DEC/JAN Garryowen Newsletter

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Newsletter Title

1 s t S q u a d r o n 7 t h U . S . C ava l r y

Special points of interest:

GARRYOWEN Holidays

Demolition Training

GARRYOWEN Un-plugged

Garryowen 6 1

Hellfighter 6 5

Apache 6 6

Blackhawk 6 7

Comanche 6 8

Darkhorse 6 10

Echo 6 11

Inside this issue:

GARRYOWEN COMMAND TEAM UPDATE

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2011/12

LTC Dolph Southerland

GARRYOWEN 6

CSM Mervyn Ripley

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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4

THE 7’S

What an incredible couple of months! Since our last update, GARRYOWEN has been ex-tremely busy and we continue to grateful and proud of the var-sity performance that this team is putting forth. As the last U.S. Forces departed Iraq in December, GARRYOWEN was there serving as the reaction force by ground and air. With that chap-ter closed, we quickly transitioned to a new mission. With this mission, we’ve placed a renewed emphasis on training with a “back to basics” approach. Here’s just a couple of highlights. Since our departure from Iraq, GARRYOWEN Troopers have fired 254,000 rounds of ammunition, executed demolition train-ing and regained proficiency with our UAVs. Most recently, we executed a “Scout Stakes” where each of our scout sections honed their individual and collective reconnaissance skills. Ad-ditionally we’ve reenlisted 37 Troopers and executed numerous promotions. Along the way we’ve set conditions to transition our MRAP fleet to Bradleys and heavy equipment so that we can continue to train and provide options and capability for our Nation. This is a STRONG outfit comprised of incredible Troopers and families. However, each of us should strive to get stronger. In our discussions with members of this team, we’ve been focusing on how each of us can use this opportunity to get better as individuals and as a team and have challenged every-one to identify personal and unit goals for the remainder of the deployment. In contributing that, we have instituted an initia-tive to “tighten our belts in 2012.” Specifically, my goal is for the Squadron to redeploy with at least 500 inches of collective re-duction in our waistlines. We have a few Soldiers that don’t have that much to give but admittedly, we have others than can make up for that. We are all in this together: Soldiers, spouses and families. I would like to invite spouses and family members consider joining in this drive for improved comprehensive fit-ness and healthy lifestyles. Wouldn’t it be great if at our reun-ion at Cooper Field next summer, each of us was healthier than we were prior to the deployment? More information will be put out through the FRG chain for those that are interested. It’s all about getting STRONGER and I am excited to see how we pro-gress and our waistlines shrink! SEVENTH FIRST!

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1-7 CAV Raises Morale With Spirited Run

1 s t S q u a d r o n 7 t h U . S . C ava l ry VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 DECEMBER/JANUARY 2011/12

LTC Southerland and CSM Ripley discuss the Squadron run on January 20th, 2012, at Camp Buehring, KU. The run included spirited cadences, upbeat Soldiers, and tons of fun!! GARRYOWEN!!

Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment running on January 20th, 2012, at Camp Buehring, KU. GARRYOWEN!!

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The Soldiers of GARRYOWEN cele-brated the Holidays with some special events and snacks. With 1-7 CAV away from their families for the Holidays, the Command team of LTC Southerland and CSM Ripley wanted to make the Season a little bit brighter. During the early morning hours of Christmas day, LTC Southerland, CSM Ripley, MAJ Sanchez, MSG-P Whitesell, and CH (CPT) Weinrich assembled the GARRYOWEN sleigh (though, none of Santa’s reindeers could make the event due to MWR not signing a contract with Santa, Inc.) for the festive event. The group of Santa’s helpers tactically moved throughout each sleep tent to provide some joy and laughter for the Soldiers. The group assembled over 500 pounds of candy, snacks, donated items from Military One Source and other supplies to make the Season a little brighter. Thanks to everyone that made the GARRYOWEN Holidays special for our Troopers.

A special thank you goes out to our loved ones back home in the states, the FRG’s in each Troop and Squadron for their tireless work to provide treats for the Soldiers, Mili-tary One Source, Margaret Steele and friends, David Rambin and friends, VT Sup-port Our Troops Project, Treats For The Troops.US, and Karen Jennings and friends. Thank you!!

LTG Helmick and CSM Rice Presents Coins to GO Troopers

GARRYOWEN Newest Fashion Statement

1 s t S q u a d r o n 7 t h U . S . C ava l ry

GARRYOWEN Holidays

With the GARRYOWEN T-shirts coming onto the scene last year along with the famous GO hats, 1-7 CAV has now intro-duced something new: the GARRYOWEN Hoodie! The GARRYOWEN hoodie gives you a comfortable, relaxing feel with the softness of cotton and extra helping of hooah-ness.

“Once you wear the GO hoodie you ex-perience the history of the 7th Cavalry Regiment and experience the sense of knowing you are in the best regiment in the US Army,” stated one excited Soldier. Please check out the unit’s Facebook page at: 1-7 CAV, 1BCT, 1CD for more photos and details on how to order your GO hoodie. Prepayment is required.

Order while you can!

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4 DECEMBER/JANUARY 2011/12

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The Soldiers of GARRYOWEN spent three days this month honing their skills in demolition. The training started in the classroom where our Troopers learned procedures, calculations and tech-niques in order to safely blow stuff up! On Janu-ary 22, 2012, Soldiers from 1-7 CAV went to demolition range pit 2 for a practical exercise. They executed the dif-ferent explosive proce-dure. This exercise gave the cavalry scouts more knowledge on how to implement this technique into their arsenal. The training was so successful, that it “blew away” everyone’s expectations. It made for some of the coolest training thus far for many of the Troopers in 1-7 CAV. Thanks to the 1st BSTB for supporting the training!

LTG Helmick and CSM Rice Presents Coins to GO Troopers


GARRYOWEN “Blows” Away the Desert


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HELLFIGHTER

HELLFIGHTER TROOP! Hello again from Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Another month has passed and the Troop’s Soldiers continue to work hard and succeed in everything they do. December was a very busy month. Since getting set up in our area we have executed numer-ous training events and will continue to do so in the months to come. Most of our training has focused on the Soldier’s primary MOS skills. Our senior and junior NCOs alike have worked hard to develop training and teach the young Soldiers critical tasks. We have also concentrated on qualifying with our personal weapons throughout many ranges. Many of the ranges had our Soldiers pelted with sand due to the strong winds across the desert. Despite some of the weather problems the Soldiers continued to excel. A handful of Soldiers were also able to take advantage of the Electronic Skills Trainer which is a large video screen allowing you to shoot electronic weapons at targets. We’ve had a number of Soldiers qualify on some larger crew served weapons like the M2 .50 caliber machine gun and the M240B machine gun. We will continue to come up with creative training throughout our deployment and keep everyone posted on our progress. December was also saw a lot of transitions for the Troop as a whole and for many of the Squadron’s Soldiers. As 1st Brigade has moved into Kuwait we have relocated to live and work closer to them. We moved our living tents and were able to expand from two tents to three. This has allowed our Soldiers to spread out a little more. It is definitely easier to live with 30 other Soldiers rather than 50 in one tent. We have also been successful in installing AFN television in a few tents and will con-tinue to work on the others. Our new tents are closer to our command post, the laun-dry facility, the dining facility, a gym, an MWR tent and of course Starbucks. Many of the Soldiers throughout the Squadron have also moved around. We have gotten back a number of Soldiers for the medical platoon and our S-3 section

from the other Troops. Some new faces to revitalize our operations. We also sent a few troopers to the line troops to give them a chance to make a difference and improve on their MOS skills. We continue to send Soldiers on leave almost every day to spend time with their Families and friends. Pretty soon we’ll be over the 6-month mark and be looking f orward to coming home to Fort Hood. In the meantime I encourage you to continue with the care packages and letters. Depending on the internet speed most Soldiers have also been able to Skype and communicate through Facebook. I know this has been a morale booster. Christmas came and went with little fanfare and definitely saw no snow. It was actually a beautiful day with temperatures around 75 degrees. Most Soldiers spent the entire weekend off from duty and enjoyed a Christmas meal in the DFAC. The Squadron set up a showing of the movie, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” in the Camp’s movie theater. Others debated the top 10 best Holiday movies of all time. Most were your classic movies such as “It’s a Wonderful Life” or “A Christmas Story,” but we had some lesser known films like, “Die Hard” that made their lists. Overall Soldiers celebrated in their own way and seemed to be in high spirits. First Sergeant Hankal and I have been very proud of the professionalism of our Soldiers. They have endured a tough training and work schedule, relocating, and being away from home. With each passing day they get better at their jobs and continue to make this Troop and the Squadron a more proficient organization. Finally, we would like to thank everyone for their support and for the work of our FRG to keep everyone informed. As always continue to check out the HHT Facebook page for Fort Hood and Camp Buehring updates. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Thanks again. GarryOwen! CPT Brad Koerner


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Greetings from Camp Buehring, Kuwait!

The last months has been extremely busy for your Apache Troopers, filled with new living arrangements, dynamic training, and a change in leaders. We started off the year in our new tents at Camp Buehring, which is actually very much like the old tents. The benefit is we are now much closer to the chow halls and Starbucks. We have been out to the ranges many times in the last several weeks, Advanced Close Quarters Marksmanship and reflexive fire. This training culminated in an urban, team live fire. Your Troopers also participated in several machine gun ranges, qualifying on the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and the M240B Crew Served Machine Gun. We capped off our range training this month with an M4 night fire and qualification using Night Vision Devices; it was a great opportunity to shake off the cob webs of night operations.

We have seen a few changes in personnel within the Apache Family. Recently, our White Platoon Leader, 1LT Larry McNamara, transitioned to the position of Executive Officer for Blackhawk Troop. It has been an honor and privilege to have had Larry and Taryn as part of the Apache family, and their shoes will be hard to fill. The Apache Troopers wish you both success and good fortune where ever your orders may take you. We also bid farewell to our Red Platoon Leader, 1LT Gibson Sale. Gibson joined the Troop just before deployment and hit the ground running. He has been a tremendous leader. Gibson has moved on to 2-5 CAV where he will take charge of a Mechanized Infantry Platoon. He’ll be sure to show those Infantrymen how Scouts to business. Additionally we will be saying farewell to our Executive Officer, CPT Sheldon Hodges. Sheldon has done a tremendous job managing the Troop, and keeping our logistics running. He will move up to the S3 shop as he prepares for a follow-on assignment at the Maneuver Captains Career Course. Larry, Gibson, and Sheldon: Thank you for everything you have done. You are all excellent officers

APACHE


where ever the Army takes you. With departures come new arrivals. Please help me in welcoming to the Apache Family 2LT Calvin Taylor, who has assumed duties as the White Platoon Leader. We also welcome 1LT Zach Schultz who will assume duties as the Executive Officer. Zach comes to us after completing his Platoon Leader time with Blackhawk Troop. Zach and Calvin, welcome to the Apache Family!

On a side note, we are officially over the half way point of this deployment, and I could not be more grateful for the support and dedication of our Families for these Troopers. You all have done a tremendous job under very difficult and often ambiguous circumstances. Thank you for all that you do for us. That’s all the news that’s fit to print. Stay warm in Texas!

Apache on the War Path!

CPT Marc W. Jason Apache 6

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BLACKHAWK

December again found Black-hawk Troop in a state of con-stant change. We spent the final days of the war in Iraq ready to conduct Aerial Re-serve missions and support Special Operations Forces in potential personnel recovery missions.

After the Christmas “Holiday” Blackhawk moved into its new footprint, spending the rest of December getting set up in our new living and working tents. December also saw a transition in personnel, with Blackhawk saying goodbye to 1LT Wilson and 1LT Schultz, and gaining 1LT McNamara, 2LT Rickenbach, and 2LT Melendez. January saw the startup of training again, with a transition into more traditional Scout tasks, and a deliberate train-up for “Scout Stakes” evaluation training at the end of January.

Back in the States, Black-hawk FRG wrapped gifts in preparation for Christmas, wel-comed new ladies into the fam-ily, and continued to be the rock that anchors our Soldiers forward. Additionally, congratulations are due to our FRG Leader, who got married in January, and is now Mrs. Erica Free.

Blackhawk Leads the Way!

~Blackhawk 6

CPT Doersch


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COMANCHE

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Walker, James P. Kamaka and Richard K. Sooy on their recent promotion from Private First Class to Specialist. An-other well deserved congratulations goes to, SSG Aaron M. Embry who recently raised his right hand and reenlisted. SSG Embry earned some mega cool points when he reenlisted with style mid-flight on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter over the Kuwaiti Desert. Now that’s how you do it.

With the coming of the New Year,

some Soldiers in Comanche made permanent moves to other Troops within GarryOwen family to continue their profession develop and further their military careers. Best wishes and good luck to the following Soldiers who moved to support another organization: 1LT Alistair J. Giles moved to support 1-82 FA. SFC Kevin Teinert, SGT Luis M. Perez, SPC John K. Peckham, SPC Kaleb B. Kellum, SPC Richard R. Diaz, PFC Raford B. Edwards and PFC Scott E. Klingman moved to support HHT, 1-7CAV. SGT Daniel E. Isherwood, CPL Aaron C. Falk and PFC Vincent L. Arket move to support Apache Troop, 1-7CAV. Finally, SGT Chase B. Cullen, SPC Jeremy E. Morris, SPC Travis D. Cheatwood, PFC Lenny D. Costa and PFC Daniel C. Thomas move to support Blackhawk Troop, 1-7CAV. To every Soldier and their families who departed from our ranks, thank you so much for your hard work, dedication and sacrifices in Troop. Even though most are just around the corner, we will never forget the laughs and memories we had over the last months. On another note, everyone in the Troop is proud knowing the GarryOwen Squadron and Ironhorse Brigade is now a stronger organization by having Comanche Troop Soldiers in all their ranks.

I would like to officially welcome the

following new Soldiers and their families to Comanche Troop. 2LT Michael W. Gorecki, SSG Craig A. Mumper, SSG Douglas M. Bozman, SSG Evan H. Pope, SGT Julian B. Smith, SGT Timothy W. Skobel, SPC Walter J. Stiles, SPC Richard K. Sooy, PFC Jacob P Kwiatkoski, PFC Nicholas P. Day, and PV2 Dakota G. Duree. We are excited to have each and every one of you in the Troop, and look forward to our adventures together in the near future.

With the coming and going of personnel, Comanche Troop drives on with training to support our current mission here in Kuwait. Most Soldiers are glad to have

Comanche Troop Families and Friends, it’s hard to believe that Christmas and New Years has already come and gone. I hope everyone had a happy and fun filled holiday season and are eagerly getting after all your New Year’s resolutions. On behalf of all the Soldiers, I wanted to thank you for the gifts and goodies you sent to the Troop over the season. I especially want to thank the Comanche Troop Family Readiness Group for their hard work and dedication raising money at our gift wrapping fundraiser and creating care packages for every Solider in the formation.

On this side of the waters, Comanche Troop remained busy right up to the Holidays. As a matter of fact, the day before Christmas Eve the Troop packed up and moved to another tent on the other side of Camp Buehring. To be honest, moving was not on the top of anyone’s priority list, but everyone knew it had to be done. Comanche Troop once again displayed their awesomeness by working together as a team to complete the move with ease and in record time. In just under six hours, every piece of Troop equipment, to include the Armsroom and every Soldier’s personal belongings, was moved to our new location. What can I say; the teamwork in Comanche Troop never seizes to amaze me. "Job well done guys!"

After moving to our new tent, the Troop settled in for the Holiday season by powering down and taking a well needed tactical pause. Soldiers had ample personal time to enjoy the new MWR facility where they make phone calls and web cam with friends and families back home. In between watching movies and eating delicious homemade holiday treats most everyone found time to hit the gym and maintain their level of fitness. Let’s face it; no one wants a muffin top.

Even with a new mission on the

horizon and the holiday season in full motion, Comanche Troop never missed the opportunity to promote some hard working Soldiers. Congratulations to Bradley S. Walker, James P. Kamaka and Richard K. Sooy on their recent promotion from Pri-vate First Class to Specialist. Another well deserved congratulations goes to, SSG Aaron M. Embry who recently raised his

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training events such as Urban Mount, Raven and Call for Fire were among some of the Sol-diers favorites. Without a doubt, the training event that took the cake was the M-4 night fire range. Comanche Troopers enjoyed the op-portunity to get away from the camp and brush up on their shooting fundamentals. It goes without saying there might have been a little smack talking to one another, but of course all in good fun. Overall, Soldiers of Comanche Troop are excited about what the New Year has in store and are expecting the next months to feel like they’re flying by. We have big train-ing events planned on our calendars and it will not be long until the weather starts warming up. Don’t forget families and friends to stay in touch with all our activities on our recently overhauled Comanche Troop, 1-7 CAV Facebook page. From each and every Soldier in Comanche Troop, thanks again for all your support and we look forward to talking to you again in next month’s newsletter. “Move Fast, Strike Hard!” BENJAMIN A. WELCH CPT, AR C TROOP, 1-7 CAV Commander

COMANCHE (Continued)


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DARKHORSE

positions move around as the Brigade Support Battalion organizes for the current mission, more Soldiers get healthy and come forward from the and ensures Soldiers are getting the right experience for their careers. Lots of December birthdays in Darkhorse as SSG Cowan, SPC Butler, SPC Smith, PVT Buscio, SGT Jones, SPC Manning, PFC Montgomery, and SPC Murrain celebrated birthdays. Our Soldiers continue to aggressively attack each of their missions and work to provide the best support possible to the Squadron, and, while we may not be in the headlines every day, we should all be proud of the hard work they are doing. Feed 'Em, Move 'Em, Fix 'Em, DARKHORSE! -CPT Sherck, Darkhorse 6


Last month Darkhorse Troopers earned their Master Movers Badge, or would have if such a thing existed. Just before Christmas we all packed up all of our stuff to move across the Camp. Darkhorse Soldiers not only moved our Troop, but helped the whole Squadron, providing all kinds of trucks and hands to make sure we were in our new home by Christmas day. I think SPC Preciado and PFC Winters earned points as hauling the most loads during the move. Our Soldiers got into the holiday spirit as much as possible, making our new living area as good as possible and showing some creativity as they did it. SSG Gadsby and SSG Gardner even built a fake fireplace out of cardboard, complete with chimney and stockings hung by it with care. An added advantage to the move is a little better internet which should help our Facebook situation, if you don't already like it, you should. The Soldiers of Darkhorse also qualified with their rifles this month. It was a little different than Fort Hood since we had to look out for local Bedouin nomads wandering onto the range instead of cattle. This month we also said goodbye to SGT Bristol and SPC Gates, who returned to the US to out-process from the Army, thanks to both of them for their service and good luck on the civilian side. Additionally SFC Garcia has been moved to the Brigade Support Battalion as he gets ready to go to warrant officer school. Congratulations SFC Garcia on being selected for warrant officer and good luck in your future career. We also had several additions to the Troop this month, welcome to 1-7 and Darkhorse to SFC Taylor, who will be replacing SFC Garcia, SFC Bryant who joins us to fill the vacant S&T Platoon Sergeant spot SSG Cowan has been holding down for the deployment. SSG Cowan did an outstanding job serving as the Platoon Sergeant and safely taking S&T Platoon out of Iraq with honor, and we get to continue to take advantage of his skills as he will continue to serve in S&T as a section sergeant. Also joining us are SGT Jones (S&T), SPC King (S&T), PVT Buscio (Maint), PFC Montgomery (Maint), SPC Brown (PLL), PV2 Kwiatkoski (C CRT), SPC Meijias (B CRT), and PV2 Powell (A CRT), welcome to the Darkhorse Team! While there are no confirmed moves on the horizon it is possible we will see a few more

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ECHO TROOP—REAR DETACHMENT


Garryowen! and Happy New Year!

The Squadron-In-The-Rear continues to

support the Soldiers and Family members

as we round the half way point. Our pri-

mary focus continues to be supporting the

deployed unit and their Families.

The month of December was highlighted

by several excellent opportunities for our

Families to spend time with each other,

providing mutual support. A small group of

dedicated FRG members prepared and

packed Christmas goodie bags, which

were delivered when the Squadron de-

ployed new Soldiers down range. Several

sponsors provided support for this event,

and the products were quickly wrapped

and packaged in a good Army style -

duffel bags! We also held a Squadron

Christmas gathering on the 15th of

December, with around 100 Family mem-

bers, Soldiers, and a variety of children

attending, including our traditional Soldier-

Santa. A wonderful event for those that

had a chance to attend.

Also in the month of December, the

Squadron deployed 25 Soldiers to join the

unit in Kuwait. This is a reoccurring event

that allows the Squadron to maintain it's

combat power while Soldiers return from

theater to ETS, PCS, or in some cases

retire. We continue to prepare the next

group of Soldiers to depart as we round the

horn into the New Year.

January has brought it's normal routine

with it. Children have returned to school

and Spouses have returned to their normal

routine. The Echo Troop is conducting

100% equipment inventories as part of a

routine process to ensure we have ac-

countability of all of our property. We are

also preparing another 20 Soldiers for fu-

ture flights.

The Family Readiness Group is grow-

ing. For most Troops, there has been

a significant turn-over of Key Callers.

Key Callers are a critical part ensuring

the deployed Troop Commander's can

maintain the pulse of their Families

here. The Squadron held a Key Caller

Round Table on the 18th of January,

working with 18 attendees to refresh

the knowledge base and worked

through scenarios that have already

happened since the deployment. We

plan to run a practical exercise over

the next several weeks to integrate the

FRG Leaders and their newly trained

Key Callers.

CPT Jed Sargent

Echo Troop Commander

Mailing addresses:

1-7 CAV (E TRP) — Fort Hood, TX

37005 Old Ironsides Ave.

Ft. Hood, TX 76544

1-7 CAV (FWD) — Kuwait

Name of Soldier

TRP/1-7 CAV

APO AE 09330

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GARRYOWEN Softball!!


With the winds of Kuwait blowing, some of the GarryOwen leaders braved the dusty sands to conquer the timeless game of softball. With the teams set from a traditional stance of Lieutenants versus the Captains/Field Grades, the game started with mediocre pitching, sluggish offense, and too many smiles.

As the game progressed to the bot-tom of the ninth, the score was dead-locked at 4-4. With the strength of Biblical proportions, the Squadron Commander stepped up to the plate with the winning run on second base. (Unfortunately, due to a lack of mili-tary funds, the music from the 1984 movie, The Natural, starring Robert Redford and Robert Duvall, was not playing in the background) LTC Southerland blasted the ball into right center field for the game winning hit.

This hit, which won the game, bat-tered the confidence from the Lieu-tenants. Since there was still time remaining on the field reservation, the game proceeded with more in-nings. Sadly, the LTs were unable to make a comeback. Perhaps it was their lack of experience in the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), their choice to continue play only worsened their plight.

In the end the Captains/Field Grades destroyed the Lieutenants with the score of 17-4. “It was horrific, I couldn’t say enough prayers for the Lieutenants. I kept yelling, Miseri-cordia, Misericordia, Miseri-cordia,” stated CH (CPT) Weinrich. (For some reason GO Padre’s quotes reference the Latin word for mercy—who knew?)

GARRYOWEN!!

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GO PADRE GARRYOWEN Un-Plugged



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The Holiday Season brings joy and happi-ness to many people around the world. For many, the smells of cookies, pies, cooked ham dinners, and other treats delivers a satisfaction with food. Yet, one of the most important aspects for these food items comes with the desire for family interaction. The time spent with our families gives us the structure for assurance, encouragement, and a sense of belonging. We long for the family environment in every area of our lives. We want our physical family: parents, children, spouse, and countless cousins. Also, what about our military family: Pla-toons, Troops, Squadron, and Brigade. Fi-nally, I ask for us to not forget about our spiritual family: church, synagogue, or place of worship.

These areas brings hope and happiness during the Holiday Season for a sense of family structure in our lives. After looking into our own lives, what do you long for in the families you belong to during this Season? Remember, during this time of family interaction and joy, a newness of life can spring forward. Finally, always recall that life delivers many new chances. With the new year upon us, let us challenge ourselves with developing our family structures to foster strength and respect for this new year. Families, thank you for your tireless support and love!!

GO PADRE

Military Care Packages Sites:

www.adoptaussoldier.org

soldiersangels.org

adoptasoldierplatoon.org

www.hugsforoursoldiers.org

Military Deployment Resources:

www.militaryonesource.com

Call 1-800-342-9647

www.myarmyonesource.com

Call 877-811-ARMY

New Mailing Address:

Name of Soldier

TRP/1-7 CAV, 1BCT, 1CD

Camp Buehring, Kuwait

APO AE 09330

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