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    • Alpha Company Award Ceremony - 08NOV2020

      Reported By RET C.Brock

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      The Alpha Company Award Ceremony is a special occasion occurring monthly to recognize the achievements of 3rd Infantry Division Realism Gaming Unit Soldiers.

      This past Sunday, November 8, Major John LaFlash presided over the November Ceremony at FOB Ironhorse.

       

      Ceremony Notes

      Company Command and Force Improvement Group are holding the following training courses this month:

      Airborne School, 21st November at 1730Hrs EST
      Advanced Leaders Course, 18th November at 1530Hrs EST
      Land Navigation Course, 19th November at 2000Hrs EST
      Warrior Leaders Course, 25th and 26th November at 1200Hrs EST

       

      This month, Major LaFlash recognized…

       

      The following Soldiers were promoted to:

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      E-3 Private First Class

      Private First Class Jason Samuels
      Private First Class Logan Ven
      Private First Class Nicholas Lee
      Private First Class Vinny Garcia
      Private First Class Paul Liwa

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      E-4B Specialist

      Specialist Arthur Pendergast
      Specialist Roger Mullins
      Specialist Tomas Unger
      Specialist Steve Klein
      Specialist Emil Poltorak
      Specialist Johnny Ayers
      Specialist Juan Escubilla
      Specialist Jeremy Nichols
      Specialist Nico Agricola

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      E-4A Corporal

      Corporal Anthony Sam
      Corporal Luke VanDenburgh

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      E-7 Sergeant First Class

      Sergeant First Class Jannes Drake

       

      The following Soldiers were awarded:

       

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      Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, MOVSM

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      Humanitarian Service Medal, HSM

      Private First Class Rupert Flannigan

       

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      Armed Forces Service Medal, AFSM

      Staff Sergeant Christoph Brock
      Sergeant Eric Abel

       

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      National Defense Service Medal, NDSM

      Private First Class Jason Samuels
      Private First Class Vinny Garcia
      Private Second Class David Marsh
      Private Trainee Joshua Johnson

       

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      Good Conduct Medal, GCM

      Specialist Nico Agricola
      Specialist Alex Cruze

       

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      Army Achievement Medal, AAM

      Sergeant Giancarlo Tucci
      Corporal Brendan Moose
      Specialist Johnny Ayers
      Specialist Kyle Skitz
      Specialist Emil Poltorak

       

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      Army Commendation Medal, ACM

      Private First Class Brandon Perez

       

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      Joint Service Achievement Medal, JSAM

      Warrant Officer Candidate Clifford Simpkins
      Corporal Anthony Sam
      Specialist Tom Worrall

       

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      Joint Service Commendation Medal, JSCM

      Specialist Alex Cruze

       

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      Purple Heart, PH

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      Meritorious Service Medal, MSM

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      Combat Infantryman Badge, CIB (Stage 1)

      Specialist Arthur Pendergast
      Private First Class Jason Samuels
      Private First Class Vinny Garcia
      Private First Class Paul Liwa
      Private First CLass Nicholas Lee
      Private Second Class David Marsh
      Private Second Class Gabriel Plunkett
      Private Trainee Class Justin Miner

       

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      Combat Action Badge, CAB (Stage 1)

      Sergeant David Sklenar

       

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      Combat Medic Badge, CMB (Stage 1)

      SPC Steve Klein

       

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      Combat Medic Badge, CMB (Stage 2)

      Sergeant Maarten Gregoire

       

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      Air Assault Badge

      Sergeant Eric Abel
      Sergeant Giancarlo Tucci

       

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      French Fourragere

      Sergeant Eric Abel
      Specialist Tom Worrall

       

      In closing, Major LaFlash said, “As we talked about earlier, we are in the apex of our Operation after 9-10 months’ worth of it. It’s starting to wind down...we’re getting toward that end. So expect a lot of good things, and a lot of hard things. Be prepared!”

       

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