Face of Defense: Officer Swears in Son from Thousands of Miles Away

By • on May 26, 2009

Face of Defense: Officer Swears in Son from Thousands of Miles Away

By Army Pfc. J.P. Lawrence
Special to American Forces Press Service

BASRA, Iraq, May 26, 2009 – Army Lt. Col. Harold Turner is a man of plans. As the logistics planner in the plans cell of the 34th “Red Bull” Infantry Division, he helps develop logistical support for operations across the nine southern provinces of Iraq.
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Army Lt. Col. Harold Turner, logistics planner in the plans cell of the 34th Infantry Division, prepares to swear his son, Brett, into the U.S. Army via a webcam connection on the Internet between Baghdad and Iowa. Courtesy photo