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CAMP TAJI – Spc. Igor Pinto Machado, A Chinook helicopter maintainer and native of Brasilia, Brazil, welcomed Iraqi Air Force personnel to witness his Army re-enlistment ceremony during a Cinco de Mayo celebration here, May 5. Brig. Gen. Nadhem Lefta, the senior Iraqi Air Force officer at Camp Taji, congratulates Spc. Igor Pinto Machado after he re-enlisted with the Army, May 5, 2010. Pinto Machado, a native of Brazil, welcomed the IqAF leaders to the ceremony to show how the U.S. Army recruits and retains Soldiers. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Roland Hale. During the ceremony, the guests witnessed Machado,...

BAGHDAD, July 22, 2008 – When Army Sgt. Victor Faggiano was growing up in Manchester, N.H., he always knew the military was the choice from him in life. Army Sgt. Victor Faggiano (left), a native of Manchester, N.H., patrols through a field of trash using a medal detector to search for possible enemy caches in northern Ghazaliyah, Iraq, July 10, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Hunter, Multinational Division Baghdad  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “I pretty much always wanted to join the Army since I was playing with little green Army men, and I never saw...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25, 2005 – Servicemembers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are re-enlisting in high numbers, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today said he thinks he knows why. Marine Gen. Peter Pace spoke with Chris Wallace on the Fox News Channel's "Fox News Sunday," making his first appearance on a Sunday talk show as Joint Chiefs chairman. "(The high re-enlistment rate) shows their pride in what they're doing and their understanding of how important it is," the general said. "It is absolutely true that for those units that have served overseas in Iraq and...

Now that the election is over, I've made a decision. I've been on the sideline for too long and now that the American people have validated the administration and prosecution of the war it is time for me to accept the responsibility of that outcome.I am reupping for duty in the U.S. Army.The watchword for this nation is now 'sacrifice.' The units overseas are exhausted, the manpower issues are about to reach critical mass, and the situation in Iraq will take the next ten years to stabilize.Even though I am 46, the Army will accept me because of my prior...

FR has changed the donation site and all monthly donors who wish to continue should re-input their information on the new site. Badjoe last ran the FR support monthlies September 20th. It is now October 21 so you are now out of danger of being hit twice in one month. : ) If you have not gone to the new site and re-entered your information your monthly has stopped. Now I know you don't want that to happen it, so please go HERE to re-up. The next Freepathon will come sooner and last longer if you don't do this now....