July 4th at Camp Phoenix, Kabul
A re-enlistment ceremony of nearly 20 soldiers was the featured moment during a July 4th ceremony held at Camp Phoenix, Kabul.
The day began with a 5 Kilometer run with dozens of members of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix taking to the base track in two groups at 6:15 and 7 a.m.
Later, during the reinlistment ceremony, Colonel Brian K. Balfe, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, told the assembled troops, "The Declaration of Independence could have remained just words on paper had it not been for the strength, and will of the American people and its Army.
"For the Declaration of Independence did not make America independent from England — the Colonial Army did."
He then praised the members of his team for possessing that same spirit of 1776.
The day included a meal of classic summer picnic fare, watched over by a Statue of Liberty in a patriotic display.
— LTC Paul A. Fanning
Public Affairs Officer
CJTF Phoenix VII
(Photos are by Capt. Robert Romano)
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