vol. 38, no. 39 published for the community of fort...

Vol. 38, No. 39 Published for the community of Fort Polk, La. Sept. 30, 2011

GuardianFort Polk

Inside the GuardianPolk People ............. 2A

Warrior stakes ......... 6A

Going green ............ 10A

Newly weds ............. 12A

Spouses meet ........... 1B

Pet picks ................. 9B

Weekend weather

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FORT POLK, La. — Fort Polktook another “green” step Sept. 15when four Pepsi Company DreamMachines were installed across thepost.

Maryann Bishop, Fort Polk Ex-change general manager, said themachines work along the lines of areverse vending machine.

“Customers can either sign up foran account or choose to recycle withno rewards,” Bishop said.

“You can register online throughhttp://greenopolis.com or at themachine.”

Bishop said when a customer reg-isters at the machine, they will beasked to scan a rewards card.

“The cards are located at the ma-chine,” she said. “Once the card isscanned, you’ll be asked to enter anemail address, username and pass-word. This allows you to link yourearned points to greenopolis.com.”

Once a customer finishes register-ing, Bishop said they can begin re-cycling.

“Every item recycled at the ma-chine must have a bar code to scan,”said Exchange vending associateKimberly Bohannon. “The machinecan recycle aluminum or plastic bot-tles of any brand.”

Bohannon said once the bar codeis scanned, the machine promptspatrons to place the bottle in thedesignated slot.

“The machine will not continueunless the bottle or can is placedinto the machine,” she said. “Thecustomer can then see their pointsand amount of items scanned dur-ing that transaction on the ma-chine’s screen, then they can chooseto scan another bottle or complete

their transaction.”Not only does using the machine

help in recycling efforts, it also sup-ports Entrepreneurship Bootcampfor Veterans with Disabilities(www.whitman.syr.edu/ebv), Bo-hannon said.

The machines are placed at thefollowing locations:

• The 24-hour Shoppette (bldg5498) at the intersection ofLouisiana Avenue and La. Hwy 467;

• The Dogwood Housing Shop-pette (bldg 5890);

• The Mini Mall Shoppette, (bldg3310) at the intersection ofLouisiana and Georgia avenues;and

• North Fort Shoppette (bldg7000) at the intersection of Entranceand Chaffee roads.

All machines are located outsidefor 24-hour access.

Rewards points earned can beused at a variety of dining, retailand home and garden centers. FortPolk area dining participants in-clude:

• Captain D’s in Leesville;• Sonic in Leesville and DeRid-

der; and• Domino’s Pizza in DeRidder.Other local participants include

Bealls, Goody’s, Palais Royal, Pee-bles and Stage in DeRidder, and theSherwin-Williams paint store in De-Ridder.

To find out what businesses par-ticipate in the rewards programs inother areas, go towww.greenopois.com, go to thebottom of the page and click“FAQs,” then enter the zip code orcity name of the area in questionand click “Browse.”

A list of dining, retail and homeand garden participants will be pro-vided.

Polk protects environment with Dream MachinesBy CHUCK CANNONNews editor

Kimberly Bohannon, vending associate for the Fort Polk Exchange,shows Staff Sgt. Jackie Hanson(center) and Pfc. Anthony Wilson,both of Joint Readiness Training Center Operations Group, how touse one of Fort Polk's Dream Machines, the latest step in the post'sefforts to go green.

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The Guardian, a civilian enter-prise newspaper, is an authorizedpublication for members of the U.S.Army. Contents of the Guardian arenot necessarily official views of, or en-dorsed by, the U.S. Government, De-partment of Defense, Department ofthe Army or Fort Polk.

The Guardian is published weeklyby the Public Affairs Office, JointReadiness Training Center and FortPolk. Printed circulation is 13,000.

Everything advertised in this publication shall be made availablefor purchase, use or patronage with-out regard to race, color, religion, sex,national origin, age, marital status,physical handicap, political affiliationor any other nonmerit factor of thepurchaser, user or patron.

A confirmed violation of this policy of equal opportunity by an ad-vertiser will result in the refusal toprint advertising from that source.

All editorial content of theGuardian is prepared, edited, pro-vided and approved by the Public Af-fairs Office, Joint Readiness TrainingCenter and Fort Polk.

The Guardian is printed by theNatchitoches Times, a private firmin no way connected with the Depart-ment of the Army, under exclusivewritten contract with Fort Polk. Thecivilian printer is responsible for com-mercial advertising.

The appearance of advertising inthis publication, including inserts andsupplements, does not constitute en-dorsement by the Department of theArmy or the Natchitoches Times ofthe products or services advertised.

GuardianEditorial Staff

Brig. Gen. Clarence K.K. ChinnJoint Readiness Training Center

and Fort Polk commanding generalCol. Roger L. Shuck

Garrison commanderJim BeinkemperPublic Affairs officerKim Reischling

Command information officer

Chuck CannonJean Dubiel

Editors

Angie ThorneAfter Hours editor

Jennifer DorvalRachel Reischling

Sarah PeacheyStaff writers

Editorial OfficesBuilding 4919, Magnolia Street

Fort Polk, LA 71459-5060Voice (337) 531-4033Fax (337) 531-1401

Email: [email protected] post ads:

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AdvertisingSteve ColwellGeneral Manager(318) 352-3618

P.O. Box 448904 South Drive

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Howard Burks: “The U.S.was founded on multi-cu-lural people. We must re-member our roots. Withculture we have diversi-ty.”

Spc. Ryan Vail: “Thereare so many differentheritages in the military.It’s great to celebratethem all. Everyone mat-ters.”

Spc. Benito Esparza:“We should celebrateeveryone’s heritageevery day.”

Pfc. AntonioGarcia: “Youhave to knowabout yourselfto know aboutothers. I’m His-panic and black;I love having adouble heritage:It’s the best ofboth worlds.”

Sgt. 1st ClassCharles Matthews:“We all come fromsomewhere andhave our own tradi-tions and values thatdefine who we are.”

Pvt. Jullian James: “Ifyou don’t know whereyou came from, how canyou know where you’regoing?”

Staff Sgt. AndrewOdom: “To know one’sheritage means freedom— the right to be who weare.”

Andrine Brown: “Valu-ing your heritage is im-portant because youneed to recognize whereyou’re from. I’m the em-bodiment of the meltingpot of America, being ofJamaican descent.”

Polk peopleSince 1988, Sept. 15-Oct. 15 has been designated as National His-panic Heritage Month. Guardian staff asked members of the Fort

Polk community, “Why do you think it’s important to celebrate a per-son’s heritage?” Here are their replies:

Steve ColwellGeneral Manager(318) 352-3618

PO Box 448 / 904 South DriveNatchitoches, LA 71457

For advertising inquiries contact:Jennifer L. Russell

[email protected]

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SSSC closureThe Fort Polk Self Service Supply Cen-

ter, bldg 7802, will close Monday for inven-tory. The center will reopen Tuesday. Formore information call 531-0950/4499.

Giant voice testThe Fort Polk Emergency Operations

Center will test the Giant Voice Mass Noti-fication system Tuesday at 10 a.m. Thisalert will be the warning heard if Fort Polkexperiences an actual emergency.

DTS trainingDefense Travel Service classes are ongo-

ing at Fort Polk’s Library and EducationCenter, bldg 660, room 215. Each class has15 computers, so space is limited. Octoberclasses include:

• Traveler training — Thursday, 1-3:30p.m.

• Approving official/reviewing officialtraining — Thursday, 9-11:30 a.m.

• Organizational defense travel admin-istrator training (requires certifying officerslegislation training certificate to attend),Oct. 11-13, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. each day

For more information call 531-0421 oremail [email protected].

Blood drivesLifeshare Blood Center’s bus will con-

duct blood drives at the following FortPolk locations during October:

• Tuesday, Barksdale Federal CreditUnion, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Oct. 13, Bayne-Jones Army Communi-ty Hospital, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Oct. 17, Main Post Exchange, 8 a.m.- 4p.m.

• Oct. 19-20, Cubic Role play, 8:30 a.m.-4p.m.

• Oct. 25, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509thInfantry Regiment, bldg 2047, 10 a.m.-4p.m.

• Oct. 28, 162nd Infantry Brigade, bldg7318A (North Fort), 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

NAF positionsApplications are being accepted for the

following nonappropriated-fund jobs onFort Polk.

For details call the NAF Branch, 531-6301/6631/4955, or visit the web site atwww.jrtc-polk.army.mil/cpac/naf.htm.

• Child and youth program assistant,$11.95-$13.41 per hour; part-time, closesOct. 15, SCNAFEP1105OC.

• Child and youth program assistant,$10.95-13.41 per hour; flexible, closes Dec.31, SCNAFEP1104OC.

Briefs

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Fall is here and that means it’s time to preparefor colder weather.

“At the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/SafetyCenter, one of our central priorities is to give youthe safety tools you need,” said Brig. Gen.William T. Wolf, director of Army Safety andcommanding general, USACR/Safety Center.“To that end, we are launching the 2011 safefall/winter campaign to help leaders at all levelsbuild and manage top-quality, seasonal safetyprograms geared toward their unit’s uniqueneeds.”

This year’s campaign, which runs throughMarch 31, 2012, will be driven by a theme re-minding audiences to “Take 5” and make theright decisions for safety.

Taking just a little time to think things through— five minutes, five seconds — can make atremendous difference in preventing accidentaldeath and injury.

The campaign is designed to help leadersbuild and manage their own fall and winter safe-ty programs through the use of feature articles,posters and videos that focus on seasonal topicslike winter driving, tactical vehicle safety, hunt-ing, cold injuries, safe celebrating and more. Thecomplete campaign toolkit is available online athttps://safety.army.mil.

“Colder months present unique challenges forkeeping our Soldiers and their Families safe. Byworking together, we can reduce the risk in allfall and winter activities,” said Wolf. “Make aplan, get the right gear and have a safe and hap-py fall and winter!”

Army launches ‘Take 5’ campaignUSACR/SAFETY CENTER

FORT DRUM, N.Y. –– Two 10th Mountain Di-vision Soldiers stationed at Fort Polk were killedSept. 23 in Afghanistan when insurgents attackedtheir unit with an improvised explosive device.

Killed were Sgt. Rafael E. Bigai Baez, 28, ofSan Juan, Puerto Rico and Pfc. Carlos A. Apari-cio, 19, of San Bernadino, Calif.

Bigai Baez was an infantryman with the 2ndBattalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th BrigadeCombat Team, 10th Mountain Division. BigaiBaez joined the Army in October 2003. He ar-rived at Fort Polk in June, 2010. Bigai Baez de-ployed to Kuwait from December 2004 to De-cember 2005. He deployed to Afghanistan withhis unit in support of Operation Enduring Free-dom in October 2010.

Bigai Baez's awards and decorations includethe Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Commenda-tion Medal, three Army Achievement Medals,Army Good Conduct Medal, Army ReserveComponent Achievement Medal, National De-fense Service Medal, Afghanistan CampaignMedal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary

Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Non Commis-sioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon,Army Service Ribbon, two Overseas Service Rib-bons, NATO Medal, and the Combat Infantry-man Badge.

He completed the Warrior Leadership Courseand Combatives Level 1 course. Bigai Baez is sur-vived by his two children, his mother and father.

Aparicio was also an infantryman with the2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th BrigadeCombat Team, 10th Mountain Division. Apariciojoined the Army in June 2010. After training atFort Benning, Ga., he arrived at Fort Polk in Jan-uary, 2011. He deployed to Afghanistan in sup-port of Operation Enduring Freedom in February2011. Aparicio's awards and decorations includethe Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Achieve-ment Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Na-tional Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Cam-paign Medal, Global War on Terrorism ServiceMedal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas ServiceRibbon, NATO Medal and the Combat Infantry-man Badge. Aparicio is survived by his motherand father.

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Officials warn community of illegal wildlife items

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- When Soldiers are de-ployed, many take an opportunity to purchaseitems like rugs, pottery, scarves and jewelryfrom local market vendors. What they may notrealize is some items for sale are made from en-dangered wildlife.

Animal skin rugs, fur coats, knives withbone handles, ivory products and dried lizardsare some of the illegal items for sale at manymarkets.

“In places like Iraq and Afghanistan, wildlifeproducts often come from animals that arethreatened or endangered,” said Dr. HeidiKrester, who serves as the livelihoods and con-servation coordinator for the Wildlife Conser-vation Society’s North America Program.

“If you have loved ones who are going over-seas, please don’t ask for products made fromwildlife, even though it’s very tempting be-cause they’re less expensive over there,” saidKrester.

While some animal products sold in Iraq andAfghanistan are not made from endangeredspecies, Krester recommends not buying anyanimal products.

A species may not be on an international en-dangered list, but they may need to be placedon a local endangered list.

“Because of so many years of war, we don’teven know how the populations of wild ani-mals in places like Iraq and Afghanistan arefaring,” Krester said, noting that some peoplemight be trying to add to a collection that agrandfather may have brought back fromWorld War II.

“It was a different time then. They didn’thave the rules and regulations governingthreatened or endangered wildlife,” she contin-ued.

“In particular, the biggest issue inAfghanistan we really want to avoid is the pur-chase of any furs that have spots on them, be-cause those furs are likely from wild cats …and all are protected by international and U.S.laws as well as military regulations.”

Krester added that many people may find itsurprising to know that Afghanistan is home tonine species of endangered wild cats alone:snow leopards, Persian leopards, leopard cats,Pallas cats, caracal cats, Eurasian lynxes, junglecats, wildcats and sand cats. At least four ofthose wild cats also live in Iraq.

The WCS began noticing illegal items beingsold at markets on military bases near Kabul,Afghanistan, in 2007.

The following year, WCS surveyed Soldiersat Fort Drum and found that more than 40 per-cent had purchased or witnessed the sale of il-legal wildlife items.

WCS, a global conservation organization,and the Department of Defense’s Legacy Pro-gram have a unique partnership that aims at

decreasing the demand for wildlife productsamong U.S. military personnel stationedabroad through education efforts.

Krester said another goal of the partnershipis to educate Soldiers on U.S., international andmilitary laws and regulations regarding thepurchase and transport of illegal items.

Any items made from endangered wildlifewill be confiscated by customs agents.

“Soldiers need to know they don’t want tobuy those items because they’ll lose their mon-ey, get in trouble with customs agents, and it’sbad for the animals,” Krester said.

WCS also works at educating the local com-munities. The organization helped to createAfghanistan’s first national park, Band-e-Amirin 2009.

The park, which covers 222 square miles, islocated on the Hazarajat Plateau in the HinduKush Mountains.

The organization also has been educating lo-cal people in the Wakhan Corridor in the Hi-malayan Mountains, an area that is home to theendangered snow leopard.

WCS helped train local nationals to becomewildlife rangers in an effort to reduce poachingin the area, and every school in the area teachesenvironmental conservation, according to theorganization’s website.

“Our organization is working in Afghanistan

to establish national parks where local peopleand ‘once peace is returned’ international visi-tors can come and enjoy Afghanistan’s beauti-ful natural resources,” Krester said.

“Illegal wildlife trade is a supply-and-de-mand system; the greater the demand, themore animals will be killed,” Krester said.

In many cases, the same organizations thattrade wildlife animals also are involved indrug, ammunition and human trafficking.

In addition, these organized crime groupsare often sources of income for terrorist groups.

“Wildlife flies under the radar because itdoesn’t seem as big of a crime, but they’re mak-ing big-time money and it’s all going into thesame crime organizations,” Krester said.“However, the transport of many types ofwildlife products across international bordersis illegal.”

The DoD Legacy Program was established in1990 in an effort to preserve natural and cultur-al heritage to safeguard them for future genera-tions, according to the Legacy Program web-site. Krester is asking Family members to re-frain from asking their Soldiers to buy all itemsthat may have come from threatened or endan-gered wildlife.

For more information about the WCS and itsongoing projects to educate military members,visit www.wcswildlifetrade.org/military.

Some items sold in Afghan markets are often illegally produced from endangeredwildlife.

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LOGAR PROVINCE,Afghanistan — Deployed Soldiershave multiple outlets to channeltheir stress brought on by workingin a combat zone.

Whether going to a FamilyMorale, Welfare and Recreationcenter or simply watching amovie, everyone has a way to un-wind.

Spc. Megan Aeilder, an intelli-gence analyst for Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 4thBrigade Combat Team, 10thMountain Division, uses drawingas her outlet.

“My mom said I started draw-ing as soon as she gave me a cray-on,” said Aeilder. “My mother is apainter, so she enjoys art. She’sbeen drawing as long as I can re-member, and so have I.”

Having the drawing bug in herchildhood, Aeilder started smalland has moved her way ontomore complex types of drawings.

“I started out being absolutelyfixated on drawing horses. Fromthere, I just continued to try anddraw new things,” said Aeilder.

“I did portraits. For a while, Idid anime (Japanese cartoons),then people started asking me if Icould draw them something for atattoo; and I’ve been doing that fora while now.”

Along with drawing tattoos,Aeilder draws portraits of people.That skill came in handy for StaffSgt. Billy Brooks, a cavalry scoutassigned to HHC, 4th BCT, 10thMtn Div, who asked Aeilder todraw a portrait of someone whomeans a lot to him.

“I had a picture of my daughterfrom her 4th birthday party; shewas in a little bathing suit andthese cowboy boots,” said Brooks.“I saw Aeilder drawing one dayand said, ‘You’re pretty good.’ So Iasked, ‘do you think you can drawthis?’ She said sure.”

“When I got the picture backshe did an extremely good jobwith it; I mean, she has a lot of tal-

ent,” continued Brooks. “The pic-ture was dead on, and it didn’ttake her very long to do it. I hadthe picture sent home andframed.”

Bringing happiness to othersthrough simply applying herselfto her craft gives Aeilder a senseof accomplishment. However, shedoesn’t let it go to her head.

“Of course (it makes me feelgood), but it’s not why I draw,”said Aeilder.

“I draw because it’s fun, andthat’s why I refuse to take pay-ments. It’s a relaxing way for meto enjoy myself, just making some-thing appear on a piece of paper.”

Using drawing as a relaxer,Aeilder uses her talents to keepherself focused on getting her jobdone while working in a combatenvironment.

“This (drawing) is a good wayfor me to channel the stress. It’snot necessarily a stress reliever,”said Aeilder.

“When I’m working on some-thing for someone, they have aspecific design in mind. (It) makesit a good way for me to take theexcess stress and channel it into apurpose and then see what I’ve ac-complished.”

Spc. Danielle Hartman, an all-source intelligence analyst for 4thBrigade Special Troops Battalion,Task Force Dagger, is a friend ofAeilder. Hartman has seen herdrawing abilities first hand butappreciates Aeilder for being morethan just a visual artist.

“She’s drawn things for me be-fore. She does cartoons,” saidHartman.

“She’s also an amazing writer.We’ll start a story — email sen-tences back and forth until we getthe story done — and she willdraw out what the story became.She is very artistic.

“She is over here being the bestSoldier she can be and has noproblem doing all the things thathave to be done here,” continuedHartman. “She is also very intelli-gent. She notices things others failto notice. She finds the simplistic

beauty in things.”Aeilder shows that being smart

and knowing what outlet to use to

channel her stress helps her re-main calm throughout her deploy-ment.

TFP Soldier uses drawing as outlet, turns life into art

Spc. Megan Aeilder, intelligence analyst for 4th Brigade Com-bat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Task Force Patriot, drewthis sketch inspired from vintage 500 Afghani currency. Thesketch was for a fellow Soldier to use for a tattoo.

Spc. Megan Aeilder, an intelligence analyst for 4th BrigadeCombat Team, 10th Mountain Division's Task Force Patriot,sketches a design from a piece of paper on Forward Operat-ing Base Shank, Sept. 13. Aeilder uses drawing as a way tochannel the stress associated with her deployment.

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FORT POLK, La. — Soldiers as-signed to a non-deployable unit foran extended period of time tend toforget or become complacent withthe Soldiering skills they have ac-quired through various Army train-ing programs such as Basic Trainingand Advanced Individual Training.

The 162nd Infantry Brigade’scadre trains combat advisors de-ploying in support of ongoing con-tingency operations. However, whathappens to the cadre? Lt. Col. Timo-thy U. Phillips and Command Sgt.Maj. Pete Smith asked themselvesthis very question, “What happensto our cadre when they move or at-tach with another unit that is de-ploying? Will these Soldiers remem-ber the skills they acquired?”

The 6th Battalion, 353rd InfantryRegiment, 162nd Inf Bde, developeda new training program called War-rior Stakes. The first Warrior Stakestraining event kicked off Sept. 16 inTigerland on North Fort Polk. Thisprogram was specifically designedto train the cadre, reiterate the Sol-dier skills necessary for deploy-ment, and retrain any concepts thatmay have been forgotten. The pur-pose of the program was to gainproficiency in warrior tasks whilesimultaneously building esprit decorps. Warrior Stakes was designedin a competition-based format witheight squads containing six Soldiersper squad.

The event was broken down intothree phases: Preparation, executionand after action review withweapons cleaning.

Each company was required tohave two teams. A Company pairedup with the rear detachment, BCompany, C Company, and Head-quarters and Headquarters Compa-ny each had two squads making atotal of eight squads competing.Team 1 from HHC took the overallwin for first place in the WarriorStakes competition. Each TeamMember of the winning team re-ceived an Impact Army Achieve-ment Medal and an engravedwooden stake for their outstandingperformance and overall success inthe competition.

Warrior Stakes kicked off with amodified physical fitness test.However, this test was not the ordi-nary Army Physical Fitness Teststhat Soldiers are accustomed to.This event consisted of one minuteof push-ups in accordance withphysical readiness training stan-dards and one minute of sit-ups inaccordance with APFT standards.

The next event in the WarriorStakes competition was the Class

A/Army Service Uniform Inspec-tion. Squads were given 30 minutesto assemble their uniform in accor-dance with Army Regulation 670-1.In addition, each squad memberhad to provide their enlisted recordbrief and all the ribbons and badgesworn on the uniform had to matchthe ones listed on these documents.

Warrior Stakes included a lanesolely for evaluating a casualty us-ing the correct sequence. Evaluatinga casualty correctly and promptly isan important Soldier skill that canbe forgotten if not practiced regular-ly. A similar event was the MedicalEvacuation event. Once the casual-ties were identified, Soldiers wererequired to transmit MEDEVAC re-quests for the casualties while pro-viding the necessary informationwithin 25 seconds. Soldiers were pe-nalized for each second over the 25second limit and for failing to senda minimum of the first five lines onthe first transmission.

A unique event in the competi-tion involved the skills acquired toprotect and defend against chemicaland biological warfare. Soldierswho participated in this event weregiven nine seconds to safeguardthemselves from toxic industrialchemical contamination by usingtheir Chemical, Biological, Radio-logical, and Nuclear mask while ex-ecuting verbal, hand and arm sig-nals properly.

Heading into the next event, Sol-diers were given a Single ChannelGround and Airborne Radio Systemman-pack radio, a net control sta-tion, call signs and frequencies, andan NBC-1 report sheet. Each Soldierwas required to submit an NBC-1report according to standard.

Another event was engaging tar-gets. Soldiers were issued an M4 orM4A1 and were instructed to zerotheir weapon within 18 rounds. Af-ter zeroing their weapons, they en-gaged 40 targets with the expecta-tion of earning at least 26 out of 40.

Implementing more Soldier skillswas the indirect fire event. Soldiersreceived a pair of binoculars, radio,compass, pencils, coordinate scale,map of the target area, target to en-gage, and a grid location of friendlytroops.

Soldiers were given three min-utes, 45 seconds to determine thetarget location within 400 meters ofthe actual location and transmit theinitial call for fire. Soldiers were in-structed to send all adjustmentswithin one minute for each adjust-ment round. Graders were instruct-ed to give the Soldiers a “NO GO”for exceeding a maximum of sixrounds.

Next up was the M2 machine gunevent where Soldiers were required

to correctly clear, disassemble, as-semble, perform a function checkand check the head space on an M2.50 caliber machine gun. Soldierswere directed to restart for each stepthey performed incorrectly.

Man-to-man contact, or combat-ives, is a skill that must be exercisedconsistently and in succession to ad-

vance in levels. In this event, Sol-diers were given 60 seconds toachieve the clinch and drills one,two and three.

Once the Soldiers completed thefinal event in the Warrior Stakes,they were required to empty their

Spc. Kayla Faubion assembles a weapon as part of the 162nd InfBde's Warrior Stakes training event at Tigerland Sept. 16.

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FORT POLK, La. — A call comes in to thefirst responders, including firefighters, emer-gency management technicians and ambu-lances, about a car crash. The responders arriveto see a driver and passengers who have beenburned alive in the incident. The workers mustremove the bodies and clean up the crash site.They then return to their departments. Butwhat happens next?

This scene is not unlike what many first re-sponders experience. They see men, womenand children and fight to save their lives. Some-times it is impossible for them to help. In-stances like that can cause depression and evensuicidal tendencies in the workers.

The Fort Polk Department of EmergencyServices tries to combat feelings of depressionand suicide using critical incident stress man-agement.

Capt. Thomas Craig, Fort Polk Fire andEmergency Services lead firefighter and suicideprevention representative, was speciallytrained to help his peers deal with gruesomeand sometimes traumatic incidents.

“Critical incident stress management entailsgetting all those involved with the incident inone room. We get them to share what they sawwith one another. The object of the meeting isto get them to talk about it and for me to letthem know they did their job and shouldn’tfeel guilt,” Craig said.

“Many of us feel guilt (after a death) even ifit was out of our hands. We might think, ‘If Idid this, maybe they would have lived.’ That’snot always the case,” he said.

This step is known as critical incident diffus-ing. It helps the worker return to normal dutyafter seeing traumatic events, but is often heldafter any emergency call. The meetings normal-

ly last 20-30 minutes. “There are times when Ican walk in a room and do a diffusing withoutanyone knowing. I’ll say, ‘That wreck we hadthe other day, that was something, wasn’t it?’Then they begin to talk about it. We try to keepit conversational,” Craig said.

The diffusing worked well in one incident,when Craig helped a paramedic. “There was ayoung lady who was shot after an accidentalgun discharge. The paramedic was oneof the first on the scene and had todeal with the situation. It weigheddown on him quite a bit,” hesaid.

But the discussion Craighad with the paramedichelped. “We tell them whatthey’re feeling is absolutelynormal. It’s a normal reac-tion to an abnormal event.We talk and just get it allout,” he said.

Representatives likeCraig monitor the workers forabout a week to make sure theyare acting normally. If they aren’t,they might hold a debriefing. “The meetingconsists of myself or a part of my team, a chap-lain or clergy, a mental health expert or some-one in the mental health field and sometimespeer support,” Craig said. They try to workthrough the problem as necessary.

Craig attended training in both Shreveportand Plain Dealing, La. “They taught us theskills to direct conversation and talk about theincidents we see. They also explained groundrules, like limiting to one person at a time fordebriefings, letting people speak on their ownbehalf and express their own feelings, not forc-ing them to talk, keeping things in an orderlymanner and not to be judgmental,” he said. Thefire department has three fully-trained repre-

sentatives to assist in their department and ar-eas within DES. Larry Bryant, suicide preven-tion program manager, set the suicide preven-tion training up this year.

“The training makes a big difference in get-ting people to a normal state after an incident.We talk about things before they become some-thing permanent. When it becomes a perma-nent memory, some people may turn to sui-

cide,” Craig said.In instances of suicidal tendencies,

Craig and other suicide preventionrepresentatives use a suicide

prevention model to movefrom a problem to a resolu-

tion. The purpose is to con-nect, understand and assistsomeone who may be con-templating suicide. “In theconnecting stage, we identifywith the person. Building

that connection makes peoplefeel comfortable and they will

be more willing to share whatthey’re feeling. If I do the connecting

with them, I’ve found that if I askthem directly if they are thinking of

taking their own life, most people will say yes,”Craig said.

From that stage, the representatives move onto understanding. They listen and review whythe person is considering suicide, Craig said.Once they know the reason why, the represen-tative moves on to assist them. “We make acontract to get help and follow-up. I’ll makesure I ask, ‘Are you seeing your doctor regular-ly? Have you been to your appointment?’ It re-ally is a great model and works,” he said.

“No one cares what you know, but theywant to know that you care,” Craig said. “Theyknow I care about them and want them to besafe. That’s my job.”


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rucksacks for a TA-50 Inspection.Soldiers were given additionalpenalties for all equipment that waseither missing or lost during thecompetition. Following the inspec-tion, Soldiers were required to com-pete in a final relay event. The relayconsisted of various events com-bined into one such as disassem-bling an M16, reassembling an M16,performing a functions check on theweapon, placing a dummy on a lit-ter properly strapped, and conduct-ing a four-man litter carry for 25meters. Any task completed incor-rectly resulted in a restart of thattask.

After the Warrior Stakes wasover, Phillips and Smith conductedan after action review where eachSoldier was given the opportunityto discuss any sustains and im-provements for future trainingevents. Sgt. 1st Class Dwayne

Wright, the NCO in charge of theevent, said, “Warrior Stakes gavethe Soldiers great, realistic, hands-on training. Every event met thebattalion commander’s intent.”

Spc. Roberto Rodriguez said theevent was a good way for him to re-fresh his Soldier skills. “The WarriorStakes competition was not only anoutstanding team building event,but also a way to remaster skillsthat can be easily forgotten,” hesaid. “Throughout the competition,I was constantly reminded of theWarrior Ethos … we must remem-ber that our warrior tasks are per-ishable skills.”

Spc. Robert Grant (right) andStaff Sgt. Anthony Pledgorcheck points on a map duringthe 162nd Infantry Brigade’sWarrior Stakes event Sept. 16.

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Fire facts may open eyes about prevention, protection

Fire Prevention Week is observed Oct. 9-15and this year’s campaign theme is, “Protect YourFamily from Fire.” Here are a few facts aboutfires that may help you and your Family under-stand the importance of fire safety, and tips onhow to stay savvy about fire prevention:

• In 2009 U.S. fire departments responded toan estimated 1,348,500 fires. These fires resultedin 3,010 fatalities, 17,050 injuries and an estimat-ed $12,531,000,000 in direct property loss. Homefires caused 2,565, or 85 percent, of the firedeaths. Fires accounted for five percent of the26,534,000 total emergency calls.

• Every 23 seconds, a fire department re-sponds to a fire somewhere in the nation. A fireoccurs in a structure at the rate of one every 66seconds, and a residential fire occurs every 84seconds.

• Roughly half of all home fire deaths in theU.S. resulted from fires that were reported be-tween the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. but only21 percent of home fires occur between thosehours.

Home fires • One home structure fire was reported every

87 seconds in 2009. • On average, seven people died in home fires

every day in 2009. Adults 65 and over face thehighest risk of fire death.

• In 2009, U.S. fire departments responded to362,500 home structure fires. These fires caused12,650 civilian injuries, 2,565 civilian deaths, and$7.6 billion in direct damage.

Escape planning• Almost three-quarters of Americans do have

an escape plan; however, less than half actuallypractice it.

• One-third of Americans households whomade escape plans estimated they would have atleast six minutes before a fire in their homewould become life threatening. The time avail-able is often less.

Smoke alarms • Roughly two-thirds of home fire deaths hap-

pen in homes with no smoke alarms or no work-ing smoke alarms. About one in five smokealarm failures was due to dead batteries.

• Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dyingin reported home fires in half.

• In fires considered large enough to activatethe smoke alarm, hardwired alarms operated 91percent of the time, while battery poweredalarms operated only 75 percent of the time.

Cooking • Cooking equipment is the leading cause of

home structure fires and associated injuries, andwas tied for the third leading cause of home firedeaths in 2009.

• Unattended cooking was by far the leadingcause of these fires.

• Households using electric ranges have ahigher risk of fires than those using gas ranges.

• U.S. fire departments responded to an aver-age of 155,400 cooking-related home fires eachyear between 2005-2009, causing an average of390 deaths, 4,800 injuries and $771 million in di-rect property damage.

Heating• Fires involving heating equipment peak in

December, January and February, as do deathsfrom these fires. It is the second leading cause ofall reported home fires and home fire deaths.

• The leading factor contributing to heatingequipment fires was failure to clean, principallycreosote, from solid fueled heating equipment ––primarily chimneys.

• Half of home heating fire deaths resultedfrom fires caused by heating equipment too closeto things that can burn, such as upholstered fur-niture, clothing, mattresses or bedding.

Smoking materials• In recent years, Canada and the United

States have required that all cigarettes sold mustbe “fire safe,” that is, have reduced ignitionstrength (less likely to start fires).

• U.S. fire departments responded to an aver-

age of 18,900 smoking-related home fires eachyear between 2005-2009, causing an average of660 deaths, 1,270 injuries and $492 million in di-rect property damage.

Electrical• Nearly 41 percent of home electrical fires in-

volved electrical distribution or lighting equip-ment.

• Some 53 percent of home electrical fires in-volved other known types of equipment, includ-ing ranges, washers/dryers, fans and spaceheaters.

• During 2005-2009, electrical distribution andlighting equipment was involved in the ignitionof 23,400 home structure fires, on average, peryear. These fires caused an average of 390 deaths,970 injuries and $822 million in direct propertydamage.

Candles • On average, there are 35 home candle fires

reported per day. Roughly two-fifths of thesefires started in the bedroom.

• More than half of all candle fires start whenthings that can burn are too close to the candle.

Prevention The United States has a severe fire problem,

one of great national importance. Don’t be a statistic –– plan ahead so you know

what to do. Here are a few measures that you can take to

protect yourself and the ones you love. 1. Test each smoke detector in your home

monthly. 2. Have and follow a carefully thought-out

and practiced escape plan. 3. When cooking, be a cook –– watch what you

heat! 4. Check around your home daily and elimi-

nate known hazards. 5. Inspect your home fire extinguisher month-

ly and familiarize yourself with how to use it, orcontact the Directorate of Emergency Services,Fort Polk Fire and Emergency Services Fire Pre-vention Division for instruction at 531-7247.

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Participate in Fire Prevention Week activities planned at Fort Polk

Fort Polk’s Directorate of Emergency Services,Fire and Emergency Services, hosts the followingactivities for Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15:

Oct. 10• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fire station open house• 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Fire alarm testing/fire drills

(cantonment area)• 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Fire prevention material

handout at the Main Post Exchang, bldg 850Oct. 11• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fire station open house• 8:30-10:30 a.m., North Polk Elementary ––

hand out fire prevention materials and kick offthe annual Fire Prevention Week coloring contest

• 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Polk Elementary ––

hand out fire prevention materials and kick offthe annual Fire Prevention Week poster contest

• 4-5 p.m., fire drill for after school children atSiegfried Youth Center, bldg 4996

Oct. 12• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fire station open house• 7:30-8:30 a.m., fire drill, fire extinguisher

class and fire inspection at the commissary, bldg830

• 9-10 a.m., static display and handouts at theChild Development Center, bldg 701, and forFamily Child Care children at Siegfried YouthCenter, bldg 4996

• 11 a.m.-3 p.m., courtesy fire inspections(housing and cantonment)

Oct. 13• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fire station open house

• 9-11 a.m., static display and handouts at theCDC, bldg 701/702

• 8 a.m.-noon, courtesy fire inspections (hous-ing and cantonment)

• 1-2 p.m., home school children at Fire Sta-tion 3 (airfield, bldg 4256)

Oct. 14• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Fire station open house• 8:30-9:30 a.m., fire drill, fire extinguisher

class and fire inspection at Main Post Exchange• 11 a.m.-3 p.m., courtesy fire inspections

(housing and cantonment)Oct. 17• 9-9:30 a.m., recognition of coloring contest

winners at North Polk Elementary School • 9:45-10:15 a.m., recognition of poster contest

winners at South Polk Elementary School

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FORT POLK, La. — If you are a golfer andhave not been to Warrior Hills Golf Course re-cently, you might be surprised at the improve-ments made to the greens. Instead of having tonavigate putting surfaces with moon-size craters,linksters now enjoy carpet-like greens.

Rick Alvarado, business operations manager,said the improvements are the direct result of hir-ing David Brunson as course superintendent inearly summer.

“He has a license to use the chemicals neces-sary to treat the grass on our greens,” Alvaradosaid.

“That has helped get rid of weeds and dis-eases. He also has set up a maintenance schedulethat includes fertilizing the greens three days aweek instead of once a week like we did beforehis arrival.”

Alvarado said Brunson’s work is not limited togreens.

“We are in the process of installing a new irri-gation system that will help us continue to im-prove our greens, as well as our fairways and teeboxes,” he said.

The current irrigation system works, but is farfrom ideal, Alvarado said. Some of the problemsof the old system include:

• Improper spacing between irrigation headscausing uneven water distribution on the course;

• Constant leaks and breaks in the pipe requir-ing costly repairs; and

• Non “targeted” watering.The new system — which is being installed by

Fleming Brothers Inc. of Shreveport — should becompletely installed by Christmas, Alvaradosaid.

“The installation work will take place Mon-days through Fridays, one hole at a time so thereis minimal disruption of play during the week,”Alvarado said. “All holes will remain open onweekends.”

Improvements in the new system include:• More efficient irrigation heads with better

coverage using less water;• Computer controlled to save labor costs;• Targeted watering to put the water where it

is needed; and• Lower energy costs with computerized

pump station monitoring.Alvarado said once the new irrigation is in

place, Brunson will begin working to make the

fairways weed free and improve the course’s teeboxes. He also said the new system would allowfor future upgrades.

“The system will be upgradable through com-puter software,” Alvarado said.

The course management team is also lookingat ways to increase the course’s water holding ca-pacity.

“We need to double or triple our water capaci-ty,” Alvarado said. “Drought conditions severelyrestrict how much of the course can be irrigated.”

Possible solutions include digging a well, ex-cavating a larger retention pond or use of greywater.

“Our goal is to make Warrior Hills a coursepeople want play on,” Alvarado said. “We have alarge active-duty and retired military presence inthis area and many of them enjoy playing golf.We want to do our best to provide them with thebest possible place to tee it up.”

Irrigation system promises better conditions at WHGCBy CHUCK CANNONGuardian staff writer

“Our goal is to make Warrior

Hills a course people want to

play on. We have a large

active-duty and retired

military presence and … we

want to do our best to

provide them with the best

possible place to tee it up.”Rick Alvarado

Business operations managerBrian Bland, of Fleming Brothers Inc., digs a trench for irrigation pipe on the fourth holeon Warrior Hills Golf Course Sept. 28. The new irrigation system should be completed byChristmas.

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Charles Davis, of Fleming Brothers Inc.,prepares a trench where an irrigation pipeis to be placed on Warrior Hills Golf CourseSept. 28. Rick Alvarado, business opera-tions manager at WHGC, said only one holewould be closed at a time and the new irri-gation system should be completed byChristmas.

FORT POLK, La. — Beginning Monday, theEnvironmental and Natural Resource Manage-ment Division of Fort Polk’s Directorate of Pub-lic Works will implement a four-month pilotprogram for recycling white paper.

The program is under the Army’sNet Zero Waste pilot program,for which Fort Polk was select-ed to participate in April.

Net Zero’s initiative fo-cuses on three conservationareas: energy, water andwaste. The programstrives to consumeonly as much energyas is produced andeliminate solidwaste to landfillsby the year 2020. Asa Net Zero Waste In-stallation, Fort Polk re-duces, reuses and recov-ers waste streams, converting them to re-source values with zero landfill over the courseof a year.

Steve Gibson, pollution prevention manager,ENRMD, said the white paper recycling pro-gram is a small step in Fort Polk’s recycling ini-tiatives and, if successful, will be implementedinstallation-wide by Feb 2012.

“There’s a lot of recycling that happens onpost that people don’t see,” Gibson said.

“We do anti-freeze, motor oil, solvent, con-crete, cooking oil, scrap metal, lead-acid batter-ies. We finally got to the point where our Quali-fied Recycling Program is looking at white pa-per.”

Gibson said it’s important to pick one com-modity at a time and start small when startinga new recycling program.

“We look at the market and rate of returnwhen picking a recyclable material,” he said.“The money generated pays for things like theprogram’s salaries and equipment, so it’s im-portant we go slow, take our time and figureout how to do the program right so we don’tmake mistakes.”

The five locations designated for theprogram include: North and South Polkelementary schools, Bayne-Jones Army

Community Hospital, bldg 350 and bldg1455.

Gibson said he believes the pro-gram will be successful if individu-als are willing to break bad habits.

“It’s a lot easier to take thatpiece of paper and throw it in atrash can by your desk rather than

walk down the hall to a recyclingbin,” he said. “If we start small, go slow and fig-

ure out the bumps along the way, thenwe can make this program work.”

The following items are acceptable as part ofthe white paper recycling program:

•White printer/copier paper•White tablet paper•White computer paper•White paper with colored ink•White cardstock paper•White envelopes (remove labels, plastic

window, stamps)•Staples do not have to be removedThe following items are unacceptable:•Shredded paper•Colored/off-white paper•Paper ream wrappers

•Address labels/stickers•Manila files folders/ cardboard•Carbon paper/non carbon paper•Newspaper/newsprint•Magazines/slick paper•Phonebooks•Blue prints/plans•Rubber bands/ paper clips•Glue Binding/tape•Food related paper (candy

wrappers/cups/plates/napkins)•Plastic of any kind

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Fort Polk begins white paper recycling pilot programBy JENNIFER DORVALGuardian staff writer

Putting in a little extra effortto recycle paper can have a ma-jor effect.

Not only can recycling re-duce green house gas emis-sions, but it reduces energyand water consumption as wellas saves considerable landfillspace.

Here are some facts aboutrecycling paper:

• Paper accounts for morethan a third of all recyclablescollected in the U.S. by weight.

• Nearly 43 million tons ofpaper and paperboard were re-covered in 2009 — a recyclingrate of over 60 percent.

• In 2007, the amount of pa-per recovered for recycling av-eraged 360 pounds for eachperson living in the U.S., ac-cording to the American Forestand Paper Association.

What products can be madefrom recycled paper?

Besides easily recognizablepaper products (writing paperor paper towels), more than5,000 products can be madefrom recycled paper, including:

Masking tapePaper moneyGlobesBandagesDust masksHospital gownsCoffee filtersLamp shadesCar insulationAnimal beddingPlanting pots for seedlingsEgg cartons

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FORT POLK, La. –– Charities are everywhere,asking for spare change or whole dollar amounts–– but how do you know your donation is goingwhere it is supposed to go?

The Combined Federal Campaign takes theworry out of contribution. CFC is the only au-thorized solicitation of federal employees in theirworkplaces on behalf of charitable organizations.

During the CFC kickoff breakfast held Sept. 26at the Warrior Community Center, David Britt,president of the United Way in CentralLouisiana, said it was important for leadership totalk to their subordinates about donating and toensure everyone has the information available,even if they choose not to participate.

“We don’t want to twist arms to get people togive but we do want 100 percent solicitation,”said Britt.

“We have personnel available to talk to yourfolks and we have a new video this year that youcan show to groups. Information is important ––the more people know about the facts, the betterthey feel about giving.”

This year marks the 50th anniversary of CFCand Fort Polk and Central Louisiana’s CFC has agoal of raising $300,000 this year.

The mission of the CFC is to support and pro-mote philanthropy through a voluntary programthat is employee-focused, cost-efficient and effec-tive in providing federal employees an opportu-nity to improve everyone’s quality of life.

Several charities are listed with CFC and thedonating employee can choose which organiza-tions will benefit from their contribution.

When making a donation, employees willmake a selection from the CFC’s charity list. Thislist gives the organization’s five-digit CFC code,its legal name in parenthesis, the employer iden-tification number which is issued by the InternalRevenue Service, a 25-word statement of pur-pose, its administrative and fund-raising expenserate and the organization’s service categories.

You will also find several Fort Polk-specific or-ganizations. Brig. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chinn,commanding general, Joint Readiness TrainingCenter and Fort Polk, said the CFC and the Armyshare a value in caring for people.

“We are a great Army because we take care ofeach other. CFC is about taking care of others. Aswe go forward with this program, which endsDec. 15, we want to get these forms to the peopleso they can make their choices.”

Service categories include:• Arts, culture and humanities• Education institutions and related activities• Environmental quality, protection and beau-

tification• Animal related• Health –– general and rehabilitative• Mental health, crisis intervention• Disease, disorders and medicinal disciplines• Medical research• Crime, legal related• Employment, job related• Food, agriculture and nutrition• Housing, shelter• Public safety, disaster preparedness and re-

lief• Recreation, sports, leisure, athletics• Youth development• Human services –– multipurpose and other

• International, foreign affairs, national securi-ty

• Civil rights, social ac-tion, advocacy

• Community improve-ment, capacity building

• Philanthropy, volun-tarism and foundations

• Science and technologyresearch institutes, services

• Social science research institutes, services• Public, social benefit: Multipurpose, other• Religion related, spiritual development

• Mutual/membership benefit organizationsSeveral charities are names under

each service category. A complete listcan be found in the CFC brochurethat accompanies the donation slip.Participation is strictly voluntary.

“Can you afford $1 per month, $2per month?” asked Chinn during thekickoff. “It is a personal choice, butgive what you can.” For more infor-

mation contact your unit or office CFC worker orcall the Central Louisiana CFC at (318) 443-7203,ext. 4.

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Department of Defense combat advisor trainees elope, deploy

FORT POLK La., — Love is astrong emotion. Yet, it can still sur-prise people when those feelingssuddenly and passionately over-whelm common sense and leadthem into a relationship they neversaw coming. Depending on the situ-ation, love can be spontaneous orgrow gradually — it’s rarely con-venient or easy — but it’s almost al-ways powerful. Love just happens— even in the middle of training togo to war.

That’s the circumstance in whichAmy Cameron Middleton and EricRichard Hadler found themselves.These Department of Defense work-ers both volunteered to becomecombat advisors and deploy. Littledid they know that the decisionwould change their lives forever, atleast in the romance department.They met for the first time at FortLeavenworth, Kan. in March wheretheir training and relationship be-gan during the academic classroomand policy procedures portion ofthe training.

A whirlwind, yet quiet romanceensued. The couple participated inthe last part of their training at FortPolk. They arrived on June 25 andeloped before graduating and de-ploying. The following is the storyof their connection — told in theirown words — as they answeredquestions about their romance at theend of a training day while hot,dirty, tired and with less than twohours of sleep between them.

• What was the purpose of yourtraining?

Amy: Social scientists are placedin the battle space to make theirskills available for commanders to

use. The program includes peoplewith doctorates in anthropologyand sociology, and then they haveanalysts — that’s what Eric and Iboth do, we help go out and collectthe data that the social scientistsneed and put it into reports and sortof help translate what the academicsare trying to do in a military contextand visa versa. The tour is com-pletely volunteer.

• Why did you want to volunteer?Amy: I’ve been fascinated by the

program since it started in 2008, butI didn’t think I had the skills theyneeded at the outset. I didn’t speakfluent Arabic or anything like that. Ijust kept looking for opportunitieswhere I could offer a skill set thatthey needed. I guess the definitivemoment was early this year when Irealized the most important thinganyone with my background coulddo was to talk to ordinary Afghansand understand their concerns andperspectives and help tailor our ef-forts and messages to the Afghanpopulation. So, I get to work side byside with American Soldiers andhear directly from the voices of theAfghan people.

Eric: This training is similar tosomething I’ve done before and I re-ally enjoy it. It’s an interesting as-pect of what this conflict has be-come, apart from attack and destroy.So, for me, it’s interesting to do thisand interact with people.

• What are some of the things thatthey have been putting you through atFort Polk to prepare you for your de-ployment?

Amy: Basically, going out in thebox and practicing basic Soldieringskills like marksmanship, impro-vised explosive device lane trainingand more. It’s a combat advisingcourse, so they are trying to prepare

us to work with Iraqi and Afghancounterparts and help them providesecurity in the area.

Eric: It is a lot of basic survivalskills, sort of what you would gothrough in a wilderness survivalcoarse. Combat lifesaver, marks-manship training, land navigation— all the stuff that gets you throughjust in case.

• What attracted you to one anoth-er?

Amy: I just immediately realizedhe was sensitive, caring and astrong person with values. We areboth doing this because we are pas-sionate about it.

It’s really fortunate to meet some-one who has the same sense of dutyand passion to serve. The first weekof class, when everyone was talkingabout their backgrounds, I realizedthat we both really believed thiswas important.

Eric: She listens without judging,cares about the same things that Ido and is way, way smarter thanme.

• Do you believe fate brought you to-gether?

Amy: Yes, because we both al-most didn’t take this job.

• Who made the first move?Eric: I think it was pretty much a

tie.

• Did Louisiana have anything to dowith nudging you further along in yourrelationship?

Eric: We may have had heat-stroke at one point.

Amy: We have had some roman-tic walks to Leesville, walking down171 to the Wagon Master.

• Do you have a funny or memorablemoment that sticks out in your headsince you’ve been dating?

Eric: I don’t know, we’re prettyfunny in general.

Amy: We make each other laugh.• Did the wedding go off without a

hitch?Eric: We could give you a short

list of everything that went right.The chaplain was excellent. He

did a great job and was very nice.We had a great ceremony. But therewere little issues with time, some-one who couldn’t wake up, ringtrouble, changing and going downthe wrong road.

• What about the Family?Amy: We are both really close to

our Families, which I know soundsironic because this is one of themost important decisions we couldever make. This is an elopementand many of our friends and Familydon’t know that we are married.

That’s the only bittersweet part of

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Newlyweds Eric Hadler and Amy Middleton work through the lastof their combat advisor training at Joint Readiness Training Centerand Fort Polk Aug. 30 before deploying Sept.12.

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the whole situation. My family hasalready met Eric because my dadgot really sick about a month agoand he came out with me and got animmediate stamp of approval.

Eric: My parents sort of expectstuff like this from me. Besides, thisway they have no choice but toagree with you.

• What was your first date? Eric: Oddly enough, the first

place we did go to dinner was a Ca-jun restaurant in Kansas City, Mo.,called “Jazz.” I had the Creole craw-fish. It was very good.

• Who popped the question and howdid you do it?

Eric: This is where it gets interest-ing. We sort of had a feeling andhad talked about it and I hadplanned on proposing before leav-ing, but not necessarily getting mar-ried. We tried to keep our relation-ship under wraps at least in Kansasand for a while here. We tried to bevery secretive and clever, but someof the people here figured it out.

Amy: They implied that wewould make a great couple. Theywould try to play matchmaker. So,we had to tell them.

Eric: Then they started talkingabout the fact that we should have awedding. It wasn’t like we could doit in the dining facility or have itcatered out in the box. One daysomeone said it again and we justlooked at each other and thought itwasn’t sounding that bad. So, oddlyenough, I believe we actually toldour friends that we were going to

have a wedding and get marriedhere before I actually asked her.

Amy: None of them were evensurprised.

(The couple got married at FortPolk’s Magnolia Chapel on Aug.27.)

• How soon after you graduate be-fore you deploy?

Eric: We have about a week afterwe graduate before we are de-ployed and then our flight leavesSept. 12 and we will be gone for be-tween nine to 12 months, up to 18months.

(Once they graduate, they will beconsidered Human Terrain Ana-lysts.)

• Will you be together during thattime?

Amy: We won’t be together at thebeginning. I’m going to keep an eyeout for the chance to be assigned tothe same location.

• Are you nervous about being new-lyweds and going to war?

Eric: I’m not so much nervous, alittle worried, but I’m also confidentthat it will all work out. I’m confi-dent in her ability to get throughanything.

Amy: I’m more confident in ourrelationship than I’ve ever felt aboutanything, but I will worry abouthim because he is going to a very ki-netic area and they go on patrols al-most every day. But I also believethat there is a higher plan for all ofus, so I have faith that what’s meantto happen will happen.

• What was it like to have this rela-

tionship in the middle of training to goto war?

Eric: It was reassuring andhelped a lot to get through some ofit.

Amy: I think it also made usstronger. We couldn’t see each othera lot or spend time together, so, wereally got to know each other asfriends and colleagues first and in avery intense way. I deeply respectedhim before I even knew all the de-tails of his life and what he haddone. But that’s mainly why I’m notas worried about the next year inAfghanistan because we’ve alreadybeen separated by a lot of events go-ing on in our training.

• What are your plans for the futureonce your tour is over?

Amy: We have no idea where weare going to live, but we both want

to go to graduate school. It’s OK ifone of us has to work while the oth-er is in school or visa versa, but Ithink we might both be able to go atthe same time.

Eric: God bless the GI Bill.Amy: So, we are going to apply

to schools and see where that leadsus.

• Where do you want to go on yourhoneymoon?

Eric: We have a couple of placesin mind, I think, for the middle tourleave. We were talking about goingto Turkey. But when we get back,we would really like to go to theMediterranean.

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Office relocationThe Post Retention Office in bldg

1947 has moved to the In and OutProcessing Center in bldg 1830,room 69. Both active component re-tention services and the reservecomponent transitions services areavailable to assist Soldiers and Fam-ily members with career counselingor information on transitioning intothe Army Reserve or Army NationalGuard.

For more information call 531-6714.

Thrift ShopFort Polk’s Thrift Shop, located in

bldg 2531 on Alabama Avenue (lastbuilding on the right), is open Tues-days and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., the first Saturday of themonth from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. andthe third Wednesday of the monthfrom 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Donations can be dropped offany time. Consignments are accept-ed Thursdays only. Volunteers areneeded. Call 537-0459 for more in-formation.

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CAMP TAJI, Iraq — A semi-nar focused on how chaplainscan better prepare and help Sol-diers adjust and return to theirFamilies in the states was attend-ed recently by chaplains fromdifferent commands scatteredthroughout Iraq.

Lt. Col. Pierre Saint-Fleur,chaplain for the 40th CombatAviation Brigade, hosted the all-day seminar at the Tigris RiverChapel to discuss various tech-niques and programs for sup-porting Soldier reintegration fol-lowing deployments.

A number of chaplains werefrom the 40th Combat Avn Bde.Among other chaplains attend-ing were Col. Chester Egert fromU.S. Forces-Iraq and Lt. Col.Scott Hammond from U.S. Divi-sion-Center.

Capt. Andrew Parker, chap-lain for the 1st General SupportAviation Battalion, 171st Avia-tion Regiment, briefed the groupon the merits of a reintegrationprogram and what problemscould be expected for Soldiers

returning from a year-long de-ployment.

"The big thing about reinte-gration is expectations," Parkersaid. "In our minds, we take asnapshot of what it was likewhen we left and we are antici-pating it to be like that when weget back."

He talked about three areas ofconcern Soldiers have to copewith: Family, friends and work.

Spouses and Families havelearned to pay bills, ensure thekids get to school and how tolive without their Soldiers. Ittakes time for families to adjustto their Soldiers. He suggestedthe Soldiers take a few monthsto pick up where they left off. Ifa Soldier were to jump in andtake the reigns as if he or shenever left, it could cause addi-tional stress on the family.

Reconnecting with Familiesand friends, work, churches andcommunities could be a chal-lenging experience. With deploy-ments winding down for mostSoldiers here, the chaplains saidthey want to make sure the rein-tegration back into the civilianworld is as smooth as possible.

By Spc. MATTHEW A. WRIGHTArmy News Service

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Engineers complete construction on military working dog project

FORT POLK, La. — Soldiers of 1st Platoon,93rd Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion,1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, recentlycompleted a concrete pad construction project insupport of the Joint Readiness Training CenterOperations Group’s initiative to bring militaryworking dogs to JRTC rotations at Fort Polk.Construction began Aug. 16 and concluded Sept.16. The project took more than 1,700 manhours tocomplete. The concrete pad will support four de-ployable dog kennels. Each unit features a cli-mate controlled kennel and a detachable exercisearea.

The project included excavating more than 100feet of trenches for electrical and plumbing linesand a drainage system. Once the lines were in-stalled, the trenches were backfilled and form-work was erected to shape the pad. Then theconcrete was poured.

Soldiers used more than 1,400 pounds of rebar— tying them together to form a grid — to rein-force the concrete pad allowing it to supportmuch heavier loads. Once the reinforcement andformwork were finished, 45 cubic yards of con-crete were delivered and poured in the pad. Sol-diers used a concrete vibe donated by PatWilliams Construction. The vibe vibrates freshlypoured concrete forcing excess air and watertrapped in the concrete to be released. This al-lows the concrete to settle firmly in place in theformwork. According to Capt. Shawn T.Woodard, commander, 93rd Eng Co, “First Lieu-tenant (David) Worsham and his platoon did asuperb job on the MWD kennel project. The Sol-diers put forth a great effort out there and it real-ly shows with the quality product they have pro-duced.”

The concrete pad features four electrical out-lets to power each deployable kennel, and a wa-ter spigot centrally located in the pad for ease incleaning the kennels. The pad has a slight slope,1–2 percent (8–16 inches of fall over the entirelength of the pad). The pad’s slope ensures thatwhen the dog handlers clean the kennels, allwaste is washed towards the rear of the pad intoa series of catch basins and drains. The drainsempty into a small holding tank where the wasteis pumped to a lift station and enters the FortPolk sewage system.

The greatest adversity encountered during theproject proved to be Louisiana’s scorchingweather. Construction took place in the warmestmonths of the summer with temperatures risingwell over 100 degrees Fahrenheit each day. Theproject noncommissioned officer in charge, StaffSgt. Sherwin James, was constantly vigilantabout the welfare of the Soldiers working on thesite. Working in shifts allowed progress to bemaintained on the site but afforded rest for Sol-diers, which proved crucial as the heat increasedeach day. James noted, “The heat proved chal-lenging during the project, but it’s somethingwe’ve learned to overcome here at Fort Polk.Working in shifts and making sure the Soldiersare hydrated are keys to success for us out here.”

The concrete pad constructed is part of a muchlarger project whose players included organiza-tions from all over Fort Polk. The Fort Polk De-partment of Public Works, JRTC Ops Group, andthe 46th Eng Bn all had major roles in this stillongoing project. Although 1st Platoon has com-

pleted the concrete pad, a pole barn is currentlyon order and will be assembled onsite to provideoverhead cover. The kennels will be deliveredlater this fall. According to Sgt. 1st Class Mark J.Vechini, JRTC Ops Group Engineer Cell, “This(project) will allow JRTC Ops Group the abilityto sustain up to four military working dog teamsin support of Operation Enduring Freedom mis-sion readiness exercises. This will allow thebrigade combat teams executing the rotation toproperly integrate these teams into their fight.”Vechini also stated, “This will show the militaryworking dog community that JRTC is committedto providing the best training for units that comethrough our rotations, and the care of Soldiers, beit the two-legged variety or the four-legged vari-ety.”

By 2nd Lt. DAVID H. WORSHAM93rd Eng Co, 46th Eng Bn

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Members of 1st Platoon, 93rd EngineerCompany, place screed and float concretefor the MWD kennel construction project atFOB Forge.

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ACS closureAll Army Community Service programs

are closed Oct. 7 for a strategic planningsession from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

This is an annual requirement as perArmy regulation. This includes the FamilyReadiness Center in bldg 924, ACS tempo-rary buildings in bldg 2160 and the Soldierand Family Assistance Center in bldg 220.All ACS staff will attend. Army EmergencyRelief will have someone available at theFRC for emergency financial assistance.

For more information call 531-1941.

CG’s golf scrambleThe commanding general’s monthly golf

scramble is held Thursday at Warrior HillsGolf Course at 12:30 p.m. The 18-hole eventis limited to 36 four-person teams. Entry feeis $20 per golfer before Tuesday and $25 theday of the event. Fees include cart, food atthe “19th hole” and live entertainment.

You can win a 24-month lease on a 2011Ford F150 Supercab XLT and other prizes atselect holes. Male golfers 64 and youngerhit from white tees and 65 and older fromgold tees. Females will hit from red tees.Awards will be given for first throughfourth place, longest drive and nearest tothe pins on par 3s. There will also be doorprizes. For more information call 531-4661/4320.

Gospel worshipBeginning Sunday, the Gospel Protestant

Worship Service will move temporarily to 2p.m. at the Main Post Chapel. The servicemoves to Glory Chapel permanently in lateJanuary. The lead chaplain for this service isChap. (Capt.) Jesus Perez at 531-2846.

Free ticketsFree tickets for the Texas Renaissance

Festival are available at the Public AffairsOffice, bldg 4919 Magnolia Drive whilethey last. For information call Jeff Englandat 531-7778.

Doggie swimThe South Fort 50-meter pool hosts a

doggie day swim Saturday and Sundayfrom noon to 8 p.m. The shallow end willbe 1 foot deep to accommodate smallerbreeds. All dogs are welcome as long asthey are kept on a leash and have up-to-date shot records. A mandatory releaseform is available the day of the event andmust be signed before your dog can enjoythe pool. Please wait at least 30 minutes af-ter your dog has eaten before allowingthem to swim. For details call 531-1988.

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Spouses find fun at annual coference

FORT POLK, La. — Lots of listening, learningand laughing took place Sept. 23 at the 2011 JointReadiness Training Center and Fort Polk’s Spous-es’ Conference, hosted by the Directorate of Fam-ily Morale, Welfare and Recreation and ArmyCommunity Service.

The event is in its fourth year, but the term“Spouses” was added this year in an effort tosupport the spouses of female Soldiers. This pop-ulation has increased in recent years according toCathy Scott, Army Community Service adminis-trative support and one of the people whohelped coordinate the workshop portion of theconference.

She said the event is important. “I think itgives spouses a taste of all the different resourcesavailable to them. By offering these classes, theycan try a little of this and a little of that withoutcompletely committing to it,” said Scott.

Spouses signed up to take classes at the FortPolk Education Center. Each class lasted 45 min-utes. There were four sessions of classes held inthe morning covering a wide variety of topics tohelp spouses improve mind, body and spirit.

Some of the classes that were available includ-ed the power of protocol, which helped spouseslearn time-honored Army traditions, customsand courtesies; Romance on a shoestring, wherespouses learned how to keep romance alive with-out breaking the bank; resume writing; computersurvival; and “aging gracefully,” which taughtspouses how to feed, nurture and supporthealthy skin. These and about 20 other subjectswere available for spouses to choose from.

Regardless of the class, instructors encouragedspouses to do the best they could and just havefun.

During a cooking demonstration called “Spiceit up,” Clarence Harmonson and his spouse,Agnes, showed how to cook Cajun and Mexicanrecipes, one of each kind, with humor and freshingredients.

“I think it’s very important when we can bringspouses together like this. They will build friend-ships thanks to this event, not to mention that alot of them say they will be cooking this recipefor dinner tonight and I think that’s awesome,”said Harmonson.

One of the spouses taking the cooking classwas Ashley Bullard. She said, “I’m having a goodday so far. The first class I took was ‘Customsand Traditions’. It was really helpful. Cookingwith Clarence is my second class. I love to cookand who doesn’t like eating good food?”

Spouses who wanted to learn how to take careof themselves in the event of an attack signed upfor the self-defense class. Harley Lane, a studentat “The Dojo, Holland Martial Arts” and one ofthe instructors, said she knew they were givingthe spouses a lot of information to absorb quick-ly. “I want you ladies to learn the moves that weare teaching you so that no matter how quicklysomething happens, these moves will come natu-rally to you, so practice them at home,” saidLane.

Elizabeth Parker signed up for the beadingclass that taught spouses how to do simple bead-work and express their creativity. “I have no cre-ative inspiration on my own, but give me a pic-ture to copy and some instructions to follow andI’m great. So, I really like that they had this bead-ing class,” said Parker.

Katherine Brown signed up for the class called“Don’t be a dipstick.” The class taught spousessome basic automotive problem solving skillsthat every driver should know. “I wanted to

Creativity abounds as ladies have fun making their own jewelry in a class called "JustBead It" at Fort Polk's 2011 Spouse's annual Conference.

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CYSS eventsChild, Youth and School Services offers the fol-

lowing activities to Fort Polk youth:• The HIRED! Program takes a trip to Stephen

F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas, Oct.15. A trip briefing will be held at 7 a.m. for allparticipants. The bus departs Siegfried YouthCenter at 7:30 a.m. and is expected to return by 5p.m. The trip is for youth in grades nine through12. Youth must be registered with CYSS. Formore information call 531-6957.

• The National Football League Punt, Pass,Kick competition is held today at Perez YouthField. Registration takes place today from 5:30-6p.m. and the competition begins at 6:15 p.m. Thisevent is for youth ages 6-15, boys and girls, andthere are five age groups: 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13and 14-15. Competitors must wear sneakers.Cleats are not permitted. Call 531-6004.

• Edge! activities for children in grades sixthrough 12 include bowling at the Strike ZoneBowling Center Tuesday, Oct. 11, 18 and 25; cre-ating pumpkins and masks at the Arts and CraftsCenter Thursday, Oct. 13, 20 and 27; and youthrange day at Warrior Hills Golf Course Oct. 7, 14,21 and 28. All activities are held from 4:30-6 p.m.Transportation is provided from the SiegfriedYouth Center, bldg 4996, to activity sites. Parentsmust pick up their children from the activity site.For more information call 531-1955/1956.

• Home school students may earn physical ed-ucation credits through CYSS. Classes beginMonday. For more information call 531-6004.

GI Bill transfersIf you want to give your GI Bill benefits to

your spouse or children, the paperwork must becompleted before you begin outprocessing or be-fore you submit your retirement package. You

must have served a minimum of six years to beeligible. Your first step is to speak with your unitcareer counselor or retention officer. If you havethe Montgomery GI Bill, the first step is to trans-fer it to the Post 911 Bill. The Education Centerhas counselors available to answer questions onhow to complete this process. Call 531-1537.

Racquetball tourneyIntramural sports hosts a racquetball tourna-

ment at the 1st Maneuver Enhancement BrigadeGym Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Registration endsMonday. The event is open to authorized FamilyMorale, Welfare and Recreation users. For moreinformation call 531-1988/2056.

Youth sportsRegistration continues for Child, Youth and

School Services flag football and cheerleading foryouth ages 5-18. Register at Parent Central Serv-ices, bldg 400, Radio Road. Participants musthave a valid sports physical to register. Cost foreach program is $50 per child, which includes ajersey, team equipment and awards for football; aT-shirt, pompoms and awards for cheerleading.For details call 531-6004/1955/1956.

Contest extendedEntries for the Army 2011 Digital Photography

Contest are accepted through Oct. 30. All entriesmust be submitted online at https://apps.im-com.army.mil/APPTRAC. If you experienceproblems with the website, call 531-4348. Thisyear’s contest categories include: People, militarylife, animals and more. There are two divisionswithin the contest: Active-duty and civilians(Family members, retirees and Department of theArmy civilians). Each division competes for cashawards. Call 531-1980/4348.

Chapel activitiesThe Fort Polk Main Post Chapel hosts the fol-

lowing activities:• Protestant Women of the Chapel hosts a pro-

gram, “Trusting God in Every Circumstance,”Tuesday from 9-11:45 at the Main Post Chapel.On-site child care is provided and drop off be-gins at 8:45 a.m. The group also offers an eveningBible study, centered around the book, “CrazyLove” (by Francis Chan) Wednesdays from 5:45-7:15 p.m. for career women and female Soldiers.Call (337) 353-2185.

• Catholic Women of the Chapel holds a spiri-tual study Wednesdays at the Main Post Chapel.Join them for any part: Rosary, 9 a.m.; mass, 9:30a.m.; fellowship, 10 a.m.; and spiritual study,10:30 a.m. Free on-site child care is available. Formore information call (337) 202-1391.

Father/daughter danceThe Fort Polk Spouses’ Club hosts a

father/daughter ball at the Warrior CommunityCenter Oct. 28 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The event in-cludes food, dancing, prizes and carriage rides.The cost is $30 per couple and $5 per additionaldaughter. Formal dresses or princess costumesare acceptable. All ages welcome. Tickets must bepurchased in advance. Send email to Amy Yatesat [email protected].

Case lot saleThe Retiree Appreciation Day Commissary

case lot sale is held Oct. 29 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.Physically challenged persons may enter at 8:30a.m. For more information call 531-2747.

Carnival cruiseThe Leisure Travel Office, located in Allen Me-

morial Library, offers a five-day Carnival cruiseto Mexico. The cruise departs New Orleans Feb.11 with stops in Cozumel and Progreso. For aninterior room, the cost is $367.19 for the first twopeople and $167.19 for the third and fourth. Foran ocean view room, tickets are $417.19 for thefirst two people and $187.19 for the third andfourth. Prices do not include gratuities. TheLeisure Travel Office offers a payment plan: Thefirst payment is due Saturday. A minimum of $25is required for the first payment. The second pay-ment, $175, is due Oct. 14. The final payment isdue Dec. 13. For more information call 531-2728.

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learn how to fix the car. My husband is deployedand I would love to surprise him with my newknowledge. I just want to learn to do some littlethings and save some money,” said Brown.

After the last session, spouses were treated tolunch and keynote address at the Warrior Com-munity Center. The keynote speaker was Armywife Michelle Cuthrell, a writer, motivationalspeaker and author of “Behind the Blue-Star Ban-ner: A Memoir from the Home Front.” Cuthrell is ajournalist and while her husband was deployed,she wrote columns for the paper she worked forabout the Army experience. The book is a compi-lation of her columns, commentaries, wartimeletters and experiences. Today, four combat de-ployments later, Cuthrell uses her book as an op-portunity to address various military and civilianaudiences about confronting the challenges ofdeployment on the home front, and confrontingthem with joy.

In the end, spouses had the opportunity to en-joy a day that celebrates everything about theirlives. “The spouses’ conference shows us that weare vital to the Army process. We want to learnnew things and be productive, but we also wantto have fun by getting together with other ladiesto share our experiences,” said Bullard.

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FORT POLK, La. — How much do you knowabout breast cancer?

In recognition of National Breast CancerAwareness Month, the Health Promotion Pro-gram at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospi-tal will be providing awareness informationOct. 14 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the hospital.

Here is some basic information provided bythe Centers for Disease Control and the Nation-al Cancer Institute to help you learn more:

The National Cancer Institute identifiesbreast cancer as the most common type of can-cer among women in the United States (otherthan skin cancer). Each year in the UnitedStates, more than 192,000 women are diagnosedwith breast cancer. Breast cancer also developsin men. Each year, about 2,000 men learn theyhave breast cancer.

A breast is made up of three main parts:Glands, ducts and connective tissue. Theglands produce milk. The ducts are passagesthat carry milk to the nipple. The connective tis-sue (which consists of fibrous and fatty tissue)connects and holds everything together.

What is a normal breast?No breast is typical. What is normal for you

may not be normal for another woman. Mostwomen say their breasts feel lumpy or uneven.The way your breasts look and feel can be af-fected by getting your period, having children,losing or gaining weight, and taking certainmedications. Breasts also tend to change as youage.

Lumps in the breastMany conditions can cause lumps in the

breast, including cancer. But most breast lumpsare caused by other medical conditions. Thetwo most common causes of breast lumps are

fibrocystic breast condition and cysts. Fibrocys-tic condition causes noncancerous changes inthe breast that can make them lumpy, tenderand sore. Cysts are small, fluid-filled sacs thatcan develop in the breast.

Tumors and breast cancerSometimes breast cells become abnormal.

These abnormal cells grow, divide and createnew cells that the body does not need and thatdo not function normally. The extra cells form amass called a tumor. Some tumors are "benign"or not cancerous. These tumors usually stay inone spot in the breast and do not cause bighealth problems. Other tumors are "malignant"and are cancer. Breast cancer often starts out toosmall to be felt. As it grows, it can spreadthroughout the breast or to other parts of thebody. This causes serious health problems andcan cause death.

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• Lobular carcinoma. In this kind of breastcancer, the cancer cells begin in the lobes, orlobules, of the breast. Lobules are the glandsthat make milk. Lobular carcinoma “in situ”means the cancer cells are found only in thebreast lobules. Lobular carcinoma in situ, orLCIS, does not spread to other tissues. With in-vasive lobular carcinoma, cancer cells spreadfrom the lobules to the breast tissues that are

close by. These invasive cancer cells can alsospread to other parts of the body.

Don’t be a statistic –– follow the AmericanCancer Society Guidelines for prevention andearly detection of breast cancer:

• Yearly mammograms are recommendedstarting at age 40 and continuing for as long asa woman is in good health.

• Clinical breast exam about every threeyears for women in their 20s and 30s and eachyear for women 40 and over.

• Women should know how their breastsnormally look and feel and report any breastchange promptly to their health care provider.Breast self-exam is an option for women start-ing in their 20s.

• Know your family history. Talk with yourprovider about your history and whether youshould have additional tests at an earlier age.

If you are a beneficiary at BJACH, you mayschedule an appointment with your providerby calling 531-3011. For more information, call531-6880/3255. BJACH’s Mammograms areself-referral –– just call or stop by the RadiologyDepartment and make your appointment.

For more information visit the National Can-cer Institute at www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/breast or visit the Center for DiseaseControl at www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/ or visit the American Can-cer Society at www.cancer.org/Healthy/Find-CancerEarly/index.


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Autumn’s arrival means cooler temps for outdoor activities

With the official arrival of au-tumn Sept. 21, Fort Polk residentshave enjoyed milder temperatures

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The people pictured on this pagewere out enjoying the weather Sept.28.

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FORT POLK, La. –– The Directorate of FamilyMorale, Welfare and Recreation announces thefollowing hours for facilities Oct. 10:

• 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Gym:10 a.m.-6 p.m.

• 162nd Infantry Brigade Gym: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.• Allen Memorial Library: Closed• Alligator Lake Recreation Site: Closed• Auto Skills Center: Closed• Cantrell Fitness Center: 7 a.m.-8 p.m.• Coffee shop and Leisure Travel: Closed• Mulligan’s: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.• North Fort recreation center B: 8 a.m.-10

p.m. • North Fort recreation center D: 8 a.m.-10

p.m.• Operations Group Gym: Closed• Recreation division: Closed• Recreational shooting complex: 10 a.m.-5

p.m.• Rental Center: Closed• Showboat Theatre: Closed• South Fort 50-meter Pool: Closed• Spare Time Lounge: 1-9 p.m.• Strike Zone Bowling Center: 1-9 p.m.• Toledo Bend Army Recreation Site: 8 a.m.-5

p.m.• Warrior Hills Golf Course: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.The Warrior Community Center offers brunch

Oct. 9 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is closed Monday.The Arts and Crafts Center, woodshop andChild, Youth and School Services programs areclosed Oct. 8-10. All Army Community Servicefacilities are closed Oct. 10.

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‘Take me home’: Polk’s strays need tender loving careShower love on needy pets

Looking for a pet who needs tender lovingcare and who will love you unconditionally?Visit the Fort Polk Stray Animal Facility:There are plenty of adorable dogs and pret-ty kitties for you to take home. The facility islocated off of La. Hwy 10 after you pass La.Hwy 467 heading south and is open Mon-day through Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Itcloses at noon on the last day of eachmonth. For more information or to confirmsomeone is available for your visit call 531-1322. You can also find them on Facebookby searching for “Polk Pets.”

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ly Readiness Group meeting Tuesday at Sol-dier’s Chapel (across from the 519th MP Bn) at11:30 a.m. For more information email christo-pher.riggs.army.mil or call 531-2468.

91st MP Det, 519th MP Bn — Hosts an FRGmeeting Oct. 21 at the detachment at 6 p.m. Formore information call 531-4919 or [email protected].

204th MP Co, 519th MP Bn — Hosts an FRGmeeting Oct. 17 at the Strike Zone BowlingCenter at 6 p.m. For more information call (337)718-7300 or email [email protected].

209th MP Co, 519th MP Bn — Hosts an FRGmeeting Oct. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the FamilyReadiness Center. For more information [email protected] or call (337) 304-6717.

258th MP Co, 519th MP Bn — Hosts an FRGmeeting Oct. 13 at the battalion classroom at 6p.m. For more information call (337) 353-9424or email [email protected].

272nd MP Co, 519th MP Bn — Hosts andFRG meeting Oct. 25 at the battalion classroomat 6 p.m. For more information email [email protected].

162nd Inf Bde1st Bn, 353rd Inf Reg — Hosts a carwash

Saturday at the Education Center located offColorado Avenue from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. For moreinformation call 531-5016.

3rd Bn, 353rd Inf Reg — Hosts an FRGSteering Committee meeting Tuesday from 11-11:30 a.m. at battalion headquarters conferenceroom and an FRG car wash at the EducationCenter from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 29. For more in-formation call 653-3100.

5th Bn, 353rd Inf Reg — Hosts a battalionFall Fest “Halloween Celebration” Oct. 22 from4-6 p.m. For more information call 653-3100.

6th Bn, 353rd Inf Reg HHC — Hosts amovie night featuring “It’s the Great Pumpkin,Charlie Brown” at bldg 8209 Oct. 14 from 5:30-7p.m. For more information call 653-3100.

6th Bn, 353rd Inf Reg B Co — Hosts an FRGmeeting at Dogwood Terrance NeighborhoodCenter Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. and a Halloween cook-out at Alligator Lake, Pavilion E, Oct. 29 from4-8 p.m. For more information call 653-3100.

Kids rideBig Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest

Louisiana hosts “Ride for the Kids” Oct. 15 at117 Port St. (behind Presley’s BBQ) DeRidder.Early registration costs $35 and late registrationcosts $40. Ride begins at 11 a.m. For more infor-mation or to register visit www.cityofderid-der.org.

Craft bazaarSandy Hill Baptist Church, located at 1256

Pitkin Road in Leesville, hosts a craft bazaarfrom 8 a.m-noon and a children’s carnival fromnoon-4 p.m Saturday.

For more information contact BarbaraMoody at (337) 460-1921.

Breast cancer raffleA raffle takes place at the Walmart in

Leesville Oct. 14 from 9-6 p.m. in support of theSusan G. Komen three-day Walk for the Cure.Baked goods will be offered for donations. Formore information call Desere Emmel at (337)423-1181.

Driver safetyThe Barksdale Federal Credit Union, located

at 604 South 6th St. in Leesville, hosts a classNov. 7 on the American Association of RetiredPersons driver safety program. The class beginsat 9 a.m. and is a four-hour refresher course.For more information call 238-2413.

Church homecomingThe Starlight Missionary Baptist Church in

DeRidder celebrates their 51 year homecomingand 108th year church anniversary Oct. 2 at 3p.m. The guest pastor will be Rev. George B.Harris and the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of De-Ridder. For more information call (337) 463-5378.

Missions bazaarThe Rivers of Living Water Church, located

at 509 North 3rd St. in Leesville hosts a mis-sions bazaar Oct. 15 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m and aFall Festival Oct. 22 from 4-8 p.m. at the churchgrounds. For more information call 238-4707 oremail [email protected].

Upward Sports LeagueThe Upward Basketball Sports League and

Cheerleading will be held at East Leesville Bap-tist Church for students in kindergartenthrough sixth grade. Early registration is openuntil Oct. 25. and costs $75. After Oct. 25, theregistration cost is $100. Evaluation dates areOct. 8 from 1-5 p.m. and Oct. 11, 13, 18, 20, and25 from 4:30-8 p.m. If you are interested incoaching or refereeing, contact the church of-fice. Registration forms can be found at el-bchurch.org. For more information call thechurch office at 239-3733.

Motorcycle rideThe Calcasieu Area Council Boy Scouts of

America hosts Ride The Eagle Trail Oct. 15. Thecost is $25 per rider and $10 per passenger. Theride is a total of 117 miles and starts in Sulpherat Stine’s Lumber at 8 a.m. The ride ends atCamp Edgewood where there will be archery,food and drinks, music, canoeing, hiking, scoutskills presentation and cooking demonstrationsand more. For more information call (337) 274-1510 or email [email protected].

School lunchThe Vernon Parish School Board announces

the lunch menu for Monday through Wednes-day. Meals come with choice of milk. Monday:Chicken shoestrings, brown gravy, mashed po-tatoes, green beans, mixed fruit, hot roll; Tues-day: Sloppy joe, baked beans, potato rounds,applesauce; Wednesday: Beef and cheese na-chos, ranch style beans, apple cobbler, brownie.

Join todayDiscover the excitement of being a Girl Scout

by connecting with your community or becom-ing an adult volunteer.

New programs are being developed to teachgirls leadership development, courage, confi-dence, integrity and compassion.

No matter what your skills, there are shortand long-term assignments for volunteers andyou don’t have to have a daughter participate.For more information call Pat Lore at (800) 960-2093 or (337) 984-1142.

Hospice help soughtHospice of Leesville seeks individuals inter-

ested in donating time. No special training orexperience is needed. For more information call239-1020.

Trade DaysMain Street Trade Days is held the first and

third Saturday of each month on Third Street atthe Third Street Market in historic downtownLeesville from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. The next TradeDays is Saturday. Call (337) 392-1776 for moreinformation.

Vernon Resource CenterThe Vernon Pregnancy Resource Center, 110

East Lula St., Leesville, offers free testing andsupplies to women of Vernon Parish. Call (337)239-9863 for more information.

Half marathonA formal training group is meeting to pre-

pare for a November half marathon. All run-ners are welcome. For more information [email protected].

Spouses’ Club cookbooksThe Fort Polk Spouses’ Club cookbooks are

coming soon. Pre-order to receive the book for$15. After Oct. 19, the cost is $18. Send name,address, phone number and email addressalong with a check payable to FPSC to

Fort Polk Spouses Club Attn: CookbooksP.O. Box 3911Fort Polk, LA 71459Add $5 for shipping if you are unable to pick

up your cookbook on post. For more informa-tion call Christi Urbanek at (910) 578-0160.

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IN HOME PRE-SCHOOL & TODDLERDAYCARE ImmediateOpenings ages 2 – 5 yearsold. My Daycare offers *Art * Music * Reading *and all the basic funda-mentals of starting school.Meals Included. Monday– Friday. CPR First AidCertified. Please call(337) 239 – 2393 or (337)278 – 7921. If no answerplease leave a message. -10/7

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SEEKING LICENSEDESTHETICIAN withimpeccable personalgrooming and out-goingpersonality to provide con-tract services to modern,newly renovated medicalspa. Fax resume to 337-392-6103. 9-30.

FULL OR PARTSTYLIST NEEDED,Must have a La. license orable to get a La. License.Able to work on Saturdaysand have experience inMen, Women and childrenHairstyles. Fun andrelaxed atmosphere, pay isbased on experience.Retail commission andmuch more, this positioncould lead in to a FirstStylist / Assistant Manageras the Salon grows andexpands. For personalinterview call TheresaLarue 238-1160 - UFN

NEWLY OPENED Salonlooking for NAIL TECHand LICSENSED MAS-SAGE THERAPIST. Ifinterested please call:(337) 404-3973 or (337)353-8842 -TFN

NOW HIRINGMILITARY SPOUSESAND RETIREDMILITARY• ArmedForces Benefits Networkseeks individuals to fillpositions in the Fort Polkarea. Representative willprovide information toactive duty personnel andtheir families on theirmilitary and governmentbenefits, including finan-cial matters. AFBN pro-vides training and paidvacations for those whoqualify. Only individualsseeking $30,000 + annualneed apply. Call Joanne1-866-729-7845 ext. 222.10-7

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HOME FOR SALE:Looks are deceiving; thishome is solid from its 2x6trusses to its solid founda-tion. It is a very openMediterranean style floorplan with open accessfrom the Kitchen to thedining to the living to thelarge family room. Thefamily room has 6 largewindows on the back witha wide open view of thebeautifully landscapedbackyard and the salt sys-tem in ground pool, sokeeping an eye on theyoung ones is easy, it issecluded because of the 6foot privacy fence sur-rounding the entire backyard. This home has 3large bedrooms and twobathrooms and the Masterhas a large walk in closetand both a Jacuzzi tub andseparate shower with a hisand her sink on separatesides. And that's not thebest part; this home has atwo car garage and islocated on Paradise Covein Anacoco, a very quietand comfy location, itsonly 12 miles fromLeesville in one directionand 12 miles from thebeautiful Toledo Bend inthe other. We have to partwith our home because weare leaving the area, pleasecome by and view ourhome and consider makingit yours for many years tocome. Asking $259,000.00. MLS # 02-2605. Please Call 239-2211. -TFN

SOMETHING toTALK ABOUT!!!PLUS PLENTY OFROOM!! It offersceramic tile, customcabinetry, and cathedralceilings, and is move inready JUST IN CASEyou're in a RUSH andwant NEW constructionTHIS ONE IS READYREADY READY!!PLUS BUILDER ISGIVING $2000 towardspurchasers closingcosts!!!. This could beyour new home. 3 Bed/2Bath. 2 Car Garage.2,420 Total Sq. Ft.Ranch Style Home. 123Emily Drive NewLlano, La 71461 MLS#29-146 Call CandiceSkinner Real Estatetoday at 337-404-39269/30

A HIDDEN HILLTOPnestled back in one ofLeesville's most soughtafter subdivisions!!This 2002 build pro-vides ALL of the mani-cured yard you couldwant with plenty ofspace to spare on theinterior 4br/2ba. Handcrafted cabinetry allowsfor PLENTY of storagein the kitchen and thedining room allows forboth casual and formaldining while enjoyingyour company in theliving room. THIS ISTHE ONE!!4Bed/2Bath. 2 CarGarage. 2,800 Total Sq.Ft. Ranch Style Home.710 WOODLAND DRLeesville, LA 71446MLS #29-103 CallCandice Skinner RealEstate today at 337-404-3926 -9/30

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FOR RENT 3BR/2BASINGLE FAMILYHOUSE - $2,000/Month.3Bed/2Bath, Sq Footage1,559 No Pets. Deposit$2,000 FURNISHED!!Owners have taken excep-tional care of this 3br/2ba,1559 sq ft home. Rent$2000/Deposit $2000.Nonrefundable PetDeposit $500. $500Refundable FurnitureDeposit. Offers one of theLARGEST LOTS in thesubdivision, tray ceilings,WALK IN CLOSETS INEVERY ROOM, not tomention ONLY 20 minutesto Fort Polk and onlyMINUTES from all of theconveniences Deridder hasto offer. MUST SEE!!!DAILY RATE – 125.00.BETTER THAN ANYHOTEL!! Will acceptpets. Call CANDICESKINNER Real Estate @337.404.3926 for moredetails. 9/30

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**CHAPEL RENTALS -Attractive 1, 2 & 3 BR.M.H.`s furnished & unfur-nished with C/A/H, locat-ed near Ft. Polk main gate.Special Military Deposit.Washateria located onpremises. Reasonablerates. Must see to appreci-ate. Call 239-0587 or 348-9070. -TFN

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2008 3500 Duramaxdually for sale. Utilitybed. 4x4, PTO lowmileage asking $23,000call (907) 301-0477 -9/30

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OLD STYLE ROYCEHAM RADIO (approx 20years old). Was workingwhen inherited from Ohio5 years ago. No Antennae.Don’t know worth. Makeany REASONABLE offer.Call 337-208-1885 -9/30

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ROSEPINE : 171 Nissan & HWY Ford

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