His name is Robert Tallerdy but everyone calls him “Sergeant Bob.”
He was stationed at Fort Carson from 1970-1971 and now volunteers at the United Service Organization three days a week.
Fort Carson has a unique battle training asset that saves time, bullets, fuel and a whole lot more. The Battle Command Training Branch is where unit leaders can take their people to train in almost any imaginable scenario.
Fort Carson wildlife conservation and Provost Marshal police officers were dispatched to Cheyenne Village housing area Aug. 25 to respond to a 200-pound black bear nestled in a tree enjoying some apples.
Julie Rosenberg had butterflies in her stomach as she drove to the Run for the Fallen Saturday at Ironhorse Park, an annual event to honor Fort Carson Soldiers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
According to Army statistics, last year, Armywide, approximately 103,000 redeploying Soldiers filled out a post-deployment health assessment. Of that, approximately 14,600 self-identified that they thought they might be drinking too much alcohol. Only 400 were referred to the Army Substance Abuse Program.
CRIPPLE CREEK — A wall of sound blasted down the main street of Cripple Creek. The ground trembled. The waiting masses saw the first hogs pulling into town.
Construction is underway to double the size of the current Fort Carson Exchange paving the way for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service to provide its customers with one-stop shopping.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — “People my age and younger were fighting, getting shot at and dying for me and my freedom,” said 1st Lt. James Carrigan. “I realized I had to make a decision; I could either sit back and watch these people fight and die for us, or I could get off my butt and go out and join them.”
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq — To the average cavalry trooper, “Fiddler’s Green” is a legendary imagined afterlife where there is perpetual mirth, a fiddle that never stops playing and dancers who never tire. Its origins are obscure, although some answers point to the Greek myth of the Elysian Fields as the inspiration.
Soldiers from the 52nd Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, viewed the scenery of southern Colorado from a much different perspective Aug. 5. during a singles retreat organized by the chaplain’s office.
