SRN121516A-Defense Secretary Carter briefs in London and Elementary children spread holiday cheer to deployed soldiers
SERGEANT LAURA MARTIN, SOLDIERS RADIO NEWS
DEFENSE SECRETARY ASH CARTER ATTENDED A BRIEFING IN LONDON TO DISCUSS OUR EFFORTS IN COUNTERING ISIL
"WE'LL DEPLOY SOME ADDITIONAL 200 US FORCES TO SYRIA TO JOIN THE 300 US SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES THAT ALREADY THERE. THEY’RE THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND THE GREAT WEIGHT OF AMERICAN AND COALITION MILITARY MIGHT THAT WERE BRINGING TO BEAR THROUGH THEM AGAINST ISIL”
SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES SENT CHRISTMAS CARE PACKAGES TO SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO KUWAIT. 369TH SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE MAIL CLERK SPC. JULEINNY CRUZ SEES FIRST HAND THE AFFECT IT HAS ON THE SOLDIERS.
"ITS A SURPRISE FOR A LOT OF THEM, THEY DON'T EXPECT IT AND WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN HERE...OH WHAT DID I RECEIVE TODAY, I WASN’T EXPECTING ANYTHING AND WE LET THEM KNOW ITS A CARE PACKAGE AND THE EXCITEMENT THEY GET WHEN THEY OPEN IT UP. IT’S ADORABLE. ."
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THAT'S YOUR SOLDIERS RADIO NEWS
Date Taken: | 12.15.2016 |
Date Posted: | 12.15.2016 13:56 |
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