Awarded by the Recording Academy, the Grammy honors excellence in the recording arts and sciences. The album, "Quincy Porter: Complete Viola Works," also is nominated in two performance categories: best instrumental soloist performance with orchestra and best chamber music performance. Lane also has engineering credits on "Sarah Schuster Ericsson: 20th Century Harp Sonatas," nominated in the best instrumental soloist performance without orchestra category. Before she joined the Army in July, Lane was the head audio engineer at Sono Luminus, a record label in Virginia that specializes in classical and jazz music. These albums were completed during her time there. "It was truly an honor to be part of such a special project," Lane said. "The album was a fantastic melding of research and performance involving many world-class engineers, producers and performers. “Many thanks to them, and the rest of the team at Sono Luminus for allowing me the opportunity to be a part of it. I feel proud to be representing the West Point Band and the Army Band program in such a positive way," she added. Lane also has engineering credits on the 2008 Grammy-nominated album, "Ronn McFarlane: Indigo Road," which was in the classical crossover category. The engineering and classical portions of the award ceremony will be streamed live at http://www.grammy.com before the live telecast Feb. 13. Lane will attend this event and the televised ceremony. Feb. 8, 2011: From a West Point Band News Release

 

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Assigned to the 3rd Military Police Group as a human resources technician, the 14-year Army veteran hasn't let his injury hold him back. Rather, he said, being injured has spurred him to do things he never attempted before, such as running a half-marathon."When I first got injured, I thought if I could ever run again, I'd give it my all," he said. Holsey's Army career began in 1992 when he joined as an armor crewman. He has been stationed in Georgia, South Korea, Florida and Washington, D.C. He changed his military occupation after a few years and deployed in 2004 as an administrative specialist. While serving in Iraq as a staff sergeant providing personnel support to the 2nd Infantry Division, Holsey was swiftly initiated into the infantry lifestyle with near-daily convoys. His unit was relocating to another forward operating base, he explained, and troops and supplies were shuffled constantly. Holsey said he wasn't very worried about riding in convoys, because "you never really think you might get hit." But on Nov. 10, 2004, when Holsey was headed out on another routine trip, the unexpected happened. "That whole day is a blur," he said of being hit. "I never remember anything I did that day." Pieced together from the memories of other soldiers who were there, Holsey only knows what happened second-hand. He doesn't remember his vehicle lurching in the blast from a roadside bomb, and he doesn't remember how he managed to get out. Holsey said he lost consciousness until he arrived at a clinic on a Marine base. "The one thing I do remember is that I almost rode in a different vehicle that day,â€Â he said. “I was supposed to switch, but I went back. I always think about that.â€Â Holsey was flown to Germany for initial treatment and then to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. When he arrived at Walter Reed, Holsey's left leg was reinforced with metal pins, and he endured "washout" surgeries every two days to prevent infection. Finally, Holsey's doctor told him that amputation might be his best option, and the next day he went into surgery. Told later by his ex-wife and stepsons that he reacted more emotionally than he remembers at the news he'd lose his leg, Holsey said he's at peace with his decision now. "I think I've learned to accept it," Holsey said of his injury. "I think some of the things I've accomplished I wouldn't have if I wasn't injured." Throughout his year of recovery, he said, he felt at times as though he wasn't making progress. But within two months, he was fitted for a prosthetic and was walking again. In 2008, Holsey ran his first Army 10-Miler with Walter Reed's "Missing Parts in Action" wounded warrior group. That’s when he met Sue Bozgoz, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and running coach. Bozgoz, who's helped hundreds of other runners throughout her Army career and now coaches full-time, said Holsey was the first wounded soldier she trained. "I realized that there's a lot of need to inspire wounded warriors," Bozgoz explained, noting she coaches because she loves seeing people finish what they started. Bozgoz and Holsey kept in touch via e-mail and phone, with Bozgoz providing a training schedule and new distances and times to aspire to. One of Bozgoz's colleagues, retired Army Capt. Millie Daniels, met Holsey at a track two to three times per week to help him train. Bozgoz, who's completed 52 marathons, also is an agent for world-class runners who run in support of wounded warriors during races around the country. "The goal is to inspire more people to run," she said. Since 2008, Holsey has run in each consecutive Army 10-Miler, a few half-marathons and the last 10 miles of the Marine Corps Marathon. Holsey said he wasn't really a runner prior to his injury, but he pushes himself harder now, just to see what he can do. In 2009 Holsey applied for Warrant Officer School, and became the first amputee in the Army to graduate. He said the instructors at the school showed him no favoritism because of his injury, and that the school was all-around challenging. "I think I was physically prepared for it, but I'm not sure I was mentally prepared for it," he admitted. Even at his current duty station, Holsey said, most of his peers didn't know he was injured until them saw him in shorts. But now when they see him running or working out, he added, many of them are inspired to work harder. Although Holsey inspires others -- he receives e-mails constantly from people he doesn't even know to offer him support -- "it's the people around me who make me stay positive," he said. Before he was wounded, Holsey noted, he'd never met an amputee. But now, he said, he believes he relates best to other wounded warriors. "Sometimes, I think we have to see each other out there," he said. "To me, it makes me realize I can still do it." Holsey's advice to other wounded soldiers is to talk with people facing the same challenges to let feelings and frustrations out. "I think you just don't give up," he added. "Don't allow your limitations to be my limitations." Holsey said he plans on staying in the Army until he retires, and that he has his injury, in part, to thank for his decision. "Because of the opportunities they've given us as wounded warriors, it's important for me to stay and help pave the way for others," he said. Feb. 15, 2011: By Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown- Army News Service

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Crystal Hoel, an intelligence analyst for the 3rd Naval Construction Regiment, is a native of Mechanicsburg, Pa. The timing of live television programs often makes them impossible to watch while she’s deployed, but this was an event she was not going to miss.The military had made the reservist miss several things over the years, but she wasn’t about to miss this. As she sat in Afghanistan, soda in hand and surrounded by co-workers, she had a very special guest by her side: her son.Attached to the naval air facility in Washington, D.C., Hoel had been deployed for months when she got word that her son, Marine Corps Cpl. Adam Hoel, attached to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Kunia, Hawaii, would be joining her here. “Mom was already in Afghanistan when I got my orders, and I was very excited when I found out I was going to the same base,â€Â Adam said. “When you’re in the military, it’s hard to see your family, and it was really good to know I would be close to her.â€Â The corporal’s mother recalled his arrival. “I cried when I first saw Adam,â€Â she said. “Our first meeting was at one of the dining facilities on base at about 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. It was the first time I had seen him since leaving my home in early June to deploy. What a great New Year’s gift!â€Â Although this is Adam’s first deployment, it is his mother’s second. “Of course she has been giving me advice,â€Â said Adam, who graduated from Mechanicsburg Area High School in 2008. “No way could she resist doing that.â€Â Crystal said that was only natural. “My mothering instincts are to want to protect and keep him safe,â€Â she said. “Make sure he understands his job, hope he likes his job, make sure he is taking time out for himself, and has his room set up so he is comfortable there. But at the same time, he is a grown man and a Marine, so I have to stifle that.â€Â Adam joined the Marine Corps delayed entry program in June 2007, when he was 17. He left for boot camp July 13, 2008. He was destined to join the Corps, he said. After all, his father was a Marine, and so was his mother, before a break in service and a path that eventually led her back in, only this time in the Navy, when Adam was in 10th grade.

 

"Everybody has scars," Roever told a group of more than 150 service members gathered here in an event sponsored by the base chaplain. "Mine just happen to be on the outside.â€Â"Everybody gets hurt," he added. "That's not the question. The question is how [does one] react to getting hurt?" The veteran’s physical scars stem from severe wounds he’d suffered in 1969 during a tour in Vietnam. Roever said an enemy sniper's bullet had detonated a white phosphorus grenade that he was holding. The subsequent explosion and intense heat nearly eviscerated him. After his medical evacuation to Japan, Roever said doctors didn’t expect that he’d survive. Fourteen months and countless surgeries later, Roever did survive -- and eventually would thrive. Where many would have been consumed by bitterness, Roever said he found relief and gratitude in just being alive, and pledged that he’d help other wounded veterans for the rest of his days. "I don't intend to go out quietly," the 64-year-old veteran said. "I want to make a difference in people's lives." In 2007, with his wife Brenda, Roever co-founded Eagles Summit Ranch in Colorado, which focuses on helping wounded veterans, both spiritually and by teaching business and life skills. "It's a beautiful facility up in the mountains," he said. "We're teaching them how to start a business or a [non-profit venture] ... and help[ing] them with the emotional part of recovery." To hear Roever speak is to follow a winding path of emotionally wrenching stories. Eventually, the listener finds that the stories interlock to focus on the theme of resiliency. Roever told service members here about a previous time in Iraq when he was asked to say a prayer for a fallen soldier. He said he prayed for God to send someone to comfort the soldier's best friend who lived stateside. A few days later, Roever said, in the middle of the night at an empty Atlanta airport terminal, a young man sat down next to him even though there were hundreds of empty seats nearby. Roever learned the man was the best friend of the fallen soldier. The young man, who was returning from his friend's funeral, couldn't understand how Roever knew so much about the situation. The fallen soldier’s friend asked, 'Who are you?'" Roever recalled. "And I told him, 'I'm the answer to my own prayer,'" Roever said. Roever urged married members of his audience to ensure their marriages were strong and to communicate regularly with their loved ones back home. He also praised his wife of 43 years, for standing by him and caring for him after his horrendous injuries. "Our marriage [endures] because it is built on desire, not need," he said. "We don't need each other; we want each other. It is a choice.â€Â Feb. 10, 2011: By Air Force Maj. Brian Bowman- 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs