Oregon Guardsman donates supplies to underserved Kosovo school [Image 5 of 5]

CAMP BONDSTEEL, KOSOVO

10.06.2020

Photo by Spc. Miguel Ruiz 

100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Members of the NATO-led Kosovo Force mission meet with a primary school director Oct. 6, 2020, in Bivolak/Bivoljak, Kosovo. The KFOR troops delivered school supplies to an underserved school in Bivolak/Bivoljak that struggles to attain local government funding for student’s supplies and facilities. KFOR’s Regional Command East planning officer, Maj. Chad Plaisted, organic to the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, led the effort to gather the generous array of school supplies ranging from notebooks to arts and craft materials and other school-house necessities. Some months before the donation Plaisted, alongside other peacekeeping-KFOR troops, participated in a group cleanup at the school where he noticed the students’ lack of services and supplies. “I asked my wife to reach out via social media to friends and family in the U.S. to offer an opportunity to donate supplies to the school,” said Plaisted. “Many obliged and mailed nearly a dozen boxes of supplies to our U.S. camp in Kosovo. Me and other Soldiers delivered those supplies to very deserving children today.” Plaisted and other 41st IBCT Soldiers have been deployed in Kosovo since the beginning of 2020 as members of the U.S.-led brigade level KFOR RC-E which is charged with ensuring the safety and security and freedom of movement for all the people in Kosovo. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Miguel Ruiz)

• Date Taken: 10.06.2020
• Date Posted: 10.12.2020 03:55
• Photo ID: 6387247
• VIRIN: 100620-Z-LZ801-1017
• Resolution: 4456x2971
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• Location: CAMP BONDSTEEL, ZZ