Major General Roger Noble, Australian Army, Deputy Commanding General-North was a honored guest during a recent ceremony hosted by Lieutenant General Gary Volesky, commanding general of America's First Corps, to honor the 100 years of Courage of the I Corps. After MAJGEN Noble gave his remarks about how Australia and America have a very deep history fighting along and side-by-side with American troops that dates even further back then 100 years, he presented a statue to Lieutenant General Gary Volesky, commanding general of America's First Corps, during the “100 years of Courage,” ceremony to
Major General Roger Noble, Australian Army, Deputy Commanding General-North was a honored guest during a recent ceremony hosted by Lieutenant General Gary Volesky, commanding general of America's First Corps, to honor the 100 years of Courage of the I Corps. After MAJGEN Noble gave his remarks about how Australia and America have a very deep history fighting along and side-by-side with American troops that dates even further back then 100 years, he presented a statue to Lieutenant General Gary Volesky, commanding general of America's First Corps, during the “100 years of Courage,” ceremony to held on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, August 9th, 2018. The statue was to remind Soldiers, friends and family who may look about it, that Australian and American troops have been and will continue to be “Mates” during conflict and peacetime. The ceremony was to honor those who served and dedicated themselves over the past 100 years within I Corps. I Corps was activated on January 15th, 1918, in France during World War I, marking a great achievement of 100 years of honor, tradition and courage of units deploying, fighting, winning and innovating in complex wars and missions around the world. The ceremony was followed by a retreat ceremony of the American flag to symbolize the end of celebrations for the “100 years of Courage.”
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