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MEDIA RELEASE99th Regional Support Command

Public Affairs Office5231 South Scott PlazaFort Dix, NJ 08640-5000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEBURARY 7, 2011

Release Number 001-02-08-11

Contact Information Sgt. 1st

Class Alyn-Michael Macleod 719-433-5829 alyn-michael.macleod@usar.army.milSoldiers Reintegrate at the Las Vegas of the East"Story by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod, 99th Regional Support Public Affairs

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Jan 30, 2011 - Approximately 200 Soldiers and 100 Family members

descended on the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., to participate in the first Yellow RibbonReintegration event for the 99th Regional Support Command this year.

"Less than one percent of Americans are serving in the military -- a very small, elite group of people

defending our nation and what we stand for," explained Col. Mikey Kloster, 99th RSC chief of staff

and commander, 1st Mobilization Support Group, during the opening remarks of the event. "Today is

all about a chance for you to reach out and get into these resources "

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Johnson is currently looking forward to Events 6 and 7 where he hopes that additional information will

be available to him while he is still reintegrating.

The Soldier and Family members had access to 13 vendors during the event that included DoD

Recovery Care Program, Family Programs Survivor Outreach Services, Army One Source, Healthnet

MHN (Military & Family Life Consultant), Essential Knowledge (Education), Military & Family Life

Consultant Personal Finance

Consultant, Ashford University, Disabled American Veterans, Employer Partnership of the Armed

Forces, Atlantic City Police, Military One Source, Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center, 99th RSC

Child Youth & School Services.

Even though all of the vendors are equally important, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

had unique information to give to the participants.

One of the signature injuries of our current wars is brain injury, primarily concussion, explained

Meldoee Hursey, regional education coordinator for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center.

We want to make sure we are getting the word out there about what resources are available for our

service members and their families.

Throughout the event, the busiest vendor tends to assist the service member and their family with

employment assistance.

The employment thing especially in todays economy is very tricky, said Stephanie Baracani who

went to college while her husband was deployed and is currently a stay- at-home mom.

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Sgt. 1st Class Doris Urbina (right) inprocesses a family at the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event that

was held at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J.. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event was hosted

by the 99th Regional Support Command, headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The

program consists of seven events that take place at intervals before and after mobilization, which

gives the Soldiers and Family members information, counseling, skills and techniques for upcoming

deployments and re-deployments. For more information about the Yellow Ribbon Program pleasecheck out http://www.arfp.org/(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod)

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Soldiers and Family members descended on the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., to participate in

the first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event for the 99th Regional Support Command this year. Theprogram consists of seven events that take place at intervals before and after mobilization, which

gives the Soldiers and Family members information, counseling, skills and techniques for upcoming

deployments and re-deployments. For more information about the Yellow Ribbon Program please

check out http://www.arfp.org/(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alyn-Michael Macleod)

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