Photo By Spc. Michael Gault | Spc. Kyle Wagner, a stock control operator deployed here with the 221st Ordnance...... read more read more
By Sgt. Zachary Corya
CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – With the autumn season comes lower temperatures, football, the World Series, and beautiful fall colors. These things don’t change from one year to the next. But once every four years, Americans get the opportunity to decide the direction and leadership of their country.
With less than a month to go before the election of 2012, many soldiers have already submitted their presidential elections absentee ballots, but there may be some who have not.
Obviously, it is a choice whether to vote or not. It is a choice that U.S. service members defend. Because it is a choice, it doesn’t mean voting isn’t any less important.
“Voting is a privilege and an honor that we [as soldiers] help support and defend.” said Spc. Michael Oliphant, a stock control operator at an ammunition supply point for the 221st Ordnance Company.
Several weeks ago, 1st Lt. Phillip Hascher, commander of the 221st OD, conducted a voting assistance class. Several soldiers who attended admitted they would not have voted because they were not sure how the absentee process worked. Of these soldiers, many of them will be voting for the first time while deployed.
Spc. Kyle Wagner, stock control operator at the ASP for the 221st OD has been able to vote in the past several elections, but this is his first absentee.
“I always vote back home and I wasn’t about to let being overseas stop me.” said Wagner. “I take pride in the fact that I get to voice my opinion and to some degree dictate who represents me at the local, state and federal levels.”
While deployed we may miss the changing leaves or football but we don’t have to miss out on one of the most important events we fight for everyday, the presidential election.
If you, or a soldier you know, haven’t voted absentee, please visit FVAP.gov for more information on voting online, by fax or by email.
| Date Taken: | 10.15.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 10.30.2012 04:07 |
| Story ID: | 96961 |
| Location: | CAMP BUEHRING, KW |
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