Mountaineers in the Military (view as slideshow)
Thousands of WVU graduates are proudly serving our country. No matter where they may be, they are always Mountaineers. Send us your photos to tecurtis@mail.wvu.edu.
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Black Hawk at sunset in Iraq. |
COL Randall W. Bland, WVU '84, is the Brigade Commander for the 7th Signal Brigade. The Brigade, based in Mannheim, Germany, was recently deployed to Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan. COL Bland is the only guy who's dressed like a soldier in the photo. The "Hawaiian shirt" guys are the plans officers (MAJ Curtis Nowak, CPT Rick Lehman, CW2 Ryland Knight) blowing off a little steam just weeks before the unit departed Germany for a one year tour. The 7th Brigade, know as Task Force Freedom, for this deployment will manage all Army Communications Units in Afghanistan and provide a Joint Network Management Center. |
Captain Lee Ann Campbell ('01 BA), flies combat missions for the Army. Capt. Campbell is pictured here in front of the Black Hawk as she proudly displays the American flag. |
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Capt. Brad Whited ('01 BS) showed his West Virginia vanity tag in Fallujah. |
Capt. Jason Ballard (?04 JD) serves with the 10th Mountain Division/Bagram, Afghanistan. He is pictured here with one of his favorite Mountaineer symbols,the ?Mountaineer Humvee.? |
Capt. Jason Ballard (?04 JD) knows he has an instant family through fellow Mountaineers serving in the military. |
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Stuart "Stu" James ('96 BS) and Dave Taylor ('96 BS) proudly display a WVU flag while serving in Iraq during 2003. |
Dave Taylor ('96 BS) is currently serving in Iraq. |
Douglas Flohr ('85 BA, '96 MA), right,poses with his son, Samuel, who completed US Army Airborne School. |
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Capt. Mike Jurick Jr. of Morgantown is currtnely serving with the 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division. Capt. Jurrick held is WVU pennant high at Saddam's Victory Monument in the International Zone. Mike's pennant has been with him through two tours of Kosovo and one tour of Iraq. |
More than 300 Mountaineer Magic towels were sent to members of the WV Army National Guard serving in Iraq. Pictured are members of the unit with the WVU memorabilia. Photo submitted by Roger Riggle of Chester, Va. -- creator of the magic towel. |