Monday, July 9, 2012
Sgt. Zachary Flaxbeard was recently named runner up in the 2012 “Best Warrior” Non-commissioned Officer/Soldier of the Year Competition for the Third Army’s U.S. Central Command.
Sgt. Zachary Flaxbeard is a chemical operations specialist with a decontamination unit based at Jefferson Barracks. Right now he is serving at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. A St. Louis Army National Guardsman, he continues to rack up honors while deployed to the Middle East. Flaxbeard was recently named runner up in the 2012 “Best Warrior” Non-commissioned Officer/Soldier of the Year Competition for the Third Army’s U.S. Central Command at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. He was one of eight soldiers whose unites chose them to compete in the four-day event. “It’s a win-win situation for the competitor and the Army,” said Command Sgt. Major Stephen Frennier, in a statement. “The competition makes each competitor a better soldier and a better …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Hazelwood residents Spc. Amber Sue Steward and Pfc. Maurice Edwards Jr. were among the 165 soldiers from the Missouri National Guard’s 1138th Transportation Company, based in Jefferson Barracks, were given a hero's welcome on Saturday.
Hundreds of family and friends—many holding signs and balloons—waited anxiously for the return of their solders from Afghanistan Saturday afternoon at the First Evangelical Free Church. The Missouri National Guard unit had arrived at Lambert Airport around 11 a.m. Saturday morning and was then bused to the church, where they waited out of sight in another room. The crowd burst into applause when the soldiers filed in and took their seats. The 1138th Transportation Company is based out of Jefferson Barracks. They’ve spent the last year working out of Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, where they ran more than 90 convoy missions to deliver supplies to operating bases. Before returning home, more than a dozen soldiers were awarded the Bronze Star …
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sgt. Zachary T. Flaxbeard, who is currently deployed to the Middle East, is the Greatest Person of the Day. He said he has learned what it means to serve a cause much larger than himself.
Sgt. Zachary Flaxbeard is a chemical operations specialist with a decontamination unit based at Jefferson Barracks. Right now he is serving at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar. When Flaxbeard first joined the National Guard, it was to take advantage of the college tuition assistance program. After serving more than five years and being deployed to Afghanistan as a heavy weapons gunner, his focus shifted. "I really gathered an understanding of what it means to serve a cause much larger than myself,” he said. “I have come to love giving back to and supporting our nation, its interests, and the people." Above and beyond Flaxbeard, the son of Tom Flaxbeard, of Overland, and Venessa Arseneau, of Hazelwood, was recently named Soldier of the Quarter for…
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Officials prepare the city as another winter storm grips the area, which some say may be as bad or worse than the '06 ice storm.
With Governor Jay Nixon declaring Missouri in a state of emergency and calling in the Missouri National Guard, more than 200 in the St. Louis area alone, and the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan, Hazelwood residents should prepare for the worst from Mother Nature in the upcoming days. “Whatever you get, it’s going to be in a large amount,” said Jim Kramper of the National Weather Service. “We’re fairly confident this is a big storm.” Declaring a state of emergency allows state agencies to assist local jurisdictions with their emergency preparation and response to this winter storm, which is anticipated to bring a half-inch to an inch of freezing rain and ice, topped by about a foot of snow. As this perfect winter storm bears down …
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Ashley Nevilles
7:14 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
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