Story and photo by 1st Lt. Ronnie Patrick Jr.
319th Transportation Company
CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq—American forces are working diligently to meet the president’s timeline for the responsible drawdown of forces from Iraq.
Spc. Chauncey Townsend, heavy-wheeled vehicle operator with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Support Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Jackson, Miss., native, stands watch at an entry control point. Townsend used skills acquired in his civilian occupation as a firefighter and paramedic to save the life of a civilian contractor July 10 at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers often face extraordinary challenges, and consistently overcome these challenges with their diverse and unique set of skills, earning them the alias “Citizen-Soldiers.”
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