Thursday, October 20, 2005
Army Mom Graduates at Top of Basic Training Class
Now I've seen everything!!!
Congratulations to Pfc Terrill Stewart!
The writer, Pfc Sheena Williams, also does a good job, with a nice, engaging lede.
Good job to both of them.
Splash, out
Jason
FORT HOOD, Texas – As a mom, a grandmother and an owner of a construction company, Pfc. Terrill Stewart wears many hats. Now one of them just happens to be a beret.
Stewart graduated basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Oct. 14. At 40 years old, she not only graduated, she was selected as the ‘Soldier of the Cycle’ for her company. Her son, Spc. Garret Good -- a driver for the command sergeant major of 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team -- was able to be on hand at her graduation.
Stewart takes the honor very seriously, since joining the Army has always been a goal for her.
“I have always wanted to join the military since I was very young,” Stewart said in a telephone interview. “But I had small children and was working several jobs to support my family. So by the time I really could join, I was 36 and deemed too old by the Army standards to enlist. When I heard that they had raised the age limit for recruits I took that as a personal sign that I was supposed to join the Army. This was the time.”
Congratulations to Pfc Terrill Stewart!
The writer, Pfc Sheena Williams, also does a good job, with a nice, engaging lede.
Good job to both of them.
Splash, out
Jason
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Pfc Terrill Stewart personifies the historical definition of an American. Meeting her only through the pages of a short article, she makes us proud during a time when Hollywood and political bias does everything it can to steal our conscience. Hooah Pfc Stewart, you deserve it and more.
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