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The hidden weight of the Purple Heart
August 15, 2022
— It’s the oldest active military medal in the United States. It is believed its color was chosen because it represents courage and bravery, but it’s the medal nobody ever asks for. It weighs just over an ounce, but holds the weight and sorrow of countless stories told and untold. The stories are different, but they do have one thing in common: the recipient was wounded or killed in order to be awarded the Purple Heart...
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U.S. Army Central conducts key leader engagements in Tajikistan
August 15, 2022
— Maj. Gen. Wendul Hagler, Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), conducted a series of key leader engagements in the Republic of Tajikistan, meeting with representatives from the country’s Ministry of Defense and the U.S. embassy May 23-25, 2022. ...
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U.S. military women show support at historic Lebanese graduation
August 2, 2022
— Women from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Army Central Command, and U.S. Air Force Central Command attended a ceremony in Lebanon, Aug. 1, to support the first group of women who graduated from the Lebanese Army Military Academy and into the field of combat arms. ...
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U.S. Army Central leadership tours ARCENT AOR
July 28, 2022
— U.S. Army Central’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, and command sergeant major, CSM J. Garza, met with Soldiers of Task Force Liberty at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. Lt. Gen. Frank assumed command of USARCENT July 7, 2022. ...
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Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank Assumes Command of U.S. Army Central
July 11, 2022
— Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank assumed command of U.S. Army Central from the outgoing commander, Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, during a change of command ceremony today at Patton Hall. Lt. Gen. Frank previously served as the chief of staff for U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fl. The ceremony, officiated by the USCENTCOM commander, Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, brought together senior leaders from across the U.S. Army, elected officials, and many distinguished visitors...
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Chief of Israeli Ground Forces visits U.S. Army Central's Patton Hall
July 6, 2022
— “It was a great honor to host Maj. Gen. Yadaie and his delegation at Patton Hall to discuss the future of our partnership and share understanding” said Brig. Gen. Eichburg. “We look forward to future military and security cooperation that benefit both the Israeli and American people, as well as generate security ties across the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility.” ...
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U.S. Army Central celebrates Army's 247th birthday with ceremonial cake-cutting
June 14, 2022
— U.S. Army Central Celebrates Army's 247th Birthday With Ceremonial Cake-Cutting. (Left to Right) USARCENT Commanding General, LTG Ronald Clark, LTC Kenneth Boes, SPC Archie McParland, and CSM Carlos Evans cut the cake during a ceremony at Patton Hall. The cake was cut using a replica M1913 Patton Sword, designed by then-2nd Lt. George Patton...
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U.S. Army Central memorializes remarkable Red Ball Express
June 8, 2022
— The term “Red Ball” has been around since the mid-1890s to describe express shipping for priority freight. In military history, it refers to a plan to keep then-Lt. Gen. Patton’s fast-moving Army supplied as it broke through the Normandy hedgerows and began its race across France. The Red Ball Express was organized, drawing on all available truck companies, to move tons of needed supplies to keep American forces moving...
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Arkansas State University alumni pose outside of U.S. Army Central's Patton Hall
May 9, 2022
— (Center) U.S. Army Central’s Deputy Commanding General, Maj. Gen Wendul Hagler, II, (left) USARCENT, Chief of Space and Special Activities, Col. Princeton Wright, (right) and USARCENT, Chief CMO Plans, Lt. Col. Natasha Campbell, pose for an Arkansas State University alumni photo at Patton Hall on Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 6, 2022. Hagler commissioned as a military police second lieutenant upon graduation from the Arkansas State University in 1988. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Leo Jenkins) ...
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Former Soldier witness to Buchenwald concentration camp
April 29, 2022
— As a 23-year-old Army Sergeant during World War II, he was witness to the Battle of the Bulge, the D-Day landing beaches, and the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. ...
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