Meet the 2005 poster models: get your Army uniform poster in the next issue of Soldiers

Soldiers Magazine, Dec, 2004 by Heatherann Bozeman

The 2005 Army uniform poster, which will appear in the January issue of Soldiers, has been redesigned to include new items and up-to-date information that provides a visual, quick-reference guide to the proper wear and appearance of the Army uniform.

The models for the new poster come from the Fort Hood, Texas-based 4th Infantry Division, and most recently returned from deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Soldiers traveled to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's headquarters in Dallas, Texas, to participate in the poster shoot.

The following individuals served as models:

SFC Heatherann Bozeman, AAFES' strategic marketing NCO, coordinated the modeling event and also modeled for the poster.

1LT Ashling Ganes of the 299th Engineer Battalion, deployed to Iraq as a combat engineer. She recalls climbing into the space where Soldiers found Saddam Hussein, and thinking "it was like a coffin, very cramped and desolate."

1LT Frederick Cashaw of the 1st Bn., 22nd Infantry Regiment, speaks highly of his unit: "We're ready to go back because it's what we've always trained to do."

SGT Pedro Miranda of Company C, 3rd Bn., 66th Armored Regt., remembers when Saddam Hussein was captured. "We felt like we had done what we came to do and I'm proud it was my unit that caught him."

SPC Bryce Mouchet of 1st Bn., 26th Armd. Regt., patrolled Sumara as part of his deployment in Iraq. "Our platoon got real close going through the deployment together, and I feel it helped us better accomplish our mission."

SPC Elizabeth Nieshell, a truck driver with the 4th Support Bn., drove in countless convoys during her year in Iraq. "I think it's good to know right off the bat what it's like to be in a wartime situation."

SPC Guillermo Rodriguez of the 4th Bn., 42nd Field Artillery Regt., joined the Army to experience the world. Four months after joining he found himself in Iraq, patrolling the same town where Saddam Hussein was captured. "It was actually a relief when we caught Saddam. I am so proud that I served my country in Iraq."

SPC Benjamin Matthews of the division's 1st Brigade, collected intelligence in Iraq. "I'll never forget the night Saddam was caught. I had gone on a break and my buddy just started yelling 'We got Saddam.'"

PV2 Donald Ludwick, also of the 4th Bn., 42nd FA, was chosen for the poster because he was his battalion's most recent Soldier of the month. "The other Soldiers have a lot of real combat experience, but I know I can hold my own, too. I haven't deployed yet, but I'm ready."