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NCO, Soldier of the YearNamed at Luncheon

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ArchaeologyEventHonors PastDirector

Fall Safety Message .......................Page 2News Briefs.....................................Page 6Off Duty in the Community ..........Page 7Kenner Connection ......................Page 20Word Search .................................Page 21Calendar of Events................Pages 26-29

Pumpkin Pals

CDCMulti-Center HostsIts First Harvest FestSee Page 19

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Staff Sgt. Carlos Lorenzo helps his son, Derek, a 3-year-old in the preschool class, paint a pumpkin at the Harvest Fest held at the CDC Multi-Center Oct. 23. See Page 19 for more photos. Photo by Amy Perry

Commanding General ...................Maj. Gen. Larry D. WycheGarrison Commander ............................ Col. Rodney D. EdgePublic Affairs Officer ............................................ D.R. BinghamCommand Information/Managing Editor ....... Patrick BuffettSenior Writer/Special Assignments ................ T. Anthony BellProduction/News Assistant Editor ........................Amy PerryFamily/Community Life Reporter ..................................VacantProduction Assistant ................................... Kathryn C. Weigel

COMMENTARY

Fall and winter landscapes provide glimpses of nature’s beauty, but these picturesque scenes are not without risk. As we go into the fall and winter season, we must compensate for changing weather conditions and the reduction of daylight hours.

When driving in these conditions, drive at appropriate speeds and turn on your headlights. Be especially watchful for joggers, troop formations, pedestrians and children playing in the housing areas. Bikers and joggers must wear reflective clothing that is visible in all directions after dusk and before dawn.

When driving in rain, fog, sleet or snow, stay within the limits of your vision. Drive slowly and increase your following distance. Your speed should be adjusted for the conditions and match the flow of traffic. As roadway conditions may vary depending on the sun, shade or roadway surface, watch for slick spots, especially under bridges and on overpasses. Be prepared to react physically and mentally. Trips should be planned to minimize travel in darkness.

Be a defensive driver. Always buckle your seat belts. Don’t drink and drive. Take

advantage of the designated driver program. If using a phone while driving, make sure

while driving.We must all pledge to be more safety

conscious. Assess every situation for hazards and find ways to control them. Make safety an integral part of your life. Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

– Maj. Gen. Larry D. WycheCASCOM and Fort Lee

Commanding General

Compensate for Changes in Conditions as Colder Weather ApproachesStaying Safe

by Jason Alderman

Are you ordering far fewer checks for your bank account these days? Does a roll of postage stamps seem to last a lot longer? Like most people, you’re probably performing many more financial transactions electronically, either by choice or because companies and government agencies have increasingly made it all but mandatory.

from a checking or credit card account. Utilities, mortgage lenders, insurance companies and others strongly encourage electronic payments. And many states now distribute benefits like unemployment, child support and disability assistance using prepaid cards instead of paper checks.

Know the ‘Ins’ and ‘Outs’ of ePaymentsprinting, processing and mailing millions of paper checks and statements; and with first-class postage costing 45 cents, customers rack up savings over time. And they save millions of tons of paper.

direct deposits to your bank account or prepaid card occur the same day (often instantly), versus being delayed in the mail. And, if you sometimes forget to mail payments on time, auto payment protects against late fees and overdraft charges.

pay, where you first review your bill and then authorize payment; or recurring bill pay, where your bills are paid automatically at a scheduled time – for either for the full amount (usually mandatory with utilities), the minimum

payment due, or an amount you choose. You can usually have funds drawn from either your checking or credit card account (be sure to ask).

fashioned mail theft remains a major problem. For

benefit checks were reported lost or stolen and had to be replaced.

That doesn’t mean electronic transactions are risk-free. As with email or any kind of online activity, you should take these precautions to protect your computer (and cell

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NEWS

Curation Facility Marks 10th Anniversary

While the government strongly encour-ages its workforce to participate in the Nov. 6 Election Day activities, federal employees are reminded that administra-tive time off for voting is limited to a few specific circumstances.

Excused absences “should rarely be need-ed,” noted Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry in a recent memo to in-stallation human resource directors.

“Typically, polling places throughout the United States are open for extended periods of time, and an increasing number of jurisdictions are offering early voting options,” the memo explained. “Agencies have discretionary authority to grant ex-cused absence to the extent that such time off does not interfere with agency opera-tions. (The head of each agency or his or her designee is also authorized) to adjust policies to circumstances as they unfold.”

The memo advised agencies to consider the following guidelines when creating their policies on excused absence for vot-

ing in the upcoming election.Granting Excused Absence for Voting

In areas where the polls are not open at least three hours before or after an em-ployee’s regular work hours, an agency may grant a limited amount of excused absence to permit the employee to report for work three hours after the polls open or leave from work three hours before the polls close, whichever requires the lesser amount of time off.

For example, if an employee is scheduled to work from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and his or her assigned polling place is open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m., the employee should not be granted ex-cused absence for voting since a window of three hours is open at the end of the workday to vote. However, if an employee is sched-uled to work from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and the assigned polling place is open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. (as they are in Virginia), the employee may be granted 30 minutes of excused ab-sence from 4-4:30 p.m., if requested.Extended Commuting Distance

If an employee’s polling place is be-yond normal commuting distance and vot-ing by absentee ballot is not permitted, the agency may grant excused absence (not to exceed one day) to allow the individual to make the trip necessary to cast a ballot. If more than one day is needed, the employee may request annual leave or leave without pay for the additional period of absence.Early Voting

An increasing number of jurisdictions offer a period prior to the day of the elec-tion during which voters may cast ballots early. Some employees, such as those on alternative work schedules, may find it convenient to vote during these early vot-ing periods. Agencies should grant ex-cused absence for early voting only when (1) the employee will be unable to vote on the day of the election because of activi-ties directly related to the agency’s mis-sion (such as travel) and cannot vote by absentee ballot, or (2) early voting hours are the same as, or exceed, voting hours

on the day of the election, in which case the information provided under “Granting Excused Absence for Voting” applies.

If an employee chooses to vote earlier, but the hours in which polling places are open are shorter than on Election Day, the employee is not eligible for excused ab-sence because he or she opted to vote at that time. Also, an agency should not grant an excused absence during non-workday’s resulting from compressed or other alter-native work schedules if it coincides with a day that polling places are open for voting.Additional Information

For general information on federal pay, leave and work scheduling policies, visit www.opm.gov/oca/. Since policies may differ from agency to agency, employees should contact their human resources of-fice for information on their agency’s poli-cy on excused absence for voting.

– Garrison Voting Assistance Officeand Staff Reports

What Rules Apply for Election Day Time Off?

SEE RACF, PAGE 23

Directorate of Public Works employees Cori Reish, left, Colin Darby, Andrew Menefee and Alex Alvarado admire sharks' teeth that are up to 40 million years old Tuesday during the Fort Lee Regional Curation Facility's open house.

PHOTO BY KATHRYN C. WEIGEL

by Kathryn C. WeigelProduction Assistant

Fort Lee’s Regional Archaeological Curation Facility marked its 10th anniversary Tuesday by honoring the woman who brought it into existence.

A magnolia tree was dedicated to Carol Anderson, who is now chief of the Environmental Management Office at the Directorate of Public Works. It was her efforts and foresight that made the facility possible, said guest speaker Jimmy Blankenship, historian and curator at the Petersburg National Battlefield.

After describing the Civil War conflicts that took place on what is today Fort Lee, Blankenship said Anderson is responsible for the “top of the line facility” where the National Park Service and other clients store artifacts. “The battle-field’s entire museum collection, except what is on display, is stored in this building,” he said.

“It it part of Carol’s legacy, and from the park’s point of view, the best part of it,” said Blankenship.

When Anderson was named cultural resources manager in EMO in 1992, the first thing she

ran into – literally – was a box of prehistoric artifacts that kept her from putting her feet under her desk.

Anderson’s hard work and perseverance brought the re-gional center into being, said Amy Wood, current cultural resources manager.

Once she’d moved that box of archaeological artifacts, Anderson began studying Army regulations and archaeo-logical surveys that had evaluated sites at Fort Lee. She tracked down post artifacts at Virginia Commonwealth University, the College of William and Mary, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and assorted warehous-es in flood-prone areas. None of the places housing bits of history found at Fort Lee met federal standards. So, it was obvious to Anderson that Fort Lee needed a proper facility for storing and studying its artifacts.

The federal government requires archaeological sur-veys be done before construction starts on its lands. Artifacts that are found need to be stored in a facility that has climate controls, alarm and fire suppression systems and a back-up power supply, as Fort Lee’s center does.


by Nancy BurnsArmy Community Service AFAP Coordinator

Of the 16 issues and recommendations submitted for the installation’s Army Family Action Plan Conference a few weeks ago, five became priority matters that were presented to Gen. Larry D. Wyche, the CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general.

The details of those top issues – which included spe-cial parking for expectant mothers and fixing the incon-veniences of the TRICARE referral process – were de-tailed in an Oct. 11 Fort Lee Traveller article.

What happened to the other 11 issues, and why were they not prioritized?

Those questions can be answered with an explanation of how the AFAP process works … volunteer conference delegates from the community discuss every issue sub-mitted in great detail and decide which ones can reason-ably be resolved if forwarded to installation or higher-level leaders. The following is their assessment of the issues that were not discussed at the Oct. 4 out-brief.

No. 1413 Barking dogs: The group chose not to pri-oritize this issue after speaking to subject matter experts. The Villages’ (Pinnacle Housing) lease already covers this situation. The installation noise ordinance also es-tablishes quiet hours between 10 p.m. - 8 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight - 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday. All complaints should go through the resident relations specialist. After hours, residents should call the military police desk, (804) 734-7400, so a complaint can be documented and put on the blotter. The next day, the resident should follow up with the resident relation spe-cialist. The policy also states there is a 21-day policy to fix the problem and, after that, the Family will need to get rid of the dog or vacate on-post housing.

No. 0813 On-site childcare at Kenner Army Health Clinic for parents who have appointments: During dis-cussions with a subject matter expert, the working group learned that this matter has been explored and the Fort Lee Child Development Center cannot set up a room for that specific purpose. The CDC requires a guaran-teed minimum number of children every day. Also, due to Kenner regulations, the room would have to be ster-ile, meaning no toys, etc. There are 10 slots available at CDC for patients with children; however, there is an hourly charge.

No. 0513 Not enough automatic external defibrillators on the installation: The group chose not to prioritize this issue because there is already a plan of action concerning AEDs. Fort Lee Assistant Fire Chief Brian Harness said the department is purchasing AED equipment with end-of-year funds. The goal is one unit per floor and one per 300 feet in administrative buildings on post. Currently, 218 units are in service and another 105 have been pur-chased at a cost of $1,500 each. Obtaining the addition-al 196 units needed is a priority for the Directorate of Emergency Services. Since AEDs have never been used

on Fort Lee, Harness said increased awareness and train-ing is also a priority.

No. 0113 Dog Park: A plan of action is also in place for this issue, according to Antony Nelson from FMWR. The identified obstacles include funding and finding an appropriate location. Maintenance would not be an is-sue, Nelson said, as long as owners take responsibility for cleaning up pet waste.

No. 1113 No turn arrow at A Avenue and 34th Street traffic light: According to John Royster from the Directorate of Public Works, the traffic signal was in-stalled when Jessep Street, was closed for construction of Army Logistics University facilities. It allowed vehi-cles from ALU to enter and exit the area more efficiently. Jessup Street has since opened and a new lodging facility is under construction nearby. DPW said a study will be conducted after the lodging facility opens (projected for January 2013) to determine what impact it will have on traffic patterns. This study would determine if left turn arrows are warranted per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. DPW will obtain a cost estimate for the study and request the funds from garrison.

No. 1013 Protecting and identifying special needs Family members: The group decided not to prioritize this issue because a Prince George County Sheriff’s Department program already exists and includes Fort Lee. There is no charge for this service.

No. 0613 Gym hours on training holidays: According to Kyle Nelson from FMWR, Clark Gym will now be open on training holidays from 4:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

No. 0313 Army Community Service Employment Lab computers need upgrading: ACS is already working with its information technology support team to make more employment websites accessible in the employment lab.

No. 1513 Soldier Support Center services provided to trainees upon arrival: The submitted issue was not specific enough to merit much discussion. Many of the situations identified were inherited by Fort Lee and are already being resolved. Subject matter expert Robert Reese said the SSC is working on an issue of miscom-munication of responsibility between the S-1 office and the support center.

No. 0913 Privacy fences in housing: Noting that the sug-gestion had already been considered, DPW subject matter expert Albert Williams said it would be too costly to fence in all of the houses on Fort Lee. In addition, it adds mainte-nance responsibilities to renters not desiring a fence.

No. 0713 Spouses should be encouraged to in-pro-cess with their Soldier sponsors: Robert Reese from the Human Resources Department said spouses cannot be tasked to attend briefings. Furthermore, in-processing mostly involves Soldier-related paperwork that would be of no interest to the spouse. There are briefings that are more relevant to Families that spouses are already encouraged to attend. This information is included in the packets given to Soldiers and published in the post newspaper and on the Internet. The recommendation to

A Closer Look at AFAP Conference Issues

send a letter with basic post information and a welcome to post directly to the incoming spouse will be pursued. The submission also suggested a spouse orientation to post similar to the newcomer’s brief that is conducted every Monday at 2 p.m. in the Soldier Support Center, Room 125.

For additional information about the Fort Lee AFAP Program, visit www.leemwr.com and click on the Army Community Service link in the menu on the left side of the page.

Each year, Army Family Action Plan issues that can’t be resolved at a local level are pushed to higher headquarters. The following issues are ac-complishments made possible by AFAP:

official photographs of Soldiers

members

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fees for consistency and predictability -

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injured and ill Soldiers and Families through AW2 community support network

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marriage enrichment classes

installations-

riors, Family members and caregivers

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Compensation increased from 8 to 38 states and is one of top 10 priorities of DoD State Liaison Office

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Catholic ServicesAll Saints Day masses will be held Nov. 1 to com-

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Also, an All Souls Day mass will be held Nov. 2, 11:45 a.m., at Memorial Chapel.

For details, call (804) 734-1437.

Education FairThe annual Fort Lee Education Fair will be Nov. 14,

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Turkey ShootThe Fort Lee Provost Marshal Office will hold its

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Personally owned shotguns that are registered in ac-cordance with CASCOM Regulation 190-2 and Fort Lee Policy 08-12 are welcome. All ammunition will be sup-plied by the PMO. Food will be available for purchase.

For details, call Game Warden Mike Johnson at (804) 652-5979.

Mortgage AidHope Now will offer mortgage help to active duty

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For details, call the Housing Services Office at (804) 765-1597 or 765-1963.

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Patients with medical emergencies should call 911 or report to the nearest hospital emergency room. For acute or urgent care needs on holidays and after hours, call the KAHC administrative officer of the day at (804) 734-9000 for referral authorization to visit an ur-gent care center.

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Chief Warrant Officer 4 Leonard R. Levy, a CASCOM armament ca-pabilities developer, receives the Purple Heart medal Oct. 12 from Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche, Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee commanding general, left, as his wife Marie helps hold the citation. Levy accepts the award for wounds received in action during Operation Enduring Freedom II. “The Purple Heart is not something Soldiers desire to receive. It is earned through their actions and commitment to duty,” Wyche said. “Today, he bears the scars of war, a testament to his promise kept, (his promise) to support, defend and faithfully discharge his duties.” Levy was driving a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle near Balad, Iraq, on Feb. 13, 2005, when a road-side bomb detonated and caused him severe head trauma.

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Name: Spc. Jimmy SprouseUnit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 59th Ordnance BrigadeMOS: 88M – motor transport operatorTime in service: three yearsHometown: Weston, W.Va.Family: single with two childrenAge: 31Describe yourself: “I’m a people person. I like to meet new people, I like to engage in conversation with people of different backgrounds and I like trying new things.”Pastimes: “I’m a volunteer

community. When I go home, I usually go bow hunting and

Dream car: “A 1967 Ford Mustang.”Pet peeve: “Honesty – be honest no matter if it hurts

the other person. If you don’t say what you honestly feel, you can put people in a bad situation.”Talent: “I can pretty much adapt and overcome anything.”Worst fear: “My worst fear right now is not being around long enough to see my kids graduate high school.”The one person you most admire: “My grandmother. When my parents got divorced, my grandmother pretty much watched me all the time after school. We got really close watching NCAA basketball. She was passionate about it. It didn’t even matter who was playing.

Once we got really close, she shared a lot of things with me about marriage, about how you’re supposed to treat people, and even showed it. I hated grocery shopping with her because it was an all-day event, but now that she has passed away, I wish I could go back and relive all that.” One defining moment: “The change of my life would

did a year ago to Iraq. It basically changed the way I see the simple things we all take for granted. It also changed my relationship with my Family. I wasn’t as close to them, but the deployment brought us extremely close, probably the strongest bond I’ve had in my life with my Family. It changed me as a person, a man, as a father, as a son, and it made me appreciate things. Even if I have only 10 minutes with my kids, it’s 10 that I didn’t have earlier.”

Why you joined the Army: “When the economy went bad,

in pretty much dried out. I’ve got 15 Family members who are in the Air Force and I didn’t want to follow in their footsteps so I decided to join the Army.”What it means to be a Soldier: “To me, being a Soldier is a chance to defend your country, but it’s also something that teaches you discipline, the right way to handle things and provide job skills that will allow you to go on to use if you get out of the military.”The qualities you admire in leaders: “The leaders I look up to are the ones you know who care about where you’re going in your career. They try to emphasize certain areas that you need to pick up on, and they also give you tasks to complete to show you how you can lead other Soldiers in that process.”

The qualities you admire in your fellow Soldiers: “I look for people to be honest. If you have a problem, let’s talk about it, and do it in a tactful way and show respect no matter who they are.”Best thing about the Army: “If you work hard, do what you’re supposed to do and you’re on time, you can really move up in the system. It can also provide you with an education, leadership skills and programs that can make you a better parent, husband, etc.”Worst thing: “There isn’t anything I hate about the Army. It’s rough sometimes, but the Army’s really good. It’s done a lot for me.”Future plans: “My ultimate goal is to stay in the military and

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School redistricting was among the topics of discussion at the Oct. 9 Installation Town Hall at the Fort Lee Theater.

Referencing an Aug. 23 decision by Prince George County Schools – just 12 days before the start of the school year – to reassign about 90 students in the Monroe Manor housing area from L.L. Beazley to South Elementary School, a concerned parent asked if the situation will be repeated next year. Particularly troublesome, the parent noted, was the fact that many did not receive actual notice until five days before the start of classes.

“Prince George County Public Schools (the primary district serving Fort Lee) monitors student enrollment on an annual basis to ensure buildings and grounds are uti-lized to capacity, pupil-teacher ratios are low and consistent across all schools for academic and elective offerings, and all schools remain accredited,” said Prince George School Superintendent Dr. Bobby Browder.

Pursuant to sections 22.1-78, 22.1-79 (8) in the Code of Virginia, “The division superintendent will recommend to the board such changes in attendance areas that are neces-sary for the orderly operation of the schools. These recom-mendations will take into account the need to provide for the competent instruction of the pupils as well as transpor-tation issues.”

It’s not uncommon, noted Nancy Elzie, Fort Lee’s school liaison officer, for districts to make student realignment de-cisions in the weeks before schools start if the number of end-of-summer enrollments exceed school capacity or de-sired student-teacher ratios.

“At this time, there are no plans to recommend any further changes in attendance areas (redistricting),” said Browder. “We will continue to monitor the situation and notify parents as soon as possible if there are any future redistricting plans.”

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“Loose Lips Sinks Ships” is a well known World War II slogan. The words clearly expressed what could happen if the wrong person obtained information and how it could put the Soldier in danger. The slogan is just as important today as it was then. More than ever before, protecting classified and sensitive information depends on the human element of security – our Soldiers, civilian employees and contractors.

Security of our Army’s information is of the utmost im-portance. This includes not only classified information but sensitive information (For Official Use Only). Just because it is not classified does not mean it does not need to be pro-tected. There is a large amount of information that, while un-classified, could still do a great deal of damage to our deploy-ing and deployed units were it to fall into the wrong hands.

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Do not leave a security container unsecured and unattended. Use SF 702 to register when and who opened and closed a security container.

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and should be labeled and protected at the secret level. Do not use this diskette in an unclassified computer. If classified information is found on unclassified computer, do not delete, but notify the organization security manager immediately.

Do not take classified information home. Unless you have a GSA approved container located in your home, tak-ing classified information home to work on is not permitted. Sleeping with it under your pillow is not an option.

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FMWR Brings LaserTag to Fort Leeby Amy PerryProduction/News Assistant Editor

A new outdoor laser tag arena is set to open Friday atthe Outdoor Adventure Park, near Nowak Stadium on CAvenue.

The venue – the only outdoor one in the greaterRichmond area – provides fun for users aged and up,said Matthew Haug, FMWR recreation specialist.

“We wanted to create something that could draw in allgroups,” said Haug. “This activity will be fun for servicemembers, as well as their Families. Outdoor laser tag canalso be a great team building exercise.”

A major difference between inside and outside laser tagarenas is the atmosphere.

“There are no fog machines, flashing lights or crazysounds,” said Haug. “Laser tag is a pursuit game, and theobject of the game is to tag other players.

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Each fall for the past nine years, military and civilian em-ployees throughout Fort Lee have teamed up to support the Department of Army Best Warrior Competition – an event that brings 24 of the service’s top Soldiers together to test their military skills and mettle in a series of challenges that exude the highest Army standards.

Kenner Army Health Clinic is among the support-ers. Its role was apparent at a mass-casualty event dur-ing the wee morning hours of Oct. 17 in an area near the Post Field House. Thirteen experts from the KAHC Medical Company graded the competing Soldiers and NCOs as they performed first aid on role players with a wide variety of simulated injuries.

Master Sgt. Douglas Schwab, Kenner’s senior enlisted adviser, said Best Warrior gives the medical company troops an oppor-tunity to put their field-envi-ronment skills to use, and he called it an honor to support the competition that’s over-seen by the Sergeant Major of the Army.

“We look forward to this competition every year,” he said. “It’s a place where we can put our skills to use and also work with the Army’s best.”

Staff Sgt. Sherry Dixon, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Wilkerson Pediatric Clinic, said they evaluated candidates on their abil-ity to meet or exceed the standards in an environment that becomes especially challenging when organizers add real-life scenarios, like combat-wounded Soldiers.

“The stressors added to the scenarios always separate the mainstream from the best of the best,” she said. “Combat medics (and troops rendering immediate first aid) must re-main calm and accurately recall all of the rescue procedures that need to be performed because someone’s life is at stake.”

The Oct. 17 scenario involved an active shooter situation

and the environment – screaming and moaning role players, and ghastly wounds – was nothing short of chaos. Dixon complimented the competitors for keeping their composure under stressful and realistic conditions and performing at their best or, in some case, far better than expected.

Sgt. Laura Gonzales from the Family Medicine Clinic said the warriors were graded on proper placement of a com-bat application tourniquet, bandaging wounds, single person carry or movement of patient to a casualty collection point

and proper documentation of an injured Soldier.

“The competitors did a great job focusing despite their surroundings,” she said. “In situations like this, the training Soldiers re-ceive does become almost like breathing. As a medic, I know that the injured per-son’s life is in my hands. There isn’t anyone else there to help him. During pre-de-ployment training, I heard and saw all of the explosions but once I realized there was a casualty the only thing that mattered was making sure they had the best chance at a full recovery.”

KAHC Medical Co. 1st Sgt. David Faughnan said Kenner also supports Best Warrior by providing an NCO for the planning and preparation phases. Sgt. 1st Class Eric Kelley was assigned to the Warrior Training Cell beginning in June and helped to create and oversee the event.

Kelley ensured each of the competitors had the proper medical equipment

needed to treat the simulated wounds. Dixon, Sgt. Stephanie Van Ausdall and Sgt. 1st Class

Gary Rodney each received a coin from Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler for their work during the event.

Dixon said she was honored and happy to be selected to receive a coin from the SMA.

“It validated my philosophy about doing the right thing all the time, no matter who is or isn’t watching,” she said. “It is great to be rewarded for your efforts, whether it’s a coin or a simple thank you.”

Kenner Medics Lend Skillsin Support of Best Warrior

Sgt. Sarah Thiel (TOP) and Sgt. Laura Gonzales evaluate warriors as they tend to casualties during an Oct. 17 Best Warrior Competition event at the Post Field House.

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WASHINGTON – Staff Sgt. Matthew Senna was named the Army’s 2012 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Sgt. Saral Shrestha was named the Army’s 2012 Soldier of the Year during an award cer-emony here, Oct. 22.

The two Soldiers received their accolades at the Association of the United States Army’s Sergeant Major of the Army Awards Luncheon. They earned the titles after proving their mettle Oct. 15-19 at the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee.

“It was about the total Soldier concept,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III. “We stressed them mentally as well as physically. We challenged them on their creative and critical thinking skills while un-der pressure. Each one (who competed) should be very proud of what they achieved to get to this place.”

“The competition was so fierce that it could have been anybody’s game,” said Senna, referring to the four-day-long competition, in which the top 24 Soldiers

and NCOs from across the Army competed in physi-cal fitness events, knowledge of military topics, rifle marksmanship, day- and night-land navigation and other warrior tasks and battle drills.

Senna, an infantryman with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, said it was the hardest thing he’d ever ac-complished because “we were up against the best the Army has to offer, and we’re the best Army in the world.”

Senna is assigned to Bravo Company, 7th Army NCO Academy, in Germany. He has served in the Army 10 years and is pursuing an associate’s degree. He said he wants to attain the rank of command sergeant major.

Shrestha, who came to the United States from Nepal when he was 17, joined the Army at age 21. He said his wife, Elisha, helped him study. He said she went with him every weekend on land navigation exercises during his off-time, and she even ran track with him.

I kept telling him he was going to win. I’m really proud of him,” said Elisha.

Shrestha, a power generation equipment repairer, is assigned to Group Service Support Co., Group Support Bn., 3rd Special Forces Group, U.S. Army Special Forces Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. He has served for three years in the Army and has a bach-elor’s degree in computer information science. His goals is to earn a master’s degree in computer engi-neering and become an Army officer.

Both Soldiers credit their wives with being the best coaches; staying up with them through long hours of the night, helping them study battle drills and tasks. Both said they will make the Army a career.

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III presented the awards to the Soldiers. In recognition of their achievements, Senna and Shrestha will represent the Army at special events throughout the coming year.

– David Vergun, Army News Service

TOP SOLDIERSInfantryman, Ordnance Soldier Nab 2012 Best Warrior Titles

(LEFT) Staff Sgt. Matthew Senna and his wife, left, and Sgt. Saral Shrestha and his wife pose for a photo after be-ing names NCO and Soldier of the Year at a Sergeant Major of the Army Best Warrior Competition Awards Luncheon in Washington, D.C. (FAR LEFT,TOP) Shrestha drags a 180-pound dum-my in the stress fire lane that was part of the Oct. 17 BWC Warrior Task and Battle Drill event at the Fort Lee Range Complex. (FAR LEFT, BOTTOM) Senna sets his compass in prepa-ration for the Oct. 16 land navigation event at the range.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO

HOTO BY T. ANTHONY BELL

HOTO BY T. ANTHONY BELL



An $11.4 million highway project that impacts Fort Lee is in its final phase, said Shane Mann, project control engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation.

All road work should be completed by mid-November, he added, though some work involving temporary lane closures may continue for a short while.

The finished product promises to be worth the wait for Fort Lee commuters.

Final surface paving and line striping for the Route 36 project began Monday and is expected to conclude by 6 p.m. Friday. The work impacts the stretch of

highway from the Lee Gate east to the Interstate 295 interchange.

VDOT requires the contractor to maintain two lanes of traffic eastbound from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and westbound from 7:30-9:30 a.m., said Mann.

Traffic has been disrupted for some months, especially at the Sisisky Gate intersection with Temple Avenue. The intersection has been reworked. New signals are being installed there and at the new double left turn lanes from Temple onto Route 36 near the gate.

Once the work is completed, drivers who use the Sisisky Gate will experi-ence better traffic flow in several ways, said Mann. Drivers turning right onto Route 36, which is also called Oaklawn

Boulevard, will have a free flow lane. That means they proceed through the intersection unimpeded regardless of signals for other travel lanes. This will be especially beneficial to those drivers headed for I-295 or Hopewell.

Two straight lanes will carry traffic from Sisisky to Temple, doubling the amount of Colonial Heights-bound traf-fic that clears the intersection on each green signal.

There will continue to be a left turn lane for traffic headed toward Petersburg.

The westbound lanes of Route 36 will have two left turn lanes at the Sisisky Gate, doubling the access for I-295 and Hopewell drivers.

Although it may seem strange that traffic from Temple Avenue now must make a left turn onto Route 36 before turning right onto Sisisky Avenue, Mann said the intersection was designed this way to improve traffic flow. Temple Avenue traffic will no longer compete with traffic exiting the post via Sisisky.

The Virginia Department of Transportation project also includes a third eastbound lane from Temple Avenue to Jefferson Park Road where a divided right turn lane is being installed.

The one-mile project was begun in June 2011.

For the latest real-time traffic in-formation or road conditions, visit www.511virginia.org or call 511.

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by T. Anthony BellSenior Writer/Special Projects

If the life of Devon “Von” Crew could be expressed with a work of art, it would probably be told with a 2-foot-by-3-foot, acrylic-on-canvas piece he completed and hasn’t yet named.

“It’s a cave,” he said. “You’re stand-ing inside of it, and your view is out-ward.”

In the painting’s dark foreground, cracks in the ceiling allow rays of light to pass through. “You have stalac-tites hanging from the cave walls, and there’s a glister look to it,” added Crew.

A tinted, pink sky that Crew de-scribes as a bit “misplaced in its color” lies at the center of tranquil-looking background, complemented by side-lit mountains on the horizon.

“My interpretation of that scene is ‘escape,’” said the former post employ-ee who recently transferred to Defense Supply Center-Richmond. “I literally, physically wanted to take my hand and that brush and those paints and create a scene for that escape.”

The word “escape” in Crew’s vernacular is a metaphor for the acts of artful self-expression he engaged himself in to counteract the negative emotions he sometimes felt.

“I grew up with a positive frame of mind but at the same time it was a negative outlook ... ,” he recalled. “I started trying to refuse God in all areas of my life, really. I

Devon Crew, 22, stands with several of his acryllic paintings that were displayed during Tuesday’s showing at the Virginia Lighthouse for the Blind Office Supply Store at Fort Lee. Crew suffers from retinitis pigmentosa and is legally blind.

PHOTO BY T. ANTHONY BELL

started to blame him. In my heart, I needed that blame to be placed on something or someone or some being. I was enraged in different ways.”

The 22-year-old Crew grew up the third of four chil-dren in a single-parent Richmond household. His moth-er, Deborah, he said, worked several jobs to support the family. His two older siblings – especially his brother, Antoine, nine years his senior – provided the guidance

and support he needed to navigate his way through the various stages of youth, he added.

“We were typical kids growing up,” said Crew, “video games; going outside (to play), when it was comfortable; noth-ing outside of the norm.”

Crew, however, experienced something as a youngster that indicated to him that he wasn’t normal. One day, he spotted a man who was twisting balloons into vari-ous shapes and bolted toward him, hoping to snag one.

“As I was running, the sun was com-ing out and I ran into this dumpster,” he said. “It knocked me backward, my back hit a fence and I just sat there (semi-con-scious). I was hurt, bleeding, and I need-ed stitches when I got to the hospital. It was pretty bad.”

Crew said his mother had known since he was a toddler that he had vision prob-lems that would get progressively worse. Nevertheless, she reared him like a nor-mal child. “A doctor told my mother that

by the age of 5, I wouldn’t have any sight at all,” he said. “She just didn’t believe it and didn’t want to believe it. She said, ‘This doctor doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I’m going to put this in God’s hands.’

“My sight has been stable my entire life.”Crew said he suffers from retinitis pigmentosa and is

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Throughout the year and espe-cially during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Department of Radiology here at Kenner Army Health Clinic encourages you all to stand up and think pink.

Nearly everyone in the U.S. knows or has someone in their lives affected by breast cancer. It is crucial that the community be aware of how it can save lives by raising awareness about breast cancer and early diagnosis. It is estimated that more than 220,000 women and 2,190 men in the United States will be diagnosed with breast

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The second show in the theater’s Main Stage season, “The Last Night at Ballyhoo” was written by Alfred Uhry (playwright of the well-known “Driving Miss Daisy”), and it continues his exploration of the Jewish experience in the American South.

The setting is 1939 Atlanta and Uhry deftly juxtaposes the global news of Hitler’s invasion of Poland and the world premiere of “Gone with the Wind” at the Loew’s Grand Theatre on Peachtree Street. However, in the Freitag household, the conversation is about who is tak-ing whom to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season for Atlanta’s Jewish youth.

Under the direction of Julie Fulcher-Davis, the play’s characters deal with the contradictions of being Jewish in a traditional southern community while facing the com-plications of a changing, modernizing world that will soon be engulfed in global war.

“Though this play is set some 70 years ago, it holds extreme significance today because history continues to repeat itself and humanity as a whole continues to create the same issues,” said Fulcher-Davis. “I love when theatre allows us, as human beings, to laugh at ourselves and in doing so perhaps, even in some small way, impact change

within ourselves and ultimately change for many. Theater is powerful that way.”

Adolph Frietag (Dale Blake) is the patriarch of the fam-ily who is wary of Hitler’s aggressive actions in Europe but acquiesces to the social injustice he suffers in Atlanta. He shares his home with his widowed sister Boo Levy (Ann C. Easterling), the status-conscious mother who is determined to find a prominent Ballyhoo date for her daughter Lala (Emily Haswell), and Reba Freitag, Adolph and Boo’s widowed sister-in-law, whose daughter Sunny (Sarah Erway) is the light of her life.

Into this family’s life come two young men – Joe Farkas (Christopher Stevens), a Brooklyn native who works for Adolph, and Peachy Weil (Sean Ruhf), a “Louisiana Weil” with “good blood lines” on whom all of Boo’s hopes for Lala’s happiness are pinned. It is the arrival of Joe, the “other kind” of Jew whose family heritage can be traced to “east of the Elbe,” that challenges the status quo and compels the family to examine where they came from and who they really are.

“This wonderful ensemble of actors brings such a rich and full life to these characters,” said Fulcher-Davis. “This script is abundant with wit and clever repartee de-livered with sharp and authentic aplomb from this talented cast. Watch out though, just as the laughter starts roaring, a zinger will snare your heart.”

Family rivalries and jealousies that may seem all too familiar to audiences cause the tension that is the source

of most of the play’s laughs. Boo is resentful of Adolph’s position in the family business; the sensible college stu-dent Sunny and the selfish social butterfly Lala have it out over whose father’s funeral was more tragic and who has the better date to Ballyhoo; and everything the pleas-ant, content Reba does causes Boo great annoyance and frustration. “This play is a perfect way to usher in the up-coming holiday family gatherings. You are sure to catch a glimpse of your own family as you share in the trials, laughter and warmth with this family,” said Fulcher-Davis

When the play opened in 1997, The Los Angeles Times said, “Alfred Uhry’s achingly beautiful play “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” (is) luminous and powerful. ... Uhry draws his characters with so fine a pen, on such a solid foundation, that the story takes on the sharp poignancy of life.”

“Just one more gift Uhry gives us in this play, a love story. Not just any love story, the love story that is still breaking hearts today – the one where the untruths and constraints of our thoughts and religions takes precedence over the human heart,” said Fulcher-Davis. “Who wins here? Come see the show and find out.”

Tickets for “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. The Lee Playhouse (Lee Theater) is located in building 4300 on Mahone Avenue.

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“I really wanted to make sure we were in

compliance” with federal law, said Anderson. She also wanted researchers to have access to the artifacts. Anderson eventually got the facility the post needed and brought all of Fort Lee’s scattered artifacts home.

The one-story brick building on 22nd Street off Shop Road behind the Quartermaster and U.S. Army Women’s museums also stores collections for the Petersburg National Battlefield, seven oth-er military bases and the Army Corps of Engineers. All U.S. military services have artifacts stores at RACF.

Anderson adopted a two-pronged ap-proach to make the facility a reality. She applied for a congressional Legacy Grant and worked through the post budget pro-cess year after year after year. In 2002, she finally got sufficient money in the budget – $300,000 – to build the facility, but not enough to design the building or the me-chanical systems.

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A curation facility with room to share was built within the allocation. Not only does it provide proper storage, but it also provides access to artifacts to scholars who want to study them. New scientific discov-eries and technological advances continue to allow archaeologists to learn new things from the old artifacts.

RACF has provided emergency storage for Jamestown artifacts during Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Three years later, it also pro-vided temporary storage for a rare book col-lection from Petersburg that was threatened with water damage.

Visitors at the open house had a chance to view artifacts from Fort Lee and other installations that store their materials here.

Spread out across one table was an impres-sive array of shark’s teeth found on post about a week ago. Some of them date back 40 million years, said curator Amanda Vtipil. Blankenship also displayed some interesting Park Service artifacts that included a framed piece of needlework from the Eppes plan-tation, a photograph of the Civil War hos-pital that cared for 6,000-10,000 soldiers a day and a custom-made uniform for a Confederate “rich kid” that fastened with Union buttons, probably because Confederate buttons were too scarce.

“When I retire, this facility is still going to be here,” Anderson

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Jimmy Blankenship, historian and curator at the Petersburg National Battlefield, points out the di-rection in which a military railroad ran during the Civil War as he addresses the audience at the Fort Lee Regional Curation Facility's 10th anniversary open house Tuesday.

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legally blind. Symptoms of the genetically based, degenerative eye dis-

ease include tunnel vision, blurred vision, poor color separa-tion and slow adjustment to drastic changes in light conditions. Crew, a Virginia Lighthouse for the Blind employee, said he has virtually no peripheral vision, and the vision he does have is somewhat blurry. Jazzman Woody Shaw and former mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown are two notables who have the disease.

While the dumpster accident was the first time Crew knew he had a problem, it wasn’t an isolated event. There were more over the course of his youth.

“They added up and stacked on top of each other,” he said. “That’s where the rage came from.”

The anger resulting from the realization that he had a poten-tially life-changing disease caused him to be angry at God and threw him into the darkest of places, much like the foreground of the cave in his painting. Art, a talent he had cultivated since elementary school, became a place of solace.

“It was almost like a pool,” he said. “You’re filthy with stress, anger and dissatisfaction with your life – it’s all filth – and you jump face-first into this pool. And as soon as you hit that surface, it’s gone. When you put the brush to the canvas, you don’t have stress and you don’t have anger. You’re free from all of that.”

What motivates Crew to paint often takes a backseat to ques-tions of how he accomplishes such a task as a vision-impaired artist. Helen Milner, his supervisor at VLB and one of his big-gest supporters, said those thoughts emerged when she first saw

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Crew doodling on one of his breaks.“Several immediate questions came to mind,” she said.

“‘How does a young man who has been determined to be le-gally blind see what he manages to see?’ ‘How does he manage to put his thoughts on canvas?’ and ‘How does he manage to coordinate those colors in something that he sees as a legally blind person that comes out as a different vision to a sighted person?’”

Crew doesn’t mention whether or not his eyesight has lim-ited him as an artist in any way. Generally, he said, his works start with visualization. Once he has the idea solidified, he starts on the canvas, working his way out from an area as small as a computer pixel, painstakingly completing each until the work is finished.

Furthermore, Crew said he has such an intensely high level of interest in his craft that he has been able to overcome any real or perceived shortcomings. For example, he said, he learned to attain certain levels of texture in his paintings by “sensing the weight of the brush,” then dabbing or stroking accordingly.

In his adolescent years, Crew said he began to mature and experienced an elevated consciousness. He became more ac-cepting of himself and his surroundings and learned to use his senses to gather information and formulate it in ways to cre-ate forms of expression. The lights of opportunity and self-ful-fillment shone upon him like the rays of lights in the painting where it slips through cracks in the cave’s ceiling.

“By the time I started high school,” he said, “I felt like art was a part of me. I saw people as art. I saw objects and animals, the wind as art. I started to see things differently.”

Conversely, Crew was still a fledgling artist – raw in talent and limited in style to a vein of Japanese anime, according to

one of his instructors at Meadowbrook High School.“I was belittled by a teacher in such a way that I was forced

to open my horizon, to see another side of art,” he said. “That’s when I stopped using references like photographs or objects placed in front of me. I started to tap into another level of my consciousness.”

As a result, Crew eventually moved toward interpretive ex-pression and worked toward seeing things beyond the literal or “seeing things as they can or should be.”

Crew said he had achieved his goals during his senior year at Meadowbrook. He said he was creating works strictly from imagination and working in a style he cultivated himself. Crew said he felt a sense of elation, hope and optimism.

“It reminded me of a parent bird that lets the child of the nest go free,” he said. “You have the sense of fear and the sense of joy and excitement all at the same time.”

And a sense, said Crew, that he doesn’t have to be bound by any physical or other limitation.

“I feel like if I’m ready for art, then I’m ready for life,” he said. “I feel like there’s always going be something, as far as challenges go, that I’m going to get snagged on. Like I said be-fore, I can choose to jump in the pool and escape from life, but I can also jump in that pool and think about how I can fix things – not fix them through anger or rage – but fix them through peace and tranquility.”

A state of peace and tranquility is where one might find Crew at this moment in time. The background of the cave painting with the light pink sky that is “misplaced in its color” and complemented by the side-lit mountains on the horizon is a fitting metaphor for someone who has earned the right to walk in sunshine.

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The deadline for the Traveller Calendar is Thursday at noon for publication in the following week’s edition. All submissions are edited for space and grammar. Email submissions to [email protected]. For de-tails, call (804) 734-7147.

All-Army BasketballThe All-Army basketball team will take on the

Richmond Elite semi-pro team at the MacLaughlin Fitness Center Oct. 26, 6 p.m.

Admission is free. The Richmond Elite cheerleaders will perform at half-time.


Autism SeminarKenner Army Health Clinic and Army Community

Service will offer a seminar by the Virginia Institute of Autism on Autism spectrum disorder. The seminar is to address the immediate and future needs of military Families that include children with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and pervasive developmental disorders.

It will be Oct. 25, 6:30-8 p.m., in the ACS conference room in building 9023 on Mahone Avenue.


ACS DinnerArmy Community Service will mark Military Family

Month by hosting its annual Military Appreciation Dinner Nov. 8, 5:30-8 p.m., at the Regimental Club. Reservations

are due by Nov. 2.ACS promises an evening of good food, face painting,

a clown for the children, good music and door prizes.For reservations or details, call (804) 734-6388.

Halloween HelpThe Fort Lee Provost Marshal’s Office needs as many as

60 volunteers for Halloween night to ensure children’s safety.Volunteers should wear bright-colored clothing and take

a flashlight when they report to the Military Police Station on the corner of Mahone and B avenues at 4:30 p.m.

For details, call police Lead Sgt. Rico Williams at (804) 734-6478.

Costume PartyOvertime Sports Bar will host a Halloween costume

party Oct. 31, 7 p.m. The cost is $3 in advance and $5 at the door. Cash prizes will be awarded in the costume contest.

Overtime is on the lower lever of the Lee Club, build-ing 9009, at Mahone Avenue and Battle Drive.


Monster BallThe HideAway will host its Monster Ball on Oct. 27, 6

p.m. - 2 a.m. There will be costume and trivia contests as well as door prizes for which costumed participants are eligible. There is no cover charge.


Treasure HuntThe Army and Air Force Exchange Service will hold

its Halloween Treasure Hunt Sweepstakes through Oct.

31. Authorized shoppers may use the treasure map in the Exchange sales flyer or available in the store to hunt for five clues that will give them a chance to win shopping sprees or gift cards.

For details, visit www.shopmyexchange.com/Community/patriotfamily/contests.htm.

MCCW MeetingThe Fort Lee Military Council of Catholic Women will

meet Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at Memorial Chapel. Watch care will be provided. No reservations are needed.

The meet and greet will include a program presented by Betty Lent, the All Souls Day mass and a brunch.

For details, email Jeanine Majewski at [email protected].

KAHC Open HouseKenner Army Health Clinic will host a community and

veterans appreciation open house and Patient Centered Medical Home kick-off on Nov. 8, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event will offer health awareness and educational opportunities. Seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccines will be available.


Hiring EventA hiring event for veterans and military spouses will

be held Nov. 8 at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, 201 Market St., Virginia Beach. It is sponsored by RecruitMilitary and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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CPAC EventThe Fort Lee Civilian Personnel Advisory Center will

host an open season benefits fair on Nov. 7, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Liberty Chapel, 9100 C Ave. Participants will be able to discuss benefit options for 2013 with several insur-ance companies.

Open season is Nov. 12 - Dec. 10. Changes may be made by calling the Army Benefits Center Civilian at (877) 276-9287 or visiting www.abc.army.mil.

Ops, WO RecruitingA recruiting team from Fort Bragg, N.C., will brief ser-

vice members interested in becoming Army warrant offi-cers or in joining special operations in civil affairs or psy-chological operations on Nov. 15, building 6050, located on Mekong Road behind the Post Field House.

Briefings will be as follows: psychological operations, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.; warrant officer, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.; and

civil affairs, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.For details, call Sgt. 1st Class Demetris Council at

(804) 931-1668.

Marriage SeminarMarriage enrichment seminars for active duty military

and spouses are set for Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, 8 a.m. - noon, at Liberty Chapel.

The seminars, co-sponsored by Kenner Army Health Clinic and Army Community Service, are based on Gary Chapman’s book, “The Five Love Languages.” Light re-freshments will be provided.

For details and enrollment, call (804) 734-6381.

Autumn TastingThe Cardinal Golf Club will host its annual Autumn

Wine and Beer Tasting on Nov. 9, beginning at 5 p.m.

Registration is $15 for club members and active duty per-sonnel and $20 for others.

The fee covers beverages, light food and complimen-tary glasses. Participation is limited to the first 60 paid registrants. Participants must be age 21 or older.


Digital Photo ContestColor and monochrome photos by Army personnel

are being accepted for entry in the 2012 Army Digital Photography Contest until Nov. 30. There is no fee to en-ter. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners in each cat-egory.

Submissions must be JPG images. They may be sub-mitted at https://apps.imcom.army.mil/apptracmain. For assistance with a submission, visit the Picture Perfect Frame Shop in building 9024 on Battle Drive before Nov. 29.



Parents ClassThe next self-care class for parents who would like to

obtain over-the-counter children’s medications from the Kenner Army Health Clinic Pharmacy will be Nov. 1, 1 p.m., in the Preventive Medicine classroom, second floor of KAHC.

For details or registration, call (804) 734-9125. Parents may also register at the Wilkerson Pediatric Clinic.

Poker TournamentsTexas Hold’em No Limits Tournaments are slated at the

Sports Zone on these dates: Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 8 and 15 with finals on Nov. 29. The nightly registration fee is $5.

Registration will be at 5:30 p.m. with play beginning at 6 p.m. Prizes will be given to the top winners each evening.


Turkey Shoot TourneyThe Cardinal Golf Club will hold its Turkey Shoot Golf

Tournament on Nov. 17, 9 a.m. The format is a two-person

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Halloween Story HourThe Fort Lee Community Library will host a special

Halloween story hour Oct. 30, 4:30-5:30 p.m., in the Army Logistics University’s first floor Food Court. There also will be prizes for Halloween costumes. All children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Make reservations or get details at (804) 765-8095.

Youth Fall FestivalThe Fort Lee Youth Fall Festival will be Nov. 3, 1-4

p.m., at the Post Field House, 16th Street at A Avenue.Activities will include pumpkin decorating, sand arts

and crafts, hay rides, a haunted house, a rock climb-ing wall, inflatables and two performances of “Rockin’ Robin Revue” (1:30 and 2:45 p.m.) by the Chesterfield

Children’s Theatre. The event is open to the public. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

For details, visit www.leemwr.com or call (804) 734-6106.

Harvest FestA Harvest Fest is set for Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m., at

Memorial Chapel, Battle Drive at Sisisky Avenue. This community event will feature games, grilled hot dogs, a cake walk, biblical pumpkin carving, train rides and lots of family fun.

For details, call (804) 734-6483, 734-0970 or 734-0968.

CYSS TeamsChild, Youth and School Services will hold registration

for cheerleading (ages 5-13) and Basketball (ages 4-15) from Nov. 7-30. Registration for wrestling (ages 5-13) will be Nov. 1-30. Fees vary with the sport, age and par-ent’s military or civilian status.

To register, visit the CYSS Central Registration Office, building 10612, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., weekdays. A cur-rent sports physical and birth certificate are required.

For details about classes and parents’ meetings, call (804) 765-3852.

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HIV/AIDS EventThe Richmond Ruff Riders and Serenity are hosting

the inaugural HIV/AIDS Awareness Ride and 5k Walk-Run on Oct. 27, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Petersburg Sports Complex on Ballpark Road. The cost is $5 per participant. There will be events for all ages.

Participants are asked to wear red or white shirts in support of the event. All proceeds will be donated to Serenity, an organization dedicated to reducing the transmission of HIV.


Virginia Author at PGHoward Owen, a Fredericksburg author, will speak at

the Prince George Library, 6605 Courts Drive, on Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m. Owen’s latest novel, “Oregon Hill,” is set in Richmond and has been well reviewed nationally.

Also, an evening of Poetry, Prose and Pizza is slated for Oct. 25, 7 p.m., at the Prince George Library.

Suffolk author Nathan Richardson will host the community gathering that includes an open mic event for writers to share their own poetry or prose or recite a favorite piece by another writer. Participants may sign up for five minutes of mic time when they arrive

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Terrapins Salute MilitaryThe University of Maryland Terrapins will honor mili-

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For details about discounted tickets, call (301) 405-8116 or email [email protected].

Veterans SaluteThe Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist Church will honor

veterans with a special program on Nov. 3, 6 p.m. The church is located at 310 W. South Boulevard, Petersburg. Veterans are asked to take or wear their service hats. Refreshments will be served.


VFW BazaarThe Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post

637 will hold its Serving From the Heart Bazaar Nov. 3, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Nov. 4, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., at 335 S. 15th Ave., Hopewell. Live music by Zakiyah will accompany a variety of crafts and vendors, a bake sale, raffles and door prizes. There will be a wrap and ship table as well.

Ghost WalksSycamore Rouge and the Historic Petersburg

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The walking tour will start at 7 p.m. at 21 W. Old St. Tours are limited to 25 participants. Tickets are $15. They can be reserved at www.sycamorerouge.org.


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