Muleskinner Team Vol.4 Issue 9

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February was a very

good month for Missouri

ADT IV.

With regard to our

agriculture mission, we

c o n t i n u e d t o m a k e

progress in increasing the

capacity of the Afghan

government to provide

a g r i c u l t u r e - r e l a t e d

services to the farmers of

Nangarhar province.

F o r i n s t a n c e , w e

designed and distributed

two Training Support

Packages to the Director

of Agriculture, Irrigation,

and Livestock and his

Agriculture Extension

Agents for use in training

t h e f a r me r s i n t h e i r

districts.

As a result of Sgt. 1st

C l a s s E i s e n b a c h e r ' s

i n i t i a t i v e , w e a l s o

a r r a n g e d a t w o - d a y

t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n o n

poultry farming for 25

disadvantaged women in

the district of Kuz Kunar.

When the training was

complete, each of these

w o m e n r e c e i v e d

everything they needed to

start their own egg laying

business including cages,

hens, a rooster, and two

month's worth of feed.

At the same time, we

c o n t r i b u t e d t o

legitimizing the DAIL in

the eyes of the people of

Nangarhar , using our

AEA-managed Cash-for-

Work process to ensure

credit for these projects

went to the government

rather than Coal i t ion

Forces.

We also modified our

process to force the AEAs

to manage these projects

i n a c o m p l e t e l y

transparent and uncorrupt

m a n n e r , t h e r e b y

increasing the confidence

of the people in their

government. As a result

of the team's tenacity, the

AEAs now seem to have

resigned themselves to

follow the CFW process

as designed and intended.

We also continued to

mentor the Director of

Agriculture, Irrigation,

and Livestock (DAIL)

and his staff on budget

formulation and strategic

p lanning - two basic

functions necessary for

the Afghan government to

stand on its own two feet.

H e r e o n F o r w a r d

Operating Base Finley-

Sh ie lds , Mas t er Sgt .

Weber, Senior Master

Sgt. Blankenship, Sgt.

Taggart, Sgt. 1st Class

T r a v i s , a n d o t h e r s

continued their efforts to

improve living conditions

for the team.

H a v i n g o r d e r e d

enough lumber to rival

that of a Home Depot

l u m b e r y a r d , t h e y

c o mp l e t e d a s e c o n d

structure between the two

b r i c k a n d m o r t a r

buildings where the team

is housed. This new

building, which we plan

to dedicate to our fallen

brother Sgt. 1st Class

Pharris, is in addition to

the screened-in porch the

g u y s b u i l t i n t h e

(Continued on page 3)

Message from the Commander

I N S I D E T H I S

S E C T I O N :

Senior’s Space 2

Not All Work,

Some Play

4

Supply Section

Forecasts Needs 5

Meet the Team 6

Pictures From

the Field

10

Announcements 11

Back at the

Homestead

12

The Muleskinner Team Mo Agri-Business Development Team IV

F E B R U A R Y 2 8 , 2 0 1 1 V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 9

D R I V I N G

T H E T E A M

Commander

Col. Fortune

Deputy

Commander

Lt. Col. Charles

Senior Enlisted

Advisor

Senior Master

Sgt. Blankenship

Each woman received everything

they needed to start their own

egg laying business after they

completed the two-day training in

Kuz Kunar.

P A G E 2

Saying thanks and putting in my 2 ¢

W h i l e a l l o f

y o u w e r e

s h o v e l i n g

snow in the Midwest,

ADT IV was shoveling

and separating all the

candy and goodies out

of the boxes you sent to

us.

OMG, did people go

out of their way to help

us. At one time I had

over 30 unopened boxes

in my room. I could

have played hide and

seek and no one would

have found me for a

week. The boxes were

coming in faster than I

could open them.

A D T I V r e a l l y

appreciates all the hard

work and VOLUNTEER

hours it took to do this

for us.

Volunteer…where

would t he wor ld be

without people extending

a helping hand to those

in need? We see it every

day but sometimes we

don’t realize it. Yes, we

see everyone helping

when there is a natural

d i s a s t e r s u c h a s a

t o r n a d o , f l o o d o r

hurricane. These types

of events are all over the

news, so people rush to

help where they can and

thank goodness they do.

But what about the

people at the food banks,

hospitals, USO, blood

banks or just standing in

front of a store? This is

w h e r e v o l u n t e e r i n g

makes the big difference

in our everyday lives.

The little act of “give

blood and save a life”,

doesn’t really sound like

much, but it is.

People volunteer for

many reasons, but I think

t h e mo s t i mp o r t a n t

reason is they just have a

good heart and enjoy

helping others or giving

back to society for their

good fortune.

There was a movie a

few years back called

“Pay it Forward,” the

i d e a b e i n g t h a t t h e

recipient of a favor does

a favor for a third party

rather than paying the

favor back. A charitable

pyramid scheme based

on good deeds rather than

a profit; how far could

this go … world peace?

The countless hours

people donated to us,

were and still are, being

paid forward. Again, I

had so many boxes I

couldn’t keep up with

them and I am only one

person in the unit.

As a unit, we took

a c t i o n t o p u t t h e

charitable pyramid to

action. After combining

all the boxes of candy

(licorice was hard to let

g o ) , c r a c k e r s a n d

toiletries, you would

have thought we were

Wal-Mart’s warehouse.

We took all the stuff,

made smaller boxes and

passed them forward to

o t h e r S o l d i e r s t h a t

weren’t so fortunate to

get packages. A smiling

face means so much. We

are finally down to the

corner store level.

(Continued on page 3)

T H E M U L E S K I N N E R T E A M

By Senior Master Sgt. Jerry

Blankenship

My challenge

to you is to

pick a charity

or

organization

and donate

your time,

skill or blood.

V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 9 P A G E 3


December-January timeframe and will be utilized as

a workout room.

Finally, they built a "cross-fit cage" in between

the two new structures for use by the really hard

core fitness buffs. Overall, I continue to be

e x t r e m e l y i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e t e a m ' s

accomplishments, initiative, and spirit of teamwork.

(Continued from page 1)

So where am I going with all this? Why not give

blood, walk for the March of Dimes, run to support

the cure for breast cancer or by all means put a

dollar in the bucket for the Salvation Army.

My challenge to you is to pick a charity or

organization and donate your time, skill or blood.

Pay it forward to someone you don’t know, and

you will feel so good about yourself.

Don’t take this wrong … the families and

friends of the ADT have gone well above and

beyond the call of duty … but please, don’t stop

with us!

Well, gotta run. ADT IV is putting on our

PINK shirts and “Running to Find a Cure for

Breast Cancer.”

Right: Col. Fortune awards

the Army Physical Fitness

Badge to three Soldiers.

Soldiers must score 90 or

above in each tested event

and pass height and weight

standards to be awarded

the badge. From left, Staff

Sgt. Beydler, Sgt. Bunch,

and Sgt. Coulson.

(Continued from page 2)

Sgt. 1st Class Travis, Sgt. Taggart, and Senior Master Sgt.

Blankenship work on their spare time to add another covered

area between the two barracks for Soldiers and Airmen.

Left: Col. Fortune

congratulates Spec.

Chapman on winning

the Soldier of the

Month competition.

Sgt. Clouse was

selected as the NCO

of the Month but was

on R&R during the

award ceremony.

Women receive poultry training

arranged by the ADT.

Message from

the commander

Not al l work, some play

Members of the

ADT gather under

a recently

completed pavilion

for a fish fry stirred

up by Sgt. 1st

Class Eisenbacher.

Organized cook-

outs and games

help Soldiers and

Airmen balance

work and play to

stay physically,

mentally, and

emotionally in top

condition

throughout the

deployment.

Morale, w e l f a r e ,

and recreation programs did

not exist from the founding of

the Army in 1775 until the

start of the twentieth century.

During that time, there

were unofficial and informal

methods of troop support such

as tradesmen who provided

meals, clothing, laundering,

and the trading posts which

provided commercial goods.

There was some limited

Congress ional overs igh t

established in 1876 over “Post

Traders.” The establishment of

t h e A r m y P X o r P o s t

Exchange, by Headquarters,

Department of the Army

f o l l o we d i n 1 8 9 5 , w i t h

oversight performed by the

garrison commander’s office.

All profits from the PX

w e r e u s e d t o s u p p o r t

recreational activities for the

troops.

M W R s t a r t e d o n t h e

battlefields of World War I,

where the Salvation Army and

Red Cross ministered to the

needs of Soldiers as the

f o r e r u n n e r o f t o d a y ’ s

programs. The Army Morale

Division was established in

1918. After the war, funding

stopped and the services were

cancelled.

I n 1 9 4 0 , t h e M o r a l e

Division, later named Special

Services, was established. By

1 9 4 3 , S p e c i a l S e r v i c e

encompassed all of Army

Recreation Services, the Army

Exchange (the precursor to the

A r m y a n d A i r F o r c e

Exchange, and the Army

Soldier Show.

Between 1946 and 1955,

core recreation programs were

established and staffed by a

combination of active duty

m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l a n d

civilians. Until the mid-

1980’s, active duty enlisted

Soldiers and officers held

m i l i t a r y o c c u p a t i o n a l

specialties in Special Services

and were assigned at every

level of command. Special

Services underwent much

reorganization and had many

names be fore i t p r e sent

configuration as MWR.

Although a small base,

FOB Finley-Shields has a

thr iving MWR program.

Amenities include computers

and internet for email, video

c h a t , a n d D S N a n d

SPARWAR telephones to call

home. There is also a small

gym, computer games, books,

foosbal l , ping pong, and

volley ball.

R e c e n t l y w e h a d

comedians Kathleen Madigan

and Lewis Black, along with

athlete Lance Armstrong stop

by for a visit with the troops.

The 101st Airborne Division’s

official band also played a

concert on the FOB earlier this

year.

The FOB also provides

s p a c e f o r l o c a l Af g h a n

merchants to set up shops.

The shops sell numerous

i t e m s , f r o m l o c a l l y

manufactured items to current

movies on DVD.

Recently, a tai lor was

brought on the FOB for the

day. He provides shirts and

suits for the men and dresses

and pant suits for the women.

T h e s e i t e ms w e r e v e r y

reasonably priced and of

excellent quality.

Missouri ADT makes a

large effort to support our own

MWR activities. The ADT

runs the PX on the FOB. The

PX is open three days per

week and is very well stocked.

ADT takes care of ordering

supplies and manning the

register.

Furthermore, the ADT

organizes BBQ’s, washers

tournaments, and bocce ball

games among other things.

Every Saturday ADT hosts a

movie night using a projector

in our B-Hut. Additionally,

the ADT recently completed

the construction of a covered

pavilion and is in the process

of building a mini gym near

our barracks.

T h e mi l i t a r y a i ms t o

provide Service Members as

close to the same quality of

life as is afforded the society

they are pledged to defend.

Keeping a force ready to fight

and win takes more than hard

work and training. Military

members need a balance of

w o r k a n d p l a y t o s t a y

physically, mentally, and

emotionally in top condition

throughout the deployment.


By Senior Master Sgt. Steve Counts

P A G E 4 V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 9

P A G E 5

By Sgt. 1st Class Damon Gates

A t h o m e i n t h e

States we all have

ways to supply the

n e e d s f o r o u r

households.

We make lists attached by

magnets on the fridge of all

our grocery needs to fill the

freezer and pantry. Then we

periodically make trips to the

local grocer to purchase those

much needed items. We walk

through the aisles, picking

i t ems of f t he she l f and

checking them off our list.

Here in Afghanis t an ,

Soldiers and Airmen also

have supply needs such as

uniforms, batteries, office

supplies, and repair parts.

It is the responsibility of

the supply section, Sgt. 1st

Class Damon Gates and Staff

Sgt. Stanley Walker, to

provide for these needs.

If the item is not on hand,

the supply section will start

the process of ordering the

i tem via one of several

processes. Uniform related

items are ordered directly by

t h e S o l d i e r o r A i r m a n

through an online web page

called Army Direct Ordering.

A s y o u m a y h a v e

guessed, Soldiers and Airmen

go through lots of uniforms

due to the rugged terrain out

on missions.

The supply NCO approves

the order and it is shipped to

location by mail.

Other items are considered

to be expendable or durable,

which means they have a

specific use and then become

useless or have a limited life

span. These items include

batteries, office supplies,

r e p a i r p a r t s , t o o l s ,

construction materials and

personal gear.

For such necessities, the

supply NCO will do a search

for a national stock number

either online or in a federal

data base and fill out a supply

request form.

Then a convoy of trucks

fully loaded with weapons,

protective gear and personnel

drive to the local supply point

which is, luckily, only about

a mile down the road from

our FOB. This process can

take as little as 2-3 weeks per

request, but usually more like

2 to 3 months. Therefore, it

is imperative that the supply

section try to keep a supply of

these items on hand at all

times.

For controlled items, the

Supply NCO has to write a

four to five page operational

needs statement stating why it

is a critical need for the

mission. We have yet to see

how long this process can

take because we have yet to

receive any items from it.

To obtain items that are

not in the Army supply

system, the supply section

uses a Purchase Request for

Contracting to purchase the

item commercially back in

the U.S. or locally using

Afghani currency.

In c los ing , supply i s

essential for the unit and its

Soldiers to complete our

mission.

Unfortunately, most things

a re d i f f icu l t t o acqui re

quickly, so it is important for

the supply NCO and unit

leadership to forecast

f u t u r e n e e d s f o r t h e

mission.

V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 9

“As you may

have guessed,

Soldiers and

Airmen go

through lots of

uniforms due to

the rugged

terrain out on

missions.”


A Soldier crosses an

irrigation canal in

Rodat.

P A G E 6

Armour logs miles and smiles

S p e c . C o u r t n e y

Armour is a gunner for

t h e S e c u r i t y F o r c e

Platoon.

She joined the ADT

f r o m t h e 1 4 3 8 t h

E n g i n e e r C o mp a n y

( M R B C ) i n M a c o n

where she is assigned as

a mechanic.

She deployed with

the 1438th in 2004-2005

to Iraq as a mechanic

and security element.

Armour has been in the

Missouri National Guard

for over eight years. She

has worked the last five

yea r s a s a product ion

controller at FMS 8 located

in Mexico.

She says, “I feel we have

built a reliable family in

this team. I think there

will be rocky points and

s m o o t h p o i n t s

throughout our journey;

but all and all it should

be pretty successful.”

Armour says she had

the goal to lose 35 to 42

p o u n d s d u r i n g t h e

deployment and to be

prepared to apply for

W a r r a n t O f f i c e r

Candidate school.

S h e h a s n e a r l y

achieved here weight

loss goal and has been

running in many of the

unit races which Senior

Master Sgt. Blankenship

has arranged.

Armour’s hobbies are

l i s t e d a s r u n n i n g ,

reading and making

p e o p l e s mi l e . S h e

def in i te ly keeps the

Soldiers and Airmen

around her in good spirits

and her positive attitude

is both contagious and

inspirational.

A r m o u r h a s a

significant other at home

waiting for her, Jacob

Young, and a son, Jordan

Meeks who was happy to

have a birthday party

with his mom while she

was home.

Spec. Ashley Soles is a driver for the Security Force Platoon.

Soles has been in the Missouri National Guard for three years. She has

attended Three Rivers Community College for two years and is seeking a

degree in Sociology with a goal of a career in Social Work.

Soles is from Dexter. Her parents are Kenny and Angie Ortt. She

enjoys reading and cooking as well as swimming, baseball and fishing.

Soles says the deployment has been a good learning experience. “My

goals are to learn as much as I can while I’m here and to be the best Soldier

I can be.”


Soles driven to succeed

By Capt. Marie Orlando


P A G E 7

Meet the Muleskinner editor: Capt. Orlando

I guess it is my turn to

introduce myself. I am the

public affairs and information

officer for the ADT.

I’ve been working in public

affairs for the past six years

with the Mobile Public Affairs

Detachment in Jefferson City.

T h i s i s m y s e c o n d

deployment. I served in Iraq as

an Army Reservist attached to a

Louisiana National Guard unit

in 1991 (159th M.A.S.H.,

generator mechanic).

I served on active duty prior

to that and joined the LANG

afterward. I have a total of 24

years in the Army.

While serving in the Texas

NG I graduated from Officer

Candidate School and following

my commission returned to

Missouri where I joined the

Engineers.

I’ve been blessed with four

fantas t ic kids , Cameron,

Kaycee, Nick and Ryan. Ryan

has been in the MONG for the

past three years.

Currently, I’m a technician

for the MONG but served at Ft.

Benning at the ARNG Warrior

Training Center for the 20

months prior to the deployment.

I graduated high school from

Marshall and attended college at

a lot of schools throughout my

military career trying to balance

the kids and work. I did my

undergraduate courses in

Geology at University of

Missouri-Rolla (Rolla S&T) and

I have a B.S. in Geology.

This deployment is a

rewarding experience. I’ve

been able to meet and work with

t he Afghan peop le and

experience their culture. I’m

amazed at their tenacity and

strength under very difficult

circumstances.

Some of the most interesting

people I’ve met are the Afghan-

Americans which have returned

to their homeland to work for

America while rebuilding a land

they loved as children and

young adults.

These American citizens are

doctors, business owners, and

professionals that have left their

families behind as we have, but

are here as civilian interpreters.

Wi thout these Amer i can

interpreters assisting our Forces

we would be blind.

I’ve also met a variety of

civilians and other military

members that have all been

tossed together at our little

FOB. Each individual brings a

unique skill and interesting

stories to share. I’ve enjoyed

working with the civilian

partners from USAID, USDA

and the Dept. of State– these

folks are friends and impressive

professionals from various

backgrounds.

Hands down, the most

rewarding times are when I am

able to attend the weekly

Afghan Angel Scout meetings.

These children represent the

h o p e s a n d f u t u r e o f

Afghanistan. The girls and their

young brothers are just kids, yet

have a difficult future ahead.

I hope they remember that

the Soldiers and Airmen were

like their mothers and sisters-

smiling and playing and

hugging- and with families of

our own that we miss. I believe

that when we discover our

similarities, our differences

shrink in comparison.

When it is all said and done,

we can make the most of our

opportunities here and let the

lessons we learn enrich our

lives.




P A G E 7

P A G E 8

S p e c .

J a m e s

“Heavy” Havelka is a

mechanic assigned to

t h e m a i n t e n a n c e

section of MO ADT

IV.

Havelka took on

the nickname “heavy”

l a s t May a t Camp

Clark. There is a very

long story behind it

and not enough pages,

so we will go with; it

is a great nickname.

If his name sounds

f a m i l i a r , t h a t i s

b e c au se he i s t h e

infamous author of last

month’s article “Under

t h e h o o d w i t h

Havelka” . He was

putting his college

writing skills to use.

Speaking of which,

Heavy is working very

hard to complete his

co l lege degree by

taking online courses

w i t h G r a n t h a m

deployment. While at

home his studies are with

East Central College. He

i s h o p i n g t o b e

commissioned to be an

o f f i ce r fo r t he Army

National guard and then

proceed to Ranger School.

Heavy has been in the

Missouri National Guard

for two years. His home

unit is the 311 th BSB-

Bravo Company located in

Cen te r town . T h i s i s

Heavy’s first overseas

deployment and so far it

has been outstanding.

Heavy said, “How good

is this? I am getting paid

for something I really like

to do…work on trucks.

And the Missouri ADT IV

mission is awesome, the

way we are helping the

Afghan people.”

Heavy’s hobbies are

working out at the gym,

p laying music and of

course l ike any other

young Soldier, playing

video games. But his real

passion was wrestling in

high school and college.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y b e i n g

deployed in Afghanistan,

the wrestling has had to

take a break in the action.

While home on R&R

Heavy is spending time

at New Haven School to

talk to the kids about his

d e p l o y m e n t i n

Afghanistan.


Specialist Heavy By Senior Master Sgt. Jerry

Blankenship

Pulled from the ADT vaults,

this photo of Spec. “Heavy”

wrestling with Col. Fortune

was taken at Camp Clark

during a break from com-

batives training.

“How good is

this? I am

getting paid

for something

I really like to

do...work on

trucks. And

the Missouri

ADT IV

mission is

awesome, the

way we are

helping the

Afghan

people.”

P A G E 9

Nowruz: the Persian New Year

Recruiter drafted for duty with ADT

Sgt. 1st Class Dan

T h o m p s o n i s t h e

E n g i n e e r S e c t i o n

N o n c o m m i s s i o n e d

Officer in Charge for the

Agriculture Section.

Thompson has been

working for the 27th

Recruiting and Retention

Battalion in Jefferson

City as a recruiter for the

past eight years. He has

a combined service of 18

years in the mili tary

which includes ten years

of active duty he served

with the Air Force.

This is Thompson’s

second deployment. He

is a veteran of Operation

Desert Shield where he

served as a heating and

v e n t i l a t i o n s y s t e m

specialist on the island

of Diego Garcia in the

Indian Ocean.

T h o m p s o n i s

originally from Hardin,

Kentucky where hi s

father Joe Thompson

still lives. His mother,

Janice Korstad lives in

Benton, Kentucky.

Thompson is married

to Debra and they have

two grown daughters.

Thompson says he is

e x c i t e d a b o u t t h i s

deployment. He wants

t o he lp t he Afghan

government develop the

agribusiness sector by

improving techniques

and practices of the local

farmers.

Thompson likes to

mountain bike, hike and

enjoys high school and

college level sports.

He’s able to combine his

love of school sports

with his recruiting duties

and says it works out

very well.

have been started by

Zoroaster.

I n A f g h a n i s t a n

Nowruz is traditionally

celebrated for two weeks

and preparations begin

several days beforehand.

Many special dishes

are prepared during this

time. Haft Mēwa is like

a fruit salad, made with

s e v e n s y m b o l i c

ingredients. Another one

is samanak , a sweet dish

made from wheat germ

by the women late at

night and cooked until

the early morning.

In the North buzkashi

tournaments are held.

Buzkashi is a violent

sport on horseback men

play, without teams or

rules. The challenge is to

carry the carcass of a

goat or calf around a flag

and return it to a center

circle.

Nowruz is a time for

Spring cleaning, visiting

f r i ends a nd f a mi l y ,

picnics, and festivals.

Jashni Dehqān, The

Festival of Farmers, is

celebrated on the first

day of the year. Farmers

walk through the cities

as a sign of their hopes

for a productive season.

On Mar. 20 people

a r o u n d t h e

w o r l d w i l l a t t e n d

festivities marking the

International Day of

Nowruz, which has been

celebrated for at least the

p a s t 3 00 0 ye a r s b y

people influenced by the

Persian Empire.

Nowruz is based on

the March equinox and

is the start of the Afghan

New Year, 1390.

T h i s c e l e b r a t i o n

begins on the first day of

Spring and is believed to

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Riders in a buzkashi tourna-

ment compete to carry a

goat carcass around a flag

and to drop the carcass in a

circle. (Photo by Pouria

Lotfi, March 3, 2006)

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Life at the FOB

You can find these photos and more on the unit Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/MONG.ADTIV.


Soldiers utilize the newly covered

pavilion to conduct an Army Physi-

cal Fitness Test.

Soldiers relax

by tossing a

football outside

the barracks.

ADT members eat fish and a

cheese ball– a little piece of

home brought to Finley-

Shields by volunteers within

the unit.

On the left, Col. Fortune

wishes there was more.

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A lot of lumber and a lot of time has

gone into improving the living area

around the ADT barracks.

Senior Master Sgt.

Blankenship, Capt.

Berendzen, Sgt. 1st

Class Squires, Master

Sgt. Weber, and Lt.

Col. Legg sport their

race medals and shirts

from another of Senior

Blankenship’s

organized races.

Spring comes early in

Nangarhar and the roses

are in bloom.

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Sgt. 1st Class Eisenbacher talks to the

locals on a trip to Kama and Kuz

Spec. Runyon at Surkh Rod.

1st Lt. Wischmeyer talks to village leaders in

Rodat.

Spec. Lohmann and others

from SECFOR in Kuz Kunar

along irrigation ditch.

Afghan boys at Kama.

Capt. Huenink and Col.

Fortune at Dari Noor.

Capt. Berendzen in front of

the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.

Spec. Chapman in greenhouse in

Bati Kot.

Sgt. 1st Class Travis on duty in Kuz Kunar.

Left: Sgt. Crapps doctors a

local Afghan’s hand.


A HEARTY THANKS TO ALL

THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SENT

DONATIONS TO THE UNIT

MEMBERS AND AFGHAN

CHILDREN:

Angela Lanaker

Hero Hugs

Missouri 4-H

USO

Maloney Family

Jim and Katie Roberson

Dennis O’Leary, Local 136 Fenton

Rick and Mary Rutledge

James Tinder

Holly Cronk

Alice Howard

Dr. James Maxwell and Staff. Crestwood

Dental Group

Michelle Paluczak

Operation Gratitude

Janice Beydler

Safety National

Odessa, MO

Ram Trucks

Bank of America

Innoventor

Sabreliner Corporation

Operation Christmas Tree

Operation Care

Name (NO RANK)

MONG ADT IV

FOB Finley-Shields

APO, AE 09310

Give us a holler!

MONG

ADT IV

Celebrating Birthdays in March

Anniversaries

● Eric and Angela Kostron

● Robert and Jamie Terry

SSG Beydler SGT Wendelin Tracy Amoroso Deborah Walker

SPC Fletcher Colby Sinclair Rebekah Bunch

SPC Havelka Justin Sekscinski Kristin Huenink

SPC Terry Tracey Walker Tiffany Reynolds

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