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Video by Sgt. 1st Class E. L. Craig
Staff Sgt. Carlos Mercado cooks for mom
40th Public Affairs Detachment
March 20, 2019 | 0:46
Staff Sgt. Carlos Mercado shares his mother's influence in him becoming the chef that he is today during the 44th Annual Joint Culinary Training Exercise at Fort Lee, Virginia. Mercado is the 2019 Fort Campbell Culinary Arts Team captain. The Isabela, Puerto Rico native serves with the 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The 44th annual JCTE, administered by the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence, started March 9 and continues until March 14. The exercise is the largest American Culinary Federation-sanctioned competition in North America and showcases the talent of more than 200 military chefs from around the world. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class E. L. Craig)
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