Lt Agatha Kpamina: Young Female Soldier Becomes 1st African to Finish Top Course in Georgia
- A young lady from the Ghana Armed Forces has graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic Course, in Georgia, USA
- Lt Agatha Kpamina, as her name goes, has become the first African to attain the massive achievement in its history
- Hundreds of people have been sharing their congratulatory messages in the comment session of the post on Twitter
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Lt Agatha Kpamina, a young female Ghanaian military officer of the Ghana Armed Forces has made the nation proud after becoming the first African to complete a programme in Ft Benning, in Georgia.
In a post sighted by Briefly News on the verified Twitter handle of US Embassy Ghana, it is indicated that Lt Kpamina graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic Course (IOBC).
A photo attached to the post saw Agatha being adorned with some laurels to mark her successful completion of the programme that no other person from an African country has been able to finish.
See the post below:
Hundreds of people have been congratulation the young lady under the thread of the Twitter post by the US Embassy Ghana.
For instance:
@healer_great, replying to @USEmbassyGhana, indicated:
Congrats Lt Agatha Kpamina we love you.
@staggerandfail congratulated the lady with the Ghanaian term:
Ayikooooo, L-T!
@KwakoTeye mentioned what the achievement meant to him in one word:
Breakthrough
Source: UGC
In another breathtaking report by Briefly News, a man identified as Ololade got promoted in the US Army and the amazing moment he was decorated got many people talking.
The clip which was shared by his family member, @D_urbanpluslady, disclosed the man's daughter was a bit dramatic when she was pinning the new badge on her dad.
After a formal statement on why he and others were being promoted, Ololade's wife and daughter approached him with the man kneeling.
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a Nigerian man, Ayoola, on Thursday, January 21, went on Twitter to celebrate his promotion in the US Army.
He said he should have posted about his promotion a week ago when it happened. According to the man, his salary shot up with his new rank.
Many people congratulated him as some Nigerians asked how they could also join the military in America if they want to.
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Source: Briefly News
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