Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving Day---with the exception of missing Family back home I had a great day today...I spent my day with my extended Family...the Band of Brothers and Sisters of CJTF-101. We traveled to several Combat Outposts to spend time and share fellowship; the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Civilians of RC-East continue to do incredible work here in Afghanistan.

I ask that today you all take pause and give thanks to these great men and women who continue to sacrifice, who put themselves in harms way so that we may all enjoy the freedoms that we sometimes take for granted...take time to email or call a loved one that may be deployed...finally, and with ultimate gratitude, give thanks to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service of our Nation...I am so thankful to all our Servicemen and women for their sacrifice, their commitment to protecting our freedoms and for what they are doing for the Afghan people...they are giving them the hope for a better life, a better tomorrow...I am humbled and truly honored to serve with these great men and women.

Happy Thanksgiving

Air Assault!

JOHN F. CAMPBELL
MAJOR GENERAL, USA
CJTF-101/RC-EAST
COMMANDING

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Click Read More below to see information from our class president, Carl Cecil, on the following recent or upcoming events:

1. The West Point Leaders Conference

2. The upcoming North South USMA 78, 79, 80 Alumni Golf Scramble

3. The upcoming TOTL '79 Class Crusie.

4. The AUSA Dinner at McCormick & Schmicks in Washington DC.

Steve Mahoney coordinated getting a class flag made that has recently been used at some class events, classmates' funerals, etc. A smaller version of the flag is available that classmates can purchase for their own use. Click here to see a picture of the flag. Click here for the order form. If you have any questions, contact Steve at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .