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FORT STEWART, Ga. – When soldiers aren't deployed in combat operations, they still find ways to serve while at their home stations. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, volunteered Oct. 13, to cleanup James A. Brown Park in Hinesville, Ga.
The cleanup is in collaboration with the nationwide Make a Difference Day which is Oct. 27. However, this was one of the last opportunities the soldiers would have to volunteer before leaving at the end of the month.
Stacy M. Breithaupt, the outgoing family readiness support assistant for 3rd Bn., 7th Inf. Regt., said the unit wouldn't be here for the actual event date because they would be at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La.
Breithaupt, a Flint, Mich., native, said, “This is a good way for the soldiers to give back to a community that gives a lot to them.”
Staff Sgt. Jeremy J. Beard, a weapons squad leader with Company B, 3rd Bn., 7th Inf. Regt., said, “It’s important to give back to the community and provide a safe place for the kids and anyone who wants to come and run.” The Tampa, Fla., native said, “It feels good to give back.”
Staff Sgt. Jas L. Rivara, a squad leader in Company B, 3rd Bn., 7th Inf. Regt., said this was all about the kids and being able to give back. The Hamilton, Ala., native has volunteered to clean up multiple times.
Denise J. Deigh, a local resident, walks all around Hinesville and sees the need for parks to be cleaned up.
Deigh, originally from Portal, Ga., said, “It’s a blessing for these young men to take time out of their schedules on a Saturday to volunteer.”
Many soldiers who volunteered last year expressed how it was easier to clean up this year.
Sgt. Lucas D. Cifka, a sniper team leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Bn., 7th Inf. Regt., said there was less to upkeep this year. “Last year we did a lot more. We cleared a good 15 meters from the path.”
Cifka, an Olympia, Wash., native, said “Last year the command sergeant major was out here with a chainsaw cutting down the overhung tree limbs.” He said everyone volunteered when unit asked.
The soldiers were divided in two groups. One group was tasked to pick up and load the debris on a large trailer pulled by a truck. The second group was in charge of unloading the trailer.
Soldiers picked up, loaded and unloaded more than six trips worth of debris, clearly making a difference at James A. Brown Park.
| Date Taken: | 10.13.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 10.23.2012 17:24 |
| Story ID: | 96649 |
| Location: | FORT STEWART, GA, US |
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