did a great job. We could not

believe how well everything came

together, and we thank

all of you that had a hand

in making the Wolverine

Ball a “First Class Affair!”

We just discussed the

training calendar for the

months of January, Feb-

ruary, and March with

the Brigade Staff. Here

are some of the high-

lights that I really want

folks to keep in mind:

We will go to Fort Chaffee, Ar-

kansas for a 3 week battalion

field exercise in January and Feb-

ruary. This is our combat fo-

cused FTX that will also train

Soldiers and Leaders on combat

construction. The folks at Fort

Chaffee are excited that a con-

struction battalion is coming

Soldiers, Families, and Friends of

the Wolverine Battalion; CSM

Keel and I want to take a minute

and thank you for all that you do

to make this Battalion a success

every day. We both continue to

be honored to serve in the 94th

Engineer Battalion, and we are

truly thankful for each opportu-

nity that we have to interact with

you. As we all head our separate

ways during the Holiday Season,

we want each of you to know

how much we appreciate your

effort to make the 94th Engineer

Battalion the best Engineer Bat-

talion in the U.S. Army.

Everyone is back from the two

major construction projects we

executed last quarter; Nogales,

AZ and Laredo, TX. Those pro-

jects continue to be the corner-

stone of our training regimen.

As I said in the last newsletter,

there is no way to replicate the

training that Offi-

cers and NCOs

get during those

exercises, and we

will continue to

seek these pro-

jects out. We

also are looking

for out of country

construction

missions, how-

ever as expected,

those are a bit more difficult to

find. The Battalion Ball was exe-

cuted on the 17th of December

and CSM Keel and I could not

have asked for any more. The

folks that planned the ball, pre-

pared Nutter Field House, and

executed the different official

actions during the ceremony all

It has been a great year shared

with many good friends. Please

be safe if you are traveling dur-

ing this time. Tish and I would

like to wish everyone a Merry

Christmas and a Happy New

Year!!

Command Team Message

94th Engineer Battalion

Senior Advisors, Tish

Anderson & Sheree Keel

Greetings From Your Advisors

The Wolverzine D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 0 9 4 T H E N G I N E E R B A T T A L I O N

F R G

M E E T I N G S :

HHC FRG - 4 Jan,

5:30 Piney Hills

Comm. Center

FSC FRG - 4 Jan,

5:30 Stone- gate

Comm. Center.

77th FRG - 4 Jan,

5:30 Battalion

103rd FRG - 5 Jan,

6:00 Battalion

232nd FRG - 11

Jan, 6:30 Company

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

GAT 2

HHC 3

FSC 4

77th 5

103rd 6

232nd 7

Chaplain 8

Milestones 9

P A G E 2

Comprehensive Soldier Fitness

Command Team cont’d down to train there…they

understand the capability we

bring. The 77th Engineer

Company will stay back during

the battalion FTX because they

have a CBRNE Consequence

Management Response Force

(CCMRF) training exercise in

Indiana in the March time-

frame. We also have numer-

ous Fort Leonard Wood and

Fort Riley construction pro-

jects in the planning process.

After we get back from Fort

Chaffee and recover correctly,

we will start our Spring con-

struction season, and it will be

busy like all of the other con-

struction seasons.

Keep up the great work WOL-

VERINES, and ensure you all

stay in touch with the battalion

by looking at our FACEBOOK

page. We moved from a

group to a fan page since the

last Battalion Newsletter. The

fan page meets our objectives

better and will be the only site

we use after the new year.

The address for the fan page is:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/

pages/94th-Engineer-

Battalion/167584989929094.

LTC Jeffery Anderson

CSM Dewayne Keel

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T H E W O L V E R Z I N E

FRG Leader Contact Info

HHC

Audrey Keglovitz

Tami Hines

Headhunters_FRG@yahoo.com

FSC

Amanda Robinette

Robin Edwards

FSCFRG94@yahoo.com

77th

Angie Bryant

Outlaws77@yahoo.com

103rd

Nyree Bradford

Jenn Tollison

Viper_FRG@hotmail.com

232nd

Tiffany Rice

Michelle Bishop

232ndFRG@gmail.com

HHC Headhunter Headlines

P A G E 3 9 4 T H E N G I N E E R B A T T A L I O N

The winter months are finally here

and we are all preparing to have a

much deserved break during the

holiday season. The last couple of

months have kept the entire BN

busy and the Soldiers within HHC

have met each challenge head on.

In late October the entire company

participated in a three day field

training exercise here at Fort Leo-

nard Wood. This was in prepara-

tion for our BN training event com-

ing up in January. While we were

in the field the Veliz family was

blessed with a child and if you see

them be sure to congratulate them

on their new addition. During

November the staff worked dili-

gently to prepare for the Division

inspection, which went very well

and many sections proved that they

are the best at what they do. Re-

cently we had our company Christ-

mas party where Santa paid a visit

to all of the children that were

there. And most importantly SGT

Leonard out of the 562nd Firefighter

Detachment returned home from

Afghanistan. If you see SGT Leo-

nard in the area be sure to shake

his hand and thank him for his hard

work as he prepares to take the

next step as he leaves the Army.

CPT Dennis Hines

had Santa, a bounce house, home

cooked food, and opportunity

prizes galore. The party is a small

gift that we can give back and thank

our hard working soldiers and their

spouses.

I want to thank all the soldiers in

HHC for their continued support.

A FRG is only as good as the sol-

diers and spouses that participate in

it, and ours is great! I am proud to

be the headhunters FRG leader. I

can’t wait for next year. ~Audrey

Audrey Keglovitz

(573)337-1659

Tami Hines

(254)291-4613

As the year comes to an end, I

reflect on all the great events HHC

has done this year. The past three

months have been busy for us. We

had a very successful Make a Differ-

ence Day at the animal shelter in

Crocker. We worked to put up

fencing and donated an entire van

full of pet food and supplies.

We have done enough fundraisers

to have a great holiday party. We

FRG Leader Nook

“No good

decision was

ever made in a

swivel chair.”

George S.

Patton

P A G E 4

“Don’t be

conspicuous. In

the combat zone,

it draws fire. Out

of the combat

zone, it draws

sergeants.”

Murphy’s Laws

FRG Leader Nook

FSC Spartan Word Thank you to all the Spartan

Soldiers and families for a safe

and well executed quarter.

Some of the noteworthy

events that took place that

stand out are our company

FTX, make a difference day, St.

James Veterans Home visit,

chili cook-off, Officers defeat-

ing the NCOs in the Turkey

Bowl, and our company

Christmas party. Thank you to

everyone who volunteered

their time and money this

season to help make these

events successful.

FSC received a Certificate of

Appreciation from the COL

Webster, commander of the

1st Engineer Brigade,

for our efforts in

transporting sup-

plies to and from

Cunnigham gym.

Our cooks also got

honorable mentions

for assisting in win-

ning the Fort Leo-

nard Wood

Thanksgiving com-

petition; where our

dining facility took

first place overall.

CPT Steve Robinette

Day. Not only that, but it is

getting easier to find people

willing to volunteer to help at

our FRG functions, like the

Turkey Bowl fundraiser, put-

ting together goody bags for

the single soldiers, and wrap-

ping gifts in the PX. The final

gathering of the year was our

company Christmas party on 3

Dec. With help from various

people and resources, like

Operation Home Front, we

were able to throw a success-

ful celebration for our com-

pany.

Thank you for sharing your

time and talents with our FRG.

It is greatly appreciated.

Happy Holidays! ~Amanda

Amanda Robinette

(816)248-1779

Robin Edwards

(870)688-3833

We are so thankful for all the

FSC families that have stepped

up and have gotten involved in

the different Battalion, com-

pany, and FRG events this past

quarter. Many of our spouses

that participated in the BN 10

miler got a taste of what eve-

ryday PT is like, and families

volunteered alongside the

soldiers at the FLW Animal

Clinic for Make a Difference

T H E W O L V E R Z I N E

FSC Volunteers help out at the FLW Vet

Clinic on Make a Difference Day in Oct. FSC Volunteers wrap gifts at the P/X to

raise money for the FRG.

Cooks SPC Hamilton and SPC Santarinala

serve the Battalion chow during the field train-

ing exercise in October.

PFC Mason, PV2 Bonham, and PV2 Wiggs

ran the toy walk event for kids during the

Forward Support Company Holiday Party.

77th Rock Steady Report

P A G E 5 9 4 T H E N G I N E E R B A T T A L I O N

These past few months have been

busy for the OUTLAW Company.

There is a new Company Com-

mander, CPT Brent Hamilton, who

took over on AUG 13th. We have

a new 1st Sergeant, SFC Jaason Skill-

ings who took over OCT 6th. A

Platoon deployed to Laredo, TX to

assist in building a road for Joint

Task Force-North to help border

patrol access difficult to reach areas

on the border. This was a difficult

mission that involved coordination

with several agencies and a work

environment that pushed soldiers

to their limits.

Another milestone that was

reached was the completion of the

tactical training base, which had

been the Company’s focus for over

a year. The soldiers really got to

know the finer points of Missouri’s

weather, working countless freezing

days last winter and many more

broiling days during the summer.

Needless to say that everyone was

relived to get the monkey off our

backs and turn it over to the 1st

ENG BDE for new trainees to use.

This was a very enjoyable time to

be a member of the OUTLAW

community, and we are looking

forward to continuing the tradition

of success that the OUTLAW

Company is becoming known for.

mentary. We are working on build-

ing Our Volunteer Base, and we are

also working on making sure that all

of Our Families are prepared for a

potential CCMRF Mission. Our

next FRG Meeting will be 4 January

1730, at the BN Conference Room.

Angie Bryant

(573)647-6268

The 77th FRG has been busy con-

ducting fundraisers at the Motor

Pool every Monday to raise funds

for the Holiday Get Together on

15th December. We also supported

the Company during Make A Dif-

ference Day, by providing drinks

and snacks, while the Soldiers

painted Play Equipment and cleaned

up the grounds at Partridge Ele-

FRG Leader Nook

“The truth of

the matter is

that you always

know the right

thing to do.

The hard part

is doing it”

Norman

Schwarzkopf

Laredo Mission

P A G E 6

“A hero is no

braver than an

ordinary man, but

he is braver five

minutes longer.

Ralph Waldo

Emerson

FRG Leader Nook

103rd Viper Bytes Hello Vipers and the Viper

Family! We have nearly made

it through another quarter,

and things have yet to slow

down a bit. The company has

conducted construction in

Arizona and Fort Leonard

Wood, as well as helping out

the community, all while con-

ducting numerous activities

and normal operations here at

home. 1st Platoon returned

from a very successful mission

in support of the US Border

Patrol in Nogales, AZ. They

upgraded the border road,

providing better security for

our nation’s southern border,

and not only complete the

project ahead of schedule, but

pushed 20% beyond the origi-

nal plans! 2nd Platoon began a

range upgrade project here on

Ft. Wood in early October,

and should be complete before

Christmas. They have been

doing great work, and Range

12 will be a great addition to

Fort Leonard Wood for years

to come. 3rd Platoon has con-

ducted two DPW projects,

and will complete a training

area land fill project before

Christmas. With the other two

platoons engaged in large pro-

jects, we have been leaning on

3rd platoon to do numerous

things, and they have not dis-

appointed me! Headquarters

and maintenance platoons have

been even more busy this

quarter than last, if you can

believe it! Maintenance has

revamped their operations,

and are postured to initiate a

maintenance plan that will be

15. We had a very successful

“Trunk or Treat” in October

that was great fun for all who

participated. All of the deco-

rated cars looked great, and

the kids all seemed to have a

great time. A special thanks go

out to Elizabeth Hernandez,

Crystal Lobdell and Julie Ar-

nold for their massive help in

keeping the Viper FRG running

well. Without you ladies, we

wouldn’t be where we are

today! To all of our new offi-

cers: Jen Tollison, Londa

Moran, Kori Lopez, Julia Culp

and Amanda Almeida, Thanks

for Volunteering! Thanks also

to all of the spouses and family

members that have volun-

teered their precious time to

all of our fund raisers and

events! The FRG hopes that

everyone has a great holiday

season! ~Nyree Bradford

Nyree Bradford

(573)528-0575

Jenn Tollison

(573)202-9521

Happy Holidays from the Viper

FRG. This quarter has been

very busy, yet productive. We

have transferred our leader-

ship over due to numerous

change of station moves, and

the new volunteers have been

working hard to keep up with

all of the events taking place

during the holiday season. We

have conducted numerous

fund raisers: bake sales, pie in

the face and gift wrapping, all in

preparation for our annual

Holiday Party on December

T H E W O L V E R Z I N E

Continued on page 11

PVT Andesilich operates a bucket

loader during 3RD PLT’s Haul mis-

sion in December on Fort Leonard

Wood

PFC Matheson operating the D7G

Dozer to create a Troop Trail at the

New Barracks on Indiana Ave

SPC Gonzales (driving) and SSG Vanderlugt

laying a gravel bed for a culvert at Range 12.

232nd Warrior Review

P A G E 7 9 4 T H E N G I N E E R B A T T A L I O N

MISSIONS

The past Quarter has been very

busy for the 232nd Engineer Com-

pany.

2nd Platoon recently returned

back from Laredo on November

20, from a 49 day mission. A com-

plex mission for the US Border

Patrol consisted of:

- Emplacing 3,000 ft of all weather

road with associated drainage fea-

tures

- 6 Low water crossings

- 1 Large culvert installation with 2

80’ headwalls capped with Slab

3rd Platoon returned from NTC

on 15 October from a 30 day rota-

tion providing support for the 5th

Eng Bn and constructing a perma-

nent world class training lane that

will be used by all future NTC rota-

tions.

The 48,000 square meter training

area consisted of:

- An Iraq/Syria point of entry

- Emplacing five all weather roads

- Installing one culvert

- Emplacing two pre-fabbed steele

guard towers

- 18 pre-fabbed wooden structures.

….And TA 239 is finally complete,

both the horizontal (232nd) and

vertical teams (77th) did a spectacu-

lar job! Well done! 3rd Platoon,

you provided a stable ground for

these seahuts to be build upon.

MORALE EVENT FOR THE

QUARTER

MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY

232nd went out to help tear down a

roof and remove playground equip-

ment at Crocker Park.

COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY

set for 15 December, Pershing Club

at 1830 hrs.

PIE IN THE FACE for this quarter

raised money for the Company

Christmas Party, with two platoons

gone, we still raised $1,035.00

BATTALION BALL set for 17 De-

cember, Nutter Field House at

1830 hrs.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

The Company is preparing for the

BN FTX in FT Chaffee.

CLOSING COMMENTS:

As the Holiday season approaches

and leaves, we as 232nd will con-

tinue to give our best every day, I

appreciate each and every one of

you….and remain very proud of

you all.

As long as we BE ALL THAT

WE CAN BE (my favorite army

slogan), and do what’s right at all

times, we can’t go wrong. WARRI-

ORS!

Cassandra D. McGinnis CASSANDRA D. McGINNIS

CPT, EN

Commanding

“The battlefield

is a scene of

constant chaos.

The winner will

be the one who

controls that

chaos, both his

own and the

enemies.”

Napoleon

Laredo Mission

TA 239

P A G E 8

“If everybody is

thinking alike,

then somebody

isn’t thinking.”

George S. Patton

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T H E W O L V E R Z I N E

Farewell My Friend

P A G E 9 9 4 T H E N G I N E E R B A T T A L I O N

So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen,

Good-bye. To all of you who are leav-

ing to move on to bigger and better

things we wish you good luck in your

life and career.

HHC - SGT Green & family, SPC

Town, SPC Henry, SGT Hilliard,

SPC Todd & family, SPC Rachau &

family, PFC Bagley, SPC Duff, PFC

Montoya, SPC Espejo, SPC Heesh &

wife, PV2 Janowski, SSG Lanier &

son, SFC Regino, SFC Blash & fam-

ily, SFC Gregory & family.

FSC - SFC Pacheco, SPC

Franchesci, WO1 Pilgrim, PFC Li-

zano

77th - SSG Russell, SPC Phillip,

SPC Sanders

103rd - PFC Parker, PFC James,

SPC Stobaugh, SPC Sutton, SPC

Clay, CPL Hanson, CPL Weiler,

SPC Ketchum, SPC Croddy, SGT

Helmick, PFC McCullum, PFC

Wine, PFC Thorton, PFC Ochoa,

SGT Oats, SPC Diouf, SGT Roberts

77th - PFC Brocker & family, PV2

Mainard, PFC Gulasa & family, PFC

Martinez & family, PV2 Chalk, PFC

R. Jones, PFC Toupin, PFC

McCaskill & family, PV2 Hoeser,

SPC Maldonado, PFC Chair, CPL

Porotesano & family, PV2 Clark,

PV2 Rivas, PVT Flores, PV2 Sullivan,

SSG Stover & family.

103rd - SGT Gonzales, SFC Love-

less, PV2 Boswell, PV2 May, PV2

Nugent, PFC Bond, PV2 Courtney,

We welcome into the ranks of the

Wolverines the following Soldiers and

Families:

HHC - SPC Ahlawat, SPC Beck-

holt, SPC Duffie and family, PVT

Evans and family, SGT Garcia and

wife, SPC Hamann and family, PV2

Haubold and family, SPC Hogrefe

and wife, PFC Lenior and family,

PV2 Moskvicheva, PV2 Farrell, PFC

Crabtree, PFC Lorenz, SPC Wood-

side and family, SPC Ballijepalle and

wife, SGT Sullivan and family.

FSC - PV2 Hayman, PV2 Wiggs,

PFC Norris, SGT Weston, SPC

Special Deliveries

Welcome Wolverines!

HHC - CPL & Mr. McLemore, baby boy Justin Scott born 1 August; SGT &

Mrs. Veliz, baby girl Renee Azucena born 25 October.

FSC - SPC & Mrs. O’Callaghan, baby boy Madoc born 13 November; PFC &

Mrs. Hanson baby boy Austin born 3 December;

77th - SPC & Mrs. Ponce, baby girl Ada Eva; SPC & Mrs. Harney, baby girl Madison; Joshua &

Ashley Bittner, baby boy Noah Lee, SPC & Mrs. Vosick, baby boy, SPC & Mrs. Selzer, baby boy.

103rd - PFC Brandon, baby boy Edward Lamar Brandon, Jr. born 2 August; SGT Snook, baby

girl Kyndrah Anjellica Janice Snook born 27 August.

232nd - PFC and Mrs. Duncan, baby Boy Brian born 25 October; SGT and Mrs. Wegner, baby

boy Dylan born 23 September; SPC and Mrs. Goudy baby girl Naomi born 25 September; PFC

and Mrs. Jones twin girls Rylie & Laramie born 4 November.

PFC Brown, PV2 Andesilich, PV2

Bolich, SPC Bishop, PV2 Ly, PFC

Lizano, PVT Lemmons, PVT Bowen,

PVT Garcia, PVT Bryce, SSG Taylor

232nd - 2LT Johns, 2LT Cooper,

SFC Lepine,SGT Rice, SGT Be-

nolken, SPC Wilson, PFC Gen-

wright, PFC Galloway, PFC Reid,

PV2 Gonzales, PV2 Weiher, PV2

Ou, PV2 Chism, PV2 Jandro, PV2

Morales, PVT Moran, PVT Jacobs,

PVT Conner, PVT Armstrong. PVT

Pitzer, PVT Ruge, PVT Weinschen-

ker, PVT Leipert

McNealy, SPC Smith,

SSG Kannenburg,

SGT McAnally, PFC

Wood, SFC Lepine

232nd - 1LT Nicholas, 1LT Foglia,

SSG Taylor, SGT Dixon, SGT Li-

vengood, SPC Whalen, SPC Bishop,

SPC Shoemaker, SPC Sullivan, SPC

Labelle, SPC Lambert, PFC Wine-

gar.

P A G E 1 0

“Being in the Army

is like being in the

Boys Scouts,

except that the

Boy Scouts have

adult supervision.”

Blake Clark

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hammered with questions,

concerns and compliments at

the first Family Forum at the

Association of the United

States Army Annual Meeting.

It fell to General Casey, who

spoke following his wife, to

find out exactly what is and is

not working from the hun-

dreds of Family members at

the forum. He conducted the

third annual vote on the Army

Family Covenant, giving both

sides a rare opportunity for

total frankness. “I’m not going

to stand up here and tell you

all the great things we’ve done

under the Army Family Cove-

nant. I need to understand

how it’s impacting on you all,”

he said, adding that the current

spending level of $1.7 billion

on Family programs will be

sustained over the next five-

year spending plan. Family

members can help identify

redundancies in those pro-

grams, so that the money can

be used even more effectively

in the programs we really

need. Access to quality health

care was both criticized and

praised and seemed to vary by

installation, as did respite care

for exceptional Family mem-

bers, housing and education.

tection Equipment (PPE) item

to cyclists who successfully

complete their locally required

motorcycle safety

riding course. The

Exchange PPE pro-

gram was first tested

at Ft. Hood, Ft.

Campbell and Eglin

AFB in the spring of

The Exchange is supporting the

military’s mission to reduce

motorcycle related injuries and

deaths among

Servicemem-

bers by offer-

ing a one-time,

20 percent

discount off

Personal Pro-

2009. The test was so suc-

cessful that the program was

expanded throughout the

United States, the Pacific and

Europe in 2010.

To locate online PPE items,

please visit

www.shopmyexchange.com.

locate all nearby services. Or

enter a new

location and tap

“Search.” From

the search re-

sults you can

easily add the Program or

Service to your contacts and

you can even get directions.

For those of you without an

iPhone or iPad this service is

always available to you at

www.myarmyonesource.com.

Soldiers and Family members

can find Army programs and

services and get directions to

these services on their iPhone

or iPad, thanks to a new appli-

cation developed by the U.S.

Army, Family and Morale, Wel-

fare and Recreation Command

(FMWRC), Family Programs

Directorate. The user experi-

ence is incredible! Zoom into

your location on the map and

T H E W O L V E R Z I N E

Kearny, Brandi Carlile, Our Lady

Peace, 12 Stones, Ingrid Michaelson,

Barenaked Ladies, Gavin DeGraw,

Rocket Club, Finger 11, Ryan Star

and John David Kahn.

You can access the downloads by

logging in to AAFES online and

going to http://music.aafes.com.

Musician John Ondrasik and 13

other artists are thanking U.S. mili-

tary members for their service in a

CD called "For the Troops IV." The

album is available for free download

to active duty service members,

veterans and their families world-

wide with a valid military ID.

The artists on the CD are Ondra-

sik's band Five for Fighting,

Matchbox 20, Wynonna, Mat

Free Tax Program

P A G E 1 1 9 4 T H E N G I N E E R B A T T A L I O N

The Military OneSource Tax Pro-

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17, 2011. The program will provide

free access to a customized version

of the basic H&R Block at Home®

electronic tax filing product. This

customized product allows for free

federal filing and free state filing (up

to three states). In addition, free

telephonic tax consultations are

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a list of Frequently Asked Ques-

tions to learn more about the pro-

gram and filing your 2010 taxes.

*An Important Note: Please do not

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a fee if you file using the public

H&R Block Web site/product. If

you create an account on the public

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time).

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17th, when the customized MOS

version is made available via a link

on the Military OneSource Web

site to create your account.

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erations. I feel blessed to have had

a great 1SG, and then get another

one! Believe me, it doesn’t always

happen like that. I truly appreciate

all of the support that we receive

from the Viper families, and re-

member, we could never be as

successful without your support

and understanding. I hope everyone

has a blessed holiday season! Until

next time…VIPERS, FIRST

the envy of the Battalion! Head-

quarters remains the busiest opera-

tions section in the Battalion, and

the coordination and resource

work they do on a daily basis con-

tinues to impress me! We have

welcomed a new Viper 7: 1SG

Miller took the reins from 1SG

Metzgar and has thoroughly im-

pressed everyone with how quickly

he integrated himself into our op-

STRIKE!!!

~CPT Bradford

103rd Viper Bites cont’d

“Discipline is the

soul of an Army.

It makes small

numbers

formidable;

procures success

to the weak, and

esteem to all.”

George

Washington

Constructing one of five low wa-

ter crossings utilizing Armorflex

articulating concrete mats.

Free Music Downloads

Stephanie D. Leary

Family Readiness Support Assistant

Bldg 1022 East 20th Street

Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473

Phone: (573)596-0131 ext 6- 3968

Cell: (573)837-8086

E-mail: stephanie.leary@us.army.mil

94th Engineer FRG Steering Committee

Mission Statement:

We will listen to and handle Family member con-

cerns and issues with respect, understanding, and

kindness.

We will provide the necessary, appropriate commu-

nications and resources to help Family members stay

informed, knowledgeable, and educated.

We will reach out personally to all Family members

with genuine concern and appreciations in order to

sustain, support and motivate them throughout their

Wolverine tours.

We will act responsibly with the financial assets and

resources of the 94th Engineer Battalion and promise

to use these monies to benefit the Wolverine Family

members as a whole.

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Dear Lord,

Give me the greatness of heart to see the differ-

ence between duty and his love for me. Give

me understanding that I may know, when

duty calls him he must go. Give me a task to

do each day, to fill the time when he's away.

And Lord, when he's in a foreign land, keep

him safe in your loving hand. And Lord,

when duty is in the field, please protect him

and be his shield. And Lord, when deploy-

ment is so long, please stay with me and keep

me strong.

Amen