NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman knelt down in a wooded section of Fort Eustis and calmly told six soldiers he had never met before to prepare — they might find an improvised explosive device on their way to relieve some other soldiers at a checkpoint.
Successful Army drill sergeants teach rather than yell
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 | 3:13 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:22 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 28, 2012
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