Chicagoland Soldiers and the USASOC

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1 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya celebrates after successfully climbing the USAREC Rock Climbing Wall with the intent of placing his team's 'Black Daggers' sticker at the top of the wall. Vinaya and teammate, Sgt. Tony Galusha demonstrated their skills at "Sa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Jason Spinnicchia, USASOC \'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, N.C. unhooks his harness after giving the USAREC Rock Climbing Wall a try during "Salute to the Troops" day on Sunday, 14 June, 2009, in Arlington Heights... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. 1st Class, Alicia Martinez Lambey, C Co. 58th Trans 24T, Ft. Leonard wood Missouri, answers questions about the Army during the Arlington Park Racetrack "Salute to the Troops" Day on Sunday, 14 June. The event was co-hosted by Arlington Park and... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team honor a request from the USO of IL and autograph the USO Flag they jumped into the Arlington Park Racetrack, for "Salute to the Troops" Day. The event was co-hosted by the USO of IL a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya, Assistant Team Leader, USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, presents a Black Daggers coin to Tony Enrietto, one of the Co-Hosts of "Salute to the Troops" Day at the Arlington Park Racetrack on Sunday, 14 June,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class, Dave Rose, Team Leader, USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, NC, and his teammates, present Tony Enrietto, President, USO of IL, their team lithograph after the paratroopers jumped into Arlington Park. Also... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Tony Galusha, USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, NC, is interviewed at the Arlington Park Racetrack, for "Salute to the Troops" Day, on Sunday, 14 June, 2009 in Arlington Heights, IL. Galusha's interview was played ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Master Sgt. (ret.) Jay Johnson carries in equipment with USASOC Black Daggers, Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya, after Johnson narrated the Parachute Demonstration at the Arlington Park Racetrack, Arlington Heights, IL. The team from Fort Bragg was in Chicago... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class, Dave Rose, USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, NC, answers questions about being a paratrooper from the many spectators at the Arlington Park Racetrack, Arlington Heights, IL. Rose, Team Leader for the Bla... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

10 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Team Leader, Sgt. 1st Class, Dave Rose, talks to one of the young spectators after the USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, displayed their paratrooper skills at the Arlington Park Racetrack. Rose was in Chicagoland in support of "Sal... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

11 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, NC, pose with Tony Enrietto, President of the USO of IL, after their jump at the Arlington Park Racetrack, Arlington Heights, IL. Arlington and the USO co-hosted the "Sal... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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13 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Jason Spinnicchia, USASOC \'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, brings in the POW Flag onto the race track at the Arlington Park Racecourse, Arlington Heights, IL. Spinnicchia was in Chicagoland for "Salute to the Troops" Day, co-... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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15 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Tony Galusha, USASOC 'Black Daggers,' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, NC, jumps in the USO Flag onto the Arlington Park Race Track, Arlington Heights, IL, during the "Salute to the Troops" Day, honoring our military and co-hosted by th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

16 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers and Marines help present the winning Jockey his silver plate during the USO Salute to the Troops, Trophy Presentation at Arlington Park Racecourse. Soldiers pictured from left to right are: PV2 Kiriakos Stafilas, USAREC Mount Prospect, IL Re... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

17 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – WLS Radio Host, Roe Conn, winner of several high-profile awards, to include the prestigious Radio and Records Industry Achievement Award for Best Local Talk Host in America, interviews Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya, USASOC Black Daggers, Fort Bragg, NC, wh... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

18 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sergeant Dewey Vinaya, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, \'Black Daggers,' Fort Bragg, NC, is interviewed during Chicagoland's evening rush hour at the WLS News Talk Radio Station, 890 AM. Vinaya answered questions regarding the parachute d... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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20 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. 1st Class David Haire, Station Commander, USAREC, Mount Prospect "Gladiators" Recruiting Station, slaps a high-five to Staff Sgt. Jason Spinnicchia, USASOC Black Daggers, after his try at the RCW. Members of the United States Army Recruiting Bat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

21 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. 1st Class, Alicia F Martinez Lambey, C Co., 58th Transportation 24T, Ft. Leonard wood Missouri, instructs Staff Sgt. Jason Spinnicchia, USASOC Black Daggers, on how to maneuver the USAREC Rock Climbing Wall at the Arlington Park Race Track, Arli... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

22 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Nick Demonte, Marketing and Operations Coordinator for Arlington Park, is presented with a USASOC Black Daggers coin for setting up Army assets and helping host the Parachute Demonstration Team from Fort Bragg. NC. The Paratroopers were at the racetr... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

23 / 23 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Dewey Vinaya and fellow team members of the USASOC 'Black Daggers' Parachute Demonstration Team, Fort Bragg, NC, present MSG (ret.) Jay Johnson, with their coin, to thank him for officially narrating their demonstration at Arlington Park R... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL