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CJTF-7 Public AffairsBAGHDAD, IraqRelease #040107d   Bulldog recognized for “duty, honor, country”BAGHDAD, Iraq – “Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be … they build your basic character. They mold you for your future roles as the custodians of the Nation's defense. They make you strong enough to know when you are weak, and brave enough to face yourself when you are afraid,” said Gen. of the Army Douglas MacArthur in his 1962 Sylvanus Thayer Award acceptance speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,...

CJTF-7 Public AffairsBAGHDAD, IraqRelease #040106f Task Force 1st Armored Division’s bulldog fire support elementBAGHDAD, Iraq – After approximately eight months in Baghdad, soldiers of 1st Armored Division have realized that there is more to their role in the Army than their military occupational specialties. Most soldiers have taken on additional duties to support the overall mission in Iraq – from providing driver and gunner support on convoys to pulling guard at their forward operating bases. The Fort Riley, Kansas, based 3rd Brigade Combat Team’s (BCT) fire support element is one example of those countless teams of soldiers who do what...