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A U.S. Soldier assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, records a video on his phone of an M1A2 Abrams tank firing during a live-fire accuracy screening test as part of Defender 22 at Mielno Range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, May 11, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises taking place in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s ability to con

Sergeant First Class Leroy A. Petry | Medal of Honor Recipient | U.S. Army

Today marks the 70th anniversary of Medal of Honor recipient, Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun's death in Pyoktong on the bank of the Yalu River during the Korean War. Kapaun was a Catholic priest and U.S. Army Chaplain born in the small Czech farming community of Pilsen, Kansas on April 20, 1916. In July of 1950, Chaplain Kapaun and the 8th Cavalry Regiment of the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division were among the first troops sent to help defend nearby South Korea after its invasion by the North. Soon aft