Two Soldiers honored at retirement ceremony – Army.mil

Two Soldiers honored at retirement ceremony  Army.mil

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Two Soldiers with a collective 52 years of service were honored at the quarterly installation retirement ceremony held Friday, Oc… FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Two Soldiers with a collective 52 years of service were honored at the quarterly installation retirement ceremony held Friday, Oct. 23 at Fitch Auditorium. Col. Mike Childs, chief of staff, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, presided over the ceremony. He began his speech by recognizing the significance of the retirement ceremony. “Every Army ceremony has a purpose,” Childs said. “Promotions recognize potential. Changes of command recognize stewardship. Awards recognize achievement. But retirement ceremonies are different. Today, we pause to recognize something that cannot be captured by rank, a ribbon rack, or even number of years served.

We recognize lives devoted to something greater than self.” The retirees honored at the ceremony include Lt. Col. Jacob Prater, chief of concepts for the Intelligence Future Capability Directorate, USAICoE, with 29 years of service; Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Benoit, senior instructor for the 35F10 Committee, 305th Military Intelligence Battalion, with 23 years of service. Childs continued by speaking about how different the world is today compared to when Prater and Benoit began their service, but that strong leaders are still needed. “The world changed, the Army changed, the technology changed, but the fundamentals did