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By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 11, 2021 An Army captain who pulled a knife-wielding attacker off his victim wishes he could have done more, though his actions earned him the Army’s highest medal for acts of noncombat bravery. Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe presented the Soldier’s Medal to Capt. Christopher Long on Friday at Fort Benning, Ga., in recognition of his selflessness and valor in stopping the attack, the Army said in a statement. The fatal assault happened on April 6, 2019, the night of a welcome home celebration for deployed troops returning to Fort Bliss, Texas. Sgt. Amy Colbert, who had recently come home from Kuwait, was stabbed by her husband, Sgt. Lance E. Colbert, who had been lying in wait wearing a disguise, the service said in the statement.
Earlier this month, soldiers currently assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center s Soldier Recovery Unit organized and participated in the Bataan Death March remembrance event on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The intent was to recreate – virtually – the Bataan Death March remembrance event that is normally held in New Mexico, said Army Staff Sgt. Edward Nelan, a veteran-track squad leader in BAMC s SRU. Nelan served as the lead coordinator and non-commissioned officer in charge of the event. We have 33 personnel from the SRU who volunteered to be part of the march and we have participants from outside the SRU.
BAMC s virtual commemorative march was part of the national march. The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps department at New Mexico State University began the event in 1989 in White Sands, New Mexico according to the Bataan Memorial Death March site. The participants can either choose the full 26-mile march, or the shorter version of 14.2 miles. They can also
18 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (April 23, 2021)– Soldiers currently assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center’s Soldier Recovery Unit organized and participated in the Bataan Death March remembrance event on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on April 10.
“The intent was to recreate – virtually-the Bataan Death March remembrance event that is normally held in New Mexico,” said Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Nelan, a veteran-track squad leader in BAMC’s SRU. Nelan served as the lead coordinator and non-commissioned officer in charge of the event. “We have 33 personnel from the SRU who volunteered to be part of the march and we have participants from outside the SRU.”
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