Media advisory: DIVWEST to hold run Friday showing SHARP support

FORT HOOD, TX, UNITED STATES

06.18.2015

Courtesy Story

First Army Division West

FORT HOOD, Texas — First Army Division West will hold a "Walk and Run a Mile in Their Shoes" here at Cameron Field near its headquarters Friday at 6:30 a.m., just moments after Reveille.

The SHARP (Sexual Harrasment/Assault Response and Prevention) event is to open the door for a better understanding of what victims experience. To educate and advocate for this event, “A Walk and Run a Mile in Their Shoes” was developed to put all Soldiers on the road to demonstrate their support for the SHARP program.

Division West, a subordinate unit of First Army, headquartered at Rock Island, Illinois, trains and validates Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers for deployment to combat and other contingency operations. The division also trains units of the active Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and United States partner nations, for a total of nearly 40,000 service members every year.

Media representatives interested in attending the "Walk and Run a Mile in Their Shoes," should contact the Division West Public Affairs Office and arrive at the Fort Hood Visitor Center no later than 5:45 a.m. to be escorted to Cameron Field.

For more information about the "Walk and Run a Mile in Their Shoes" event, contact Michael Novogradac, Division West Public Affairs chief, or Sgt. First Class Thomas Wheeler at [phone]. Email: [e-mail]

• Date Taken: 06.18.2015
• Date Posted: 06.18.2015 11:55
• Story ID: 167131
• Location: FORT HOOD, TX, US