MANNHEIM, Germany -- When Spc. Daniel Micek competes at the Department of the Army-level Soldier of the Year competition this month at Fort Lee -- win or lose -- it will be the culmination of an impressive journey.
Micek, a military police soldier with the 615th Military Police Co., 709th MP Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, was named the U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army Soldier of the Year Aug. 27 at a ceremony at the Village Pavilion on Patrick Henry Village. Micek’s journey to the DA competition at Fort Lee began almost a year ago, when he won his company’s Soldier of the Month board.
But, if you look back far enough, the true journey began in Silver Creek, Micek’s hometown. It was there Micek said he decided he wasn’t meeting his potential.
“I just wanted to do something with my life, make something of myself - I wanted to do something that people don’t normally get to do,” Micek said.
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Silver Creek’s Micek earns Army honor
By Spc. Adrienne Killingsworth 18th Military Police Brigade Public Affairs
Monday, Sep 14, 2009 - 10:06:54 am CDT
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Daniel Micek
Sep 14, 2009 3:46 PM
Thank you for the support and thoughts! To all the friends and family that read the article, thank you again for your thoughts and prayers...I look forward to the DA competition on sept 27, and will give my all to win this final challenge in front of me.DONNA
Sep 14, 2009 8:53 PM
way to go DANIEL MICEK IT'S NICE TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT IT TOOK FOR YOU DO WHAT YOU HAD TO DO . WAY TO GO DANIEL, IT'S NICE ALWAYS WHEN GREAT THINGS COME FROM A SMALL TOWN LIKE SILVER CREEK, NEBRASKA THAT'S WHERE I GREW UP TOO AND NOW I LIVE IN OMAHA , NEBRASKA FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS THIS MONTH. SO KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB DANIEL MICEK WE ALL LOVE AND ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.keep up the great job.
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