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Sgt. Lucy A. Avila (right),524th Engineer Detach-ment, 46th Engineer Bat-talion, is all smiles asshe sees her son Troy, 2,for the first time in ninemonths during a rede-ployment ceremony atthe South Fort Polk FireStation Sept. 9 after sheand six additional 524thEngineer DetachmentSoldiers returned from adeployment to Romania.For story and more pho-tos see page 5 of today’sGuardian.

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Brig. Gen. Patrick D. FrankJoint Readiness Training Center

and Fort Polk commanding general

Col. Ryan K. RoseberryGarrison commander

Kim ReischlingPublic affairs officerChuck Cannon

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In our viewGuardian staff asked Fort Polk community members, “Where were you when 9/11 happened?”

Here are their responses:

Kim Moltz: "I was doinggraduate research in Mor-ganstown, West Virginia,and the plane that wentdown in Pennsylvania wasabout 45 minutes awayfrom us. We were in a studyroom and someone came inand told us what happened.They closed the universityand sent us home."

Command Sgt. Maj.Vladimir Querales: “I waspart of the Expert InfantryBadge committee at FortBragg and was on my wayto a synch meeting for thetraining. As I was parking,I heard about the firstplane that hit the tower onthe radio. They were won-dering if it was an acci-

dent. When the second plane hit, I knew some-thing else was going on. We had to place the EIBon pause and get everyone back to their compa-nies and battalions for follow on instructions.”

Chad Estes: "I was at aunion meeting at (Fire) Sta-tion 2 at Fort Polk. We got acall to stop the meeting andturn on the TV, and that'swhen the second plane hit.Everyone was shocked.When the plane hit the pen-tagon, we knew it was go-ing to go south from there."

Chief Bill Nowlin: "I wasstationed at Royal Air Force— Alconbury, England, asthe fire chief there. I was inthe emergency operationscenter with a major talkingabout the EOC set up, whena firefighter came in andsaid the World Trade Centerwas on fire. We turned onthe TV just in time to seethe second plane hit, andthe major shouted 'Oh my

God, we're at war!' and ran out to find the com-mander."

Master Sgt. Andrew Mes-sick: I was on my computerworking on a project andmy mom came home fromwork and told me to turn onthe news. I had just enlistedand was waiting to shipout. I called my recruiterthat day to see what Ishould expect and he saidhe didn't know, but I couldbe deploying."

Adrian Todd: "I was at atraining for social workersin Baton Rouge. I saw it onthe news that morning inmy hotel room and my ini-tial reaction was confusion.By the time I got to theconference, we all realizedthis was intentional and allsense of safety was goneat that point."

Sgt. Maj. Jeremy Comp-ton: "I was on PCS leavefrom Fort Bragg, NorthCarolina, to Fort LeonardWood, Missouri, and sawit on the news. I had onlybeen in the Army aboutthree years at that time. Isigned in to my new unitearly to see what was go-ing on because of what Isaw."

Donna Lungrin: "My hus-band was stationed here atFort Polk and I was workingfor Cubic in the simulationcenter. There was a rotationgoing on so I was working,and we had Soldiers herefrom New York. I rememberit was a traumatic andstressful time for them."

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Town hallA Fort Polk Commissary town hall is

scheduled for Monday at 5:30 p.m., withHerbert Winchester, Zone 1 manager, De-fense Commissary Agency.

Commissary patrons are invited to bringtheir questions and concerns about com-missary operations and selections to the at-tention of DeCA.

William Easter, Fort Polk commissaryofficer, will also be on hand to answerquestions.

Ranger, SF brunchA monthly Ranger/Special Forces

brunch is held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at FortPolk’s Patriot Inn Dining Facility.

Cost is $6.25. For more information callKeith Morrow at 531-6368 or (337) 378-4534.

RCCC briefA Reserve Component career counselors

brief for first term Soldiers who are slatedto ETS within six months is held Tuesdaysat 1 p.m. in bldg 250, 1716 Third Ave., theinstallation In/Out Processing building.

The brief provides professional guid-ance and career counseling to Soldiersleaving the active Army.

For more information call 531-1850 orvisit your career counselor.

Abandoned vehiclesThe Directorate of Emergency Services

traffic section will release the following Ve-hicles to a towing company for disposalMonday if they remain unclaimed.

Vehicles are listed with the last fournumbers of their VIN number. If one ofthese vehicles belongs to you please con-tact the Fort Polk Police Traffic Section at531-1806/2677:

2004 Ford Explorer 44622014 Ford Fiesta 74822007 Nissan Altima 95652015 Ford Focus 94822003 Hyundai Elantra 43091993 Ford F150 79112004 Saab 93 15592006 Dodge Charger 43662006 Audi AA4 28992009 Ford Focus 59472000 Honda Prelude 72682002 Chevrolet 1500 28852008 Kia Sorento 05512001 Volkswagon Jetta 29002004 Volkswagon Jetta 56362004 Chevrolet Impala 56291995 Nissan Maxima 8470

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FORT POLK, La. — Guest gathered at theFort Polk Fire Station Sept. 11 to pay homage toSoldiers, first responders and civilians who losttheir lives Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists com-mandeered four civilian airliners, crashing twointo the twin World Center Trade Towers in NewYork, one into the Pentagon in Washington, andone in an open field in Pennsylvania.

Nearly 3,000 were killed in the attacks thathave resulted in a War on Terrorism that has last-ed more than 18 years and claimed the lives ofmore than 6000 service members including 96from Fort Polk.

Col. Ryan K. Roseberry, Fort Polk garrisoncommander, reminded the solemn assembly howon that morning 18 years before, as black smokepoured from the World Trade Center towers, fire-men, police officers and paramedics ran towardsdanger to protect American citizens and ensureno one was left behind.

“They demonstrated Warrior Ethos,” Roseber-ry said.

He also noted how the 40-plus passengers onUnited Airlines Flight 93 halted an attack on theU.S. Capitol by wrestling control of the aircraft

from the terrorists, crashing it into a field nearShanksville, Pennsylvania, costing them theirlives, but saving countless others.

“Their ‘Let’s Roll’ became a rallying cry forthousands of citizens who would soon raise theirright hand to become the fighting force whohave since deployed during the last 18 years ofcontinuous combat.”

Roseberry then highlighted the “Warrior Spir-it” demonstrated by the Soldiers, airmen,Marines and sailors who ran to rescue their fel-low service members when a plane plunged intothe Pentagon.

As the ceremony began at 9 a.m., a salute waspaid to Fort Polk’s first responders — firefight-ers, police officers and emergency medical tech-nicians. In his remarks, Roseberry thanked thefirst responders from the installation and sur-rounding communities for providing a safe envi-ronment for Soldiers and their Families.

Roseberry recalled the image of PresidentGeorge Bush, standing with a bullhorn on a de-bris pile at Ground Zero, next to a New York Cityfirefighter.

“The President told the crowd of first respon-ders, ‘I can hear you, the rest of the world can

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From left: Sgt. Elvis Palarchie, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and FortPolk NCO of the Year; Fort Polk Police Chief Bobby Lungrin; Col. Ryan K. Roseberry,Fort Polk garrison commander; and Fort Polk Fire Chief Bill Nowlin place a wreath inremembrance of those who have lost their lives in the War on Terrorism, as well astheir Family members, during a 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11 at the SouthFort Polk Fire Station.

Please see Ceremony, page 8

Ceremony remembers events of 9-11By CHUCK CANNONCommand information officer

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FORT BENNING, Ga. — Leaders from theU.S. Army's Combat Training Centers sharedcurrent trends and tactics to win on the battle-field during a CTC panel discussion on day twoof the 2019 Maneuver Warfighter Conference atthe Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Ben-ning, Georgia Sept. 10-12.

This year's conference theme, "The BrigadeCombat Team: Readying for Large Scale CombatOperations," provided a key platform for theleaders to highlight their center's continual ef-forts in providing brigade combat teams with therigorous and realistic training scenarios requiredfor units to stand ready to defeat the enemy.

Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding gen-eral, the Joint Readiness Training Center and FortPolk, Louisiana began the "CTC Trends and BestPractices" discussion along with panel membersCol. Scott Woodward, commander of the 11th Ar-mored Cavalry Regiment, National Training Cen-ter at Fort Irwin, California and Col. Joe Hilbert,commander of Operations Group, Joint Multina-tional Readiness Center, Hohenfels-Grafenwoehrtraining complex, Germany.

“Here's what we're seeing from units comingout of the box at JRTC," said Frank. The boxrefers to the training battle areas. "Staff proficien-cy needs to be improved down to the companyand battery level.

“They need to understand what their battalionand brigade commanders want them to kill onthe battlefield. So war-gaming is important aswell, there's never too much units can do when itcomes to war-gaming."

Other areas he saw as needing improvementincluded coordinated and refined use of artilleryfire and air assault assets. The need for synchro-nized fires capability was also a trend at NTCsaid Woodward.

"Fires needs more synchronization, along withenabling rotating units' mission command posts,reconnaissance and continuing to focus on thefundamentals," he said. “Don't forget the art ofwarfare, and remember repetition sets us apart.”

Army Regulation 350-50, "Army Combat

Training Center Program," outlines the purposeand task of combat training centers as enablingand building trained and proficient, combat-ready units and leaders ready to conduct opera-tions as part of the joint force, with an end stateof units and leaders prepared to deploy world-wide, fight with confidence, and win against anyadversary anytime under any conditions.

This highly realistic operational environmentis often created by replicating enemy scenariosthrough the use of a near-peer opposing force, orOPFOR. Defeating the OPFOR means defeatingthe enemy, according to AR 350-5.0

Frank touched on three ways to beat the

JRTC's dreaded Geronimo, or OPFOR. "It's crucial for units to establish and enforce

security 24/7 on the battlefield. This is the areaGeronimo (JRTC's OPFOR) sees as the weakestlink in units in the box," he said.

Seizing the opportunity to gain an advantageand win was another area he advised units totake.

"Units need to take any opportunity to gain anadvantage; the enemy will, so we need to do thesame," Frank said.

Woodward added, having a great attitude andkeeping things simple was the key to winningagainst JRTC's OPFOR: "Keep it simple, focus onkilling things, steel to targets."

The National Training Center and Joint Readi-ness Training Center operate under U.S. ForcesCommand while the Joint Multinational Readi-ness Center, falling under 7th Army TrainingCommand, operates under U.S. Army Europe.These centers, referred to as maneuver combattraining centers or "dirt centers," are just three ofthe Army's four premier training grounds. Thefourth is the Mission Command Training Pro-gram at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

U.S. Army Forces Command's JRTC and NTCtrain Army BCTs by conducting force-on-forceand live-fire training in a joint scenario across arange of conflict also using live, virtual and con-structive training via replicating enemy scenarioswith a near-peer OPFOR.

The center supports unit readiness, force gen-eration processes and focuses on collective train-ing events supporting BCTs in decisive actionproficiency.

Army's Combat Training Center leaders discuss current trendsBy SUE RACHArmy News Service

From left, Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commanding general of the Joint Readiness TrainingCenter and Fort Polk; Col. Joseph E. Hilbert, commander of the Joint Multinational Readi-ness Center at Hohenfels, Germany; and Col. Scott Woodward, commander of the 11th Ar-mored Cavalry Regiment at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, form apanel of military experts discussing trends related to the U.S. Army's Combat Training Cen-ters Sept. 11 at Fort Benning, Ga. during the 2019 Maneuver Warfighter Conference.

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Army briefsSoldier shares story

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Taking care of andshowing love and appreciation for others, is acore reason why retired Maj. Dennis Skeltonchose to stay in the Army. He continued toserve for 21 years, even after suffering griev-ous wounds during Operation Iraqi Freedomin 2004.

Skelton told his story to a large crowd ofSoldiers, veterans and Army civilians duringthe "Why We Serve" ceremony hosted by theArmy's chief information officer/G-6, Sept. 5.During the event, 30 young men and women

from the Baltimore and Richmond areas raisedtheir right hand to take the Oath of Enlistment.

More lethal StrykersFORT BENNING, Ga. — The Army is press-

ing ahead vigorously with efforts to make itsStryker Brigade Combat Teams more deadly.

The Stryker force accounts for nearly a thirdof the Army's Infantry forces, according to sev-eral speakers Sept. 10.

Strykers have seen extensive service in thepost-9/11 era, but the Army has seen a need toprepare them for the battlefield.

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FORT POLK, La. — Seven Soldiers with the524th Engineer Detachment (Firefighter), 46thEngineer Battalion, returned home to a heroes’welcome Sept. 9 following a nine-month deploy-ment to Romania in support of Operation At-lantic Resolve.

Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, commander, JointReadiness Training Center and Fort Polk, was thekeynote speaker during a redeployment ceremo-ny held at 7 p.m. in South Fort Polk Fire Station.

“There are a lot of Family members here whowant to get these Soldiers back home and intotheir arms,” Frank said.

“They are probably the most excited of all ofus here. And there are a bunch of fireman in theback who are excited to have their teammatesback.”

Frank said the returning Soldiers showed theRomanian and Bulgarian armies what theworld’s best Soldiers look like, act like, how theyperform on the battlefield, how they perform intraining, and what they can do for the communi-ty.

Frank handed out four-day passes to the re-turning Soldiers.

“I gave them coins when they left, now I’vegiven them a four-day pass,” he said. “That goeson top of their block leave.”

“It’s great to have you back home, team,”Frank said. “Group, attention. Fall out to yourFamilies, fellow friends and Soldiers.”

Lt. Col. Ian R. Davis, commander, 46th Engi-neer Battalion, opened the event by welcomingthe Soldiers home. He went through a list of theaccomplishments by the unit during the deploy-ment.

“Let’s give our Soldiers a hand for their hardwork,” Davis said. “The Soldiers participated incommunity activities and sporting events withtheir fellow Romanian and Bulgarian firefight-ers.”

The unit’s mission was to provide structuraland aircraft rescue firefighting capabilities forRomanian and Bulgarian military firefighters.During the deployment, the detachment’s Sol-diers responded to more than 20 emergenciesthat included with vehicle accidents, fire alarmsand medical aid.

The unit also worked with Bulgarian Direc-torate of Emergency Services of Novo Selo Train-ing Area (NSTA) leadership to rewrite and renewthe Mutual Aid Agreement between NSTA andthe regional State of Silven.

Following the ceremony, Sgt. Lucy A. Avilaran to the waiting arms of her 2-year-old son.

“I missed him the most, more than anything,”she said, tears streaming down her cheeks. “Imissed him so much.

“I’m gonna give this little man all of my atten-tion.”

Staff Sgt. Jordan D. Gomez was all smiles as hereunited with his spouse and three children.

“I’m so glad to be back home,” he said. “Thisdeployment was hard because I missed so muchwith my kids.

“I’m excited to watch my son Anthony (12)play football.”

The returning Soldiers/firefighters included:Gomez, Avila, Spc. Orlando Y. Acevedovillaneu-va, Spc. Rene Gonzalez II, Spc. Chad C. Morgan-Brown, Spc. Andres Paz and Pvt. Josue V. Rivera.

Polk Soldier/firefighters redeploy after nine months in RomaniaBy CHUCK CANNONCommand information officer

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From left: Pvt. Jose Rivera, Spc. Andres Paz, Spc. Chad Morgan-Brown, StaffSgt. Jordan Gomez, Spc. Orlando Acevedovillaneuva, Spc. Rene Gonzalez II and Sgt.Lucy Avila, members of Fort Polk’s 524th Engineer Detachment, 46th Engineer Battal-

ion, returned Sept. 9 from a nine-month deployment to Romania.

Staff Sgt. Jordan Gomez, 524th Eng Det, 46th Eng Bn, gets reaquainted with hisson, Julian, 2, after returning from a nine-month deployment to Romania Sept. 9.


FORT POLK, La. — Taking over the responsi-bilities of an installation Provost Marshal Officeis an enormous undertaking — add to that theonus of command over a deployable military po-lice battalion, and someone’splate is rather full.

That someone is Lt. Col.Shawn C. Keller.

Keller became the commanderof the 519th Military Police Bat-talion “Vipers” and the Fort PolkDirector of Emergency ServicesAug. 16.

Keller said balancing the DESrole with the battalion command-er role has its challenges.

“I am definitely leveraging mycivilian teammates to providethat continuity of effort,” he said.“They are the resident expertsand have the historical knowl-edge about the installation and can help me withthe overall mission, both for the fire, police and

emergency service piece as well as themilitary/combat piece.”

Keller’s leadership philosophy places empha-sis on the importance of maintaining profession-alism and discipline in ensuring the safety of thecommunity, he said.

“We are here to provide a service for our mili-tary community and the local civilians. Iwant them to feel safe in their homes atnight and know that their installation issecure,” said Keller. “Some communitieslive in fear, but at Fort Polk, residentscan relax and be comfortable.”

As the DES, Keller is the head of theProvost Marshal Office, a professionallytrained, positive, customer focusedArmy law enforcement and access con-trol organization that is responsive tothe needs of not only the commanderbut also the civilian community. TheProvost Marshal Office is the chief lawenforcement office on the installationand provides the community with 24-hour police support to maintain good

order and discipline, safety and security for allthose who live and or work on Fort Polk.

Responding to an active shooter event is oneof the most important aspects of force protection,and Keller said Fort Polk’s law enforcement as-sets are continually training to address that pos-sibility.

“I did a ride along right after I came on board,and I can tell you our (law enforcement andemergency services personnel) are doing activeshooter training during their shifts on a daily ba-sis. When they are not busy with real world re-sponse, they are training. They will go to the hos-pital, barracks, gymnasiums, schools … any-where an incident could potentially happen. Ulti-mately, if we can save lives, we’ll do our best todo so,” said Keller.

The public can do its part to help as well, saidKeller.

“The national message of ‘See something, saysomething,’ should be taken seriously by thepublic. If something doesn’t look right to you, ifyou see someone that is out of place or someonetaking pictures at the gate … anything unusual,please call us and let us investigate,” he said.

Call 531-COPS (2677) or download the “SeeSomething, Say Something” app from your appstore.

FORT POLK, La. — A ribbon cut-ting ceremony was held at theNorth Fort Polk wash rack Sept. 5.

Repairs and improvements total-ing $3,085,000 were made to the fa-cility which is used to remove theLouisiana clay and mud that ad-heres to vehicles during a rotation.

The Army Sustainable Restora-tion Modernization project was di-rected by Installation ManagementCommand Headquarters andawarded to Pacific Tech Construc-tion by the Fort Worth Corps of En-gineers on Sept. 29, 2018. The facili-ty turnover occurred Aug. 16.

Repairs were made to the 16-inchwater lines that were leaking under-neath the concrete slab, water can-nons, electrical switch gears, con-trol/power panels, lighting systemand pumps. Additionally, two newvehicle hand wash stations werebuilt.

The project increased capacityand minimized vehicle return timewhile enhancing rotational missionsupport.

Andy Tarver, Fort Polk Corps ofEngineers account manager, said ro-tational Soldiers use the wash rackto clean their equipment beforeloading it on a train for the return totheir home stations.

“When Soldiers arrive for train-ing, they put their vehicles throughharsh terrain. Mud and clay getscaked on these vehicles. The highpressure water cannons and highvolume of water needed to clean

their equipment at the wash rack isimperative,” he said.

The water used at the wash rackis recirculated, said Tarver.

“Once used, the water is filteredand pumped back into the large la-goon located behind the wash rack.Some water is needed to refill the la-goon occasionally because waterevaporates. The whole idea is thatthe water is recyclable,” he said.

Tarver said the repairs and im-provements were necessary.

“Everything about the wash rackis more efficient now,” said Tarver.

Brig. Gen. Patrick Frank, JointReadiness Training Center and FortPolk commanding general, said al-most everyone in attendance at theribbon cutting had at one time oranother washed a tactical vehicle atthis wash rack.

The problem, said Frank, is thatover time the wash rack had de-graded.

“We knew we needed to renovateit, but we couldn’t come out of therotational cycle. But through thegood work of many of you sitting inthe audience today, we figured outhow to use the South Fort wash rackwhile getting the North Fort washrack fixed,” he said.

The end product is the “jewel be-hind us,” said Frank.

“This will serve all of our rota-tions from here on out, as well as allof our globally deployable units thatwe have here at Fort Polk. It is amodern part of JRTC that will beput to great use as we continue tobuild readiness into our units,” hesaid.

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Ribbon cut as North Fort wash rack officially opens for businessBy ANGIE THORNEGuardian staff writer

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Cannons fire in commemoration of 1846 Battle of Monterey

FORT POLK, La. — Soldiers with the 2nd Bat-talion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Com-bat Team, 10th Mountain Division, had the op-portunity to fire M119A3 Howitzers and get aclose look at the M777A2 cannon and the roundsused during a live fire exercise at Peason RidgeSept. 11. These weapons systems were mannedby Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Ar-tillery Regiment, 3rd BCT, 10th Mtn Div. Theevent served as a commemoration of the Battle ofMonterey which took place during the Mexi-can/American War in September of 1846.

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hear you, and the people who knocked thesebuildings down will hear all of us soon,’” Rose-berry said. “Our heroic first responders wouldsoon pass this fight to those of us in camouflageas our Nation would defeat terrorists in multipleregions around the globe.”

Roseberry closed by highlighting the roleplayed by the Joint Readiness Training Centerand Fort Polk in preparing American Soldiers forthe rigors of combat. He then thanked everyonefor attending the ceremony and issued a chal-lenge.

“Today, on this Patriot’s Day and NationalDay of Service and Remembrance, continue towatch over the Families of our fallen, and maywe never forget how special it is to live in acountry that in our darkest hour, had citizens,first responders and Soldiers forging the WarriorSpirit for our Nation.”

Fort Polk Police Chief Bobby Lungrin said thaton Sept. 11, 2001, police officers, firefighters, Sol-diers and citizens awoke and went about theirdaily lives, unaware of what the day would holdor that shortly, the world would be changed for-ever.

“On that day, thousands of lives were sudden-ly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror,” Lun-grin said, his voice trembling with emotion. “InNew York City, first responders rushed againstthe tide of people fleeing burning buildings hop-ing to save their fellow citizens — 412 of themperished alongside those they tried to save.”

Lungrin pointed out that since it’s been 18years since that infamous day, most first respon-ders and Soldiers entering service were either notborn, have no memory of the event or do not re-call the empathy or anger felt by many Ameri-cans that day.

“Much was made of the nation never forget-ting,” he said. “Unfortunately, some have forgot-ten. For some, vigilance has been replaced withcomplacency.

“But this is America,” he continued. “The

character and qualities that defined the heroes ofthat day are still present in first responders andSoldiers. Rest assured the current generationstands ready to meets any future attacks with de-termination, resolve and bravery if called upon.”

Fort Polk Fire Chief Bill Nowlin followed Lun-grin and related the story of New Your Fire De-partment Battalion Chief Joe Pfieffer. Pfieffer wasthe initial incident commander at the twin tow-ers and made his command post in the lobby ofTower One.

“The chief gave orders to the first arriving fire-fighters, including a young lieutenant on Engine33,” Nowlin said. “He told the lieutenant to ad-vance his crew to the 70th floor. The order wasimmediately followed.”

Nowlin said the lieutenant was Kevin Pfieffer,Joe Pfieffer’s younger brother.

“Kevin Pfieffer died that day,” Nowlin said,voice crackling at the gravity of his comments.“That was the last time the chief spoke to hisbrother. This is the meaning of sacrifice; this isthe meaning of selflessness; this is truly themeaning of service before self.”

Nowlin said as horrible as Sept. 11, 2001 was,it should serve to remind of the heroic stories ofordinary citizens who went above and beyondthe call of duty to help their fellow Americans.

“It should remind us all what makes thiscountry so great,” he said. “I challenge everyoneto remember our commitment to this great na-tion, the ideas on which it is founded, the con-cept of heroes, the land of the free and the homeof the brave.”

The ceremony began with a silent tribute, fol-lowed by a fire station bell sounding for 30 sec-onds. Chap. (Lt. Col.) Derrick E. Riggs, Fort Polkinstallation chaplain, offered the invocation, fol-lowed by the National Anthem.

Following the speakers, Roseberry, Lungrinand Nowlin, along with Fort Polk’s NCO of theYear, Sgt. Elvis Palarchie, Bayne-Jones ArmyCommunity Hospital, laid a wreath honoring

those who lost their lives in the War on Terror-ism.

Spc. McKayla S. Taylor, 1st Battalion, 5th Avia-tion Regiment, closed the ceremony by playingTaps.

Following the ceremony Commander of Oper-ations Group Col. David Gardner said it’s impor-tant to hold these ceremonies so Americanswon’t forget those who fell that day and thosewho continue to serve.

“Eighteen years ago I was in Kosovo and mywife and son were in New York City,” he said. “Itwas disbelief.”

Former Fort Polk Fire Chief Michael Kuk saidhe was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansaswhen the attacks took place.

“My personal connection was that I had sevenbuddies who were senior chiefs in the New YorkCity Fire Department, who I had gone to schoolwith, trained with, attended conferences togeth-er, and they didn’t make it,” he said. “I want tohonor their memory. I knew they were beingcrushed and it tore me up. If we forget, we’ll nev-er sustain our democracy.”

Retired Lt. Col. Mark Leslie, Fort Polk’sdeputy chief of Emergency Services, said he wasreturning to his home at Fort Hood, Texas afterPT when he heard on his car radio about the firstplane hitting one of the towers.

“As I walked through the door, my wife waswatching TV and the second plane hit,” he said.“We just sat and watched; we couldn’t believeit.”

Leslie said he headed back to work with a re-newed sense of purpose.

“Shortly after, I took command and deployeda company four or five months later,” he said. “It(the attacks) gave us all a sense of purpose. Hav-ing 3,000 Americans killed on our own soil by acowardly act, hit us hard. Civilian deaths alwayshit you harder, because you kind of expect mili-tary deaths. It’s one of the hazards of our profes-sion. But when people we’re supposed to protect

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FORT POLK, La. — Membersof the Joint Readiness TrainingCenter and Fort Polk Better Op-portunity for Single Soldiers pro-gram planted an oak tree at thepost headquarters Sept. 11 toserve as a living memorial forservice members who were se-verely injured or died in supportof Operations Iraqi and EnduringFreedom.

BOSS President Cpl. Bianca Or-tiz was 10 years old on Sep. 11,2001. She shared her story ofwhere she was on that fateful dayand how that act of terror in-spired her and her brother to jointhe military. She said she joinedthe Army to sustain freedom forher family and to fight for the

American way of life.Ortiz said the dedication of the

oak tree was in keeping with thetradition set by the Fort Polk Offi-

cers’ Wives Club who dedicated afreedom oak on the corner of Mis-sissippi and Louisiana avenues onMemorial Day 1973.

That tree still stands in honorof the Soldiers who trained at FortPolk and were killed, captured ormissing in action during the Viet-nam War.

“This young, fresh and un-marked oak tree representsstrength, life and determination.As this oak tree grows it willweather storms, provide protec-tion and shade and will become ahome to other living things,” saidOrtiz.

She compared the oak tree toherself and the generation of Sol-diers who grew up after the at-tack on Sept. 11, 2001. She saiddespite their youth they are de-termined and ready to fight forthe ideals of this nation.

“As this tree grows the lives ofthose who were lost will never beforgotten,” she said.

BOSS dedicates ‘freedom oak’ to OIF/OEF casualtiesBy JEAN C. GRAVESPublic affairs specialist

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FORT POLK, La. — There is asaying that has been attributed toboth Napoleon Bonaparte and Fred-erick the Great that attests to the im-portance of well-provisioned troops:“An army marches on its stomach.”

The U. S. Army Combat Capabili-ties Development Command inNattick, Massachusetts, takes thatsaying seriously, and developed anew line of nutritious meals forservice members serving on thefront lines or during a field exercise.It is called the Unitized Group Ra-tion, or UGR.

Susan Harrington with CCDCCombat Ration Research and Devel-opment, said there are two versionsof UGR — an A series and a B series— which contain all the foods need-ed to feed 50 people. Items are pre-measured and grouped for propernutritional balance, saving the foodservice staff time because the menuplanning and much of the foodpreparation has been done ahead oftime. The menus are approved bythe Surgeon General and follow thespecific guidelines set forth byArmy Regulation 30-22, Army FoodProgram.

There are 14 menus available forUGR configuration which installa-tion subsistence supply manage-ment offices can choose from. AtFort Polk, Soldiers with the 1st Bat-talion (Airborne), 509th Infantry

Regiment and the 3rd Brigade Com-bat Team, 10th Mountain Division,taste-tested six of the newest menusavailable with UGR-A at a mobilekitchen set up in the 509th parkinglot on 16th Street Sept. 6-10.

These new menu items includenutty pumpkin bread, chickenbreakfast burritos, turkey sausagewith egg and cheese empanadas,cheese frittatas, whole wheat butter-milk pancakes, vegetable calzones,Korean barbecue chicken thighs,parmesan crusted tilapia, Creolejambalaya, Thai coconut seafoodand more.

“We are testing UGR-A here atFort Polk, and it consists of com-

mercial frozen foods like hamburg-ers and spaghetti and meatballs fordinners,” said Harrington. “Forbreakfast, the meals include eggs,bacon, sausage and other (tradition-al) food items.”

Tests that conducted using theproper scientific method must in-clude a control, and the UGR testingwas no different.

“To validate the meals, we offerthe current menu items along withthe new ones so we can get an ideaof what items the Soldiers like bet-ter,” said Harrington.

Each Soldier that grabbed a plateof chow at the mobile kitchen wasalso given a survey to fill out to listwhat they did or didn’t like aboutthe meals.

Frozen and shelf-stable foodswere included in the test, with as-sessments for compactness, storagestability, protection, modularity, en-hanced nutrition, warfighter accept-ance, convenience and production.These characteristics have becomeimportant in anticipation of sup-porting highly mobile, widely dis-persed warfighters in varying cli-matic extremes, according to theCCDC website.

“We want to make sure every-thing is compatible with (equipmentused in) the containerized kitchen,that cooks have an ease of prepara-tion, and that the food looks as goodas it did when it was packaged forshipment,” said Harrington. “Wealso want to know that it tastes

good, so we gave (Soldiers) theform to fill out. These Soldiers areproviding the input for the 2021 lineof menus, so their opinions will im-pact the future of Army meals.”

Sgt. Kenneth Amewu is a 92G(military occupation specialty —cook) with the 2nd Battalion, 2ndInfantry Regiment, 3rd BrigadeCombat Team, 10th Mountain Divi-sion. He was on the team cookingthe UGR food and said the new ra-tions offer more variety for diners.

“It gives our customers the kindof options they would have at a reg-ular restaurant. They get excitedabout the options and seem to likeit,” he said. “Our biggest challengeis allowing enough (lead time) toget everything cooked before theyarrive to eat. For example, if theyare going to eat at 5 p.m., we needto start cooking at 2 p.m.”

A couple of the taste-testers saidthe new rations tasted similar to theold ones.

“It’s pretty good,” said Capt. TimMangan, C Company, 1st Bn (Abn),509th Inf. Reg. “I’ve never reallyhad a problem with Army chow,and I can’t tell a difference — ittastes the same to me.”

“The chicken is very good,” saidCapt. Michael Glass, D Company,1st Bn (Abn), 509th Inf. Reg.

“I think they may have donesomething different to the bacon,but I don’t know what it is. As forthe eggs, it’s hard to improve on theArmy egg.”

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Ariz. — SeveralTask Force Patriot Soldiers from Headquartersand Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 4thInfantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 2nd In-fantry Regiment held a special physical readinesstraining session at the Davis-Monthan Air ForceBase fitness track, Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 11, tocommemorate the 18th anniversary of the 9/11terrorist attacks.

The CrossFit themed workout honored the vic-tims of the attacks and the 6,400 service memberswho gave their lives in support of OperationsIraqi and Enduring freedom.

Maj. Sean Cockrill, a certified CrossFit coachand the operations officer for 2nd Bn, 4th Inf Reg,created a workout session that consisted of exer-cises that hold special meanings.

“The military and CrossFit communities arebig into hero workouts to memorialize those whohave gone before us, including military, law en-forcement, families and friends,” Cockrill said.“For this event, I wanted to not only commemo-rate the tragic events of 9/11, but also pay tributeto the service members that have been killed inaction in the global war on terror that followedthose tragic events.”

The terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 peo-ple happened 18 years ago, and today’s genera-

tion of young recruits are either too young to re-member that historic day or were not born yet.On Sep. 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists hijacked fourcommercial airplanes, crashing two into theWorld Trade Center twin towers in New YorkCity and one into the Pentagon in Washington,D.C. The fourth plane — heading towards theWhite House — was diverted and crashed into afield in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Spc. Robert Martino, a nodal network systemsoperator-maintainer assigned to HHC, 2nd Bn,4th Inf Reg, was 5 years old on Sept. 11, 2001. Hewas attending kindergarten on Chambers andGreenwich streets in Tribeca, New York City.

“I was young,” Martino said. “At first I didnot realize what was happening, then everyonestarted panicking. It was surreal trying to figureout what was going on.”

Now that Martino is older, the PRT sessionheld special meaning to him.

“As the years went on I kind of realized the ef-fect that day had on my father and everyone inmy neighborhood,” Martino said. “This PT ses-sion meant a lot to me because I saw the groupcome together in unity to achieve a goal, kind oflike the locals in downtown New York did afterSeptember 11.”

Before beginning the workout, Lt. Col. DallasCheatham, 2nd Bn, 4th Inf Reg commander, ledthe group in a moment of silence.

Partner teams ran a combined total of 6,400meters around the track, completing eight 400-meter laps, with exercises between each lap. The6,400 meters represent the number of servicemembers killed in action during OIF and OEF.

While one partner ran a lap, the other partnerperformed nine Army combat fitness test legtucks and 11 pushups, to represent the date of theterror attacks. In the remaining time they waitedfor their partner, they conducted 417 air squatsrepresenting the height in meters of the twintowers.

The workout began at 5:46 a.m., MountainStandard Time. The first tower was struck at 8:46a.m., Eastern Standard Time.

Fort Polk Soldiers test new Army rations

By Sgt. ASHLEY M. MORRIS3rd BCT, 10th Mtn Div PA NCO

TF Patriot Soldiers conduct 9/11 memorial PRT session

By JEAN DUBIELGuardian staff writer

Soldiers sample the new rationsat a mobile kitchen set up at the1st Battalion (Airborne), 509thparking lot Sept. 9.

Soldiers with HHC, 2nd Bn, 4th Inf Reg, 3rdBCT, 10th Mtn Div, take a group photo at the9/11 memorial PRT session held Sept. 11 atDavis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

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School lunch menuThe following school lunch menu is for

Vernon Parish schools for Monday throughSept. 20. Meals are served with salad barand choice of milk:

Monday: Hamburger on whole wheatbun, French fries, ranch style beans, let-tuce/tomato/pickle cup, orange wedges.

Tuesday: Chilli con carne, whole grainrice, mustard greens, fruit, whole wheatcornbread.

Wednesday: Barbecue beef on wholewheat bun, potato rounds, green Limabeans, fruit.

Thursday: Carnival hot dog, Bush’sbaked beans, oven baked fries, fruit.

Sept. 20: Cheesy chicken orbeef/chilli/cheese nachos, corn on the cob,ranch style beans, apple wedges.

Mud run funFort Polk’s annual Warrior Swamp 5K

Mud Run, hosted by the installation Direc-torate of Family Morale, Welfare andRecreation is held Saturday at AlligatorLake. The first group takes off at 7:30 a.m.with heats following every 10 minutes.There is limited space available so sign upat eventbrite.com. Priority registration isgiven to Soldiers, Family members, retireesand Department of Defense civilians 18and older.

College fairVernon Parish schools hosts a college

fair Sept. 23, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. atLeesville High School cafeteria. The eventis for juniors and seniors. Representativesfrom four-year colleges, technical and com-munity colleges and the military will be onhand to answer questions.

For more information call (337) 239-3971.

AAFES briefsThe Army and Air Force Exchange Serv-

ice offers the following programs to its cus-tomers:

• Today through Tuesday Fort Polk Ex-change shoppers have an opportunity tosupport airmen and Soldiers in need dur-ing its second Give and Get Back donationperiod of the year. Shoppers can donate toeither Army Emergency Relief or the AirForce Assistance Fund at the register at theFort Polk Exchange.

• Celebrate world Play-Doh day with aKitchen Creations events Saturday, from 10a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fort Polk Main Ex-change. Play-Doh and Kitchen Creationsplaysets are provided and children cankeep what they make.

Call 537-1001 for more information.

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NATCHITOCHES, La. — Northwestern StateUniversity continued its tradition of honoringthose serving in the U.S. Armed Forces by invit-ing veterans and active-duty Soldiers to partici-pate in game day activities and the pregame cointoss at the school’s home football game Sept. 7.

Honorary captains for the Sept. 7 game versusMidwestern State were retired Staff Sgt. Charles“Trey” Cotton III, Sgt. Juan Galarza, Cadet BrunaGalarza and daughter Camila, who hail fromDanbury, Connecticut.

Sgt. Galarza is a combat medic who serves asan emergency room non-commissioned officerfor U.S. Army Medical Department Activity atFort Polk.

Cadet Galarza recently left her enlisted assign-ment with the 519th Military Police Battalion at

Fort Polk to become an officer through NSU Re-serve Officer Training Corps and the Army’sGreen to Gold Program.

She has more than nine years of military serv-ice, including a one-year deployment toAfghanistan, and is pursuing a Master of Sciencedegree in Homeland Security at NSU.

Camila celebrated her third birthday at thefootball game.

Cotton last served as a cavalry scout with 1stCavalry Division, 1st Brigade ReconnaissanceTroop.

He served seven years, including a one-yeardeployment to Sadar City and Baghdad,Iraq. Cotton hails from Many, Louisiana.

Lt. Col. Wendell Bender, NSU ROTC professorof Military Science, and retired Lt. Col. ArthurSmalley, Northwestern Demon Regiment chief ofstaff, escorted the honorary captains.

Northwestern State University honors members of the Armed Forces by allowing them toparticipate in home football games with the coin toss and serving as honorarycaptains. Pictured here at the Sept. 7 game are (from left) NSU President Dr. Chris Maggio;retired Staff Sgt. Charles “Trey” Cotton, Lt. Col. Wendell Bender, professor of Military Sci-ence; retired Lt. Col. Arthur Smalley, Northwestern Demon Regiment chief of staff; CadetBruna Galarza, Camila Galarza and Staff Sgt. Juan Galarza.

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Military honored at NSU football gameGUARDIAN STAFF

FORT POLK, La. — Fort Polk linksters haveseveral opportunities to enjoy Warrior Hills GolfCourse:

• Garrison commander’s golf tournament,Sept. 20, 11:30 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $45 fornon-members and $35 for members. Prepay bySept. 18 and save $5. Cost includes greens fee,cart, range ball, prizes and lunch.

• Speed golf tournament, Sept. 21, 8 a.m. Costis $10 per person and prizes go to the top twoplayers. Golfers play nine holes on foot and canrun or walk between holes. A player’s score is to-tal strokes added to total time taken to completethe round.

• Soldier for Life Retiree golf tournament teesoff with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. on Oct. 18. The18-hole scramble costs $45 per individual or $180per four-person team and includes greens fee,cart and lunch. Prizes awarded to top finisher.

• Fifty percent off green fees Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays through Sept. 30.Cart fees are not included.

• Wednesday night golf scramble, Wednes-days through Oct. 30 teeing off with a shotgunstart at 5 p.m. Players must sign in by 4:45 p.m.Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-mem-bers. Price includes cart, golf and prizes.

To find out more about events at Warrior HillsGolf Course call 531-4661 or visitwww.polk.armymwr.com.

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Enjoy tournaments, scrambles at WHGC

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FORT POLK, La. — What a difference a yearcan make.

In July 2018, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Cereceresand former All-Army boxer and current VernonParish Deputy Sheriff Sidney Russell, were doingtheir best to get a thriving boxing club started forSoldiers, Family members and local civilians inthe Leesville/Fort Polk area.

Ground Zero Gym, located near Fort Polk onU.S. Hwy 171, was their base of operation andthe duo had one primary member — Staff Sgt.Mike Ruffin, who along with Cereceres was as-signed to Joint Readiness Training Center Opera-tions Group Task Force 4. Cereceres’ and Rus-sell’s goal was to help Ruffin earn a spot on theAll-Army boxing team and increase the numbersof the local group.

A year later, Ground Zero boasts a bustlingband of boxers, including kids, Soldiers, area lawenforcement officers and Family members. Thereis even an airman assigned to Fort Polk on theteam. More than 30 pugilists call Ground Zerohome.

“We’ve had exceptional growth during thepast year,” Russell said, between barking assign-ments and encouragement to his boxers. “Wehave a great group of boxers who are focusedand want to excel.”

Russell said the team counts 15 Soldiersamong its team members, as well as children andFamily members of Soldiers.

“I was surprised we grew as fast as we did,”Russell said. “We’ve got some motivated Soldierswho have joined and we’re excited about ourteam.”

Russell said he hopes some of his Soldiers willpursue a spot on the All-Army boxing team. Fornow, they hone their skills by fighting in matchesthroughout Louisiana and Southwest Texas, aswell as Golden Gloves competitions.

The boxers have had a lot of success, Russellsaid, and have captured several trophies andchampionship belts.

One of the teammembers, Airman 1st ClassJosh Shank, is one of the team’s more powerfulboxers.

“He doesn’t look intimidating, but he’s an ani-mal,” Russell said.

Shank said boxing is a great way to get rid ofpent up energy.

“It also helps me stay in shape,” he said. “Ihad done a little martial arts training but thisseemed like something I would enjoy more.”

Shank has a 4-0 record and said he is thinkingabout making boxing a career option.

“I’m going to work hard and try to go a far asI can with it, maybe pro,” he said.

Cereceres’ daughter, Anelisse Cereceres, 17, isanother of the team’s top boxers. She said sheloves getting in the ring and mixing it up withother boxers.

“I got into it because of my dad,” she said. “Iwant to become a world champion. I like win-ning awards and working hard. I hope to turnpro eventually.”

Cereceres said probably the most talented box-er and one who continues to improve is Pfc. Myr-acle Salinas, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regi-ment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th MountainDivision.

The 20-year-old from Savannah, Georgia said

he joined the Army to improve his boxing skills.“When I was little, all I did was draw and I

wanted to learn to do something that would getme out of the house,” he said. “I met a guy whowas into mixed martial arts and he got me inter-ested.”

Salinas said he wasn’t very good at first, buthe soon learned to love MMA, so much so thathe harbors hopes of one day fighting in UltimateFighting Championship — or UFC.

“I joined the Army so I could learn boxing tohelp my striking skills for UFC,” he said.

“That’s my goal and this club is going to help

me reach that goal.”Cereceres said the club is open to anyone who

wants to try their hand at boxing. He said there isonly one requirement: Hard physical work.

“Before we get in the ring each day we hit theroad and work out,” he said. “We only wantthose who are serious about learning how to boxand become good boxers.”

To find out more about the Leesville BoxingTeam stop by Ground Zero Gym after 5:30 p.m.Monday through Friday and pay Cereceres orRussell a visit. They’ll let you know what it takesto become a talented boxer.

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Members of the Leesville Boxing Club, comprised Soldiers, Family members,local law enforcement and area civilians, show off some of the hardware they re-

cently won at meets in Louisiana and Texas.

Airman 1st Class Josh Shank gets a few tips from Leesville Boxing Club coachSgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Cereceres during a training session at Ground Zero Gym.


Preparation can mean difference in surviving disaster

FORT POLK, La. — September is NationalPreparedness Month and one way to help ensureyou survive a natural or man-made disaster is tomake a plan.

Your family may not be together if a disasterstrikes, so it is important to know which types ofdisasters could affect your area. Know howyou’ll contact one another and reconnect if sepa-rated. Establish a family meeting place that’s fa-miliar and easy to find.

Step 1: Put together a plan by discussing thesefour questions with your family, friends orhousehold to start your emergency plan:

• How will I receive emergency alerts andwarnings?

• What is my shelter plan?• What is my evacuation route?• What is my family/household communica-

tion plan?Step 2: Consider specific needs in your house-

hold.As you prepare your plan, tailor your plans

and supplies to your specific daily living needsand responsibilities. Discuss your needs and re-sponsibilities and how people in the network canassist each other with communication, care ofchildren, business, pets or specific needs like theoperation of durable medical equipment. Createyour own personal network for specific areaswhere you need assistance. Keep in mind somethese factors when developing your plan:

• Different ages of members within yourhousehold.

• Responsibilities for assisting others.• Locations frequented.• Dietary needs.• Medical needs including prescriptions and

equipment.• Disabilities or access and functional needs

including devices and equipment.• Languages spoken.• Cultural and religious considerations.• Pets or service animals.• Households with school-aged children.Step 3: Fill out a family emergency plan.Step 4: Practice your plan with your

family/household.Some disasters strike without any warning

and family members may not be in the sameplace. How will you get in touch with each oth-er? Where will you meet? How will you get outof your house in case of a fire? What if yourneighborhood is being evacuated? It’s importantto make a plan now so that you will know whatto do, how to find each other and how to com-municate in an emergency.

• Pick the same person for each family mem-ber to call or email. It might be easier to reachsomeone who’s out of town.

• Text, don’t talk, unless it’s an emergency. Itmay be easier to send a text, if you have a phone,and you don’t want to tie up phone lines foremergency workers.

Preparing for emergencies shouldn’t fall onyour shoulders alone. Young children and teensalike need to be part of the process for their ownsafety and sense of empowerment. Visitwww.ready.gov/plan to use or create your ownFamily Emergency plan from the fillable card.

• Work together to build an emergency kit.• Sit down as a family to talk about your com-

munications plan.

• Role-play what you would do during a dis-aster.

• Hold preparedness drills in your house.• Create a plan and practice it twice a year.• Choose a meeting spot near your home, then

practice getting there.• Choose a spot outside of your neighborhood

in case you can’t get home. Practice getting therefrom school, your friends’ houses and afterschool activities.

• Keep your family’s contact info and meetingspot location in your backpack, wallet or tapedinside your school notebook, and put it in yourcell phone.

Emergency alertsPublic safety officials use timely and reliable

systems to alert you and your family in the eventof natural or man-made disasters. There are dif-ferent warning alerts you can receive and thetypes of devices that receive the alerts.

• Wireless emergency alertsDuring an emergency, alert and warning offi-

cials need to provide the public with life-savinginformation quickly. Wireless emergency alerts,made available through the Integrated PublicAlert and Warning System infrastructure, are justone of the ways public safety officials can quicklyand effectively alert and warn the public aboutserious emergencies.

What you need to know about WEAs:* WEAs can be sent by state and local public

safety officials, the National Weather Service, theNational Center for Missing and Exploited Chil-dren, and the President of the United States.

* WEAs can be issued for three alert categories— imminent threat, AMBER and presidential.

* WEAs look like text messages, but are de-signed to get your attention and alert you with aunique sound and vibration, both repeated twice.

* WEAs are no more than 90 characters, andwill include the type and time of the alert, anyaction you should take, as well as the agency is-suing the alert.

* WEAs are not affected by network conges-

tion and will not disrupt texts, calls, or data ses-sions that are in progress. Mobile users are notcharged for receiving WEAs and there is no needto subscribe.

Emergency alerts system* The Integrated Public Alert and Warning Sys-

tem, is a modernization and integration of thenation’s existing and future alert and warningsystems, technologies and infrastructure.

* The Emergency Alert System is a nationalpublic warning system that requires broadcast-ers, satellite digital audio service and directbroadcast satellite providers, cable television sys-tems, and wireless cable systems to provide thePresident with a communications capability toaddress the American people within 10 minutesduring a national emergency.

* EAS may also be used by state and local au-thorities, in cooperation with the broadcast com-munity, to deliver important emergency informa-tion, such as weather information, imminentthreats, AMBER alerts and local incident infor-mation targeted to specific areas.

* The President has sole responsibility for de-termining when the national-level EAS will beactivated. FEMA is responsible for national-levelEAS tests and exercises.

* EAS is also used when all other means ofalerting the public are unavailable, providing anadded layer of resiliency to the suite of availableemergency communication.

Plan for evacuationA wide variety of emergencies may cause an

evacuation. In some instances you may have aday or two to prepare, while other situationsmight call for an immediate evacuation. Planningahead is vital to ensuring that you can evacuatequickly and safely, no matter what the circum-stances.

Before an evacuation:• Learn the types of disasters that are likely in

your community and the local emergency, evacu-

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PreparationContinued from page12ation and shelter plans for each spe-cific disaster.

• Plan how you will leave andwhere you will go if you are ad-vised to evacuate.

• Identify several places youcould go in an emergency such as afriend’s home in another town or amotel. Choose destinations in differ-ent directions so that you have op-tions during an emergency.

• If needed, identify a place tostay that will accept pets. Most pub-lic shelters allow only service ani-mals.

• Be familiar with alternateroutes and other means of trans-portation out of your area.

• Always follow the instructionsof local officials and remember thatyour evacuation route may be onfoot depending on the type of disas-ter.

Develop a family/householdcommunication and re-unificationplan to maintain contact and takethe best actions for each of you andre-unite if you are separated. As-semble supplies that are ready forevacuation. If you have a car, keep afull tank of gas in it if an evacuationseems likely. Keep in mind that gasstations may be closed during emer-gencies and unable to pump gasduring power outages.

During an evacuation• A list of open shelters can be

found during an active disaster inyour local area by listening to localradio and television stations.

• Take your emergency supply

kit and leave early enough to avoidbeing trapped by severe weather.

• Take your pets, but understandthat only service animals may bepermitted in public shelters.

• Call or email the out-of-statecontact in your family communica-tions plan. Tell them where you aregoing.

• Secure your home by closingand locking doors and windows.

• Unplug electrical equipmentsuch as radios, televisions and smallappliances. Leave freezers and re-frigerators plugged in unless thereis a risk of flooding. If there is dam-age to your home and you are in-structed to do so, shut off water, gasand electricity before leaving.

• Follow recommended evacua-tion routes. Do not take shortcuts;they may be blocked.

• Be alert for road hazards suchas washed-out roads or bridges anddowned power lines. Do not driveinto flooded areas.

After an evacuationIf you evacuated, check with local

officials both where you’re stayingand back home before you travel.

• Residents returning to disaster-affected areas after significantevents should expect and preparefor disruptions to daily activities,and remember that returning homebefore storm debris is cleared isdangerous.

• Let friends and family knowbefore you leave and when you ar-rive.

• Charge devices and consider

getting back-up batteries in casepower-outages continue.

• Fill up your gas tank and con-sider downloading a fuel app tocheck for outages along your route.

• Bring supplies such as waterand non-perishable food for the carride.

• Avoid downed power or utilitylines; they may be live with deadlyvoltage.

• Stay away and report them im-mediately to your power or utilitycompany.

• Use generators outside yourhome. Never run a generator insidea home or garage, or connect it toyour home’s electrical system.

Following these preparednessplans can go a long way towardhelping you and your family sur-vive a disaster.

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November 8, 2019

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Guest speak er shares his dark season at ASAP training

FORT POLK, La. — The Fort Polk Army Sub-stance Abuse Program presented its annual sui-cide and substance abuse training event Sept. 10at Bayou Theater. Sessions took place at 10:30a.m. and 2 p.m.

The guest speaker was Jared Estes. Estes wasin an accident with his wife of six months andtwo friends when a drunk driver hit them frombehind driving at close to 150 miles per hour.Both cars burst into flame on impact. Estes wasin the passenger seat and was severely burnedover close to 50% of his body — his right sidetaking the brunt of the flames. The passengers inthe back seat also survived — one had beenthrown from the vehicle and the other had severeburns to her arms and hands. But Estes’ wife,who was driving, died in the crash. The drunkdriver and his passenger survived.

Estes travels across the country sharing his in-spiring story of young love, tragedy, rehabilita-tion, healing and survival during the darkest mo-ments of his life.

Estes said it took him more than three yearsand 50 surgeries to come back physically afterthe accident. In that time, he said he learnedtough lessons to fight his way out of the dark.

“If you are fighting a dark or stressful seasonin your life, my hope is to share my story andshine the light on a few of the tools that havehelped me through my recovery time and day-to-day life,” he said. “I hope that what I have toshare with you serves as a reminder that if youfind yourself in one of those dark seasons, youhave those exact same skills inside to make itthrough.”

Estes said he hated being called a victim. “I want you to know that we can all be mas-

ters of difficult circumstances in our lives by tak-ing those circumstances and using them to helpfind our purpose and give back to others,” hesaid. “I think it’s important to reject that feelingof being a victim.”

He said pity is also a dangerous emotion. “I wallowed in self-pity, but I learned that it is

a noose that we can hang ourselves with if wearen’t careful. Once we allow self-pity to enterour hearts, we convince ourselves that what weare going through is worse than what othershave gone through and they can be happy butwe can’t. We start to feel alone in crowded roomsand shut others out,” he said.

Estes said everyone goes through pain andloss and that life is a series of those light anddark seasons.

“I think one of the lessons in life we need tolearn is if we are struggling through our owndark season, we need to look beyond our ownpain to the people around us who are also strug-gling and hurting. By helping others, we end uppulling ourselves out of the dark. That’s whatsaved my life,” he said.

Estes said he believes people end up findingthemselves — their purpose, potential, who theyare and what they need to learn — when they arestruggling.

“Life is a fight for every one of us at times, butit is such a good fight,” he said.

Spc. Michael Eskew, 705th Explosive OrdnanceDisposal Company, said attending the suicideand substance abuse training was important be-cause people need to learn that no one shouldfeel alone in their situation or unimportantenough to take their own life.

“The main thing is that no one should feeltheir life is irrelevant,” he said.

Also attending the training, Chuck Cannon,Public Affairs Office command information offi-

cer, said he thinks a lot of Soldiers and civilians-face problems that can include financial and fam-ily difficulties, work issues and the loss of aloved one, and need to know they are not alone,that others have faced similar issues and sur-vived, some even stronger than before.

“It gives them hope that suicide is not a wayout, that there are those who care about themand will help them through tough times,” hesaid.

Cannon said on a personal level, the suicidetraining was interesting because he got to seethat not only did Estes survive physically andemotionally, but also that he was able to lookback on the event and even at times laugh aboutit.

“He will never forget his injuries or the loss ofhis life's mate — the scars will always be there —but he's not letting them dictate how he lives.He's found that not only can he be an encourage-ment to others, but also in doing so, it helps himheal. It's proof that no matter what we gothrough, our survival can be an inspiration toothers if we allow it,” said Cannon.

Estes speaks at various places, but said mili-tary bases are his favorite place because Soldiersare his heroes.

“I was forced into a bad place and had to fightmy way out. But you signed up to be a Soldierknowing it could send you to some of the darkestplaces in the world. To me, that’s true courage.When I’m around you, I am inspired and influ-enced by you,” he said. “I’m sure some days youcan get caught up in the day-to-day stress ofyour job and life, but I hope you never forgethow rare, awesome and inspiring you are, espe-cially to me. Your courage and strength has car-ried me at times. Thank you.”

For more information call the Army SubstanceAbuse Program at 531-6187.

Suicide prevention requires community effort for success

FORT POLK, La. — Fort Polkleadership renewed their commit-ment to Soldiers and their Familiesby signing a proclamation declaringSeptember suicide preventionmonth.

The proclamation signing tookplace during the installation’s

monthly Community InformationForum Sept. 4 in the Warrior Center.

Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, com-manding general, Joint ReadinessTraining Center and Fort Polk,spoke about the importance of fo-cusing on Soldier’sneeds as well as theresponsibilities ofunit leadership in ad-dressing warning signs and sup-

porting help-seeking behavior. Fol-lowing his address Frank and theleadership from each Fort Polk sub-ordinate unit signed the proclama-tion.

The importance of this signingcannot be underesti-mated. Suicide is a con-stant threat to missionreadiness and every

Soldier lost is a tragedy. The impactsare felt throughout the Soldier’s im-mediate Family and friends, the unitand the community.

It is up to the Army communityto recognize the warning signs,identify high-risk behaviors andprovide immediate assistancethrough available resources. Defeat-ing suicide takes active involvementfrom everyone. As part of FortPolk’s ongoing efforts there will benumerous activities throughout themonth of September highlightingthis issue.

We were privileged to have JaredEstes visit the installation Sept. 10.Estes is a motivational speaker whodiscussed suicide prevention and al-cohol and substance abuse issues.There were mental health profes-

sionals available at the sessions foraudience members who were moti-vated to seek help.

There was a leader’s session atthe Mission Training Complex forsenior Army leaders as well as civil-ian directors. There are additionalopportunities to speak with subjectmatter experts at community out-reach events at the Fort Polk MainExchange Wednesday and on thefirst floor of Bayne-Jones ArmyCommunity Hospital near the din-ing facility Sept. 24. Both eventstake place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Reinforcing the Army professionand its values to heighten aware-ness and instill responsibility andaccountability is everyone’s busi-ness. It’s important for us to recog-nize when we, or others, are havingdifficulties in dealing with the com-plexities of our world and have thecourage to seek help.

The Fort Polk community mustcultivate an environment of ac-countability to ourselves and foreach other’s resilience, recognizewarning signs, connect those at riskto resources and promote help-seek-ing behaviors as a sign of strength.

By JOHN L. PILGRIMSuicide Prevention Program Manager

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