PHOTOS: Father Makes Special Trip to See Son's Promotion Ceremony

By Sgt. Jason Dangel

CAB PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Col. Ross Ridge (right), chief of staff, Strategic Effects, Multi-National Forces - Iraq, and his son, Capt. Ross Ridge, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, pose for a picture after the completion of a promotion ceremony July 5. Ridge made a special trip from his office in central Baghdad to attend his son's promotion from first lieutenant to captain at Camp Taji. Both currently serve in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both father and son are from Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Col. Patrick Tierney, commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, places an "Ivy" Division combat patch on the shoulder of Capt. Ross Ridge, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, during Ridge's promotion from first lieutenant to captain July 5. Ridge's father Col. Ross Ridge, chief of staff, Strategic Effects, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, also made a special trip from his headquarters in central Baghdad to attend the ceremony at Camp Taji. Both currently serve in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Both father and son are from Bloomington, Indiana.

CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Col. Ross Ridge, chief of staff, Strategic Effects, Multi-National Forces - Iraq, takes advantage of the honor of placing captain's rank on his son, Capt. Ross Ridge, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, during a promotion ceremony at the battalion's Hangar July 5. Both father and son are currently serving in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ridge, whose office is located in central Baghdad, made a special trip 12 miles north to attend his son's promotion from first lieutenant to captain. Both father and son are from Bloomington, Indiana.

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