The official Magazine of the U.S. Army Reserve
WARRIOR CITIZEN FALL 2011
a cure for some delta blues 22 Bringing medical help to needy residents of the Arkansas Delta
remembering
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frontline riggers 26 Who needs roads? This group of Airborne Riggers knows how to get supplies to troops
the sky is the limit 28 Experiencing an air insertion can be… well, uplifting
The days and the decade since—through the eyes of three Warrior Citizens
b e s t wa r r i o r S P ECIAL
The Long, hard road 36
breathe 30
Some elite musicians give five Army Reserve bands a lesson they won’t forget
Bad weather plagued this year’s Best Warrior competition. But through it all, two victors emerged www.armyreserve.army.mil