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Show H.t'.top Times NEWS Feb. 22,1991 y.s.p by Sgt. Gary 35Stn J. Kunich tf;v Pduc Affairs bus TFIhisiifiiks irs COMMENTARY decoyed AT AN AIR BASE IN THE MIDDLE EAST "Dear Any U.S. Person." That may seem like a strange way to start this story, but that's because it's not really a story at all but a letter to thousands of American people. These Americans already know who they are, but let me introduce a few of them to you Marilyn, a secretary and mother of two from San Juan Capistrano. Calif.; Meghan and Christine, two sisters ages 7 and 6. from Pittsburgh; the entire staff of the Stanford, N.J.. Red Cross; Carol, a student from Mount Union College in Ohio; Gerry, a Vietnam vet from Denver; and, of course, a lot of generous people from our unit's home state s of Utah, like Mickela, Krista. and Brandon, from Adams Elementary; and Jenny, a r from Alta High School. All of these people make up just a small portion of those who sat down to write "Any Service Member" letters to the men and women of the armed forces. The list goes on and on and on. Because so many people, without knowing anyone personally stationed in the Middle East, wrote these letters giving us words of encouragement, we were able to persevere through many harsh conditions here. The first couple of months were extremely hard. I don't think there were many of us who ever lived through weather that hot and humid before. Thankfully, it began to cool off, but we had other weather conditions to endure like blinding sandstorms that swept across the desert with no warning and with such force it brought all work to a virtual standstill. An endless supply of Kool-Aiand iced tea mix from people like you made it all the more bearable. d Like many of the people here, I thought the worst was behind us after that, but there was still more in store. The holidays are always hard when you're away from family and friends, but that feeling was intensified as we spent our Christmas here. We may not have been in the United States, but we weren't forgotten. More packages addressed to "Any Service Member" continued to arrive those with cookies, candy canes, small artificial Christmas trees, and a host of other holiday ornaments. It wasn't home, but because of your generosity, we were able to decorate our dorm rooms and tents to make it through more trying times. fifth-grader- lOth-grade- Your words of encouragement and support continued to give us comfort as we drew closer to the United Nations deadline for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait. Now our waiting in the gulf is over; we're fighting with Iraq, but your support continues. This will be our biggest hurdle to overcome now, but I know we can do it. Mainly because we have that support. It's people like you who realize that sometimes force has to be used to ensure a peaceful world. In your many letters, you've told us that America owes its servicemen and women an enormous debt. But that goes two ways, because we couldn't be doing what we're doing, if it weren't for your backing. You have supported us through all these months, and for this, we are eternally grateful. We won't let you down. Our objectives over here are clear; our cause is just. We are right and we will prevail. America and her allies will not back down. With your continued support, these objectives will be reached as quickly as possible. Please understand that while we'd love to answer everyone who has written to us, we are extremely busy and may not be able to. But I think I speak for all of us when I say thank you very much for those letters and may God bless you all. Although I'd like to sign this letter with my own name, I'd be doing a disservice to the thousands of other airmen, soldiers, sailors and Marines here, because we all feel the same way. This letter could have come from any of the thousands of service members here, therefore, I'll sign it ap- propriately... Sincerely, Any Service Member NEWS BRIEFS '50s and '60s tickets going fast listed members chosen by the command to compete for outstanding airman, noncommissioned officer, senior noncommissioned officer and first sergeant. AFLC headquarters will be host to these airmen and their spouses Sunday through March 2. They will meet a board which will select one person from each category to represent the command in Air The date for the fourth annual Hill AFB Fabulous '50s and '60s party is quickly nearing. It will be held March 2 at the Officers' Club. Ticket sales for the event will end Wednesday. Tickets are $7 for Officers' and Noncommissioned memOfficers' club members and $9 for non-clubers. Ticket price includes a dinner choice of a quarter-pounhamburger or fried chicken. Entertainment will be provided by a disc jockey in the main lounge and a '50s and '60s band in the dining room. There will be several dance contests with prizes, vintage automobiles and '50s and '60s era clothing worn by those in attendance. Call Capt. Dan Dolan at Ext. 71276 or Capt. Jerry Kosey at Ext. 71776 for ticket information. b Force-lev- competition. The 16 persons were selected from 40 nominees throughout the command by a base selection board. They will meet another board at AFB, Ohio, Feb. 27. That board, made up of the command's senior enlisted advisers, will select one nominee in each category. The top airman, NCO and senior NCO will later compete in the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen program. The winning first sergeant will compete for best in the Air Force honors. d Wright-Patterso- Deployed authorized storage - el n Be a bona fide, unmarried Air Force dependent of an active duty, retired, MIA or deceased service member andor an unmarried dependent of a member of either the Hill AFB Officers' Wives' or Noncommissioned Wives' clubs where her membership commenced on or prior to Jan. 1, 1991; and no older than 21 at the time of application. Be a senior attending a public, preparatory or parochial high school in Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Cache or Morgan County. Have made application to the college of hisher choice. Those wishing to apply to the USPA-IRscholarmust that ship complete organization's separate scholarship form in addition to the OWCNCOWC application. Those interested in obtaining a copy of either or both applications should call Mary Grace H. Miner 6 or Virginia McKay (NCOWC) at (OWC) at A 547-968- Anyone assigned to Hill AFB who has deployed in support of Desert ShieldDesert Storm with the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing or deploys with the 388th TFW in the future is authorized temporary storage of their household goods during the tem- Girl Scouts begin cookie Local Girl Scout troops began taking Girl Scout Cookie orders Thursday and will continue through The cookies are slated to be delivered April Hill AFB Girl Scout troops will also be manning booths at the main exchange and bowling alley from for additional cookie purchases. April For more information, call Nancy or Rick Woror Ext. 71174. cester at 8-2- 2. Those who have already stored household goods must have their orders amended. Anyone who deploys in the future should have this noted on their orders. For more information on claiming this authorization call TSgt. William Powell or SSgt. Scott at the 388th TFW Comptroller's Office at Ext. 12-2- 0 771-210- 2 o Wives' clubs offer scholarships In 1991, several scholarships will be awarded by Hill AFB Officers' and Noncommissioned the For those who deployed with other units or comclubs to eligible seniors with high mands, contact the Hill AFB Personal Property Officers' Wives' achievement. scholastic Shipping Office for guidance at Ext. 71849. USPA-IREducational Foundation will also provide a $1,000 scholarship. This is the second year Command nominates top airmen the three organizations have combined efforts to A Hill AFB airman will compete for the title of award scholarships using the same forms, criteria Air Force Logistics Command Outstanding Airman and selection process. for 1991. Applicants must: r Communications-ComputeA1C Joseph Eygnor, 1881st Rank scholastically within the top 25 percent Support Group, was one of 16 AFLC en of their high school class. 73328. 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