FORT BLISS, Texas – Kortni Smith, spouse of Soldier assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, conducts an inverted rappel during Molly Pitcher Day, April 27, 2017 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Spouses of 1AD Soldiers spent the day learning basic Soldiering skills which included firing an M4 carbine rifle and rappelling. Molly Pitcher Day honors the work of a woman who carried water pitchers to Soldiers and continued firing a canon after her husband collapsed during the American Battle of Monmouth.

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