Exceptional Troop Rotation and Medal Parade in the Sinai Peninsula
Szöveg: Police Maj. Anna Makrai | 2013. október 12. 8:59Sentences like „Learn everything you can because you’ll be thrown in at the deep end immediately after your arrival in the area of operations” are uttered over and over again during the pre-deployment training programs.
The guests of honor at the medal parade held on September 26 included MFO Force Commander Maj-Gen. Warren J. Whiting, Chief of Staff Col. Thomas W. O’Steen, Chief of Liaison Col. Andre Bassard and Command Sergeant Major CWO Brad Biggar.
The superior arrived at the site in the company of Lt.-Col. (Eng.) Attila Nagy, contingent commander. The Force Commander, Col. Thomas W. O’Steen and Col. Andre Brassard handed over the MFO medals in recognition of the successful tour of duty.
At the ceremony, Police Maj. Attila Parti and SWO Gyula Pálinkás received commendations from the Force Commander, Police Maj. Krisztina Druskóczi and Police 1st Lt. András Baksa from the Chief of Staff, Police SWO Szabolcs Lukács and WO István Sápi from the Command Sergeant Major, whereas Capt. Teréz Kovács and Police 1st Lt. Zsolt Révfalvi from the contingent commander.
Furthermore, the Force Commander awarded tokens of appreciation to SFC László Török, Police SFC Krisztián Jakab and PV Ibanez Anaya Pedro Jose for the exemplary performance they delivered while fighting a fire at apartment building No. 47.1.
