Well, it's been quite a day. Tuesdays, as longtime readers may know, is our publication day, so that usually translates into late nights at the office.

Now, not every day in the life of a Soldier/Journalist is guns and glory, my friends...



... Sometimes, it's spent photographing more mundane activities, such as award ceremonies and other things that run in direct contradiction to Army Regulation 360-1 (Army Public Affairs).

But, as the poet - or someone else who was equally as wont to speak in metaphors - said once, every cloud has a silver lining, and for me, this comes in the form of irony. I took this photo at a ceremony for exceptional students who were being awarded scholarships by a club on post:



I'm submitting that to Webster's to replace their definition of "ironic."

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