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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2015 The Scout 11A

rt Huachuca honors inductees

Fairley, USAICoE, cut the ribbon as part of the Hall of Maj. Gen. Robert Ashley, commanding general, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, and Cedric Gordon,
Fame events. The learning center is a personal interac-
tive, multi-media center that will help keep the history unveil the dedication of the Bravo Company, 305th MI Bn. barracks in Weinstein Village. The barracks were dedicated and named in
of Army Intelligence alive.
honor of Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2012.
The state of the art facility hosts exhibits ranging
from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. Videos played the Army told me that they would never forget her and She was a tremendous young lady, exceptionally smart,
for attendees to learn about various military intelligence
milestones. this is testament to how much they loved her and their graduated top of her class in high school, was a musi-

“The mission of the MI Soldier Heritage and Learn- commitment to her legacy living on, and I can’t thank cian, played all sorts of instruments and athletically out-
ing Center is to inform, educate and inspire the Military
Intelligence Corps about our past, our heritage and our them enough. standing. She could have done whatever she wanted to.
promise,” according to the MI Heritage Learning Center
handout. “What I remember most about her was her personal- “I remember she said, ‘Dad I’m quitting college, and

“I think its pretty cool, it has a lot more than I was ity, humor and her love for just mankind,” Gordon said. I want to join the Army,’ she said she wanted to serve her
expecting,” said Capt. Daniel Jarvis. “It is centrally lo-
cated now so it is a lot easier for the Soldiers to visit.” “She loved the Army, and her fellow Soldiers, she just country,” Gordon said. “And I think that speaks to who

Following the ribbon cutting, two Soldiers were rec- always had an optimistic upbeat attitude with a smile. she really was.”
ognized at the MI Hall of Fame luncheon for their out-
standing leadership skills. Capt. Daniel Jarvis, Bravo Company, 309th MI Bn., and Capt. William Alwell, Alpha Company, 309TH MI Bn., look at an exhibit of the
Berlin Wall in the MI Soldier Heritage Learning Center.
Capt. George Fust was recognized as the 2015 recipi-
ent of Lt. Gen. Sidney T. Weinstein Award for Excel-
lence in Military Intelligence.

“It’s a very humbling thing, but to be honest with you
it’s validation of my team’s hard work,” Fust said. “I
have an awesome phenomenal company, great noncom-
missioned officers, great lieutenants; and they’ve really
made me look good, so if someone has to accept it on
their behalf, I’m certainly willing to do so.”

For the first year during MI Hall of Fame week the
2014 Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Russell award was
given to Sgt. Tyler Benjamin, Charlie Company, 1st MI
Bn., 66th MI Brigade.

Following the luncheon, the Bravo Company, 305th
MI Bn. barracks in Weinstein Village were dedicated
and named in honor of Spc. Brittany B. Gordon, who
was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2012.

“Today we dedicate this facility in honor of her self-
less service and sacrifice to our country,” said Lt. Col.
Jorge Arredondo, commander, 305th MI Bn.

Brown who was only 24 years old when she died
while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Free-
dom, had enlisted in the Army in January of 2010 af-
ter deciding she wanted to help serve her country. She
enlisted as a 35F, military intelligence analyst, and had
trained at Fort Huachuca in 2010.

“According to senior leaders, Spc. Gordon had flour-
ished during the deployment, performing the job as a
more senior Soldier,” Arredondo said. “According to
fellow Soldiers she consistently volunteered to go on
missions outside the wire to gain a better understanding
of the operational environment.”

Gordon is the first female 35F, killed in action while
serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. She is one of eight MI
female Soldiers to pay the ultimate price while serving
in these countries. Gordon’s father was on hand during
the dedication to help unveil the bronze plaque officially
dedicating the barracks in her honor to forever associate
the facility with her exemplary courage and persever-
ance.

Attendees were invited to tour the barracks after the
unveiling where a display case with a historical panel
about Gordon was recently hung to teach future Soldiers
about her dedication.

“It’s breathtaking, this is a tremendous honor,” said
her father Cedric Gordon. “When Brittany was killed,