fall 2011 edition
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Inside this issue:
Presidents MessageFall 2011
2
Sleeping with
Dinosaurs
3
UCF Army ROTC
Ten Miler Team
4
UCF AROTC Ranger
Challenge
4
Fairways for Warriors 5
TRICARE News 5
INTO THE UNKNOWN
Lewis and Clark
6
OUC Marathon & 5K
December 3, 2011
7
Corporate Spotlight:
Carolyn A. Winston, Inc
8
Sun Coast Chapter
Golf Tournament
November 5
8
Open Letter to
President Obama
11
Appreciation &
Certifications
13
Bowling for Hero’s 14
Operation Holiday
Cheer 2011
15
Corporate Spotlight:Dignitas Technologies
16
Helping Orlando’s
Homeless Veterans
16
AUSA Annual
3rd Regional Meeting
17
Upcoming Events
2011-2012
18-
19
Fall 2011
Pictured above is the 2011-2012 UCF Army ROTC Fighting Knights Honor Guard
Platoon. They carry out all Color Guard duties for the Fighting Knights Battalion.
This group of young men and women stand proud as they represent their fellow
cadets, UCF, and the United States’ Army with the utmost professionalism. Their
steadfast dedication is only matched by their degree of motivation and determina-
tion. From the weekly rehearsals, to getting uniforms dry cleaned, to carrying out
their actual missions; these cadets never complain, they never ask why, and they
never think about themselves first. They demonstrate the standard among their
peers and they live and breathe the army values.
This picture is in front of UCF’s recently erected Veterans’ Memorial and flag pole.
Left to right, it features Cadets: Taylor Nogle, Henry Bieber, Molly Lawson, Ethan
Long, Hannah Pooley, Corey Wingo, Mary Hallahan, Jaime Ciaffone, Whitley
Wilkins, Brianna Colella, Jonmark Rodriguez, Rebecca Carter, Tiffanie Troxell,
Abigail Edwards, Francisco Ramos, Nick Jones, and Tara-Lee Gardner.
Not pictured are Robert Mullins and Max Thedy.
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President’s Message
Dear Sunshine Chapter Individual and Corporate Members and Friends,
Thank you for another great year of support to our Army, Soldiers and theirĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ KƵƌŶĞǁ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůLJĞĂƌƐƚĂƌƚĞĚϭ:ƵůLJĂŶĚǁ ĞƌĞŽī ĂŶĚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ƵŶƐŚŝŶĞŚĂƉƚĞƌŝƐǁ ĞůůŬŶŽǁ ŶĨŽƌ
At the end of July we received word that we were once again selected as oneof AUSA’s “Best Chapters” – for the third year in a row! Your superb efforts ŚĂǀ ĞĂŐĂŝŶďĞĞŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞĚĂƚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůůĞǀ ĞůĨŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂƚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůůĞǀ Ğů
for our Warfighters and their families. You should take great pride in your efforts!
We have a lot going on this year and your Sunshine Chapter needs your support in resources (fundsand material), and ƟŵĞ(volunteering).The events where we need your help include the following:- 12 November 2011 – KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ, ŽůŝĚĂLJŚĞĞƌ– ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐΘƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŶĞĞĚĞĚ- 21 November 2011 – ' E <ĞƌŶĂŶ h^ZĞƟƌĞĚ ǁ ŝůůďĞŽƵƌŐƵĞƐƚƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĂƚŽƵƌ' ĞŶĞƌĂůD ĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉD ĞĞƟŶŐĂƚƚŚĞŝƚƌƵƐůƵď– LJŽƵƌĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞŝƐĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƚĞĚĂƚƚŚŝƐĞǀ ĞŶƚ
- March 2012 – The Chapter will host a fund raising Golf Tournament and will need sponsors andgolfers to make this event a success.
- April 2012 – The Sunshine Chapter will host the 3rd ZĞŐŝŽŶD ĞĞƟŶŐŝŶKƌůĂŶĚŽĂŶĚǁ ŝůůŶĞĞĚCorporate Sponsors and individual support to ensure a quality event.
- 16 June 2012 – Annual Army Birthday Ball – plan for another great evening!
Since 1 July, the Sunshine Chapter has been involved in:- The 689th ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŽŵƉĂŶLJƐĚĞƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵKƌůĂŶĚŽ;ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂůƐŽŽŶŽƵƌKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ, ŽůŝĚĂLJ
Cheer units to support this year).- ŽŶĂƟŽŶƚŽ&Ăŝƌǁ ĂLJƐĨŽƌt ĂƌƌŝŽƌƐ ĂƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƚŽŚĞůƉŽƵƌt ŽƵŶĚĞĚt ĂƌƌŝŽƌƐ- Sponsorship of the UCF Army 10 Miler team for the 9 Oct 2011 race.- ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞKƌůĂŶĚŽZĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐŽŵƉĂŶLJ– 4 Aug event recognizing Future Soldiers.- ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĂŶĚĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĂƚƚŚĞ, ŽŵĞĂƚ>ĂƐƚt ĞůĐŽŵĞĞƌĞŵŽŶLJŽŶϮϱ ĞƉĨŽƌ ' <ĞůůLJĂŶĚŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJt Ğǁ ŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚŝƐĞī ŽƌƚĂƐŝƚŵŽǀ ĞƐĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚ
ŶĚƚŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶ ƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĞī ŽƌƚƐďLJ:Žǀ ĂŶŶĂEĞůƐŽŶĂŶĚŽŶ ŵŝƚŚŽŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌArmy Ball 2012 – Žƌ ŚĞůůĞLJůĂƵĚŝŶĂŶĚ:t ĂƚƐŽŶ Ɛǁ ŽƌŬŽŶƚŚĞƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ, ŽůŝĚĂLJŚĞĞƌ
ƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƚĞůůƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌLJŽƵ LJŽƵƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƚŽƐƚĞƉƵƉĂŶĚĂƐƐŝƐƚƚŚĞSunshine Chapter in doing great things in our community. You have my personal thanks for whatLJŽƵŚĂǀ ĞĚŽŶĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĚŽĂŶĚƚŚĂŶŬƐŝŶĂĚǀ ĂŶĐĞĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĂƐǁ ĞŵŽǀ ĞĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŽƵƌŐƌĞĂƚƌŵLJ ŽůĚŝĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ
Go Army!
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UCF AROTC Ranger Challenge
In preparation for their yearly Ranger Challenge competition,
the UCF AROTC Fighting Knights are receiving a block of
instruction on how to call in artillery fire support from
experience cadre who have firsthand experience with the
procedure. This is one of the culminating events leading up to
the competition at Ft. Benning.
These cadets have endured a rigorous two months of
training that includes: stress shooting, road marching,
land navigation, zodiac boat operations, obstacle
courses and trauma evacuation lanes. They been
training early every morning and sometimes on the
weekends, but competing as a team representing UCF
AROTC will be all worth the hardship.
Pictured right is the 2011 UCF Army
ROTC Ten Miler Team. These cadets
have been training hard in preparation
for this year’s race. From the late nights
studying for their ROTC and
other academic classes, to the
countless miles they’ve put in, this group
exemplifies true hard work. These young
men and women had to display a strong
degree of intestinal fortitude in order to
compete with their peers and earn a
spot on the team. With only eight slots
available, these cadets have withstood
the test of time and mileage.
They stand head and shoulders above
their peers and with their unwavering
degree of effort, dedication, and discipline; each of them deserves the opportunity to showcase their
talents in this year’s Army Ten Miler. They are (from Left to Right) Top: Aswad Johnson, Taylor Nogle, and
Keith Potter; Middle: Daniel Wynn, Robert Mullins, and Tyler Brodt; and Bottom: Bridget Bachman and
Naomie Joseph.
UCF Army ROTC Ten Miler Team
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Fairways for Warriors
TRICARE Expands Retail Pharmacy Vaccine Program
TRICARE is expanding the number of preventive vaccines covered at retail
network pharmacies. TRICARE covers age-appropriate vaccines
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including
the shingles vaccine, Zostavax. Since late 2009, TRICARE has covered
seasonal flu, H1N1 flu and pneumococcal vaccines at retail pharmacies with
nearly 300,000 vaccines administered to date. TRICARE officials strongly
recommend that beneficiaries check ahead before making a trip to their pharmacy to make
sure it’s part of the TRICARE network and is authorized to offer the vaccines. The expanded
program covers immunizations for measles, mumps, shingles and many other preventable
diseases. To see the expanded list of vaccines available from authorized TRICARE retail
pharmacies, please visit http://www.tricare.mil/vaccines
Fairways for Warriors will start their second series of golf
clinics for Wounded Warriors in September 2011 at
Celebration Golf Club. The first series of clinics was very
successful! We had seven clinics followed by a golf
tournament. There was an average of 14 wounded warriors
attending each clinic. We also had some of the family
members participate. Because of the great help from
Celebration Golf Club and the Golf Academy every wounded
warrior was able to have one on-on-one
Instruction under the guidance of COL (Ret) Bob Hurley, our lead instructor. Fairways for
Warriors program is for any Armed Services Wounded Warrior from beginner to accomplished
golfer. As a supplemental benefit, we provide clubs and any other equipment that they may
need to make their experience a success. This is made possible in part due to the generous
donations from the Sunshine Chapter AUSA and other local professional organizations.
For more information about Fairways for Warriors, a 501(c)(3)organization, please go to our
web site www.fairwaysforwarriors.org and be sure to check out our photo gallery to see
pictures from all the clinics and the tournament. Or please give Tom Underdown a call at
407 399-0977 or email [email protected]. Please check the website for
the dates of the next clinic.
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Several historians have made the point that Lewis and Clark’s 1803-1806 Corps of Discovery
mission was more tenuous than the Apollo manned-moon flights were. The argument goes that
Captains Lewis and Clark traveled into the unknown, abandoning all lifelines and communications with
their government and people, while the astronauts traveling to the moon remained in almost constant
contact with ground controllers. Well, the truth be told, altitude, speed, and the possible lack of a
breathable environment may combine to provide dangers not easily overcome by communications
alone. While some parallels exist, the analogy falls short when considering the remarkable contributions
made by outside forces, most notably the Native American Indians. Lewis and Clark had time, speed
and altitude on their side. Even when deep into lands previously unknown to men of European decent,
expedition members could rely on having their feet on solid ground, their wits around them, an
adaptable support plan, an ample supply of tools and arms, and an abundance of raw materials from
our great land to succeed. Still, the planning was so very important. And, as many have said, it is not
the plan per se, but rather than fact of having planned.
First off, it is important to understand that this was a military mission. The leaders were both
commissioned officers of the US Army, and the “core of their Corps” were US Soldiers. Captain
Meriwether Lewis’s task was to equip and man a party to traverse the unmapped middle third of the
United States to the Pacific Ocean. Most studies of the expedition begin with the party’s departure from
Camp Dubois in the spring of 1804. This starting point ignores the important logistics planning,
preparation and training that commenced with Lewis’s appointment by President Thomas Jefferson in
the spring of 1801. Under President Jefferson’s watchful eye Lewis conducted extensive preparations at
Washington D.C., Harper’s Ferry, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
As always, their initial cost estimate was impossibly low, and it was purposefully low-balled in
order to avoid Congressional objections. It was apparently best to rapidly close the deal and then ask
for Congress’s forgiveness. Once Congress authorized the expedition’s initial funding of $2,500,
Jefferson was confident that if the endeavor was successful, additional monies would be allocated
without objection. Ultimately, the total price tag exceeded $39,000, and it appears Jefferson survived.
Jefferson most likely verbally authorized his captain to purchase goods and services as required
to accomplish his mission. Once distant from Washington, Lewis and Clark more than doubled the
personnel limitations specified by the authorization received from Congress and forwarded by the Sec-
retary of War. The larger party required the purchase of additional equipment and provisions from St.
Louis merchants. Lewis and Clark freely hired interpreters, guides and boatman to facilitate their task.
As the expedition’s primary logistics planner, four themes in Captain Lewis’s foresight require further
examination.Continued on page 9
INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE LOGISTICS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
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Operation Giveback (OGB) OUC Half Marathon & 5K | December 3, 2011
If you are ready to get a little exercise and be a part of something GREAT, keep reading!
The OUC Marathon and 5K, presented by Florida Citrus Sports, is Orlando’s longest continuously held
running event and features a course that takes participants through the downtown city streets of Orlan-
do. This race usually benefits the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation which provides assistance to dis-
advantaged youth and families in Central Florida. HOWEVER, this year, they are inviting other chari-
ties to participate and THE “OGB” APPLICATION WAS ACCEPTED. They do all of the advertising,
we bring walkers/runners that might not have otherwise participated, and we share the proceeds.
I am part of Operation Giveback (OGB), a brand new non-profit organization created this year whose
mission is to raise awareness and resources for Wounded Warriors. The first OGB fundraising event
was a 10K/5K that took place on May 14, 2011 at UCF. As you can tell by the attached picture, it was
a raving success (the goal was 200 participants, the total was 1100)! As a result, OGB donated
$40,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project.
The OUC Half Marathon and 5K is on December 3, 2011 at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando. Here’s
how you can participate:
Runners/Walkers – $25 registration fee for the 5K; $45 for the Half Marathon (a portion of each will go
to OGB)
Donations - each participant is encouraged to solicit donations (100% of which will go to OGB)
Volunteers – Florida Citrus Sports needs volunteers as course monitors to ensure the safety of the
participants
Please come out and walk/run along side a Wounded Warrior –
A lot of them are participating! If they can do it, so can you!!!
Photo courtesy of OUC:
http://www.fcsports.com/OUCHalfMarathonand5K.aspx
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INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE LOGISTICS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
Continued from page 6
Innovation – Lewis designed and had built an Iron Canoe. It ultimately failed, yet it exemplifies
the spirit of innovation he brought to the enterprise. The inspiration for the canoe was probably Native
canoes made of stretched hides that he had observed on the frontier. He sought to improve on what
he had seen by making his canoe collapsible and portable. Once the craft was covered with animal
skins, only one easily obtainable item, pine tar, was required to make it watertight. Surprisingly, the
variety of pine tar that worked, readily available at Harper’s Ferry, proved elusive in Montana.
The lesson for the modern logistician is not to assume that a critical item, readily available at one
location, will be so readily available at another. When Lewis went to Harper’s Ferry looking for fifteen
rifles he was not seeking to create a new rifle type, nor would it have been logical to do so. What he
sought was fifteen rifles, with spare firing mechanisms. He was ahead of his time with the concept of
creating interchangeable parts, but the artisans of the Army’s Harper’s Ferry Armory were the people
to understand it. The armory’s craftsmen subscribed to the time-honored tradition that each weapon
produced was a work of art. But, they gradually accepted his reasoning and desires, so when Lewis
headed west he possessed fifteen, decade old, contract rifles whose barrels had been shortened. One
gunsmith would prove capable of keeping all of the expedition’s weapons operational.
Knowing that he and his Soldiers would be operating in a persistently damp environment, and
that the standard bulk containers provided by powder manufacturers were convenient but lacked the
durability required for a lengthy operation, Lewis designed the expedition’s most important innovation.
Their powder canisters were constructed from eight pounds of lead, had narrow corked mouths to seal
out moisture, and were intended to refill the powder horns carried by Soldiers. When empty, the con-
tainers were melted and formed into rifle balls. They performed magnificently. Expedition members
never lacked an ample supply of dry powder or ball, and packing material was usefully consumed as
they went.
Lewis had special storage bags manufactured in Philadelphia. The then-revolutionary bags
without a doubt were designed to overcome a problem exasperating logisticians still today. At issue
was the ability to rapidly locate important items of equipment without searching through an entire load
of cargo. The contemporary term applied to the concept is In Transit Visibility (ITV). Modern logisti-
cians must be able to track supplies in equipment from their points of origin to their final destinations,
often a distance of thousands of miles. During the 1990 Operation Desert Storm, literally thousands of
containers arrived at ports with no means of determining their contents except for opening them and
inventorying their contents. There was an answer, but it was 1991 before we were using specialized
tags and labels to communicate with various electronic devices the presence and quantity of important
items within the mountain of supplies at a port or storage location. For the Corps of Discovery there
was solution, also. But it took Lewis’ foresight to number each of his storage bags, noting the contents
before the party’s departure, in order to avoid the frustration of searching for a single tool in a mountain
of equipment.Continued on page 10
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Continued from page 9INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE LOGISTICS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
Host Nation Support - Understanding that the expedition’s success ultimately depended on
establishing and maintaining friendly relations with Indians encountered along the route, Lewis
obtained a large supply of trade goods in Philadelphia and continued to augment the party’s supply
while wintering at Camp Dubois. Early in his planning he recognized that trade goods could, in addition
to furthering purely diplomatic aims, be used to reduce logistical shortfalls. The party would freely
dispense trade goods along their route in order to obtain provisions, equipment and services. The
single most important transaction was with the Shoshone when the Captains acquired forty urgently
needed horses to cross the fantastically underestimated Rocky Mountains. The services of several
Native guides also proved crucial to the expedition’s success. Most notably, a Native guide enabled
the Corps to locate a navigable route through the Rockies. While the party did run short on trade
goods during their return trip they used their ingenuity to transform remaining items and nonessential
equipment into desirable trade objects. The “Host Nation Support” provided by Native tribes proved
indispensable, often providing support at the expedition’s most vulnerable moments. Recent military
operations have validated the essential nature of Host Nation Support when attempting to conduct
operations with limited resources.
Contractor Support - Modern military operations rely heavily on support from civilian
contractors. There has been much hand wringing of late regarding the United States military’s reliance
on contractor support. Yet, this phenomenon was not new, not even in 1803. Contractors have always
contributed significantly to military operations. Lewis anticipated contractor support early in his
planning. His initial estimate of expenses provided to Jefferson included a sum dedicated to hiring
contractors. Lewis contracted wagon support, the construction of a keelboat, the services of a river
pilot, and a team of oxen to pull the boat over a particularly shallow section of the Ohio on his way to
the Missouri. He also contracted for the services of two interpreters to accompany the expedition to the
Pacific and back, as well as French boatmen to accompany the expedition to the Mandan Villages, and
several Native guides along the expedition route. These contracted interpreters, Toussaint
Charbonneau and George Drouillard, were some of the party’s most indispensable members. Even
more fortuitous was the fact that Charbonneau brought along his wife, Sacagewa, who ended up being
the life-saver of the expedition. It is likely that future generations of American’s will look at operations
conducted in Afghanistan and Iraq and not adequately appreciate the integral role played by
contractors.
Continued on page 12
Photos Courtesy of http://lewisandclarkbiography.com/
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Transportation - The Lewis and Clark Expedition was at essence a transportation exercise. The
endeavor was adequately provisioned and equipped. The operation’s serious shortfalls would regard
transportation. The captains failed to complete their mission within the two summers specified by the
President. The reason? Waiting for transport. A month was squandered supervising the fabrication of
Lewis’s canoe at Harper’s Ferry. An additional two months were lost waiting for the keelboat to be
completed. These delays, together with the low water level of the Ohio River in September of 1803,
forced the expedition to spend the winter of 1804-1805 at Camp Dubois, near St. Louis. After a grueling
month-long portage of the Great Falls, without the aid of horses, the party was again delayed when the
Iron Canoe foundered. Lewis and Clark failed to anticipate the need for horses to assist their portage of
the Great Falls. Horses would have facilitated an earlier and significantly less treacherous crossing of the
Bitterroot Mountains. Assuming that these transportation shortfalls could have been avoided the Corps
probably would have been poised to cross the Rockies in the spring rather than the fall of 1805. It is likely
that a spring crossing would have enabled the expedition to arrive at the Pacific and return to Saint Louis
by December of 1805, meeting Jefferson’s intent of a two summer mission. In the end, it is likely that
Jefferson considered Lewis and Clark’s overdue return to be irrelevant, and his two-season timeline the
result of his own personal impatience, an arbitrary characteristic of many bosses. The transportation
challenges encountered by Lewis and Clark, although ultimately overcome with great success, illustrate
that the most conspicuous “friction” encountered by military planners relates to the availability of
adequate transportation assets. As with most challenges faced by the captains, transportation shortfalls
were overcome by a combination of wit and tenacity.
Without a doubt the expedition was a success. Diplomatic and trade relationships were
established with the Mandan, Shoshone and Nez Perce tribes. Lewis provided Jefferson with scores of
botanical and zoological discoveries. Clark used his notes to create accurate maps of the west, thereby
opening it to American Manifest Destiny. Though we did not even address medical supplies and
knowledge (no doctor accompanied them), and surveying tools, and a myriad of other issues, many of
the logistics issues confronted by Lewis and Clark are very similar to questions that challenge
contemporary logistics planners. Lewis and Clark’s successful conduct of an incredibly complex and
physically demanding operation provides insight as to how a logistician should prepare to venture into
unknown territory. Groundbreaking missions require planning and innovative methods to avoid logistics
shortfalls. The movement of men and supplies over great distances has historically been the most
challenging aspect of logistics planning and execution. Either by force or by voluntary agreement, Host
Nation Support is essential to most military operations. By far the most important factor influencing the
outcome of a military operation is manning: the leadership, Soldiers, and Civilians available to execute.
Lewis and Clark rank as great leaders because they chose the right people, and they planned way
ahead, for most all eventualities. They then adapted.
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Congratulations to the Sunshine Chapter for
receiving the Best Chapter Award during the AUSA
Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Pictured Left to Right:
GEN Gordon R. Sullivan, AUSA, President
Dr. James T. Blake, PEO STRI
Matt Fair, President, Sunshine Chapter
COL Greg Maida, Reserve Affairs, 143rd ESC
LTG Roger G. Thompson, USA Ret., AUSA VP
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ARMY BALL CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics
recipients of Certificates of Appreciation and
chapter coins for their assistance with Army
Birthday Ball 2011 preparations.
From left to right:
Paul Buzanowski
Michael Wilhelm
Steve Anthony
Sergeants Elisebet Freeburg, 143d Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs, and
Dawn-Noel Dunbar, 143d ESC Support
Pperations, display their certificates of
appreciation from the Association of the United
States Army presented Oct. 1, 2011, at the 1st Lt.
David R. Wilson Armed Forces Reserve Center,
Orlando, Fla. The two were recognized for their
support of the AUSA Sunshine Chapter’s 236th
Army Birthday Ball held June 18, 2011.
Sergeants Elisebet Freeburg and Dawn-Noel Dunbar
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Lawn, 143d ESC)
Certificates of Appreciation from AUSA
Congratulations Sunshine Chapter—Best Chapter 2011
Building Homes for Heroes is committed to supporting veterans who have returned home
from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan with severe wounds and disabilities, with a goal to build
homes for families in dire need. For more information: www.buildinghomesforheroes.org.
Building Homes for Heroes first annual Bowling for Heroes fundraiser took place on Tuesday,
August 23rd at Colonial Lanes in Orlando, Florida. This fun-filled night raised about $8,000 to
benefit the severely wounded men and women of the military. One team, “The Strykers”,
consisted of Scott Pulford, PEO STRI Strategic Integrator (AUSA EXCOM); Donna Omana, PM
Specialist PM TRADE; Donna’s husband, Javier Omana
VP, CPH Engineers; and Karen Connors, Sr. Program
Manager, Engineering and Computer Simulations
(AUSA EXCOM).
Approximately 100 bowlers participated and the money
from this event will go to building a home in Lake Nona,
FL for Specialist Robert “BJ” Jackson (pictured below on
the right). Other important VIPS at the event were Staff
Sergeant William Castillo of Orlando (left of Jackson)
and Sergeant Joel Tavera of Tampa (center); past and
future recipients of Building Homes for Heroes, respectively. The event included two rounds of
bowling, dinner and drinks. Over a dozen raf-
fle prizes to various restaurants,
attractions and services within Orlando were
given away throughout the evening.
Next year, the AUSA Sunshine Chapter
wants to encourage everyone to join this
fantastic fundraiser.
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Left to Right: Javier Omana, Donna
Omana, Scott Pulford, Karen Connors
Bowling For Heroes Karen Connors, AUSA Sunshine Chapter
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Operation Holiday Cheer
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CORPORATE SPOTLIGHT: Dignitas Technologies, LLC
Dignitas Technologies, LLC, a Woman
Owned Small Business, founded in 2004, is
providing system and software engineering
services for the modeling and simulation com-
munity with a mission to shape the future of
simulation with innovative technology.
Dignitas leads several Small Business Innovation Research projects and supports a wide range of large
and small programs spanning the Live, Virtual, and Constructive domains across a diverse customer set.
Dignitas has extensive experience and successful past performance in the development of key
simulation systems and provides expertise in management, research, engineering, and programming.
Contact: Elizabeth Burch, President/CEO | (407) 601-7847
Email: [email protected] | Website: www.dignitastechnologies.com
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida
(CHCF) is preparing to break ground on a new
facility for men. This two story structure on the
property they own at 639 West Central Blvd in
Downtown Orlando.
Three will be over two hundred fifty beds, with forty
beds dedicated to meeting the specific needs of
the homeless Veteran. Brent Trotter President and
CEO of CHCF is committed to do all that he can for
our Homeless Veterans of Central Florida.
Ground breaking will be late this year with an opening planned for early in 2013. In light of all the work
to Veterans Administration is doing in Central Florida, this new facility provides a natural opportunity for
the local VA and community assets like AUSA to come together for the benefit of this group of great
Americans in need.
Please check out this link to CHCF for more information.
http://www.centralfloridahomeless.org/services_men_center.html
New Men's Service Center – Opening Late-2012
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AUSA Annual
Third Regional Meeting
Hosted by Sunshine Chapter
APRIL 11—14, 2012
LOCATION:
Rosen Shingle Creek
9939 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL
www.RosenShingleCreek.com
POC:
Debbie Berry, (407) 748-3807
Karen Fray, (407) 616-2574
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UPCOMING EVENTS 2011-2012
NOVEMBER 2011
November 1 NDIA Luncheon USMC Birthday
November 5 Marine Corps Ball|
November 5 USMC Ball
November 5 4th Annual Golf Tourney—Patrick AFB
November 12 AUSA Operation Holiday Cheer
November 15 WID/ITEA Social Workshop
November 15 NCS Electronics Recycle Event
November 17 American Legion/CFVMPF Golf
November 21 AUSA General Membership Meeting Citrus Club
November 24 Happy Thanksgiving
November 27-28 I/ITSEC Golf Tournament
November 28-December 2—I/ITSEC Conference
2012
April 11-14, 2012—3rd Region Meeting, Orlando, Shingle Creek Rosen
June 16, 2012 - Army Ball
For details about all upcoming events,
please visit the Sunshine Chapter website:
www.ausa-sunshine.org