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Officials at Fort Jackson spent Wednesday making final preparations for Thanksgiving Day meals that will feed more than 15,000 soldiers.

What does it take to serve your country? News19 found out what civilians have to do to become soldiers in our nation's army by going behind the scenes at Fort Jackson.

Joshua Doyle of Stockton recently scored 40 out of 40 in marksmanship during Army basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Reader Reactions We welcome your feedback on this story, or any follow-up story ideas you might have.

Troy D. Lawson graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps leader development and assessment course, also known as Operation Warrior Forge, at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. visited a program designed to help Soldiers and their families develop resilience here today.

The Navy base is gone, the crime scene is gone, the last places he was seen are gone.

Army Reserve Pvt. Scott T. Begneski has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., and Army Pvt.

As part of Cumberland Goes To War, "Fighting For Freedom: Black Women's Army Corps During World War II" by Janet Sims-Wood will be held today at 7 p.m. at Windsor Hall at Town Centre, 39 Baltimore St.

Air Force Airman Nicholas R. Clemmons graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

BROWN: You were taken prisoner, as we told people a moment ago, after being shot down in the first Gulf war.

6 during a ceremony at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. The chaplains are the first to graduate since mid-August when the Naval Chaplains School relocated from Newport, R.I., to Columbia as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission's 2005 decision to co-locate all of the military ministry training at Fort Jackson.

We thank them for their service to our country." The passengers burst into applause.

The Army's most elite soldiers are teaming with one of North Carolina's top universities to improve training on national security issues.

Local residents gathered in Kinston on Wednesday to honor the sacrifices made for America during periods of peace and war.

Joni L. Goodrich joined the Army under the Delayed Entry Program. Goodrich, a 2007 graduate of Sheridan High School, has reported to Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., for basic training.

Army Sgt. Nickolas Mueller was laid to rest in Little Chute, Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin soldier died October 26, while serving his country in Afghanistan.

A Columbia soldier stationed at Fort Hood in Texas describes the tense hours after an Army major opened fire on fellow troops, killing at least 12 and wounding 31.

This family photo shows George Stratton III, 18, of Post Falls, in his Army uniform.

A day after a deadly rampage at an Army post in Texas, soldiers at Columbia's Fort Jackson held a moment of silence to remember the victims while offering mixed reactions to the shootings.

While there isn't a seaport for 100 miles, you could almost smell the salt air at Fort Jackson Friday morning.