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ERNIE PYLE: The Death of Captain Waskow AT THE FRONT LINES IN ITALY, January 10, 1944In this war I have known a lot of officers who were loved and respected by the soldiers under them. But never have I crossed the trail of any man as beloved as Capt. Henry T. Waskow of Belton, Texas.Capt. Waskow was a company commander in the 36th Division. He had led his company since long before it left the States. He was very young, only in his middle twenties, but he carried in him a sincerity and gentleness that made people want to be...

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WACO, Texas (Army News Service, Nov. 28, 2005) — A day after Thanksgiving, more than 1,500 Soldiers bound for a 14-month deployment to Kosovo and Bosnia were honored in a ceremony Nov. 25 at Baylor University’s Ferrell Center. A circular sea of green seats was filled by excited and emotional family members and friends at Baylor’s indoor arena in Waco, Texas. They were there to say goodbye to their Soldiers one last time before they departed for the Balkans. It was the first time 36th Infantry Division Soldiers were deploying to Europe since World War II. During the ceremony, guest...

Ceremony salutes mobilized Texas National Guard brigade Hundreds of Soldiers from the 56th Brigade Combat Team stand in formation outside the hangar. This is the largest single mobilization of a Texas National Guard unit called to a combat zone since the start of the war on terrorism. (Texas National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ken Walker) By Staff Sgt. Ken Walker 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment FORT WORTH, Tx. (8/18/2004) — Little Lauren Carrington stood on the chair next to her grandmother waving two small American flags as high as her small arms could reach. On a platform overlooking...