadan 

Kalif Alih 

Islamic Lay Leader 

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Hunter Marines return home 

Steve Hart 

Lance Cpl. John Holland hugs his wife, Megan, after getting off the bus at the 

2nd Beach and Terminal Operations Company's headquarters at Hunter Army 

Airfield, Sunday. 

Holland was one of 24 Marines who returned to Hunter Army Airfield from 

Anbar Province after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom with logistical support 

to the Multi-National Forces West. 

The month of Ramadan this year is celebrated 

Sept. 13 through Oct. 13 at Marne 

Chapel. 

In the Quran, Allah revealed, "Oh you who 

believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was 

prescribed to those before you, that you may 

learn God-consciousness." (Quran 2:184). 

For Muslims, the month of Ramadan is a 

great month, a noble season, a month in 

which rewards for good deeds are multiplied, 

and committing bad deeds is more serious 

than at other times. The gates of Paradise are 

opened and the gates of Hell are shut. It is a 

month whose beginning is mercy, its middle 

is forgiveness and its end is redemption from 

the fire. 

This month is also well-regarded as the 

month of the Quran. Many Muslims in the 

world read this book several times during the 

month. Additionally, standing in prayer after 

breaking the fast gives us a means to relay to 

Allah our fears, drawing nearer to him and 

relying on him for comfort and support. 

During the last 10 nights of the month, 

much time will be spent in intense worship, 

seeking the night of power during the odd 

nights. The night of power commemorates 

the night when angel Gabriel visited Prophet 

Mohammed as he meditated in a cave on 

Mount Hira in Mecca. It was the beginning of 

his mission as prophet to the whole of 

humanity. Along with restraint from eating 

or drinking or engaging in relations with our 

spouses between dawn and sunset, we must 

also control our tongues and increase in acts 

of generosity toward others. 

Personally, Ramadan not only cleanses my 

body and spirit but strengthens my faith and 

helps me reflect on the many blessing Allah 

has bestowed upon me. 

In addition, I use this month to study and 

learn about the things Allah wants me to 

embrace and the things he wants me to 

avoid. In short, this is the month I do a personal 

inventory of myself. 

This is the month I will be recognizing my 

shortcomings in living up to the promise I 

made to Allah, my shortcoming in fulfilling 

my duties as a Muslim, my shortcomings in 

not keeping away from the desires, and 

doubts that I may have fallen into. 

We all need a breakthrough in this world. 

Today, fasting, contemplation and meditation, 

as with Prophet Mohammed, would 

help us to search deep within our souls to 

find the meaning behind our lives and establish 

within ourselves what we could do to 

improve the human condition. 

Muslims are fasting this month out of obedience, 

belief, commitment and love. 

All people of faith need to grasp the way of 

their prophets, who were commissioned by 

Allah, and use fasting as a means to improve 

themselves and their fellow human beings. 

This is Allah’s way of leading humanity to 

the way that is most pious and rewarding. If 

we all fasted, the consequences would be 

astounding and demonstrate how much 

faith truly matters.

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