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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Reid, the senior enlisted advisor of the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, in Fort Benning, Georgia, is a native of Fitzgerald, Georgia. He joined the Army as a mechanized infantryman and has held every leadership position from team leader to battalion command sergeant major. He has trained a multitude of Soldiers throughout his career, having served as an instructor for the Basic Non Commissioned Officer Course and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Troy University.
On July 3, 2007, then Staff Sergeant Reid saved the lives of four American Soldiers and one Iraqi Interpreter after an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle while deployed with the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment during Operation Iraqi Freedom. For his heroism and gallant actions, Reid received the Silver Star Medal. The Silver Star Medal is the military’s third highest decoration for valor in combat against an enemy of the U.S.
While managing the Expert Infantryman and Expert Soldier Badge training and testing for 310 Soldiers, he stated, “Starting the day motivated and with a positive attitude brings better attitudes to everyone around you. Put your all into everything you do every day. Have no regrets and learn from life lessons. Most people are most interested in your journey of how you got to where you are and not so much as the position or title. The journey is what makes the person. Not the title or position.”
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zoe Garbarino)
| Date Taken: | 02.04.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 02.09.2021 19:02 |
| Photo ID: | 6512771 |
| VIRIN: | 210202-A-BT048-9009 |
| Resolution: | 5701x3801 |
| Size: | 2.14 MB |
| Location: | FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | TROY, ALABAMA, US |
| Web Views: | 332 |
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