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New Web site tells `Soldier Stories'
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 4, 2003) -- Acts of
heroism, community service and deeds that exemplify Army values can
be found on the Army Homepage's newest feature, "Soldier
Stories."
Soldiers who dodge bullets to pull
their comrades to safety, and those who are working to improve the
condition of run-down Iraqi facilities, schools and hospitals are
among those spotlighted at www.army.mil.
Sgt. Timothy Hicks,
an artillery cannon crewmember, knew that the small-arms fire aimed
at him was getting closer, but he remained focused. His goal was to
get to two wounded soldiers, whose supply vehicle had been hit with
a rocket-propelled grenade. Hicks later received the Bronze Star for
maneuvering the supply vehicle through a "hot zone" and getting his
comrades to safety.
"This new page pays tribute to the men
and women who exemplify the Army values," said Col. James Allen,
chief of the Command Information Division at the Pentagon.
The Soldier Stories Web site was designed to aid
speechwriters who want to express to the world that the Army is at
war - relevant and ready, Allen said.
"By going to the Web
site, writers can get short stories that convey how dedicated,
sincere and caring our American Soldiers are. They're doing more
than rooting out evil, they're restoring water, electricity, and
rebuilding infrastructures.
"If I were writing a speech, I
would find it hard to put the pen down with all the good things that
are going on in Iraq and Afghanistan."
The Soldier Stories
Web page went live Oct. 30, and will continuously be updated with
new vignettes.
If you know a Soldier whose actions deserve
recognition, send your vignette to the Army News Service,
"arnews@hqda.army.mil."
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