Spartans’ Cavalry volunteers for national nutritional endeavor

Photo By Staff Sgt. Richard Wrigley | Staff Sgt. Ezri Cedeno, a native of Queens, N.Y., and an operations noncommissioned officer for gunner for Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment “Garryowen,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, explains to a student the importance of nutrition after catching him try to take breakfast with out fruit or vegetables at the Midway Middle School, March 3. Cedeno, along with his fellow Garryowen soldiers, were there to help serve the students breakfast, promoting nutritional awareness along with the school faculty during the School Nutritional Association’s weeklong program, National School Breakfast Week. The Garryowen soldiers were not the only ones to support the SNA’s efforts by serving breakfast to children at a local school. In fact, most of the Spartan brigade, and many other subordinate units within the 3rd ID did so as well. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Richard Wrigley, 2nd ABCT, 3rd ID, Public Affairs noncommissioned officer)  

FORT STEWART, GA, UNITED STATES

03.03.2014

Story by Sgt. Richard Wrigley 

2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs

FORT STEWART, Ga. - Soldiers of the 3rd Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment “Garryowen,” 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Spartans,” 3rd Infantry Division, visited the Midway Middle School in Midway, Ga., March 3.

The soldiers were there to help serve the students breakfast, promoting nutritional awareness along with the school faculty during the School Nutritional Association’s weeklong program, National School Breakfast Week.

According to the SNA’s website, this year’s NSBW theme is “Take Time for School Breakfast.”

The goal of the program is to, “Spread the word to parents and students that school breakfast is convenient, healthy and a real time saver,” according to the SNA’s website.

The Garryowen soldiers were not the only ones to support the SNA’s efforts by serving breakfast to children at a local school. In fact, most of the Spartan brigade, and many other subordinate units within the 3rd ID did so as well.

Other contributors to this story include the School Nutrition Association at http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Level2_NSBW2014.aspx?id=18805

• Date Taken: 03.03.2014
• Date Posted: 03.03.2014 15:27
• Story ID: 121432
• Location: FORT STEWART, GA, US