Tag: army
1AD Salsa Band
by Sharon on May.11, 2010, under News
1AD Salsa Band
BAGHDAD – During a visit to Camp Liberty May 1, members of the Iraqi Army band were treated to a performance by the 1st Armored Division salsa band. Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Bettencourt, 1st AD band commander, said the salsa songs were part of an effort to enhance the repertoire of the Iraqi musicians, who had, in the past, been limited in their choice of musical styles. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Hansen, 366th MPAD, USD-C)
1st AD Band Performs for Wounded Soldiers
by Sharon on May.09, 2010, under News
On this edition of the AFN Wiesbaden Update: Barbeque anyone? That’s what wounded warriors received downrange to help them adjust to being back in theater.
WWII vet brings past to life for Veterans Day
by Sharon on Nov.22, 2009, under News
Mat Murphy with Dudley Strasburg
The World War II veteran described how he read Adolf Hitler’s book, “Mein Kampf,” when it was translated into English in 1936 and was convinced that Germany, under Hitler’s command, would carry out the Nazi leader’s “vision” of a Europe purged of Jews, Gypsies, physically and mentally handicapped people, homosexuals and others who didn’t fit Hitler’s world view. (continue reading…)
