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Combatives finals set for Friday at DFC: Top fighters advance through preliminaries
Story and photo by Luke Waack
Assistant editor Fort Leonard Wood started it’s first Army Combatives Tournament, Monday, with preliminary competition at Shea Gymnasium. Approximately 35 service members showed up to compete in seven weight classes: Flyweight (125 pounds), Lightweight (140 pounds), Welterweight (155 pounds), Middleweight (170 pounds), Cruiserweight (185 pounds), Light Heavyweight (up to 205 pounds) and Heavyweight (over 205 pounds). Unfortunately, there weren’t enough competitors in the Lightweight bracket,… Read More...
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Retired female Soldiers chronicle changes in Army gender relations
By R.J. Oriez
GUIDON staff The late 1970s was a time of transition for women in the military. The Women Army Corps went away as did some of the official… Read More... |
Actors shine in ‘Dining Room’
Story and photo by Matt Decker
Leisure/Sports editor A.R. Gurney’s “The Dining Room” brings many stories to the stage. Fortunately for audiences, the cast and crew of the Pulaski Fine Arts Association have proven themselves master storytellers. The latest PFAA production, which opened, March 12, continues this weekend with performances at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, at the Theatre on the Square in downtown Waynesville. |
Runners take on ‘Car Wash Hill’
Story and photo by Matt Decker
Leisure/ Sports editor “That’s hilly,” Jaimison Gaddy said as he crossed the finish line, Saturday, echoing what many of the nearly 70 competitors in the fourth annual Champion of the Hill 10k had to say about the race. The yearly event is one of the most challenging courses Fort Leonard Wood has to offer, and competitors braved rain, wind and temperatures below 40 degrees. |
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Soldier’s security blanket
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It happens every spring. No, I’m not talking the 1949 Ray Milland baseball movie, but something that affects thousands of Soldiers every year — the Army Emergency Relief fund drive.
Every spring, Soldiers from private to general… Read More...