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POLAND: 230TH SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE SUPPORTS OPERATION ANAKONDA

VOL. 16, ISSUE 4

TENNESSEE ARMY AND 

AIR ENGINEERS ACTIVE 

IN RESOLUTE CASTLE 

EXERCISE

BULGARIA:

BUILDING

STRONG

TIES
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ON THE COVER

Aug. 9, 2016 - Airman 1st Class Aron Flowers and Senior Airman Adam Gartner, 118th Civil Engineer Squadron, Tennessee 

Air National Guard, break ground on August 10 for the installation of lighting at the Ammo Holding Area (AHA) that is under 

construction at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. 

Photo by Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby

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118th Wing 

Supports 

Resolute 

Castle.

12

Chuckey 50 

Year Memorial

8

Operation 

Anakonda 16 

in Poland

28

Northern Strike 

in Michigan

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8 OPERATION ANAKONDA 16

Tennessee’s 230th Sustainment Brigade Supports Operation 

Anakonda ‘16 In Szczecin, Poland.

12 CHUCKEY - 50 YEAR MEMORIAL

The Tennessee National Guard Honors Soldiers Killed and 

Injured 50 Years Ago.

16 LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

Austin Peay Student Presented Learning Opportunity During 

Military Operation in Bulgaria.

18 ENGINEERS IN BULGARIA

118th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron Deploys to Bulgaria in 

Support of Operation Resolute Castle.

22 VISIT TO NOVO SELO

U.S. Army Europe Commander Makes a Visit to the Novo Selo 

Training Area in Novo Selo, Bulgaria.

23 MP TO MP

268th Military Police Company under the 194th Engineer Brigade Cross-Train with Bulgarian Military Police.

24 COMBAT LIFE SAVING CLASS

194th Engineer Brigade Leads Combat Life Saving Class 

during Operation Resolute Castle in Bulgaria.

26 HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

164th Airmen Support Humanitarian Efforts in Bulgaria.

28 HIGH SPEED TRAINING

118th Security Forces Squadron Gains 

Diverse Training at Northern Strike Exercise in Michigan.

29 BOOK REVIEW

Maj. Darrin Haas Gives his Review of 

THEY MARCHED INTO SUNLIGHT.

CONTENTS VSG
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OPERATION ANAKONDA 16

May 30, 2016 - Members of Tennessee’s 230th Sustainment Brigade participate in 

Operation Anakonda 16. This exercise demonstrates the capability to move forces into 

the region with speed in order to deter any potential aggressors.

PHOTO BY: LT COL JOE HOLLISTER

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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EARLY FORMATION

Staff Sgt. Zack Allen, 118th Mission Support Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, 

during an early morning formation Aug. 15, 2016, while deployed to Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. 

PHOTO BY: MASTER SGT KENDRA M. OWENBY

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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117TH MILITARY POLICE DEPARTURE

Aug. 9, 2016 - The 117th Military Police Battalion headquartered in Athens, Tenn., 

holds a ceremony for the family and friends of their Soldiers as they prepare to depart 

for a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

PHOTO BY: PFC. ETHAN TURNER

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

A U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams Tank drives by a 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army 

National Guard military construction site at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, during 

Operation Resolute Castle on June 25, 2016. 

PHOTO BY: 1ST LT. MATTHEW GILBERT

T E N N E S S E E 

SNAPSHOT
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STORY AND PHOTOS BY LT COL JOE HOLLISTER

OPERATION

ANAKONDA 16

POLAND
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TENNESSEE’S 230TH SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE 

SUPPORTS OPERATION ANAKONDA ‘16 IN 

SZCZECIN, POLAND.

Polish Commanders and Tennessee Army 

National Guard Commanders salute 

Polish forces as they march past.
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SZCZECIN, Poland - Members of Tennessee’s 230th Sustainment 

Brigade, headquartered in Chattanooga and Smyrna, participated 

in Operation Anakonda 16, a multi-national and multi-component 

exercise. According to the United States Army European Command 

(USAREUR), Anakonda 16 “brings more than 31,000 servicemembers from 24 NATO and partner nations together to train, exercise 

and integrate Polish national command and force structures into an 

allied, joint, multinational environment.” The purpose of the exercise is to demonstrate that the United States stands behind its North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners and demonstrate 

the capability to move forces into the region with mass and speed 

in order to deter any potential aggressors.

 The 230th Sustainment Brigade’s mission was to support reception, staging and onward movement of arriving forces and their 

equipment. The unit was headquartered in the northern port city 

of Szczecin, and provided mission command for subordinate units 

arrayed across six locations in Poland and Germany.

 The first phase of the 230th operation was to receive the incoming US forces and link them with the incoming unit’s equipment 

before sending the unit to their designated operational area. Once 

all incoming units were received and moved to their training area, 

the mission for the 230th changed. Upon conclusion of Anakonda 

16, the 230th reversed the process and sent units and their equipAbove: Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s 

Adjutant General (third from left), and Col. Steven 

Barney, 230th Commander (second from left), in 

the northern port city of Szczecin.

Col. Steven Barney, 230th Commander, (right) 

meets with Polish Soldiers.

POLAND
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ment back to their home station. However, it was not 

as simple as it sounds. The personnel and equipment 

had to be accounted for, moved back to air, rail and 

seaports of debarkation, and prepared for redeployment. Tactical vehicles used by the units had to go 

thru a series of wash points and pass customs inspection before being loaded on ships for return to the 

US. The coordination and scheduling of the various 

logistics, personnel and health service support functions is part of this unit’s “complex and diverse mission”. 

 Operation Anakonda 16 ran from May 7 thru July 

15. To cover such an extended time period, the 230th 

sent Soldiers in two different iterations. 

 According to Col. Steve Barney, the 230th Brigade 

Commander, “The brigades participation in this exercise is historical because the United States has never participated in the exercise with the amount of 

equipment and personnel currently operating in Poland. This operation has allowed us to deploy and operate in an exciting and challenging environment and 

perform a real operational mission. Our Soldiers are 

performing exceptionally well during the exercise, 

just as we expect them to. It is truly an honor for me 

to serve with our Soldier’s who represent everything 

that is right about the United States, the Great State of 

Tennessee and the many fine communities that they 

represent.” - LT COL JOE HOLLISTER 

“THIS OPERATION HAS ALLOWED 

US TO DEPLOY AND OPERATE IN AN 

EXCITING AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT AND PERFORM A REAL 

OPERATIONAL MISSION.”
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The Tennessee National Guard honors Soldiers 

killed and injured 50 years ago.

Story by MAJ DARRIN HAAS 

CHUCKEY

50 YEAR MEMORIAL
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On what was thought to 

be a typical Sunday morning drill, 16 Soldiers from 

Greeneville, Tenn., loaded into the back of a 5-ton 

cargo truck for an hourlong trip to Johnson City. 

Roughly 30 minutes into 

their drive to link-up with 

the rest of their unit to conduct training, at a town called 

Chuckey, the truck flipped into 

a ditch on the side of the highway. It landed upside down, 

killing eight Soldiers and severely injuring the other eight. 

The tragic event on August 7, 

1966, was the worst vehicle accident the town had ever seen. 

 It was also a day never forgotten. On 

August 7, 2016, to commemorate the 50th 

anniversary of the event, over 250 friends, 

family, and members of the community 

held a ceremony at the Brown Springs Baptist Church in Mosheim, Tenn. to remember the incident and honor those killed 

serving their state and country. 

 Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General and the event’s 

keynote speaker, said “Today, we honor 

those men who sacrificed so much on that 

Sunday morning, and we honor them for 

their patriotism and distinguished service 

to the great state of Tennessee. They are all 

my brothers, and their service will never be 

forgotten.”

 According to Haston, “Every man who 

loaded those trucks that morning were Citizen-Soldiers. A Volunteer. A Patriot. They 

decided, during an era when the country 

was at war, to volunteer to serve their state 

and country and were willing to sacrifice 

their own lives to defend it. They made 

this decision at a time 

in America where it was 

wildly un-popular to do 

so, a dark period in American history.”

 To honor all of the Soldiers injured and 

killed 50 years ago, Haston awarded each 

Soldier the Tennessee National Guard Distinguished Service Medal. He declared that 

the Soldiers aboard that truck in 1966, “put 

their lives on the line during a period when 

many Americans were not thankful of their 

sacrifice, and eight of these Soldiers gave 

their lives. Every man who loaded those 

trucks that morning are patriots and heroes and deserve to be recognized for their 

service.”

 Following the presentations and words 

from other speakers, Soldiers from the 

Tennessee National Guard’s Troop L, 278th 

Armored Cavalry Regiment, performed 

a three-volley rifle salute and played taps 

in memory of those killed. The Soldiers 

from L troop are direct descendants of the 

original unit that was involved in the 1966 

accident and their armory, the Greeneville 

Memorial National Guard Armory, is 

named in honor of those that were killed. 

THAT HORRIBLE SUNDAY 

MORNING

On the morning of Sunday, August 7, 1966, 

the detachment of Company A, 1/117th 

Infantry Regiment, which consisted of the 

company’s 2nd Rifle Platoon and Weapons 

Platoon, were starting their second day of 

drill at the Greeneville Armory headquartered at the VFW Post 1990 Gymnasium. 

For the last three years, the detachment 

trained in Johnson City, Tenn.,with the rest 

of the company during the day and then 

returnedin the evening. On August 7, 84 

Soldiers were assigned to the detachment 

planning to train on company level attacks 

in Johnson City. 

 A little after 7 a.m., following first formation, many of the Soldiers loaded into the 

back of three M-54, 5-ton, 6x6, International Cargo “Troop Carriers.” Outfitted in full 

combat gear and rifles, most climbed into 

the truck beds and sat on benches facing 

toward the center. It was lightly raining that 

morning, so canvas tops covered the SolTOP: Friends and 

family gather in 

remembrance of the 

incident.

BOTTOM: Soldiers 

from the Tennessee 

National Guard’s 

Troop L, 278th ACR, 

perform a three-volley 

rifle salute. (Photos by 

Maj. Darrin Haas)

CHUCKEY
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diers and were cinched down to keep out 

the rain. A strap was attached across the 

back tail gate to keep Soldiers from falling 

out. The first truck even carried a full mortar tube between the bench seats.

 

As soon as the Soldiers were loaded, the 

three trucks pulled out of the Greeneville 

Armory in a loose convoy with many of the 

senior leaders and new recruits traveling 

in their own cars. Spc. Glen Malone drove 

the lead truck with Sgt. Elmer Mullins, the 

truck’s senior non-commissioned officer, 

rode in the cab alongside him, responsible 

for the 14 Soldiers riding in the back.Before 

pulling onto the highway, Malone checked 

the truck’s brakes in the driveway next to 

the Greeneville Armory.

 While driving east down U.S. Highway 

11E, the convoy did not maintain sight of 

each other and allowed for large gaps in 

their convoy. 

 Around 7:40 a.m., Malone drove the 

lead truck down a hill and entered a curve 

in front of the Chuckey Elementary School 

traveling 40-45 miles per hour. It began to 

Soldiers loaded 

into the back of 

three M-54, 5-ton, 

6x6, International 

Cargo “Troop Carriers.” Outfitted in 

full combat gear 

and rifles, most 

climbed into the 

truck beds and sat 

on benches facing 

toward the center.

Maj. Gen. Terry “Max” Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General and the event’s keynote 

speaker, awarded each Soldier the Tennessee National Guard Distinguished Service 

Medal. (Photo by Maj. (Ret.) Randy Harris)

CHUCKEY
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slow down but was still traveling too fast. 

Malone applied the brakes but they didn’t 

work. The truck fishtailed and crossed into 

the oncoming lane, nearly colliding with a 

white Cadillac traveling west. The Cadillac 

was nearly run off the road as the truck was 

skidding past. Malone then overcorrected, 

skidding right and then left again, back into 

the oncoming traffic lane. Next, the back 

end of the truck collided with a second car 

traveling past, a Chevrolet Belair. The Belair 

was knocked off the highway 

into a ditch.

 After the collision, Malone 

lost complete control of the 

truck and it drove over a bank 

on the right side of the highway, hit a ditch and flipped 

over, stopping and coming 

to rest upside down. Once 

Malone’s truck came to a stop 

upside down, he was able 

to crawl out of the cab and 

began making his way to the 

road so he could see if he 

could get help. Sgt. Mullins 

was killed, pinned under the 

cab of the truck. As Malone 

climbed to the road, the second truck full of Guardsmen arrived on the 

scene of the accident. 

 Sgt. Russell Self, the driver of the second 

truck, traveled down the hill and saw the 

destroyed Belair. He pulled off the road 

and let his Soldiers out of the back to help 

the civilian victims. The second truck was 

unaware that Malone’s truck was destroyed 

on the other side of the highway until Sgt. 

Claude Tunnell,who was riding on Self ’s 

truck, got out and saw Malone climbing 

up the hill saying he lost his air brakes and 

couldn’t slow down. 

 Tunnell and the rest of the Guardsmen 

then saw the flipped vehicle. They began to help the injured Guardsmen that 

were crawling out from under the vehicle, 

thrown clear, or were still pinned under the 

vehicle. Tunnell reported that many of the 

Guardsmen trapped under the truck could 

be heard moaning and screaming. Self 

then decided to drive the second truck to a 

nearby store to call for an ambulance, then 

returned to the scene to direct traffic. 

 By 7:50 a.m., the Tennessee Highway 

Patrol, city police, county Sheriff ’s department, Greeneville Rescue Squad, and all the 

local ambulances were notified and began 

reporting to the scene. The police arrived 

and directed traffic and helped with injured. 

The Greeneville Fire Department arrived 

with a fire truck in case of a gasoline fire 

from gas cans that the 5-ton was carrying. 

Ambulances from Greeneville and Johnson 

City came in three waves to transport the 

injured and dead. Soon, hundreds of people 

were gathered at the scene to help.

 The Soldiers already at Johnson City 

responded with stretchers and litters. Many 

of the injuries and most of the fatalities that 

day were caused by crushing injuries from 

the truck. One of the main problem rescuers faced were Soldiers trapped alive in the 

bed. The rescue teams could not get to them 

at first. When the first wrecker arrived on 

scene, they tried to pull the 5-ton truck up 

to free the victims, but it was too heavy. The 

rescue crew then used a shovel to dig a hole 

under the truck so the injured could get air. 

It would take three wreckers to upright the 

truck enough to remove the last victim, two 

and a half hours after the initial accident 

occurred. 

 Immediately following the accident, 

many key National Guard leaders responded and assisted with the recovery of the 

victims, vehicle, and the investigation as to 

what happened. Within two hours following the accident, Maj. Gen. Thomas G. 

Wells, Commander of the 30th Armored 

Division at the time, arrived in Greeneville 

to take command of the recovery operations and to investigate the cause of it. He 

established a command post at VFW Post 

1990to manage information and communications as well as to help the families of 

those killed and injured. Maj. Gen. Van 

Nunally, the Adjutant General at the time, 

flew to Greeneville from Nashville with 

members of his staff following the incident. 

 Overall, eight Soldiers were killed and 

eight more were injured, as well as four 

civilians. It was a horrific and tragic event 

for the local community and the Tennessee 

National Guard. A mixture of wet road conditions, loss of brakes, and use of snow tires 

all contributed to the accident resulting in 

eight deaths. 

 In 2001, the community installed and 

dedicated a monument in honor of all the 

Soldiers who were involved in the accident 

at the spot where it occurred. 

- MAJ DARRIN HAAS

Soldiers Killed During Accident

Pfc. Ronnie J. Cox

Spc. Cody W. Erwin

Spc. Harry E. Gass

Spc.Roy D. Hice

Pfc. Jimmy L. Kenny

Sgt. Elmer M. Mullins

Spc. Harold L. Smith

Pfc. Herbert F. Shelton

Soldiers Injured During Accident 

Spc. Walter R. Bowman

Pvt. Ross C. Conner

Spc. Donald A. Dean

Pvt. Clyde D. Henry

Spc. Glen L. Malone

Pvt. Robert E. Purgason

Pvt. Harold D. Shipley

Pvt. Terry W. Whittenburg

Taps played at 

the ceremony 

(Photo by Maj. 

(Ret.) Randy 

Harris)
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NOVO SELO, Bulgaria - Among the Tennessee Soldiers participating in Operation 

Resolute Castle is Spc. Logan Bowman, an 

Austin Peay State University nursing student 

who doubles as a medic in the 230th Engineer Battalion, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard. Spc. Bowman 

is a Rossview High School graduate who has 

been at Austin Peay for one year and with 

the Tennessee Army National Guard for two 

years. 

 Resolute Castle is part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a large NATO led mission 

stretching across Eastern Europe designed 

to improve relationships between NATO 

and Eastern European countries, embolden local economies, and strengthen security throughout the region. Unlike other area 

Austin Peay Student Presented Learning Opportunity 

During Military Operation in Bulgaria.

LEARNING

OPPORTUNITY

STUDENT TRAINING

Spc. Logan Bowman (center), a 

medic with the 230th Engineer 

Battalion, 194th Engineer Brigade, 

Tennessee Army National Guard, 

administers an IV while Captain 

Jason Henry (right), a physician 

assistant with the Tennessee Army 

National Guard medical detachment supervises. (Photo by: 1st 

Lt. Matthew Gilbert)
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operations which focus on interoperability amongst militaries – such as Operation 

Sarmis, Operation Anakonda, and Operation Dragoon Ride – Resolute Castle focuses 

on the construction and expansion of military bases in Estonia, Hungary, Romania, 

and Bulgaria. 

 As one of the 230th Engineer Battalion’s 

medics, Bowman works with a team to medically treat servicemembers who become sick 

or injured at Bulgaria’s Novo Selo Training 

Area. His evaluations determine methods of 

treatment and whether it is safe for the service member to return to their mission. 

 “We try to make everyone’s life a little easier and get them better so they can get back 

to work,” said Spc. Bowman. 

 During Resolute Castle, Spc. Bowman 

worked on a variety of actual medical cases 

ranging from sick calls and medical screenings to determine treatment plans. He was 

one of the field medics during cross-training exercises using weapons like tasers between military police forces of the Tennessee Army National Guard and the Bulgarian 

Military Police. He also worked on a medical 

team consisting of servicemembers from the 

United States Navy and the United States 

Marine Corps. 

 “This has been my first opportunity to do 

anything clinical. I’ve learned a lot and I’m 

looking forward to more in the future,” he 

stated. “The taser training with the Bulgarian Military Police went very smoothly. The 

class was simple and informative and the 

194th Engineer Brigade Military Police were 

more than ready to help with any questions 

that came up. The field training was great 

with everyone getting a few opportunities to 

walk through the process and application of 

the taser.”

 As an Austin Peay nursing student and 

Army National Guard medic, several doors 

opened for him. While obtaining his college 

degree, he is getting real-world experience, 

training, and education from the military. At 

the same time, a college degree in nursing 

opens doors not just to further career paths 

in hospitals and clinics, but presents an opportunity with the Tennessee Army National Guard to take on greater challenges and 

more responsibility. 

 Spc. Bowman plans to use this as an opportunity to obtain a master’s degree in 

nursing, to become a nurse practitioner in 

middle Tennessee, and to become a physician assistant and officer in the Army National Guard. 

 Another opportunity is the ability to work 

with experienced medical professionals like 

Capt. Jason Henry, one of Spc. Bowman’s supervisors. Capt. Henry is a physician assistant with the Tennessee Army Guard Medical Detachment and practicing physician 

assistant in Smyrna, Tenn. He brings to the 

table a B.A. from D’Youville and Masters 

from Nebraska, both in emergency medicine, as well as over 15 years of experience as 

a corpsman for the United States Navy and 

a physicians assistant with the Tennessee 

Army National Guard. 

 Capt. Henry emulates real-world situations to maximize learning during training 

exercises. In Resolute Castle, he created a 

situation where medics under his supervision treated volunteers by administering IVs 

using a variety of techniques. This skill refresher course served as a great opportunity 

to practice basic medical skills. 

 “Skill refresher courses in the military 

are very important because you have very 

few opportunities to practice. In medicine, 

you have to be able to work with new people 

with as little practice time as possible,” stated 

Henry. 

 Henry realizes the medics he teaches may 

one day be called on for big responsibility. 

“These are the guys that may be attached 

with the forward units. Medicine doesn’t 

change by branch of the military. You may 

be in an environment working with other 

services. It’s good to know that no matter 

what branch you’re in you’ll get taken care 

of.” - 1ST LT MATTHEW GILBERT

Specialist Logan Bowman (right), 

a medic with the 230th Engineer 

Battalion, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National 

Guard, evaluates a patient during 

a medical training exercise while 

assigned to Operation Resolute 

Castle on May 26, at Novo Selo 

Training Area, Bulgaria. (Photo 

by: 1st Lt. Matthew Gilbert)
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118TH WING CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON 

DEPLOYS TO BULGARIA IN SUPPORT OF 

OPERATION RESOLUTE CASTLE.

TENNESSEE

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MASTER SGT KENDRA M. OWENBY
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Members of the 194th Engineer Brigade and the 

118th Civil Engineer Squadron work together on 

August 10, to prepare the ground for installing lighting at the Ammo Holding Area (AHA) under construction at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria.
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NOVO SELO, Bulgaria - Airmen from the 

118th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), 

Mission Support Group (MSG), based in 

Nashville, Tennessee, deployed to Novo Selo 

Training Area (NSTA), Bulgaria Aug. 2016 

in support of Operation Resolute Castle. 

 The members were part of a rotational 

crew assigned to continue projects already 

in progress by the 194th Engineer Brigade, a 

Tennessee Army National Guard unit out of 

Jackson, Tennessee. 

 Among the projects that the 118th MSG 

tackled while at NSTA were the installation 

of lighting at the Ammo Holding Area, better known as the AHA, and the emplacement 

of lightning protection at various structures 

around the installation. 

 Maj. Nathan Smith, 118th CES Deputy 

Commander, provided a brief description of 

the tasks at hand for the 118th MSG. 

 “We are here supporting the 194th Engineer Brigade and we are what is known as a 

vertical engineer company. We have carpenters, plumbers, and electricians, as opposed 

to horizontal engineers. Those are the guys 

that have the big dirt moving equipment. 

Our biggest project is working on the Ammunition Holding Area. We are going to do 

perimeter lights about 100 feet apart and 

there’s 32 of those. The other part of the project is to do lightning protection and lighting 

within the AHA itself. With lightning protection you try to create a protective zone 

around buildings so you put up air terminals. They can either be masts or some other type of systems that are integrated within 

the building itself and run a conductor to 

ground” said, Smith, “What that means is 

any lightning that hits the building will travel along that path and anything below that 

should be safe from getting electrocuted.”

 The majority of the National Guard members on the rotation were “traditionals,” 

meaning they only work one drill weekend 

per month and 15 training days annually. 

The training they receive while on these deployments is extremely beneficial since most 

do not have the opportunity for it elsewhere. 

They are learning and practicing new skill 

sets at NSTA while simultaneously completing construction projects that will be beneficial to both Bulgaria and the US for years 

to come.

Above: Staff Sgt. Rodney Smith, 

Senior Airman Brett Bostic, and Airman First Class Zach Allen, 118th 

Civil Engineer Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, bury wiring 

for lightning protection equipment 

on August 10, at various locations 

on the installation at Novo Selo 

Training Area, Bulgaria.

TENNESSEE ENGINEERS
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 “Most of our guys are more interior electricians than they are either heavy voltage or 

high voltage or lightning protection. Those 

are a little bit outside the norm. They get the 

training in tech. school but as far as training 

on a regular basis or training or installing 

this type of system, this is the first time for 

most of these guys,” stated Smith.

 The AHA consists of 12 storage cells that 

require security fencing, security lighting, 

lightning protection and improvements to 

the access road. The 118th MSG were only 

responsible for providing the lighting and 

lightning protection portion during their 

stay. 

 Heavy equipment and materials needed for the construction projects at sites like 

NSTA is sometimes a challenge to obtain 

if the Army doesn’t already have it readily 

available. Most of the equipment and supplies have been brought in by the 194th EN 

BDE for completion of the projects. Local 

hardware stores are not guaranteed to have 

all of the items needed.

 Senior Airman Matthew Justice, while 

overseeing the excavator/drilling operation 

and prepping for the lighting installation, 

explained the role of the 118th MSG at the 

AHA and their portion of the project during 

their rotation at NSTA. 

 “We are putting lighting around the entire 

perimeter...it’s going to be a work in progress for a while. We auger for a while and 

then take a shovel and take out the big rocks. 

Our plan is to get the holes dug, get the 

poles in, get the lighting system up, and then 

ground the lighting system,” stated Justice.

 Service members from the US Navy, US 

Army, and US Air Force have all worked 

closely together during rotations at Resolute Castle 16. With every rotation working 

toward meeting their goals, things are on 

schedule. The projects that the Tennessee 

Air National Guard contribute to this collaboration are invaluable to strengthening 

the bonds with their state partnership nation of Bulgaria.

- MASTER SGT KENDRA OWENBY 

Top: 1st Sgt. Mike Ilko, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army 

National Guard, Maj. Mark Smith and Airman First Class Aron 

Flowers, 118th Civil Engineer Squadron, Tennessee Air National 

Guard discuss preparing the ground for the installation of lighting 

at the Ammo Holding Area (AHA)

Bottom: Airman from the 118th Civil Engineer Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, install lightning protection.
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NOVO SELO, Bulgaria - During the summer, the 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee 

Army National Guard, conducted mission 

command for Operation Resolute Castle 16 

(RC16) at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. RC16 is a US Army Europe (USAREUR) 

led training mission across the countries of 

Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, and Hungary, 

consisting of construction improvements 

for military police training. RC16 gives the 

United States the opportunity to work and 

train with NATO allies, improving the ability to operate as a combined force and to 

strengthen ally partnerships.

 Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Commanding 

General USAREUR, and Martina Strong, 

Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, visited troops at Novo 

Selo Training Area on May 18, 2016. Hodges 

thanked the Soldiers from the 194th Engineer Brigade and Seabees from the 133rd 

Naval Construction Battalion for their hard 

work and dedication. He spoke about the 

importance of RC16 and how the construction improvements and training involved 

enhances our ability to operate as a combined force with our NATO allies. RC16 is 

more than construction on training sites; 

it provides the US Army, and its allies and 

partners, the opportunity to see how our 

strengths and capabilities can be combined.

 Army Sgt. Justin Marlow, Survey and 

Design sergeant, with the 194th Engineer 

Brigade, briefed Hodges and Martina on the 

engineering projects. Marlow has been assisting in the planning of RC16 since October 2015. In regards to his brief and Hodges’ 

comments, Marlow said, “It was certainly 

gratifying to have Lt. Gen. Hodges come out 

to the job-site to show his support and enthusiasm for our on-going overall mission, 

as well as digging in to get the specifics on 

our individual projects. For the Soldiers doing the work, I feel that was such a boost in 

motivation, just to know the importance of 

what we are doing here and how it all fits 

into the larger picture of the Strong Europe 

initiative.”

 In recognition of the dedication, hard 

work, leadership, and technical expertise, 

Lt. Gen. Hodges presented coins to Lt. Col. 

Cory Scates, Quality Assurance and Quality 

Control Officer, and Army 1st Sgt. Michael 

Ilko, the Vertical Subject Matter Expert, 

both with the 194th Engineer Brigade and 

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Esmile, 

Detail Assistant Officer in Charge, with the 

133rd Naval Construction Battalion. Marlow received a coin for the technical expertise provided during planning for RC16, and 

for his assistance with the engineering project designs.

- SPC STACI EVBUOMWAN

US Army Europe Commander Makes a Visit to the Novo 

Selo Training Area in Novo Selo, Bulgaria.

VISIT TO 

NOVO SELO

BULGARIA

Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Commanding General USAREUR, visited Novo Selo Training 

Area, Bulgaria, and met with Soldiers from the 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee 

Army National Guard and Seabees with the 133rd Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, May 18. (Photo by: Spc. Staci Evbuomwan)
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NOVO SELO, Bulgaria - The 268th Military Police Company arrived at Novo Selo 

Training Area (NSTA), Bulgaria in May. 

The 268th is under the 194th Engineer 

Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard. 

The 194th is at NSTA conducting mission 

command for Resolute Castle 16 (RC 16). 

The 268th Military Police Company is at 

NSTA to support the 194th during their 

training exercises and to train with the 

Bulgarian Military Police. 

 RC16 is a United States Army and 

Europe led operation spanning over 4 

countries, and nested within Operation 

Atlantic Resolve. Resolute Castle 16 is 

composed of a joint task force of Active 

Duty, Reserve, Navy Seabees, and multistate National Guard forces. These components of the United States military will 

work side by side and train with NATO 

allies for the duration of RC 16. The training and work being conducted is giving the 

United States and other respective armies 

the ability to learn to operate together.

 The 268th Military Police Company and 

the Bulgarian military police conducted a 

cross training class to expand on the capabilities of both armies. The command from 

both armies led the class sharing the ways 

each respective army operated. The Soldiers 

were very engaged in the class and performed hands on cross training. Capt. Stefan 

Dimitrov, with the Bulgarian Military Police 

expressed his appreciation of the class and 

the information received by saying, “The objective was exposed in a way that was understandable for students. The instructors were 

very knowledgeable and informative. I really 

enjoyed being able to train with the US Soldiers. It was a good experience and a good 

way to learn and exchange knowledge.” 

 This type of training provides the ability 

to improve relationships and interoperability with our NATO allies. 

 It exposes Soldiers from all respective 

armies to information and knowledge that 

will increase their abilities, and provides the 

opportunity to build relationships and trust 

with allies. Those relationships will enable us 

to work as a collective force more efficiently. 

 Spc. Jonathon Leland with the 268th Military Police Company stated, “This training 

was important to allow us to work better 

with the Bulgarian Military Police, especially in a crisis situation. One reason we are 

here at NSTA conducting training is to build 

a bond with the Bulgarians, and that is exactly what we did today.”

. - SPC STACI EVBUOMWAN

268th Military Police Company under the 194th Engineer 

Brigade Cross-Train with Bulgarian Military Police.

MP TO MP

CROSS-TRAINING

Sgt. Robert Stevens (center), sergeant with the 268th Military Police Company, 194th 

Engineer Brigade Tennessee Army National Guard, explains and demonstrates weapon 

handling safety on May 20, 2016 during the U.S. Army and Bulgarian Army military police 

training class. (Photo by: Spc. Staci Evbuomwan)
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NOVO SELO, Bulgaria - Soldiers from 

the 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee 

Army National Guard, led a combat lifesaving course at the Novo Selo Training Area 

during Operation Resolute Castle in Bulgaria, June 22, 2016. 

 The 194th holds mission command over 

Operation Resolute Castle, a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, a US and NATO led 

operation in Eastern Europe tasked with improving interoperability between militaries, 

emboldening local economies, and building 

lasting relationships with the host nations. 

While most parts of Operation Atlantic Resolve – Operation Dragoon Ride, Operation 

Sarmis, Operation Anakonda – focus on 

interoperability of militaries through simulated combat operations, Operation Reso194th Engineer Brigade Leads Combat Life Saving Class 

during Operation Resolute Castle in Bulgaria.

COMBAT LIFE 

SAVING CLASS

JOINT TRAINING

Spc. Staci Evbuomwan, a medic 

in the 194th Engineer Brigade, 

demonstrates how to move a soldier on a stretcher during a combat 

life saving class with the Bulgarian 

Military Police on June 22, during 

Operation Resolute Castle in Novo 

Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. (Photo by: 1st Lt. Matthew Gilbert)
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lute Castle focuses on military construction 

of bases in Hungary, Estonia, Bulgaria, and 

Romania. 

 It is unusual for a State National Guard 

Unit to lead such a large operation. However, the partnership here makes sense. The 

Tennessee National Guard and the country of Bulgaria have partnered together for 

more than two decades, completing several 

joint training missions together. 

 During this exercise, the Tennessee Army 

National Guard administered a combat lifesaving class to the Bulgarian military police. 

This class was led by Spc. Staci Evbuomwan, 

medic, and Sgt. Brandon Cotton, military 

police, both with the 194th Engineer Brigade. 

 The goal of combat lifesaving is to get an 

injured person from the field to the hospital 

in the quickest amount of time and to give 

the injured person the highest chance of recovery possible. “Once a patient gets to the 

hospital, the doctor takes care of treatment,” 

states Evbuomwan, adding that “you have 

to focus on stopping the bleeding. That’s the 

most effective thing you can do.”

 Because loss of blood can result in serious injuries or worse, time is very important in making decisions. During the class, 

Evbuomwan emphasized “You have to use 

your judgment on who you can give the 

most help to in the shortest amount of time,” 

teaching ways to determine who should be 

helped on the battlefield first, and why. 

 Once a patient is secure, it is important to 

transport that person to a hospital and doctor as soon as possible. A hospital’s staff and 

equipment combined with a doctor’s expertise and experience give an injured person 

the highest chance of recovery. 

 During the training, Evbuomwan taught 

the participants proper ways to load people 

with injuries onto stretcher, and explained 

techniques for transporting them from the 

field to the hospital without making their 

injuries worse. “First, you have care under 

fire, which is when there is too much danger 

for the medical staff to render aid,” explains 

Evbuomwan, elaborating that once a patient 

is safe, that “you always try to transport the 

patient in a way that gives them awareness 

into what’s going on for their own protection.”

 Sgt. Cotton approached the same class 

from a very different perspective. As a military police officer, he focuses on the ability to administer combat lifesaving aid in all 

situations – including situations where you 

may have little or no medical equipment 

available. 

 “As a combat life saver and MP, your main 

priority is to stop the bleeding which is the 

number one cause of death on the battlefield,” stated Cotton. “If it’s life or death, you 

might not always have those items. A lot of 

times you have to make due with what you 

have.”

 During the course, Cotton explained techniques and procedures for treating a bleeding wound when bandaging materials were 

not available. “Essentially you are taking any 

type of fabric or material to be able to stop 

blood flow. You are using a fabric and some 

type of rigid structure in order to be able to 

stop the blood flow,” he explained, adding 

that “what you are doing with that tourniquet is making sure it is at least two inches 

wide to ensure you are not damaging nerves 

or arteries. You utilize the rigid structure to 

apply pressure with a twisting motion.”

 Cotton also demonstrated a wide variety of strategies for transporting injured patients when a stretcher was not available, including creating stretchers out of uniforms 

or any other material you can find. 

 His explanations were very thorough. “If 

you are using uniform tops, it cuts out steps 

for you. Turn them inside out and use a rigid structure pole/stick in order to reduce fatigue on person carrying. You can also use 

a blanket or sheet or cloth or whatever you 

have to remake whatever the litter is. Place 

sticks in material slightly wider than person 

you are carrying and then you fold it into 

thirds over the sticks with the sticks being 

inside the material. What that does is the 

weight of the person you are carrying causes 

friction on the person that you are carrying 

between the two rigid items. It essentially 

works as a friction knot – the friction keeps 

the person there.”

 “The entire concept is to transport the 

person giving as much support to the neck 

and spine as possible and being able to secure person to the object that you are carrying,” concluded Cotton. 

 Soldiers like Sgt. Cotton and Spc. Evbuomwan keep our Soldiers safe and intelligently 

communicate that information to our allied 

nations. 

- 1ST LT MATTHEW GILBERT

Spc. Staci Evbuomwan demonstrates how to create splints with 

improvised materials during a combat life saving class on June 22, 

during Operation Resolute Castle 

in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. Combat life saving focusces on 

medical treatment of injuries while 

away from hospitals or vehicles. 

(Photo by: 1st Lt. Matthew Gilbert)
26 VOLUNTEER STATE GUARD VOL. 16 / ISSUE 4

KABILE, Bulgaria - Members of the 164th 

Airlift Wing, 118th Mission Support Group 

and Civil Engineer Squadron, Tennessee Air 

National Guard along with Soldiers from the 

Bulgarian Army, participated in a Humanitarian Civic Assistance effort to remodel a 

kindergarten school in Kabile, Bulgaria in 

Aug., 2016. 

 Senior Master Sgt. Robert Wilbur, 118th 

Civil Engineer Squadron, explained the various projects the Airmen tackled.

 “New tile, paint, toilets, kitchen sinks, 

laminate flooring in the classroom - a typical 

renovation project. What we call in America, “down to the studs”. 

The Airmen updated antiquated electrical 

timers, replacing them with new ones to 

make them safer. Inside they reworked plas164th Airmen Support Humanitarian Efforts in Bulgaria.

HUMANITARIAN

EFFORTS

COMMUNITY

Airmen from the 164th Civil Engineer Squadron remodel and 

repaint the outside of a Bulgarian 

elementary school Aug. 15, 2016, 

prior to the new school year. (Photo by Master Sgt. Kendra Owenby)
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ter walls, built new stud walls for updated 

plumbing, re-plumbed some of the kitchen area, primed and painted classrooms, 

installed new lighting, and installed new 

tile floors. Outside they trimmed hedges, 

cleared brush to make way for a larger play 

area, repainted playground equipment and 

fencing, replaced broken and rotting boards 

on benches and sitting areas, and rewired 

antiquated street lights. 

 The director of the school, Milena Baskoba, said the children’s ages ranged from one 

to seven years and they would be excited 

when they returned to see all the work that 

has been done. 

 Alexandria Rabina, a local Bulgarian who 

served as the interpreter for the Airmen 

while they were assigned to the project was 

interviewed by Capt. Stephanie McKeen, 

Public Affairs Officer for the 134th Air Refueling Wing, and shared some of her knowledge of the school. 

 “The ladies here, they are teachers and 

helpers. If they need to paint something the 

teachers do it. They’re the ones who interact 

with the kids and educate the kids. That wing 

over there is a nursery and the youngest kid 

is one year and four months old and the kids 

on this side are ages three to seven...about a 

total of 40 kids. It’s like preparation 

for going to school. I remember that 

we had a little bit of English that was 

taught.” 

 Chief Master Sgt. Charles Gregory, 

164th Civil Engineer Squadron, and 

a city electrician in Memphis, Tenn. 

in his civilian career, explains how a 

new timer for the outside lighting will work. 

 “The old timer stopped working and is 

very antiquated...we are adding a receptacle 

to the panel so the timer here plugs into the 

receptacle, so they no longer have to worry 

about manually coming down here (in the 

basement) and turning on the lights outside 

in the yard”.

 The children had not had full use of their 

playground area in quite a while. Since there 

were no tools available to clean off the property, it had become overgrown with weeds 

and briars. Yard tools such as lawn mowers 

and weed eaters are not common in the villages. They only have access to simple hand 

tools such as hoes and rakes. Along with 

the help of some Bulgarian Army Soldiers, 

the Airmen were able to uncover parts of 

the playground that were completely overgrown. 

 Master Sgt. Nancy Hall, Training Manager for the Civil Engineer Squadron, says 

she is extremely proud to be part of such a 

hard working group of young people. 

 “I didn’t realize Civil Engineering worked 

so hard”, stated Hall, 164th Civil Engineer 

Squadron. “I used to see them when I was 

in personnel when they came through with 

dirty boots”.

 “We have a lot of folks who are learning 

hands-on what they learned about in tech. 

school. I tell them, be a sponge! Learn from 

the senior people because you will be replacing them someday. It’s a lot of teamwork. It 

has to be 110%. I tell them, take pride in 

what you do. You are putting your stamp on 

your work,” she said. 

 The Airmen left the school with a sense 

of accomplishment and pride in knowing 

that their hard work was going to be very 

rewarding not only for them, but also to the 

Kabile students for years to come. 

- MASTER SGT KENDRA OWENBY 

Left: Airmen from the 164th 

Civil Engineer Squadron 

remodel, prime and paint the 

interior of the school.

Below: Chief Master Sgt. 

Shantel Bolton, 164th Civil 

Engineer Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, trims 

overgrowth around playground 

equipment. (Photos by Master 

Sgt. Kendra Owenby)
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CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - “Working 

with the 5th Special Forces team at Northern Strike – there is no more current, no 

more high speed training than working with 

them,” said Chief Master Sgt. Dan Kellum, 

superintendent of the 118th Security Forces 

Squadron, which is based in Nashville.

 The Airmen from the 118th are engaging 

in several missions during Northern Strike 

2016, a large scale military exercise based 

at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training 

Center and the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, both in northern 

Michigan. 

 The unit began by providing flight line 

security at Alpena, serving as “students” for 

the Special Forces team and providing security for various distinguished visitors at the 

exercise’s various venues.

 “We even had a few members of our Inspector General team from back home who 

were here, using this exercise as a chance to 

review our operations. We’re really maximizing this opportunity,” said Kellum.

 Tech. Sgt. Keith Lester, a member of the 

118th SFS, said the training benefits the Airmen of the unit by giving them an opportunity to experience different aspects of their 

career field. 

 “We’re on the go, doing a lot of different 

things,” he said. “So we’re being exposed to 

things that some people have never done before and adding to their skill levels.”

 Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard 

Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine, and 

Special Forces servicemembers from 20 

states and three coalition countries during 

the first three weeks of August 2016 at the 

Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training 

Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness 

Training Center, both located in northern 

Michigan. The exercise strives to provide 

accessible, readiness-building opportunities 

for military units from all service branches 

to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and 

ground maneuver integration, and the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. 

- TECH SGT DANIEL HEATON

118th Security Forces Squadron Gains Diverse Training at 

Northern Strike Exercise in Michigan.

HIGH SPEED 

TRAINING

NORTHERN STRIKE

A C-130 Hercules flies by the Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain training facility 

at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center while a member of the 118th Security Forces Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, participates in a training exercise during Northern Strike 16, Aug. 12, 2016. (Photo by Master Sgt. David Kujawa)
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For someone who did not live through the 

1960s, the Vietnam War can be a very difficult 

conflict to understand, especially in light of 

today’s pro-military public and all-volunteer 

Army. The political and social dynamics are 

confusing, but one book that masterfully and 

vividly makes the war understandable is David 

Maraniss’ They Marched into Sunlight: War and 

Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967.

 Published in 2003, and using countless primary sources and interviews, Maraniss crafts a 

unique and sweeping narrative that brings the 

era vividly to life. Examining just two days in 

October of 1967, he juxtaposes an ambush in 

Vietnam of American Soldiers by North Vietnamese Regulars with antiwar demonstrations 

held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. 

He argues that these events, occurring on October 17 and 18 and on two different sides of 

the world, metaphorically represent the moment the war became unwinnable and students radicalized against it.

 Maraniss’ work is broken into just three 

main parts. In the first section, he examines 

the Vietnam War, particularly the creation of a 

new infantry company with the 2nd Battalion, 

28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 

known as the “Black Lions.” The battalion, 

commanded by Lt. Col. Terry Allen, tasks 1st 

Lt. Clark Welch to organize and train new Soldiers to fight the battle hardened Vietnamese 

in just a few months. The author also studies 

Allen, the son of the famous World War II general, Terry Allen Sr., and the family problems 

he suffers because of the war. 

 In the book’s next section, Maraniss shifts to 

the University of Wisconsin where recruiters 

from Dow Chemical Company, the sole military supplier of napalm, conduct job fairs seeking 

new employees. With the eroding conservative culture of the school and the rise of liberal ideals making anti-war demonstrations popular, the recruiters 

become easy targets for student protests. The author 

looks at the build-up leading to a confrontation. 

 The third section takes up more than two-thirds of 

the book. Maraniss bounces between Madison and 

Vietnam leading to the culmination of the ambush 

and violent protests. In Vietnam, Allen and 155 of 

his Black Lions moved into the Long Nguyen Secret 

Zone to attack a retreating Vietnamese regiment. 

They were ambushed, resulting in 64 US Soldiers 

killed, including Allen, and 75 wounded. Suffering 

roughly 90 percent casualties, the ambush began 

prompting some US leadership and the public to 

question if the war was still winnable.

 At the same time, a Dow Chemical recruiter visited 

the University of Wisconsin and was met with a large 

crowd of student activists in the school’s University Building. The school chancellor ordered police 

to clear the activists from the building. Using clubs 

and shields to force protesters out, the police then arrested those who would not disperse. Many students 

were injured, several were hit with clubs and kicked 

by police. After the building was cleared,the police 

dispersed the crowd gathering outside with tear gas. 

 These two events, a massive loss of US life in combat 

and the first violent anti-war protest, symbolized a 

turning point in the war in Vietnam. David Maraniss 

skillfully pulled these two events together to give the 

reader a clear understanding of what America went 

through and why it is important to understand it. I 

highly recommend this work to any service member 

wanting a sense of what everyone endured and the 

toll it took on them as well as a better understanding 

of the failures of the war.

- MAJ DARRIN HAAS

THEY MARCHED 

INTO SUNLIGHT 

They Marched Into 

Sunlight: 

War and Peace Vietnam 

and America October 

1967.

By David Maraniss. 

Simon & Schuster, 2004. 

BOOK REVIEW

Maj. Darrin Haas Gives his Review of:

* Maj. Darrin Haas is the Command Historian for the Tennessee Army National Guard.