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Afghanistan
Task Force Celebrates
American Indian Heritage
By Staff Sgt. Keith Thompson
Special to American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2003
– A culturally diverse group of Combined Joint Task Force
180 members celebrated the kickoff of Native American Heritage
Month with a Nov. 5 ceremony here.
Task force commander Army Brig. Gen. Lloyd Austin
III said the event was "about diversity." He urged
those in attendance to "take a moment and stop and think
what we're about."
He reminded those assembled that America stands
for diversity. "If you treasure diversity, then people
will bring great ideas from their culture," Austin said.
"Diversity makes us a better team."
Guest speaker at the event, Lt. Col. Valerie
Jircitano-Torres, 10th Signal Battalion commander and Mohawk
Indian, enlightened attendees about Congressional Resolution
76.  Full
Story
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