ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — Three U.S. Army Sustainment Command noncommissioned officers delivered donations received by community members to a Quad Cities animal shelter Dec. 17.

SAN ANTONIO — Dig into a nice plate of schnitzel and wash it down with a frosty mug of root beer at one of the oldest German restaurants in Texas about 150 miles south of Killeen-Fort Hood.

Bety Joseph is kicking off the new year by finding a new home for unwanted items. As individuals make a resolution to purge and declutter their closets, Joseph is reusing these items and sending them to family and friends in Haiti.

While Fort Hood Family Housing, a Lendlease privatized military housing community, made progress toward the revitalization of family housing here, they have even more planned for 2022 as they continue their $420 million planned community development effort.

KILLEEN — America’s World War II veterans are said to be dying at a rate of more than 200 per day and Killeen lost one of its beloved members of the famed “Greatest Generation” recently when Zac G. Shawhan died at age 101 on Christmas Day.

“He was our family,” said 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Arroyo during the funeral for World War II veteran and former 91st BEB soldier, formerly the oldest living American WWII veteran, Pfc. Lawrence Brooks.

KILLEEN — The wind blew so hard at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery Saturday that the members of the Salado Civil Air Patrol, who posted the colors for those in attendance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, visibly flexed their muscles in a successful effort to keep the flags upright.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — One Army general, 20 young boys and Vince Lombardi recently spent an afternoon together at the College of Charleston at one of Meminger Elementary’s after-school programs. Brig. Gen. Jason Kelly, the South Atlantic Division commander, met with the students of Boys With A P…

The command team of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana made this sprawling Central Texas post its first stop of 2022 for their Winning the Fight for Talent campaign, Jan. 7.

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Virginia National Guard soldiers and airmen conducted a medical exchange with the Republic of Tajikistan Dec. 6-10 in support of the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program.

As the U.S. Army modernizes and reorganizes to meet tomorrow’s challenges, including sustained large-scale combat operations (LSCO), 1st Cavalry Division leaders and staff participated in a two day on-site last week to understand the division’s role, as the Army’s first penetration division …

KILLEEN — Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Roboam “Frenchy” Brea still gets choked up when he thinks back to all the times he missed family holiday celebrations while he was deployed overseas or away on some other assignment.

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Guadalupe Lopez remembers well his first Christmas away from home after joining the military when he was 16 years old.

COPPERAS COVE – Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Johnnie Banks of Copperas Cove has been out of the military for a few years now, and he clearly remembers the loneliness of being away from home for the holidays.

HARKER HEIGHTS — Retired U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Chris McPhee retired from the military in 2015 with 21 years’ service and he remembers quite well spending plenty of holidays away from home on overseas deployments and other assignments.

HARKER HEIGHTS – Retired U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Walter Hooks still remembers the first of many Christmases he spent away from home as he served around the world during his 20 years’ military service.

LAMPASAS – Johnny Chadwick was away from home for several Christmases when he served in the U.S. Army from 1983-90, but in some ways, he really did not mind missing out.

During the early morning hours on Dec. 17, the 797th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 71st EOD Group, participated in their specialized physical training event with a special guest for the day; none other than the United Kingdom’s Maj. Gen Michael Keating, who is also the deputy commande…

SAN ANTONIO — Texas has a lot of must-see holiday attractions and one of the finest is located 150 miles south of Killeen-Fort Hood at San Antonio’s famed Riverwalk, a 15-mile long stretch of downtown shops, restaurants, bars and more that is decorated every year with millions of colorful li…

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, its primary care clinics and COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites will modify hours Dec. 20 to Jan. 3 for the holiday season.

DAEGU, Republic of Korea — On Sunday, USAG Daegu commander Col. Brian P. Schoellhorn and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan J. Blue joined a group of garrison volunteers to deliver dozens of presents to the Love & Hope Orphanage in Daegu.

A partnership between the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division and Compost Facility here, along with Dominion Energy, Pike Electric and Fort Hood Family Housing revitalized and cultivated a green space named the Comanche Community Garden over the course of several months.

Taking a step down memory lane, the current commander of the 302nd Dutch Squadron, 166th Aviation Brigade, First Army–Division West, shared an update on the training squadron with former Royal Netherland’s commanders as the unit marked its 25th year of training here Dec. 8.