{"id":2966,"date":"2012-06-01T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2012-05-22T22:14:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T22:14:30","slug":"majors-robert-eldridge-and-kent-solheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/06\/majors-robert-eldridge-and-kent-solheim.html","title":{"rendered":"Majors Robert Eldridge and Kent Solheim"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Military Heroes\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

U. S. Army<\/strong><\/p>\n

Major Robert Eldridge
\nMajor Kent Solheim<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nBecoming a part of the U.S. Army\u2019s elite fighting force takes total dedication and an unwavering fortitude to persevere in the toughest environments. These grueling conditions not only test an individual\u2019s physical limits, but the mental capacity to forge forward in the face of adversity when most other men would falter. The few left standing at the end of this arduous gauntlet are known by two words – Green Berets.<\/p>\n

For Maj. Kent Solheim, the Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Company commander and Maj. Robert Eldridge, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group executive officer, their personal courage, coupled with their desire to continue to serve alongside their Special Forces brothers, was stronger than any challenge that confronted them, including the amputation of their limbs.<\/p>\n

For articles on and pictures of these Green Berets…<\/p>\n

click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Courtesy of Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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