962nd Quartermaster Company
MIDDLE EAST — Congresswoman Aumua Amata was humbled and delighted to spend Christmas Day with U.S. troops in the Middle East. She was thrilled to greet a large number of troops from American Samoa, sing “Lo Ta Nu'u” together, and then members of Congress had the opportunity to help serve a...
Congresswoman Aumua Amata (AS), meets with U.S. Army Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Company (Mortuary Affairs), out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Dec. 25, 2018, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Congressional delegates from American Samoa, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas were in Kuwait to visit troops...
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN — Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Company (Mortuary Affairs), out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii, arguably have one of the hardest jobs in the Army. They arrived in Afghanistan from all parts of the Pacific: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, and Hawaii, and they are here...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eighteen soldiers with the American Samoa Army Reserve Unit, specifically those who perform mortuary functions, are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East this Thursday. The deployment period may last up to 8 months.
The deployed soldiers, mostly women, are from the...