Army North horse handlers rustle up lessons on animals, Army values

April 30, 2013

By Sgt. Lee Ezzell and Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, USARNORTH

  • FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Sgt. Jared Dunn explains the workings of "Loyalty," a 75mm M1A1 pack howitzer, as second-graders from Sun Valley Elementary School practice pulling the firing handle during an April 25 field trip to the Army North stables. Army North has seven ceremonial howitzers; each is named for an Army value. Dunn serves as the flags and cannons section leader for U.S. Army North (Fifth Army).

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    FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Sgt. Jared Dunn explains the workings of "Loyalty," a 75mm M1A1 pack howitzer, as second-graders from Sun Valley Elementary School practice pulling the firing handle during an April 25 field trip to the Army North stables...

  • FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Jim Boelens, a volunteer at the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) stables, along with Scooter, the mule, teach second-graders from Sun Valley Elementary School about personal courage and other Army values April 25 during the students' field trip to the Army North stables. Mules are considered courageous animals for their predisposition to turn and face threats as opposed to running away.

    Scooter

    FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Jim Boelens, a volunteer at the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) stables, along with Scooter, the mule, teach second-graders from Sun Valley Elementary School about personal courage and other Army values April 25 during the...

  • FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas "Students and a teacher from Sun Valley Elementary School tour the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) stables April 25 as part of a field trip. During the trip, the second-graders learned about caring for horses and the importance of Army values.

    Stables

    FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas "Students and a teacher from Sun Valley Elementary School tour the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) stables April 25 as part of a field trip. During the trip, the second-graders learned about caring for horses and the importance of...

  • FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Sgt. Jimmy Sandoval teaches a group of second-graders from Sun Valley Elementary School about the horses housed in the Army North (Fifth Army) stables April 25 during the students' field trip. Each horse is named after a past Sergeant Major of the Army. Sandoval is a caisson section team leader for U.S. Army North.

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    FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Sgt. Jimmy Sandoval teaches a group of second-graders from Sun Valley Elementary School about the horses housed in the Army North (Fifth Army) stables April 25 during the students' field trip. Each horse is named after a past...

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