Photo By Master Sgt. Lynette Hoke | Spc. Brita Hensel uses a hammer drill to chisel and destroy a cement staircase prior...... read more read more
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CROATIA - The hobbies of a National Guardsman can become wildly different between the Military Occupational Specialty a service member holds compared with "real life" or what they do with their time outside of drill weekends.
Spc. Brita Hensel’s days as a masonry specialist in the 851st Vertical Engineer Company may be few, but her passion and drive for service is something that shows, whether she is drilling or not.
Driven by a desire to travel she recently volunteered for a trip to a small town in Croatia as a part of the Minnesota National Guard’s state partnership program to help rebuild a community center. She is a military-trained carpenter, but when she isn’t building she is baking or cooking up a new recipe.
“Both jobs are a mixture of patience, exact measurements and skill,” said Hensel, a native of St. Cloud, Minnesota. “Whether I need to help build a building or bake a delicious cake…and I love doing them both.”
She loves the scenery in Croatia and the people she has met, but there is one thing that has captured her attention the most: the food. The restaurants have been delicious, but her favorite cuisine by far has been a homemade dessert offered by a Croatian military member working with her at the site.
“The homemade baklava was by far my favorite food I have experienced so far,” said Hensel.
Building is not something she thought she would initially like, but has grown to love through her four short years in the unit.
“I love being able to help people and make them feel good,” said Hensel.
She is an only child in the guard and plans on re-enlisting when the time comes.
| Date Taken: | 06.22.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 06.24.2015 01:50 |
| Story ID: | 167893 |
| Location: | HR |
| Hometown: | SAUK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA, US |
| Hometown: | ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, US |
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