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6-101ST GSAB
101ST ABN DIV
Spc. Ronald Cherry
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Sunday
3:47 am - Spc. Ronald Cherry posted a message in our
VFWonline Yahoo Group
area:
"Hi. I'm Spc. Ronald
Cherry. I'm currently serving in Iraq 101st and have placed a personal
mission, small but it's something,  upon
myself to improve the quality of life for myself and other soldier's
here with me. We have a rec center
with a pool table, but the pool
table is slapped together, in shambles and falling apart....."
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THE POWER OF THE INTERNET
Spc. request was verified and went out to our Groups and Email
lists. Responses
came in from around the world.
What happened next, in a very short period of time, could only have
happened because of some very special people willing to go the extra
mile. A global effort quickly came together.
In a nutshell:
- MAJ
Shawn Phillips facilitated the effort with Spc. Cherry and his
Commaning Officer CSM Little in Iraq.
- CSM
Little picked up the ball.
Nancy
Sinatra helped to bring it together. Thanks Nancy for your
continued support of the troops!
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First off, thanks for keeping our men and women
safe and doing our nations work. As a veteran of OIF myself
(Formerly Bastogne 4 and 2-327th Infantry "No Slack" S3 and most
recently Bastogne 5) I know first hand what it is like.
I have cc'd this message and yours to Ginger
Mozzet who heads Operation Support Our Troops who asked me to verify
SPC Cherry's request. Her organization wants to see if they can
fulfill the request. Now that we know the chain of command will
support the request, Ginger and her group will start to work on it and
see what they can do.
I am happy to help out however I can and hope
that we can make this request happen before you all come back or at
least set the next group up for success.
GINGER. Looks like a good request.
Please work with CSM Little to see if you all can make it happen.
Thanks again for all your help, support and love. Tell everyone I
said hi!
v/r
MAJ Phillips"
April 1, 2006 No, this is not an April
Fools Day prank. Pool table about to embark on it journey from the
states to Iraq this week! YES! |
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Watch for more photos of the pool table
in transit and upon arrival!
ONLINE SOON!
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I am CSM Little, CSM for 6-101ST GSAB
currently stationed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
IV. One of my Soldiers, SPC Cherry, emailed you in reference to
donating a pool table to our organization. Sir, each battalion
have a MWR facility to make life a little better for the
Soldiers. The MWR consists of telephones, internet, ping pong
table, fools ball table, and a pool table which is unserviceable. I
would say that at least 450 to 500 Soldiers utilize our facility.
Any assistance you can give us would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, CSM KEITH C. LITTLE
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