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Vol. 67 No. 31 Aug. 6, 2009 Word of the month: Brotherhood 2nd BCT Soldiers return to Carson by Pvt. Andrew Ingram cheered as each one saw his 4th Infantry Division Public or her loved one getting off Affairs Office the plane and shaking hands with Col. Jeffery Bailey, 4th Families and friends were Inf. Div. deputy commanding reunited when 198 Soldiers general for maneuver. from 2nd Brigade Combat About 12:45 a.m., the Team, 4th Infantry Division, Soldiers entered the welcome- returned July 30 from a 12- home ceremony amidst the month deployment to southern fog of smoke machines and Iraq in support of the Multi- the roar of a crowd that had National Division—South. been waiting for this moment Mothers and fathers, hus- for a full year. bands and wives, children and At the ceremony, Bailey friends all arrived at the Special spoke briefly. He thanked the Events Center on Fort Carson Soldiers and their Families hours before the flight landed. for their sacrifices and com- The adults sat in the mitment during the year-long bleachers eating pizza and deployment. chatting energetically while Bailey then released the children ate pizza, jumped in Soldiers so they could join the moon bounce or colored at their loved ones and get some the crafts station. much needed rest. Lee and Vickie Whitaker Upon conclusion of the were there to support their son, ceremony the Special Events Pfc. Evan Whitaker. Center emptied quickly. “We’re so proud of him,” “It’s been hard with him Lee said. “We wouldn’t have gone, but we’re glad he’s missed this for the world. home,” said Cassandra Budd, “I’d have hitchhiked here if whose husband, Photo by Marco Minero I had no other way.” Staff Sgt. Brent Above: Returning 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry The Warhorse Soldiers’ Budd, returned Division Soldiers disembark the airplane at the Arrival/ flight arrived at approximately from his third Departure Air Control Group building July 30. A live feed 11 p.m. at the Arrival/ deployment. from the A/DACG allowed Family members to see the Departure Air Control Group Soldiers Soldiers before they arrived at the Special Events Center. building, where a camera from 2nd BCT crew broadcast a live feed of will continue to Left: Elaine Eddington and her children eagerly the Soldiers exiting the plane redeploy to Fort wait for their husband and father, Sgt. Michael to a projection screen at the Carson through Eddington, to arrive at the Special Events Center crowded SEC. the month of July 30 after his 12-month deployment. Expectant Family members August. Photo by Pvt. Andrew Ingram 43rd SB Soldier helps trapped motorist by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Quill Quartermaster Company. bunch of cars pulled off to the side of a ditch with the driver trapped in her 43rd Sustainment Brigade Public He was heading north from Fort the road, and a lot of people were seat. The car’s doors were locked and Affairs Office Carson on his motorcycle toward milling around the side of this one car. the windows rolled up, making commu- his home in Denver around 4 p.m. I realized something wasn’t right, so I nication with the driver impossible. July 17 was coming to a typical What happened next put an end to got off my bike,” Nichols said. Nichols carried his tool kit from his bike end for Sgt. Jerry Nichols of the his typical day. Something definitely wasn’t right. 43rd Sustainment Brigade’s 59th “I was heading home and I saw a There was a smoking car overturned in See Hero on page 4 II Military Feature Happenings NN SS II DD EE Page 6 Page 18-19 Page 27 2 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 6, 2009 MOUNTAINEER Commanding General: I will never leave a fallen comrade Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins were there. I was close to the front of the pack. I remember Garrison Commander: Commentary by Master Sgt. Jose A. Colon-Rivera the adrenaline and a feeling of unity among us. Col. Robert F. McLaughlin 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Don’t take me wrong: we had our arguments and Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer: Division Equal Opportunity Advisor disagreements, but for the most part, we were proud of Dee McNutt Sunday, the Department of Defense announced that the what we were doing. We were proud of belonging to the Chief, Print and Web Communications: remains of fellow warrior, Navy Capt. Michael “Scott” brotherhood of American warriors. Men and women who, Douglas M. Rule Speicher, were found in Al Anbar province, Iraq, giving the for different reasons, volunteered to join the American Editor: Julie M. Lucas opportunity to repatriate the remains of a member of our military and help defend the Constitution of the United Staff Writers: Rick Emert special brotherhood. States and freedom across the world. Devin Fisher On Jan. 17, 1991, many of my brothers and sisters — Gen. George S. Patton said, “Freedom has a taste, and Happenings: Nel Lampe me included — were here, in the Middle East, whether for those who have fought for it, the taste is so sweet the Sports Writer: Walt Johnson on a ship at sea, in the air or on the sands of the desert. protected will never know.” Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall We had deployed to Operation Desert Shield and were Military people are often thought to be cliquish spearheading Operation Desert Storm. 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