Operation Proper Exit visits 1st ACB

By Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. Public AffairsOctober 15, 2009

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-During a return trip to Iraq as a part of Operation Proper Exit, Sgt. John Hyland (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson (center), get a tour of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter by Josia Ortiz (right), a crew chief in Company B, 2nd...
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP TAJI, Iraq-During a return trip to Iraq as a part of Operation Proper Exit, Sgt. John Hyland (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson (center), get a tour of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter by Josia Ortiz (right), a crew chief in Company B, 2nd Battal... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CAMP TAJI, Iraq-During a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 13, Sgt. John Hyland (in doorway), who lost his leg during combat operations on a previous deployment to Iraq, recounts his story to medevac Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation...
2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP TAJI, Iraq-During a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 13, Sgt. John Hyland (in doorway), who lost his leg during combat operations on a previous deployment to Iraq, recounts his story to medevac Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Spc. Josh Palowitch (left), from Grayson, Ky., a Sky Warrior opperator for Quick Reaction Capabiltiy 1, 1st ACB, talks with retired Cpl. Craig Chavez (right) about the capabilities of the aircraft, here, Oct. 13. Chavez was...
3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Spc. Josh Palowitch (left), from Grayson, Ky., a Sky Warrior opperator for Quick Reaction Capabiltiy 1, 1st ACB, talks with retired Cpl. Craig Chavez (right) about the capabilities of the aircraft, here, Oct. 13. Chavez was previousl... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CAMP TAJI, Iraq-During a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 13, servicemembers participating in Operation Proper Exit, talk with Soldiers of the 1st ACB in a town hall forum about injuries they sustained in combat, the recovery process and...
4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP TAJI, Iraq-During a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 13, servicemembers participating in Operation Proper Exit, talk with Soldiers of the 1st ACB in a town hall forum about injuries they sustained in combat, the recovery process and organizations ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Living with partial blindness from a road side bomb, retired Cpl. Graig Chavez talks with Soldiers of the 1st ACB about his recovery process and what has driven him to move forward with his life, during a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq,...
5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Living with partial blindness from a road side bomb, retired Cpl. Graig Chavez talks with Soldiers of the 1st ACB about his recovery process and what has driven him to move forward with his life, during a visit to Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
CAMP TAJI, Iraq-To show appreciation for his sacrifices, Col. Douglas Gabram, from Clevland Ohio, commander of the 1st ACB, presents a flag which was flown over Baghdad in an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter, to retired Sgt. Ethan Payton. Payton,...
6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP TAJI, Iraq-To show appreciation for his sacrifices, Col. Douglas Gabram, from Clevland Ohio, commander of the 1st ACB, presents a flag which was flown over Baghdad in an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter, to retired Sgt. Ethan Payton. Payton, alon... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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