THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION FEBRUARY2015 EDITION
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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION
FEBRUARY2015 EDITION
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Harold L. Eatman’s biggest fear in life is being forgotten and that the world will not remember the
sacrifices he and fellow 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment brothers in arms made during combat. The 99-year-old veteran doesn’t have to worry about being forgotten anymore. On Feb. 3 Eatman and seven other veterans received the French Legion of Honor in Raleigh in recognition of their service to France in World War II. The French Legion of Honor is an order of distinction first established by Napoleon Bonaparte in May of 1802 and is the highest decoration bestowed in France. “[I feel] sort of unworthy, but I’m happy about it and it makes me feel good,” said Eatman after the ceremony. “You get the feelings sometime when the war is over and the excitement is over people want to forget about it.” Eatman enlisted in the Army as an infantryman and later volunteered to be a Paratrooper. He served as a platoon sergeant in Hotel Company, 505th PIR in combat, and served as a jumpmaster during D-Day. Eatman jumped in all four of the combat jumps his regiment completed with the 82nd Airborne Division. After being recognized by the government of France along with members of his former unit, Eatman said he’s ready to get back in the fight. “Tell them to get a rifle squad ready, ‘Pops’ is coming back,” Eatman said.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David T. Blocker/ReleasedLt. Col. Hermon L. Johnson Jr. (middle), commander of 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division meets with a role player portraying a leader from the Iraqi Security Forces during a training exercise, Jan. 15, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C. Leaders from 3rd BCT will deploy to Iraq in the next few weeks to advise and assist the ISF to enable them to defeat ISIL.
Story and Photos by Sgt. Matthew S. Griffith505th PIR veteran awarded French Legion of Honor
TOP: Harold L. Eatman, a veteran of World War II, is shown with Lt. Col. Albert J. Paquin, deputy commander for 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Tadeusz Gaweda, honorary command sergeant major of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Williams, rear detachment command sergeant major of 3rd BCT, Feb. 3, 2015, after a ceremony in Raleigh, N.C.
ABOVE: Tadeusz Gaweda, honorary command sergeant major of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, shakes hands with Harold L. Eatman, a veteran of World War II, Feb. 3, 2015, after a ceremony in Raleigh, N.C.
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Paratrooper named FORSCOMCareer Counselor of the Year
Sgt. 1st Class Cheri N. Lee’s office is not much different from those of other career counselors on Fort Bragg, N.C.: a computer, large monitor and stacks of files are
arranged neatly on the desk, and an American flag adorns the wall. The typical plaques and desktop mementos doled out to career Soldiers for jobs well done are displayed prom-inently on the top shelf of the desk. Lee, a Paratrooper assigned to 307th Brigade Engi-neer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, has one award on display that no other career counselor in the Army does though: the trophy naming her the 2015 U.S. Army Forces Command career counselor of the year. The Pasadena, California, native won the FORSCOM-level Career Counselor of the Year competition in January and is slated to compete at the Department of the Army level against career counselors from eight other major commands in the spring. Lee said her win is a tribute to countless hours of study and the mentorship that exceptional noncommis-sioned officers have provided throughout her career. “It’s nice to see that hard work pays off,” Lee said. “It’s motivation to study [and] I just feel like I know my job better because of it.” Prior to winning the FORSCOM-level competition, Lee triumphed at the division and XVIII Airborne Corps boards in the fall of 2014. The Paratrooper said each board along the way has been more challenging than the last, and she has been required to know the career counselor regu-lation to the letter and excel during Army physical fitness tests. “Bottom line, she’s a definite super star within the brigade,” said Master Sgt. Anthony W. Henry, senior career counselor for 3rd BCT, of Lee. “You couldn’t ask for a better thing out any career counselor across the Army, she is ex-actly what the Army is looking for to be the career counsel-or of the year.” Lee said she’s focused on the DA-level board and is thankful to have the opportunity to continue to make a difference in Soldiers’ lives through her role as a career counselor. “In this [military occupational specialty] you can
make probably the most difference as far as the future of retaining Soldiers goes,” Lee said. “You can get a Soldier something that they came in the Army to do, [something] they’ve been dreaming of for three or four years … and I get to be the one to send them there. That feels good every time it happens.”
BY STAFF SGT. MARY S. KATZENBERGER3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM PUBLIC AFFAIRS
U.S. Army photo by Carol EubanksSgt. 1st Class Cheri N. Lee, career counselor for 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, poses with Master Sgt. Anthony W. Henry, senior career counselor for 3rd BCT, Jan. 28, 2015, after winning the U.S. Army Forces Command-level Career Counselor of the Year competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. Lee will compete at the Department of the Army level in the spring.
Jumpingover the moon
U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Mary S. KatzenbergerParatroopers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division descend toward Holland Drop
Zone against the backdrop of a crystal clear sky and last quarter moon, Feb. 11, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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BY STAFF SGT. MARY S. KATZENBERGER3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM PUBLIC AFFAIRS
When Staff Sgt. Daniel E. McIver laced up his tennis shoes in the morning, he wasn’t thinking about the approaching competition and how
it would test his Paratroopers, endurance or leadership; rather, McIver was thinking about how much a friend and fallen comrade would enjoy participating in the contest by his side. McIver and fellow Paratroopers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division honored Spc. Joseph W. Riley through deeds, not words, by giving their all during the first Joseph Riley Squad Competition, Feb. 10, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Riley was killed in action in Afghanistan on Nov. 24, 2014, during the battalion’s most recent deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The grueling competition—held to honor Riley and determine the top squad in each platoon of B Co.—featured five stations along a six-mile course. At the first station, each Paratrooper had to rig a rucksack for airborne operations. On the second testing lane, the squad leader of each squad became a notional casualty and his Paratroopers had to follow all the steps to secure a medical evacuation for him. The testing continued at the reconnaissance lane, where each squad was given three pairs of binoculars to observe and report on an objective. Next, at the weapons assembly station, the three lowest-ranking Paratroopers in each squad had to correctly assemble and complete a functions check on three weapons without physical assistance from leaders. During the fifth and final station, the leader challenge, squad leaders were tested on their ability to
Through deeds, U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David T. BlockerA Paratrooper assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division performs a functions check on an M249 machine gun during the Joseph Riley Squad Competition, Feb. 10, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The competition was held to determine the best squad in each platoon while honoring Spc. Joseph W. Riley,
who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 24, 2014.
send a situation report over the radio. McIver said the completion was a perfect tribute to Riley. “It kind of showed the drive that Riley had as a person,” McIver said. “He was all about going to Ranger School and always finishing number one at everything. “He was a very motivating person to have around, especially during an event like this,” McIver continued. “He would be all frowns about it, but, by the end of the day when he started doing it, he’d be one of the happiest people doing this kind of stuff.”
1st Lt. Stephen N. Murray, officer in charge of the Joseph Riley Squad Competition for B Co., 1st Bn., 508th PIR, said he believes the competition met its intent to honor Riley and push Paratroopers to their limits. “I think it’s a very great exercise to test the abilities not only of the squad leaders but also on how well they’ve been training their privates since they came down to the line,” Murray said. “We threw a few leadership challenges in there where the squad leader wasn’t able to coach and mentor their guys and they had to operate based on the training he had given them prior to the event.
“Also, a lot of the Soldiers in our company also came back from scout platoon on this last deployment, so I know that this event was really big for them in remembering a fallen comrade,” Murray continued. Pvt. Raul J. Villa, assigned to 2nd platoon in B Co., 1st Bn., 508th PIR, said it was good to see all the camaraderie that came out of the competition. “It’s good to see the guys you’re going to rely on push themselves,” Villa said. “There’s a lot of guys who have died [for our country], it’s nice to see people honor that by giving everything they have for future Soldiers.”
not wordsParatroopers honor fallen comrade during competition
“There’s a lot of guys who have [died for ourcountry], it’s
nice to seepeople
honor that bygiving
everything they have for
future Soldiers.”Pvt. Raul J. Villa
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U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Mary S. KatzenbergerParatroopers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division compete in the Joseph Riley Squad Competition, Feb. 10, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The competition was held to determine the best squad in each platoon while honoring Spc. Joseph W. Riley, who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 24, 2014 during Operation Enduring Freedom. At the first station, each Paratrooper had to rig a rucksack for airborne operations. At the second testing lane, the squad leader of each squad became a notional casualty and his Paratroopers had to follow all the steps to secure a medical evacuation for him. The testing continued at the reconnaissance lane, where each squad was given three pairs of binoculars to observe and report on an objective. Next, at the weapons assembly station, the three lowest-ranking Paratroopers in each squad had to correctly assemble and complete a functions check on three weapons without physical assistance from leaders. During the fifth and final station, the leader challenge, squad leaders were tested on their ability to send a situation report over the radio.
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3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION
“H-MINUS!” Brigade CommanderCol. Curtis Buzzard
Deputy Commanding OfficerLtc. Albert Paquin
Command Sergeant MajorCmd. Sgt. Maj. Brian Severino
Public Affairs NCOICStaff Sgt. Mary Katzenberger
Broadcast NCOSgt. David Blocker
Public Affairs OfficerMaj. Fred Hair
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