Retired U.S. Army Colonel Angela M. Odom led a heroic group of Adjutant General’s Corps Soldiers on an extended 15-month deployment to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. On October 10th, 2007, the Battalion’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) was attacked resulting in numerous casualties and the loss of one of Odom’s soldiers, Staff Sergeant Lillian L. Clamens. Just a few short weeks later, on Odom’s birthday, November 28th, a stray round hit another of her soldiers while he was attending a USO show on the FOB; Sergeant First Class John J. Tobiason was killed instantly.

Odom revealed her candid account of her experience as the Battalion Commander of the 15th Personnel Services Battalion (PSB) in her book ‘Bronco Strong’, which was released last year on Veteran’s Day. This year, she is further honoring the 15th PSB and specifically SSG Clamens and SFC Tobiason with online tributes on the 10th Anniversaries of both events and the release of...