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Levesque to command Support Battalion
By Staff Sergeant Ramon M.
Marrero
7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
EGLIN AFB – “It is hard to believe it has been 30 months since I
assumed command of the 7th Group
Support Battalion at sunny Fort
Bragg, N.C.,” said Lt. Col. Ron L.
Baker, outgoing commander of the
Group Support Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne).
Soldiers, family and friends gathered together to bid farewell to Baker
during a change of command ceremony Sept. 27, at Meadows Field.
“Right out of the gate, I became
immersed in the diversity of the battalion, the complicated mission sets,
and the intense operational tempo
supporting multiple Major Army
Commands (MACOM),” said Baker.
Baker relinquished command to
Lt. Col. Dennis H. Levesque in a
traditional Army ceremony.
“Your presence is the essence
of a military ceremony and shows
the phenomenal level of support our
military and the 7th Special Forces
Group enjoys,” said Levesque.
Levesque is coming from Fort
Bragg, N.C., following an assignment
as a Plans and Operations Officer.
Host for the ceremony was Col.
Miguel D. Howe, Deputy Commander, 7th SFG (A).
“I am honored that you have taken time out of your busy schedules
to join us for this bittersweet occasion,” said Baker.
Howe said, “The Group Support
Battalion had the most significant
group requirements for the Base
Realignment And Closure move
from North Carolina to Florida.”
Only about half the men and
women of the battalion attended the
change of command. The other half
are in Afghanistan, enabling a Special Operations Task Force twice
the size of a standard Special Forces
Group,” said Baker.
Baker has commanded the
Group Support Battalion since April
2010. During his tour, he deployed
the battalion twice to Afghanistan
in support of the Combined Joint
Special Operations Task Force — Afghanistan and executed the BRAC
move from Fort Bragg, N.C., to Eglin
AFB.
“The Group Support Battalion,
Spc. Steven K. Young | U.S. Army
Col. Miguel D. Howe (left), deputy commander, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), receives the colors
from Lt. Col. Ron L. Baker, outgoing commander, Group Support Battalion, during the change of command
ceremony on Meadows Field on Sept. 27. Lt. Col. Ron L. Baker (right), relinquished command of the Group
Support Battalion in a traditional Army ceremony to Lt. Col. Dennis H. Levesque.
been a fast ride, two operational
rotations in Operation Enduring
Freedom and a Base Realignment
And Closure (BRAC move),” said
Baker.
Baker will leave the Red Empire and continue on his career as
the Deputy for Operational Logistics for the United States Southern
Command.
“The 5th Special Operation Forces Truth states that ‘We cannot do it
alone — You are the epitome of that
truth. I promise to help strengthen
our partnerships,” said Levesque.
During his remarks, Baker
quoted Don Juan, “ ‘The basic difSpc. Steven K. Young | U.S. Army ference between an ordinary man
and a warrior is that a warrior takes
Maj. Jonathon R. Gregory, Executive Officer for the Group Support
everything as a challenge, while an
Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) salutes Lt. Col. Dennis
L. Levesque, incoming commander for the Group Support Battalion, at ordinary man takes everything as a
blessing or as a curse.’ ”
the end of the change of command ceremony.
“This is how the warriors of the
7th Special Forces Group look at life,
the Spartans, is by far the most tunity to reflect on the past and look every operation, mission, situation
complex and critical Battalion in the to the future of this great unit.”
at home and combat is a challenge,
Group,” said Howe. “Today’s change
“Today, as I look across the pa- to which they will always accept and
of command provides us the oppor- rade field I can honestly say it has prevail,” said Baker.
Friday, October 19, 2012 | THE RED 7 | Page Soldiers assist in car wreck
By Staff Sergeant
Ramon M. Marrero
7th Special Forces Group
(Airborne)
ALEXANDRIA, LA
– Four Soldiers from the
3rd Battalion, 7th Special
Forces Group (Airborne)
witnessed provided aide
after witnessing a vehicle
accident on a major highway near Esler Air Field,
LA.
The Soldiers witnessed two large trucks
colliding into each other.
One of the trucks rolled
over.
The Soldiers helped
a gentleman out of his
truck with a head laceration and heavy bleeding;
they provided assistance
by bandaging the wounds
until he was later taken
to the nearest hospital
by ambulance for further
treatment.
The other driver was
lucky enough to walk
away with minor cuts
and scrapes while the
passenger in this vehicle
was trapped inside. The
Soldiers with the help of
others that were passing by, cut the airbag and
were able to pull the door
Sgt. Kristina Thrasher | U.S. Army
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) run to aid victims
of a car wreck near Esler Air Field, LA., on Oct. 11. The Soldiers were traveling from
routine training in the area when they came across a wreck around 8 p.m. At top left,
Soldiers bandage the head laceration of a man after a car accident. At bottom left, a
Soldier with the help of two other people that stopped to help, pull open the door of a
Chevy Suburban to help access the passenger trapped inside after an accident.
open using nearby tools,
the passenger came out
with minor injuries and
was taken to the nearest
hospital by ambulance for
examination.
Ranger barracks gets $1.1 million rehab
By LAUREN SAGE REINLIE
Northwest Florida Daily News
The 6th Army Ranger
Training Battalion has reopened its Soldier barracks
after a year-long renovation.
The building, which houses soldiers at Camp Rudder
who are single, was in very
poor condition when the $1.1
million project kicked off
last year, said Sgt. 1st Class
Charles Brisby.
The building was moldy
and mildewed, the showers
were leaking and the air conditioning units were dripping
water into the bathrooms.
The battalion held a
brief ceremony Oct. 10, to
unveil the renovations and
upgrades, to the great pleasure of those who call the
barracks home.
“It was a long wait, but a
wait worth the time,” Brisby
said. “The quality of life for
our Soldiers has definitely
improved.”
The barracks can house
100 Soldiers.
The project was completed with the help of the Air
Force’s 96th Civil Engineers,
the Army Corps of Engineers
and local contractor DWG.
The Army’s Installation
Management Command
(IMCOM) provided the
funding.
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Finally, a home of their own
Aaron Hale’s family move into a customized house thanks to Building Homes for Heroes
By ANGEL McCURDY
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Northwest Florida Daily News
In just a few weeks,
Aaron and Kelly Hale will
have a place to call their
own for the first time in almost a year.
The couple and their
children have been living out of suitcases since
December, but thanks to a
New York-based nonprofit
they will soon be calling a
house in Santa Rosa Beach
home.
“We’ve been going
from place to place, hotel
to hotel, Fisher House to
Fisher House for so long
that when we got the call
about the home and (were)
asked what we wanted, all
we could say is we’ll take
the house as is,” Kelly said.
“What they were doing for
us was more than we can
ever say thank you for.”
Building Homes for Heroes learned of Aaron’s story not long after the Army
staff sergeant was blinded
in Afghanistan while handling an improvised explosive device.
“What greater way of
showing appreciation is
there?” said Andy Pujol,
president and founder
of Building Homes for
Heroes. “After all they’ve
been through, it doesn’t
end when they come home.
Giving them a home allows
the community to show
they care and lets the family know that we have their
back because they sacrificed for us.
“We want them to know
that we’re here for them.
We’re here to watch out for
them. We’re family,” Pujol
added.
Once the Hales were
contacted about the home,
which was donated by the
Building Homes for Heroes is seeking donations and volunteers
to help with its efforts. Anyone interested can contact the
organization by emailing info@buildinghomesforheroes.org or
calling 516-684-9220.
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The Hale family (from left) Makenzie, Cameron (baby), Tyler, Aaron, Kelly and Bailey sit
on a couch at Fisher House at Eglin Air Force Base.
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Building Homes for Heroes is making this house in Santa Rosa Beach a “smart” home to
help Aaron Hale get around.
nonprofit and its partner,
Chase Bank, they were
asked to compile a list of
wants and needs to make
their lives easier.
“They asked what I
needed, and I honestly had
no idea,” Aaron said. “I
really didn’t have a lot of
needs. My needs are for my
family … It’s still hard to
believe this is happening. I
don’t feel I deserve it.
“I’m, just a regular Joe.
I had a job to do; I put on
the body armor and I got
injured. I was only blinded;
there are others who come
back a lot worse.”
To help with his disability, Building Homes for Heroes will make the Hales’
new home a “smart house”
with electronic devices that
will help him. Kim Vesey,
director of military relations with the group, said
it also will install different
flooring in each room to
help Aaron know where
he is.
“Aaron loves to cook, so
we put an upgraded kitchen on the list, and I also put
down a Florida room — I
have a melanoma — so I
Building Homes for Heroes is adding new flooring to the
house so Aaron Hale will know what room he is in.
can have an area where I
can sort of be outside and
watch the kids without getting direct sunlight,” Kelly
said.
The couple also asked
for an extra room so each
of their four children could
have his or her own bedroom. Aside from that, they
were just happy to have a
place to call home.
“I guess, usually, people
have this enormous list of
things, but we just couldn’t
ask for anymore than what
they had already offered,”
Kelly said.
When she learned about
Aaron’s accident she said
after she hung up the
phone she grabbed her
children and left, leaving
behind most the family’s
possessions.
“I remember there was
a point when I was in Walter Reed (National Military
Medical Center), and at
that point Aaron’s condition
was pretty unsettling, so I
just told (the people handling our affairs) to get rid
of everything we had left. I
couldn’t say what we could
or couldn’t keep,” Kelly
said. “It was just furniture.
It was just material, but it
was still sad.
“I think that’s why when
I heard the news about the
home I just started crying
because it is such a wonderful and selfless thing
that someone cares so
much,” she added. “It really has been so long since
we’ve had a place to call
home.”
The Hales are scheduled to move into their new
home in mid-November.
Building Homes for Heroes
said it wasn’t stopping with
the Hales, though.
Another local military
man, Joe Deslauriers,
will get a home in Destin
that will be built from the
ground up.
“When we’re done with
that we plan to build the
next home,” Pujol said. “We
plan to open an office down
there. Building Homes
for Heroes is growing and
we plan to bring that to
Florida.”
Friday, October 19, 2012 | THE RED 7 | Page Chief of Staff visits 7th Group Soldiers
U.S. Army
Lt. Gen. Charles T. Cleveland, Commander of the United States Army Special Forces
Command (USASFC) speaks with Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno at Camp
Minden, LA. Cleveland and the Chief of Staff visited Soldiers from the 3rd battalion during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).
U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Lawrence Henry, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) briefs Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno at Camp Minden, LA., on Oct.
9. The Chief of Staff visited Soldiers from the 3rd battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC).
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Army, Marines to shield quality in 80,000-force drawdown
division for the directorate of military personnel
management.
“We’ve gotten an awful
lot of experience in the
last 10 years of war, and
we’re going to make selections to keep the very best
of that that we can. And
we’re going to make sure
we level our force across
the optimum grades and
skills and that we don’t
have any hollow points,”
Eggerton said.
This time, “we won’t
just be opening the door
and allowing everyone to
walk,” he said. “We want
to use precision, care and
compassion.”
Army leaders haven’t
reached final decisions yet
on grade structure or skill
mix for the post-drawdown
force, so Eggerton can’t
say yet how force cuts will
impact specific groups of
officers or enlisted.
“That’s a point of contention for field officers
who would love to know
exactly how we’re going to
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When final decisions
are made — perhaps soon
after the election Eggerton said — “we will begin
to look at each year group
of the drawdown period
and, by grades and skills,
analyze our populations to
determine where we need
to pare and where there
are shortages or gaps we
have to fill.”
In the post-Cold War
drawdown of the 1990s, to
meet force targets, Army
cut recruiting too deeply,
creating hollow areas
that later impacted the
career force. Recruiting
this time is falling more
modestly.
From 2004 to 2010, the
Army was expanding and
officer promotion selection rates “were allowed
to go fairly high because
we needed to keep all the
fully-qualified people we
had,” Eggerton said. In
the last two years, rates
moved “back toward what
was the norm prior to our
large expansion.”
So competition for
promotion is rising. Some
officers in overmanned
skills, if not selected for
promotion on a first pass,
are being invited to leave
service early through
waivers of remaining service obligations. Other officers are being
offered “affiliation bonuses” to leave active duty for
reserve components. To
sharpen this incentive, the
Army has asked Congress
to double the maximum
affiliation bonus to $20,000.
Army also has asked
for authority to separate
some officers involuntarily, anticipating that voluntary enticements and the
usual promotion board
process of separating officers who twice fail selection to the next highest
rank, won’t get the Army
to its drawdown targets
fast enough.
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grades won’t get a chance
to be seen by the promotion process and separate through that, which
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many officers
might be
forced out
if Congress
grants that
authority.
For the
enlisted force, the goal is
“precision retention” of
careerists. Commanders
will be able to deny even
“enlisted members who
are fully qualified the opportunity to re-up their
contracts” based on service needs.
But the key force-shaping tool is the enlisted
Qualitative Service Program, introduced earlier
this year, to identify noncommissioned officers
for involuntary early separation from active duty. A series of “centralized
enlisted selection board
processes,” the QSP will
allow tailoring of the force
based on how well leaders
have developed, and imbalances across skills.
The first QSP board
in June denied continued
service to 138 active duty
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progression without QSP
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QSP, soldiers who are E9 must have three years
time in grade. Those in
E-8 and below must have
four years in grade.
Gen. James Amos, Marine Corps commandant,
said the Corps plans no
involuntary “reductions in
force” that would cut service contracts short. That
would not be “keeping
faith” with Marines “who
are bred on loyalty and
faithfulness” and who
have put their lives on the
line again and again.
That said, competition
to re-enlist, or for officers
to extend service obligations, “will be a little more
fierce” as the size of the
Corps falls. This will incentivize Marines “to be
the very best they can. So
that is how I keep faith,”
Amos recently told a
group of news reporters.
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greatest number of U.S.
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periods, ground forces
also will see their career
opportunities tighten faster than for other service
branches.
The Army plans to
shed 60,000 troops, or 11
percent of its active force,
to reach 490,000 by fiscal
2017. The Marine Corps
will cut 20,000 — 5,000 a
year over the next four
years — to reach an endstrength of 182,100.
Both services say they
are determined through
the drawdown to sustain force quality and to
keep a proper mix of job
skills and leadership experience to meet future
requirements.
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through the next five
years is going to be about
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force,” said Al Eggerton,
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Friday, October 19, 2012 | THE RED 7 | Page Hurlburt Field to open
gates to community
1st Special Operations
Wing
Hurlburt Field will be
hosting a Team Hurlburt
Open House Oct. 27 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., providing
the public with an inside
look at the 1st Special Operations Wing and some of
the other units located at
Hurlburt Field. Food, fun
and entertainment for the
entire family will be available as well.
The Open House will
feature ground displays
of several types of Special
Operations aircraft including the AC-130U Spooky
Gunship and the CV-22
Osprey, as well as various
other types of specialized
military equipment from
across base. Kid-friendly
games and activities will
be available for the younger attendees.
Open House traffic
should enter the base
through the East Gate
on Freedom Way off Martin Luther King Blvd and
through the gate at the
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 10 a.m.: Hurlburt Field Open House begins
 11-11:15 a.m.: Fort Walton Beach High School JROTC Drill
 Noon-12:45 p.m.: Working dog event (45 mins)
 Noon-4 p.m.: The Emerald Gold Band will be performing on
stage
 1-1:15 p.m.: Fort Walton Beach High School JROTC Drill
 2-2:15: Col. Jim Slife, commander of 1st Special Operations
Wing, Welcome Remarks
 4 p.m.: Event end
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The Main Gate off Highway
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DoD ID Card holders. Additionally, all attendees are
subject to search, and the
following items will not be
allowed through the gates:
No drugs, guns, knives,
coolers, back packs, pets
and large purses.
“For decades, and most
recently since September
of 2001, our people and assets have been deployed
around the globe, defining
the Air Commando spirit
every step of the way,” said
Col. Jim Slife, commander
of 1st Special Operations
Wing. “Although we have
wrapped up our involvement in Iraq, we remain
engaged in operations
around the world and vigilant in the defense of our
country’s freedom. We are
grateful to our local community for all their support and concern as we
continue to be engaged
globally. Events like this
are just one of the ways
we are helping ease that
strain by providing families an activity that members of all ages can enjoy,
while also expressing our
appreciation to the local
community.”
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normal 30,000. In fiscal
2012, the Corps signed
only 28,500 recruits.
Meanwhile, first-term
re-enlistments have
become “much more
competitive,” Amos said. Combat experience alone
is no guarantee a Marine
will be retained because
70 percent of current Marines have seen combat.
And top-performing
Marines who haven’t seen
combat shouldn’t feel
discouraged about their
career prospects. First
of all, the world “isn’t getting any nicer out there,”
Amos said, so Afghanistan
likely won’t be the last
chance this generation of
Marines has to fight for
their country.
But also a “superstar”
Marine who hasn’t seen
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favorably for promotion
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periods of peace. And
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for future combat,” Amos
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ille. Come “dressed to thrill”
for a Kids’ Costume Contest,
with awards for winners in
all categories. There will be
plenty of candy and prizes,
plus spooky stories and
Anyone with debts owed some specials available at
to or by the estate of Special- the snack bar. The festival is
ist Raliek Q. Boswell must free and open to the public.
contact Captain Daniel
Fields, the Summary Court
Martial Officer for the Soldier. SPC Boswell passed
Car enthusiasts are invitaway at the Sacred Heart ed to participate in Legend’s
Hospital of Pensacola on Car Show from 12-6 p.m. Oct.
September 26. Call CPT 20. All makes and models
Fields at (850) 885-2733 or are welcome. Prizes will be
email daniel.fields@soc.mil. awarded for Best in Show,
Best Import, Best Domestic,
Best Euro, Best Old School,
Best Motorcycle with possibly more categories added.
Entry fee is $10. Everyone is
Pet Welfare is hosting
invited to attend the show
their 30th Anniversary Open
free of charge. Food and bevHouse/Reunion from moon
erages will be provided by
to 3 p.m. Oct. 27 at 683 Range
Legends Sports Grill with
Road, Eglin AFB. We’re celea 10% discount given to all
brating 30 years of dedicated
those displaying a vehicle.
service to our military and
local communities and their
pets. Rain date is from noon
– 2 p.m. Oct. 28. The event is
free and open to the public.
If you need base access
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for this event, contact Lisa Amputee Softball games
Kilpatrick at 850 758-0613.
will be held Nov. 3 at Morgan Sports Center, 4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin.
The double header starts at
2 p.m. with the second game
beginning at 5 p.m. Both
In conjunction with the
games are free and open to
United Way, the Eglin Chapel
the public.
is collecting coats again this
year for needy children in
Okaloosa and Walton counties. Bring new or slightly
worn coats for all sizes and
deposit them in the boxes
Help us pay tribute to our
provided at each chapel Veterans and join us for our
location. Coats will be col- 1st Annual “Thank-A-Vet”
lected now through Dec. 5. 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Nov.
For questions, call Sherry 10. The race starts and ends
Flater at 882-7303.
at the DeFuniak Springs
Amphitheater on Lake DeFuniak (1183 Circle Dr. DeFuniak Springs). The race
is a certified and timed 5K
course. Cost is $20 preregisHey, kids! Get your spook tration/$25 on race day.
on for Eglin’s 2nd Annual
Register at http://whTwilight Fall Festival from safjrotc.sites.runsignup.com/.
4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Sponsored by Walton High
Eglin Golf Course in Nicev- School AFJROTC. Proceeds
From staff reports
Settlement of
Estate
Legend’s Car Show
Pet Welfare Open
House, Reunion
Wounded Warrior
Amputee softball
Chapel collecting
Coats for Kids
Thank-A-Vet 5K
Run/Walk
2nd Annual Twilight
Fall Festival
will go to Special Operation
Warrior Foundation and to
the WHS AFJROTC program. Sponsors wanted.
For more information
contact, Lt. Col. Alan Gardner (Ret),Walton High School
AFJROTC (850) 892-120 x4475
(W) or (850) 624-9506 (C).
USO Treats for Troops 5K fun
run and 1.5 mile walk. This
fund-raising event starts at
9 a.m. Oct. 27, on the Eglin
Golf Course in Niceville.
Fun run and walk start at 10
a.m. This event will bring together hundreds of walkers,
runners, volunteers, military
members, family and friends
to support local heroes and
their families.
For information or to obtain a registration form, conThe Annual Bob Hope tact Diane Freeman, (850)
Village Indoor Rummage 228-2902, dlfreeman@uso.
Sale is open to the public and org.
will be held from 8 a.m. until
noon Oct. 20 at the Bob Hope
Village Commons Building, 30 Holly Ave, Shalimar.
Brown bag lunches and refreshments will be available
The City of Mary Esther
for purchase as well.
announces the Annual VetPublic vendors’ applica- eran’s Day Parade, Nov. 12
tions will be accepted for a at 1 p.m.
$20 table rental fee. There
Theme this year is Honare a limited amount of oring our Heroes. Reserve
spaces available. A pre-show your place in the parade now.
will be held from noon until There is no cost to partici2 p.m. Oct. 19 for AFEV resi- pate. Parade packets may be
dents and staff only.
picked up at Mary Esther City
For information, contact Hall – 195 Christobal Road
Marisol at 651-3766.
N., Mary Esther, or you may
contact City Hall at 850-2433566 ext. 11 or 12 and request
an email packet. Packets are
also available online – www.
cityofmaryesther.com. Packets
Want a safe place to take must be returned by Nov. 2.
your kiddos to trick or treat?
Come on down to Bob Hope
Village (right outside of
Eglin’s West Gate)! Trick or
Treat will from 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Oct. 27. We will have four
The 25th Annual Thunlobbies set up with tons of derbird Intertribal Powwow
goodies. The walkways are will take place Nov. 2-4 at
covered so come on out rain the Niceville Mullet Festior shine! This is a great op- val Grounds. Spend the day
portunity to get involved with with craft makers, singers,
the military retired com- dancers, flute players, stomunity and have fun! If you rytellers, and various Native
have any questions, e-mail American exhibits. AdmisSrA Jennifer Estes Jennifer. sion is $5 for adults and $3
estes@eglin.af.mil.
for children 12 and under.
For information, visit http://
www.thunderbirdpowwow.
org/. If interested in one our
various volunteer opportunities, contact Kirby Locklear
Join us in our mission to (Kirby.locklear.ctr@eglin.
lift the spirits of America’s af.mil or 883-5603) or James
troops and their families Hartwell (James.Hartwell@
through our Halloween style hurlburt.af.mil or 579-4920)
Bob Hope Village
Rummage Sale
Veteran’s Day
Parade
Bob Hope Village
Trick or Treat
Thunderbird
Intertribal Powwow
USO Treats for
Troops run, walk
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