EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Col. Michael Soyka has made it a point to help his fellow soldiers during his two-decade-plus Army career – to be their best person and to be their best soldier.
And his new job as Fort Bliss Garrison commander will allow him to do that on an even greater level, he said.
Soyka, a 45-year-old native of Westlake, Ohio, took over as Garrison commander at Fort Bliss back in August. He succeeded Col. Brendan Gallagher, who retired from the Army.
“I have spent a lot of my career trying to find ways to help soldiers – to help them advance their lives, help them advance their goals and find a way to be a better version of themselves,” Soyka said…