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- Belgian 'Grizzly' pins on Sgt. Maj.
- U.S. ambassador honors WWII vets
- From the Liberation of Pilsen to NATO Partnerships
HOHENFELS, Germany-- The Joint Multinational Readiness Center's "Grizzly" Observer/Controller- Trainer (O/C-T) team, responsible for armor, cavalry and reconnaissance units training at JMRC, held a special promotion ceremony for Belgian O/C-T, Sgt. Maj. Patrick Decartes, on April 3, 2012.
Sgt. Maj. Decartes has been assigned to JMRC since January as part of a select group of multinational partner Observer/Controllers that work alongside their American counterparts providing evaluation, feedback and mentoring to units training for deployment to Afghanistan, Kosovo or preparing for future contingency operations.
PILSEN, CZECH REPUBLIC (May 8, 2012) -- The U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic attended the Pilsen Liberation Festival on Sunday, to help honor American war veterans who liberated Pilsen in 1945 and to thank those gathered for their enduring friendship with the United States.
Ambassador Norman Eisen joined other Czech and international dignitaries on stage at the Thank you America Monument.
PILSEN, CZECH REPUBLIC--The people of Pilsen are not the only ones this weekend honoring the World War Two veterans who liberated this city in 1945.
Mixed into the crowd, taking in all the exhibits, the food and local culture are modern day soldiers from the U.S. Army Europe, the soldiers who carry the torch today, following in the footsteps of the greatest generation from sixty-seven years ago.
The Pilsen Liberation Festival salutes the soldiers who brought peace to this part of the world in 1945 while today the Soldiers, airmen and Marines who serve in Europe are now the military partners of the sons and daughters of the people who were liberated here.
