During one of my tours in the US Army as a senior noncommissioned officer, I was assigned to V Corps, G1, Heidelberg, Germany, as the enlisted Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA). About halfway into this assignment, I was deployed in June 1997 to Taszar, Hungary, as the EOA for the Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR mission.

As the EOA for this deployment, I had my hands full. I provided EO support and guidance to Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve personnel in Taszar, Kaposvar, and Sarajevo.

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