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Privacy Policy
Army Strong Stories is provided as a public service by The Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army in coordination with the United States Army Accessions Command. The opinions expressed by authors, commenters and any other submissions to ArmyStrongStories.com do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Army or any other U.S. Military affiliate.

Information presented on this site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.

The use of copyrighted material by the Army is subject to U.S. copyright law as reflected in Army regulations. It is Army policy to recognize and respect the rights of copyright owners. More information on the Army's use of copyrighted materials.

For site management, information is collected for statistical purposes only. This site uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, www.ArmyStrongStories.com employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration guidelines.

At Army Strong Stories, we want all viewers to be able to experience the Army story. We have and continue to strive to be sure all sections of www.ArmyStrongStories.com are in compliance with Section 508 standards. If you find something that is not compliant, please let us know using the form on the Site Feedback page.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

If you have any questions or comments about the information presented here, please forward them to us using the form on the Site Feedback page.

Cookie Disclaimer – Army Strong Stories does not use persistent cookies (persistent tokens that pass information back and forth from the client machine to the server). Army Strong Stories may use session cookies (tokens that remain active only until you close your browser) in order to make the site easier to use. The Department of Army DOES NOT keep a database of information obtained from these cookies.

You can choose not to accept these cookies and still use the site, but it may take you longer to fill out the same information repeatedly and clicking on the banners will not take you to the correct link. Refer to the help information in your browser software for instructions on how to disable cookies.

External Links Disclaimer - The appearance of hyperlinks to external sites does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the U.S. Army of the linked web site or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sites, the Department of the U.S. Army does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this web site.

Comment Policy – On Army Strong Stories, we encourage our readers to comment and participate in an open dialogue. The following guidelines are in place in order to uphold Army values and ensure content is suitable for public viewing. Comments are post-moderated, however subject to removal if they do not comply:

• We do not allow comments that are abusive, defamatory, obscene, off-topic or use profane language.
• We do not allow comments that include a personal attack to individuals or intend to defame any person or organization.
• We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
• We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.
• Comments will not be published if they are trapped as spam. This site uses anti-spam protection and will block any comment it regards as spam.

We hope you will participate, however please do so at your own risk by taking personal responsibility for your comments. If you have questions regarding our comment policy, please contact Army Strong Stories by using the Site Feedback form.