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August 28, 2015 Vol. 73, No. 34 Aug. 28, 2015 4ID troops earn Ranger Tab Haver 1 of 2 women; Calderon earns distinguished honor By Dani Johnson Garrison Public Affairs Offi ce Four Fort Carson Soldiers, to include one of the fi rst female Soldiers to attend the course, graduated the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, Aug. 21. 1st Lt. Shaye L. Haver, an AH-64 Apache pilot, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and another female offi cer were the fi rst women to graduate from Ranger School. The fi rst Ranger class in Army history to include female candidates began April 19 with 20 women among the 400 Soldiers. Photo by Pfc. Ebony Banks Other Fort Carson graduates include infantrymen 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div.; and 1st Lt. Shaye L. Haver, right, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Staff Sgt. Michael C. Calderon, 1st Battalion, 12th Spc. Logan A. Williams, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Regiment, 2nd IBCT, 4th Inf. Div. and other Soldiers conduct Mountaineering training during 4th Infantry Division, who was named the William Haver said she wanted to go to Ranger School the Ranger Course on Mount Yonah in Cleveland, Ga., July O. Darby Distinguished Honor Graduate; Sgt. 1st 14. Haver was one of two females who completed Ranger Class Cyril L. Komanecky II, 1st Bn., 38th Inf. Reg., See Rangers on Page 4 School for the fi rst time in Army history. Division adds hero to wall of honor By Scott Prater Medal of Honor plaque takes its proper place on our Mountaineer staff wall of honor, among his 23 fellow heroes who were assigned or attached to the 4th Inf. Div.,” Gonsalves The 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson said during his ceremony address. honored a hero by placing his Medal of Honor Shemin, a World War I veteran, had previously plaque on the division’s wall of honor Aug. 20. been overlooked for the nation’s highest military Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves, commanding award for valor, but President Barack Obama general, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson, honored presented the award posthumously June 2. Shemin’s Sgt. William Shemin, Company G, 2nd Battalion, daughter, Elsie Shemin-Roth, accepted the award 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Inf. Div., by leading a on her father’s behalf. ceremony where the plaque was offi cially placed on “A couple of weeks ago, I had the great pleasure the wall at the 4th Inf. Div. Headquarters. of speaking with Elsie Shemin-Roth who, despite Photo capture by Staff Sgt. Rob Oson “Today is a humbling moment for the Army her own 87 years, had every bit as much energy and Sgt. William Shemin’s Medal of Honor plaque joins the ranks with and the 4th Infantry Division as well as a proud 23 other 4th Infantry Division Soldiers on the wall of honor in the moment for the Shemin Family as Sgt. Shemin’s See Medal on Page 4 division headquarters building Aug. 20. Message board INSIDE Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey will be the guest speaker at a Special Events Center (SEC) Dedication Ceremony to honor William “Bill” Reed Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the SEC. Reed was a Soldier who, upon retirement, worked with Youth Recreation and later oversaw the SEC and devoted his life to serving Pages 18-19 Soldiers and their Families. Page 10 Page 28-29 2 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 28, 2015 MOUNTAINEER Carson Ready Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Ryan F. Gonsalves Garrison Commander: Col. Joel D. Hamilton Month focuses on readiness Fort Carson Public Affairs Offi cer: Commentary by Ray Dunn personnel and equipment during the Waldo Canyon and Dee McNutt Alternate emergency manager, Directorate of Plans, Black Forest fi res. Chief, Print and Web Communications: Training, Mobilization and Security Emergency preparedness and response helps the nation Rick Emert prepare for, mitigate the risk of, respond to and recover from Editor: Devin Fisher Although a specifi c fi gure could not be determined, it major domestic disasters, both natural and manmade, including was estimated that 3,000 people lost their lives Sept. 11, incidents of terrorism. Sponsored by the Federal Emergency Staff writers: Scott Prater 2001, as a result of the terrorist attacks on the World Management Agency’s Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps, Andrea Stone Trade Center in New York City. National Preparedness Month is a monthlong federally Happenings : Nel Lampe Among this number were more than 2,600 people in recognized awareness campaign, occurring every September, S p o r t s w ri te r : Walt Johnson the Twin Towers, including nearly 250 citizens from other to improve the preparedness of our nation. countries. On the ground, some 400 emergency workers L a yo u t / g ra p h i c s : Jeanne Mazerall To assist in these endeavors, the Fort Carson Offi ce of who responded to the scene were also victims. Excluding Emergency Management/Force Protection, the Directorate the hijackers, also lost were 246 U.S. citizens on four of Emergency Services, Fort Carson Army Community This commercial enterprise newspaper aircraft and at the Pentagon an additional 125 people, Service (ACS) and 4th Inf. Div. have planned a “Ready is an authorized publication for members of 55 of whom were military. the Department of Defense. Contents of the Army/Carson Ready” display to be held at the main Mountaineer are not necessarily the offi cial As most well remember, Sept. 11, 2001, was a day that Exchange Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. view of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or not only shook the nation, but forever changed the way The Fort Carson community is invited to stop by to receive the Department of the Army. Printed circulation that we would live. As a result of the attacks, the largest community readiness information and see demonstrations is 8,000 copies. federal government overhaul since 1947 took place with the presented by the Fort Carson Fire Department. The fi re The editorial content of the Mountaineer formation of the Department of Homeland Security. Its 2004 is the respon sibility of the Public Affairs Offi ce, department will also have special operations emergency Fort Carson, Colo., Tel.: 526-4144. 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