Ranger Rings

Morning photo op

Help us congratulate this year's Best Rangers, Capt. Robert Killian, assigned to the Colorado National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, assigned to the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Pictured: U.S. Army Capt. Robert Killian helps Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, both assigned to The National Guard, exit Victory Pond after swimming to the next event during the Competition 2016 at US Army Fort Benning, Ga., April 15, 2016.

United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith James

https://www.cru.org/communities/military/chaplain-passes-ranger-school-at-40.html

Chaplain Passes Ranger School at 40 A U.S. Army Chaplain learns some spiritual lessons during Ranger School.

On this day, in 1957 the Memphis Draft Board held a press conference to announce that ELVIS PRESLEY had been drafted to serve on active duty. Coincidentally, the announcement came on his 22nd birthday. Elvis would have been 81 years young today. Happy Birthday, !

Pictured: Sgt. Elvis Presley at a training site in Germany while assigned to 3d Armored Division.

U.S. Army photo courtesy of the Association of 3d Armored Division Veterans

For actions on this day in 1945, during ’s , Sgt. Charles A. MacGillivary received the for bravery above and beyond the call of duty. With his unit surrounded by a Panzer Division, near Woelfling France, MacGillivary destroyed four machine gun nests and immeasurably helped his company to continue on its mission with minimum casualties.

For more on MacGillivary’s valourous actions, http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations22.html.

Find more information on the Battle of the Bulge at http://www.army.mil/botb/.

Photo courtesy of Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Through the Years, Soldiers celebrate the Holidays –

A Soldier, assigned to 1st Armored Division, shares his Christmas package with local children in San Benedetto, Italy, Dec. 11, 1944. For more photos http://go.usa.gov/c8xF9

U.S. Army Signal Corps photo by Hartman, Gift In Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., The National WWII Museum

paratroopers, assigned to 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare to hook a cargo pallet to a UH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division during sling load training at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 10, 2015.

U.S. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush

Happy Birthday to The National Guard! Learn more about at http://go.usa.gov/cKYMA

Happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for today?

: Sgt. Frank Shiborski, assigned to 107th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, U. S. Army North (Fifth Army), eats Thanksgiving dinner during in his machine gun position near San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy, Nov. 22, 1944.

U.S. Army Signal Corps photo by Edwards, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the collection of The National WWII Museum