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Promotion for Texan

By Staff Sgt. Jason Kendrick 56th IBCT PAO, 36th Inf. Div., MND-BMarch 17, 2009

BAGHDAD - Spc. Verna Oates (left), from Texarkana, Texas, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, receives a framed copy of the Non-Commissioned Officer's Creed from 1st Sgt. Ron Novio, senior enlisted leader for HHC, 56th IBCT, during a promotion ceremony held at Camp Victory on March 14. Oates, promoted under the battle field promotion system which selects deserving, eligible Soldiers for promotion to either sergeant of staff sergeant, served for nine years on active duty, with nearly seven years in Germany. Following a break in service, Oates joined the Texas National Guard in July 2001 and is now serving in her second tour to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD - Spc. Verna Oates (left), from Texarkana, Texas, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, receives a framed copy of the Non-Commissioned Officer's Creed from 1st Sgt. Ron Novio, senior enlisted leader for HHC, 56th IBCT, during a promotion ceremony held at Camp Victory on March 14. Oates, promoted under the battle field promotion system which selects deserving, eligible Soldiers for promotion to either sergeant of staff sergeant, served for nine years on active duty, with nearly seven years in Germany. Following a break in service, Oates joined the Texas National Guard in July 2001 and is now serving in her second tour to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Jason Kendrick 56th IBCT PAO, 36th Inf. Div., MND-B) VIEW ORIGINAL
BAGHDAD - Spc. Verna Oates, from Texarkana, Texas, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, reads a framed copy of the Non-Commissioned Officer's Creed during a promotion ceremony held at Camp Victory on Mar. 14. Oates has served for a total of 17 years in the Army, with nine of those years coming in the active component. Oates was selected for promotion to sergeant under the battle field promotion system which is designed to promote deserving Soldiers who are eligible for promotion.
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD - Spc. Verna Oates, from Texarkana, Texas, serving with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, reads a framed copy of the Non-Commissioned Officer's Creed during a promotion ceremony held at Camp Victory on Mar. 14. Oates has served for a total of 17 years in the Army, with nine of those years coming in the active component. Oates was selected for promotion to sergeant under the battle field promotion system which is designed to promote deserving Soldiers who are eligible for promotion. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Jason Kendrick 56th IBCT PAO, 36th Inf. Div., MND-B) VIEW ORIGINAL
BAGHDAD -Sgt. Verna Oates (right), with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, receives a congratulatory handshake from 1st Sgt. Ron Novio, senior enlisted leader for HHC, 56th IBCT during a promotion ceremony on Camp Victory on Mar. 14. Oates, from Texarkana, Texas, received her promotion under the battlefield promotion system, will still be known to those in HHC, 56th IBCT as "Momma Oates", a nicknamed earned from her reputation for taking care of Soldiers in her unit.
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – BAGHDAD -Sgt. Verna Oates (right), with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, receives a congratulatory handshake from 1st Sgt. Ron Novio, senior enlisted leader for HHC, 56th IBCT during a promotion ceremony on Camp Victory on Mar. 14. Oates, from Texarkana, Texas, received her promotion under the battlefield promotion system, will still be known to those in HHC, 56th IBCT as "Momma Oates", a nicknamed earned from her reputation for taking care of Soldiers in her unit. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Jason Kendrick 56th IBCT PAO, 36th Inf. Div., MND-B) VIEW ORIGINAL

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