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Commitment to helping sexual assault victims earns honors

SHEARING INTO HISTORY

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE

From the left: Senior Fellow Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Hans Binnendijk, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander Col. Fern O. Sumpter, National Defense University President Maj. Gen. Gregg F. Martin and Acting Director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Michael Garrison cut the ceremonial ribbon during the dedication of Ulysses S. Grant Hall on the Fort Lesley J. McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 3.

Grant Hall renovations complete

By Courtney Dock Pentagram Editor

Military and community leaders gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony officially marking the end of renovations of Ulysses S. Grant Hall on the Fort Lesley J. McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 3.

Grant Hall, or Bldg. 20, is historically known as part of the federal penitentiary in 1826 and the third floor was the location of the 1865 trials of the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators.

“Fort McNair is the Army’s

third oldest installation — third only to West Point and Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania,” said Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander, Col. Fern O. Sumpter. “You will hear about what happened here in the waning days of the Civil War following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Today’s ceremony gives us the opportunity to remember and appreciate several of Fort McNair’s pivotal moments in history.”

“Grant Hall is arguably the most important historical landmark in South west Washing-

ton,” said Hans Binnendijk, retired vice president for research at the National Defense University on Fort McNair. “It is here that the last chapter of our calamitous Civil War ended.”

Binnendijk transported guests back to 1865, explaining how they were seated where rows of jail cells used to sit, stacked three high. A tall brick wall stretching from Grant Hall to the parking lot enclosed the penitentiary yard.

“The scaffold where four of the conspirators were hanged is

see RENOVATION, page 8

The Defense Department is honoring six sexual assault response coordinators this month for their outstanding efforts in assisting victims of sexual assault and for their commitment to preventing this crime.

Led by Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, DoD officials considered the efforts of more than 1,000 qualified SARCs from each military service and the National Guard Bureau before selecting their “Exceptional SARCs of the Year,” as part of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

“I am privileged to work with such dedicated individuals who continue to strengthen the department’s prevention and response efforts,” Patton said in a statement.“The 2013 exceptional SARCs deserve recognition for their service on the front lines and for the quality care they provide for survivors of sexual assault. I am honored to acknowledge their accomplishments and commitment to victims of sexual assault.”

Since 2009, the Defense Department annually has recognized exceptional SARCs for providing noteworthy care and support in prevention and response efforts to military victims of sexual assault.

A SARC serves as the single point of contact for integrating and coordinating sexual assault victim care, from the initial report of sexual assault through disposition and resolution of issues related to the victim’s health and wellbeing.

The SARC is responsible for ensuring a victim support system is in place that provides around-the-clock sexual assault response capabilities for all victims within their designated area of responsibility.

This year’s honorees are: • Army Sgt. 1st Class Josalette Simmons, Fort Bragg, N.C.; • Kathleen Schofield, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; • Marine Corps Maj. Robyn Mestemacher, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force; • Janaee Stone, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; • Army Capt. Jennifer Hunt, National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Fla.; and see HONORS, page 8

NDU regional studies center named after retired SecDef

By Michael Norris Pentagram Assistant Editor

The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at National Defense University added a prefix to the center’s name April 2 when it became the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, paying tribute to the former secretary of defense who was instrumental in establishing the center.

Perry was the guest of honor Tuesday in a ceremony at NDU’s Abraham Lincoln Hall, on the Fort McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-

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Henderson Hall, recognizing the name change. Perry served as secretary of defense from 1994-1997 under President Bill Clinton. He currently serves on the Defense Policy Board and the Secretary of Energy Policy Board.

Addressing an audience that included ambassadors and a retired U.S. senator, Acting Director of the center, Kenneth A. LaPlante, led off the ceremony by citing Perry’s many contributions to national security.

“The William J. Perry Center is a direct result of Dr.

Perry’s vision more than 18 years ago for a new, more collaborative and secure Americas based on civil-military relationships, based on rule-of-law, democratic values and mutual trust and confidence in one another,” LaPlante said. “He [Perry] foresaw an institution that would provide quality education opportunities to defense officials — civilian and military — of the nations of the western hemisphere.”

LaPlante next introduced Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, who called

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The 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, left, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter unveil the new logo for the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies which incorporates Perry’s name at National Defense University on the Fort McNair porsee PERRY, page 9 tion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 2.

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Military presence strong at Southwest Waterfront Festival in the District

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An audience member takes photographs during the March 25 Citizen Service Before Self Honors ceremony during National Medal of Honor Day at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.

Community Spotlight • Name and age: Logan Pike, age 10.

• What does your mom or dad do at work?: My mom does criminal law [in the military].

• Favorite sport: Ice hockey.

• Favorite book: “War of the Worlds”

by H.G. Wells.

• Favorite food: Tilapia.

• Favorite song: Gangnam Style.

• Favorite movie: “Red Dawn the Remix” and “The Hunger Games.”

• Favorite place you’ve ever been: Florida, at my grandparents’ house.

• What do you like most about coming to school on JBM-HH: Seeing my friends.

• Is there something you want to be able to do by the end of the year?: I don’t know.

• What do you like most about living in this area?: I like that everything is so close by.

• What is your favorite thing to do in Washington, D.C.?: Go look at monuments with my friends.

• If your parents won the lottery, what do you think they would do?: My mom said she would quit her job and put money in a college fund.

• What advice would you give a friend? Be careful of which friends you pick because they will be an influence on you.

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Commander, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Every week the Pentagram staff will pick their favorite. The winner’s Col. Fern O. Sumpter’s vision and philosophy: name, caption along with the photo, will be printed in the newspaper.

Compete with your friends and coworkers and see who can come up with the best one. And if you have a photo you think would make a great With a team of resource management savvy and technically competent DoD professionals, establish JBM–HH as DoD’s premier provider of consistent, qual- “Caption This,” send it in. ity services that enhance readiness and the overall well-being of our customers.

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- Experts at what we do … constantly improving our skills and knowledge.

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- Committed … to the mission and each other, fostering a community of — Epifanio Joe Brushetta excellence.

- Professional/respectful … remain calm, even when others are not … count on each other at all times, treating everyone with dignity and respect.

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Safety tip What’s holding up your car?

By Durand Durga U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.

Saturday was my day for making repairs on my car, and I’d been having problems with my old, rusty brake rotors. Every time I’d hit the brakes, the steering wheel would vibrate.

I wanted to put an end to that, so I bought some good slotted and drilled replacement rotors. I gathered all the tools I needed — including a jack, wrenches, sockets and screwdrivers — and went to my garage to get started. I’d changed rotors on several cars in the past, so I basically knew how to do it.

The first thing I did was loosen the lug nuts on the wheel and raise the car with the new hydraulic jack I’d bought. Then, I took off the wheel and placed it beside the car so I could begin removing the brake caliper. After I got it off, the phone rang inside the house and I got up to answer it. After talking on the phone for about five minutes, I went back out to the garage and was surprised by what I saw. The jack had failed and one side of the car was sitting on the floor! I could see where hydraulic fluid had leaked out of the jack.

Luckily, the car was resting on the jack’s body so nothing was damaged.

I was shocked. When I got over my surprise, I used a different jack to raise the car again and finished replacing the rotors. As soon as I finished, I bought a couple of jack stands and a new hydraulic jack.

I learned a valuable lesson that day. I’d realized that safety isn’t just for when you’re on the road; it also applies when you’re doing repairs. Since then, whenever I work on my car, I use the jack stands as fail-safes and, for extra measure, place a wheel beneath the car.

Thinking back on that day, I could only imagine what would’ve happened had I been under the car. Had the jack failed then, I would’ve been injured or possibly even killed.

I’d always heard stories about how dangerous it could be to work on your vehicle, but I’d never thought something like this could happen to me. After all, my hydraulic jack was new. I’d trusted it — but it failed.

I now take all the proper safety precautions to protect myself and others when I work on my vehicles. I would encourage anyone else who does their own auto repairs to plan for safety in the process. After all, should your jack suddenly “get the drop on you,” the last place you want to be is underneath 3,000 pounds of car.

By the numbers If you think what happened to the author is a rare event, you’re wrong. Since 2007, there have been several reported off-duty and on-duty accidents where jacks and jack stands were either used improperly or failed.

The off-duty accidents injured four Soldiers and killed a fifth when his vehicle fell off a jack and landed on top of him. The on-duty accidents included a Soldier performing maintenance on the front brake caliper of an M1114. The Soldier, who was reportedly using “bottle jacks,” was pinned beneath the vehicle and killed when it fell on him.

(From Knowledge, the official safety magazine of the U.S. Army.)

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President proclaims April National Child Abuse Prevention Month America is a country where all of us should be able to pursue our own measure of happiness and live free from fear. But for the millions of children who have experienced abuse or neglect, it is a promise that goes tragically unfulfilled.

National Child Abuse Prevention Month is a time to make their struggle our own and reaffirm a simple truth: that no matter the challenges we face, caring for our children must always be our first task.

Realizing that truth in our society means ensuring children know they are never alone — that they always have a place to go and there are always people on their side. Parents and caregivers play an essential part in giving their children that stability. But we also know that keeping our children safe is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors and the broader community. All of us bear a responsibility to look after them, whether by lifting children toward their full potential or lending a hand to a family in need.

Our government shares in that obligation, which is why my administration has made addressing child abuse a priority. Since I took office, we have advocated for responsible parenting and invested in programs that can give our

sons and daughters a strong start in life. I was also proud to sign measures into law that equip state and local governments with the tools to take on abuse, like the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act reauthorization and the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization.

Together, we are making important progress in stopping child abuse and neglect. But we cannot let up — not when children are still growing up looking for a lifeline, and not when more than half a million young people are robbed of their basic right to safety every year. So this month, let us stand up for them and make their voices heard. To learn more about ending child abuse and how to get involved, visit www.ChildWelfare.gov/Preventing.

Now, therefore, I Barack Obama, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2013 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month with programs and activities that help prevent child abuse and provide for children’s physical, emotional, and developmental needs.

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Department of Defense celebrates 2013 Month of the Military Child

By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service

Children of U.S. servicemembers around the world will be honored throughout the month for their contributions to their Families’ well-being and sacrifices on behalf of the nation, a Defense Department official said April 1 in Washington, D.C. Each April, Americans pause to recognize the nation’s 1.8 million military children during the Month of the Military Child, which marks its 25th anniversary this year.

“It’s really exciting that the Department of Defense, the White House and civic leaders recognize the sacrifices that military children make,” Barbara Thompson, director of the Pentagon’s office of family policy, children and youth, told American Forces Press Service. “It’s particularly important during these times of conflict, when children are missing their parents and are sacrificing a lot, to say your sacrifice is recognized and we want to commend you for what you do for your Family.”

Throughout the month, military installations worldwide will host programs and activities for military children, including fairs, picnics, carnivals and parades, Thompson said. Communities also can get involved by sponsoring fun events to celebrate military children, she added.

Military children’s sacrifices and contributions have risen to the forefront in recent years, Thompson said, as people have become increasingly aware of the

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A poster from Army MWR celebrates the 2013 Month of the Military Child.

impact a decade of war is having on military Families. Along with the typical military-related stressors of multiple moves and schools, children also have had to deal with long-term, multiple deployments and separations from one, or both, parents over the past 10-plus years, Thompson said.

More than 900,000 military children have had a parent deploy multiple times, she added.

Military children have known only war since 9/11, Thompson noted, and recent research suggests deployments and the length of time separated have an impact on children’s academic success and psychological well-being.

Other research regarding children and attachment indicates that “this has to be a difficult time for

military children,” she said.

Just as important as caring for children is caring for their parents, Thompson added. “We know that if the parent is taken care of, the children are taken care of,” she said.

Thompson praised the introduction of programs such as the Defense Department’s military Family life consultants, who provide coaching and nonmedical counseling to children, Families and staff in schools and child development and youth programs.

Sports and camps offer other opportunities for children to thrive and grow, she said.

However, she said, the Defense Department can’t tackle all of these issues alone.

The nation took an important step forward in January, Thompson said, when President Barack Obama unveiled a governmentwide plan to strengthen military Family support. Federal agencies committed to nearly 50 new programs and cooperative efforts to improve quality of life and well-being for military Families.

Thompson also called for a strong “circle of support,” in which schools, communities, health care providers and federal agencies come together to support military Families. “We know that it takes a village,” she said.

“Without a doubt, when we can recognize their sacrifices, when we can tell them that we’ll reach out and help them, that we care about them and will connect them with the resources they need, then we’re doing right by them,” she said.

DoD updates sexual assault prevention, response policy

By Nick Simeone American Forces Press Service

The Defense Department released updated policies and procedures aimed at combating sexual assaults in the military and improving care for victims, March 28. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Senior defense officials said the updated policies and procedures provide a framework that improves safety for sexual assault victims, standardizes victim-assistance services across the force, enhances prevention efforts and provides victims added confidence to come forward to report assaults and seek treatment.

“Today’s release of an updated policy directive underscores the department’s commitment to combating sexual assault on every level within the military,” said Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton, director of DoD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, or SAPRO. SAPRO officials said the policy

We need to make sure that we prevent sexual assault from happening, and when it does, provide a response system that can care for people and hold people accountable so we can get the perpetrators out of the armed forces.

Air Force Col. Alan R. Metzler, deputy director of DoD’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

changes came about through a coordinated effort among the services, the National Guard Bureau, the DoD inspector general, military healthcare providers, chaplains and the entire DoD community to improve every aspect of the department’s response to sexual assault.

“We have thousands of victims in the armed forces,” Air Force Col. Alan R. Metzler, SAPRO’s deputy director, said in an interview with American Forces Press Service. “We need to make sure that we prevent sexual assault from happening, and when it

does, provide a response system that can care for people and hold people accountable so we can get the perpetrators out of the armed forces.”

The updated policies incorporate expedited transfers for victims, establish a hotline for crisis intervention, and require additional training as well as new, uniform standards for care givers.

“We have worked with the national certification body and codified into our policy that every victim advocate, every sexual assault response coordinator have a level of training and com-

petence and national certification so that they are providing victims the best quality care,” Metzler said.

Senior Pentagon officials emphasize that the department has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault. In recent weeks, Patton has met with Capitol Hill lawmakers to discuss the department’s response to sexual assault, emphasizing that the Pentagon needs to do more to combat the crime while welcoming input from outside groups.

A goal of the new policies and procedures is to encourage sexual assault victims to have confidence in the system and to come forward and report crimes, which Metzler acknowledged are “vastly under reported.”

“The department takes this seriously, that when a victim tells us that they have been sexually assaulted, we will believe them,” he said. “We will protect their privacy. They will be able to have help and care because we understand the nature of this crime and we want them to come forward to get help.”

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Wounded warriors visit Marine Corps Museum at Triangle

By Sgt. Jennifer C. Johnson JFHQ-NCR/MDW Public Affairs

Wounded warriors stopping in the National Capital Region during their transit home were given a chance to do some siteseeing at the Marine Corps Museum with the help of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s Medical Evacuation to CONUS Hospitals (MECH) team.

The MDW MECH team provides constant support, assistance, and tracking functions for all personnel returning to the United States from Asia, Africa and Europe for care at medical facilities. They also inform Army leadership of all casualties arriving at Joint Base Andrews (JBA), Md., and are accountable for the wounded warriors once they land and continue until they arrive to their final military treatment facilities.

The patients are taken to 779th Aeromedical Staging Facility on JBA; the only east coast facility designated to receive medical evacuation aircraft. The MECH team, medical technicians, doctors, nurses, and other staff welcome wounded, sick or injured patients returning from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center through Ramstein AFB in Germany. The MDW team also provides support to civilians and other military branches arriving on MEDEVAC aircraft.

“When wounded warriors arrive, we transport them from the plane to the ASF and try to make them as comfortable as possible while they’re in transi-

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From left to right, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas E. Bish, deputy chief of the MDW MECH Army Liaison Team, highlights Marine Corps history to Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Diaz, 779th Medical Group registered nurse, and wounded warriors Spc. Lawrence Spearman, 289th Engineer Company, and Pfc. Leith J. Davis, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 237th Infantry Regiment, during a tour of the Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va., April 1.

tion,” said Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Bish, deputy chief of the MDW MECH Army Liaison Team.

“Usually the patients are transported to their final destination the next day. When they aren’t able to get on an immediate flight, we like to take them out and show them around the National Capital Region while they wait.”

“I really enjoyed the Marine Corps Museum. We were able to leave the hospital and see things that I normally wouldn’t be able to see while being stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.,” said Pfc. Leith Davis, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 237th Infantry Regi-

ment. “It was nice to get out and see a part of the area during our short time here.”

“It was great going to the Marine Corps Museum. It gave me a sense of pride about what we’ve done in the past and what we’re doing in the military today,” said Spc. Lawrence Spearman, 289th Engineer Company. “It can get boring just sitting in the hospital all day. I really appreciated the chance to go see the museum.”

“We just want to make sure that our wounded warriors get the support and care that they deserve,” said Bish, “— medical, spiritual and to just let them know that we really care.”

By Julia LeDoux Pentagram Staff Writer

The S-3 staff at Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps Henderson Hall has a direct impact on the lives of each of the nearly 1,800 Marines attached to the battalion via its training and force protection mission.

“We support the Marines within the battalion, which is the people within the NCR [National Capital Region],” said Master Sgt. Jay Mattice, operations chief. “We also have people overseas and on the west coast and all throughout the east coast.

“Anyone attached to the battalion, we handle their annual training requirements and any additional pop-up training requirements that come from Headquarters Marine Corps.”

In addition to planning, scheduling and coordinating training, S-3 also supports Henderson

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Lance Cpl. Justen Monroe looks through files in the Headquarters Company Headquarters and Service Battalion, Henderson Hall S-3 Training Office in Bldg. 29 on the Henderson Hall portion of Joint Base MyerHenderson Hall March 29.

Hall’s anti-terrorism force protection plan, said Staff Sgt. Glenn L. West, the battalion’s anti-terrorism officer. He explained his job includes much more than simply monitoring the gate that prosee S-3, page 9

Survivor Outreach Services assists Families In one photograph, Brian Hornsby looks out from the cockpit of his Blackhawk helicopter – calm, competent and confident, the quintessential American Soldier.

In another, he’s a proud dad, holding his newborn daughter in the crook of his arm, a wide grin on his face.

Those photos perfectly capture the various facets of Brian’s personality, said his wife Antonette, recalling her husband’s life and legacy during an interview at the Survivor Outreach Services office on Joint Base MyerHenderson Hall.

“He loved what he did,” she said. “He was always excited about his job. He loved to fly, there’s no doubt about it.”

Brian, 37, of Melbourne, Fla., a chief warrant officer 3, was at the helm of a Blackhawk heli-

News Notes Death notice Anyone with debts owed to or by the estate of Sgt. Derek Tra McConnell, Battle Company, Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, must contact Capt.

Grant McDonald, the appointed summary court martial officer for the Soldier. McConnell passed away March 18, 2013. Call McDonald at 301-4000265.

Sequestration news Get the latest information and news on sequestration and how it will affect the Department of Defense by visiting the JBM-HH website at www.army.mil/article/96832/Sequestration_Resou rces/.

A look inside the H&S Bn. S-3 shop

By Julia LeDoux Pentagram Staff Writer

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copter Aug. 16, 2012 when it was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade while on a mission over Afghanistan.

“They were almost done with the mission,” Antonette said.

“They were circling around a little bit. I was told that the people who shot them down were not your average Taliban insurgents.”

After it was hit, Antonette said her husband’s copter crashed immediately. In addition to Brian, six other servicemembers were killed.

“The entire day after that, there was a firefight,” she said.

Touching the Gold Star lapel pin she wore on her sweater, Antonette said Brian began his Army career in 1998 in the infantry. His love of flying led him to flight school, where he received his pilot’s wings upon graduation in 2001.

The couple met when Brian

was serving as a military police officer before he went to flight school.

“I worked at a restaurant where they’d [Brian and his fellow Soldiers] come in all the time,” Antonette said. “We were friends for a while. He did his own thing, I did my own thing.”

That friendship deepened into something more when Antonette visited Brian in Germany while in Europe during her junior year in college. They were wed in 2006.

Their daughter Layla, 4, was born in Germany, and son Brady, 3, was born in Florida. Antonette is working hard to keep Brian’s memory alive and vibrant for their children.

“We talk about him a lot,” she said. “There’s no hesitation. We’re always talking about him. We talk about things he liked to do.” see SOS, page 10

Tax centers open Get free tax preparation and electronic filing for federal and state tax returns on JBM-HH at the JBM-HH Tax Center and the HQ U.S. Marine Corps Tax Center. They are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The JBM-HH Tax Center is located in Bldg. 406. For more information, call 703-696-1040. The HQ USMC Tax Center is located in Bldg. 29, room 105. For information, call 703-693-7001.

Fingerprinting services offered The Directorate of Emergency Services visitor control center, located at 108 Sheridan Avenue, Bldg. 415, on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH, offers fingerprinting services on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. weekly. For additional information, contact Marilyn Gomez at 703-696-8968.

Pull-up clinic Marine Corps Community Services Henderson Hall’s Semper Fit Division offers a pull-up clinic designed especially for women. The clinic is held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (except holidays) from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium on the Henderson Hall portion of JBM-HH. All Department of Defense identification card holders are welcome, and no advance registration is necessary. Call 703-6939440 for more information.

Sprint tri registration now open The Semper Fit Sprint Triatholon is open for registration through April 12. The event comprises a 10-minute swim at Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec Pool, 20-minute run, and 20-minute bike portion at Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gym. Participation is limited to 42 single entries, no teams, and there is a $15 non-refundable entry fee. To register and pay, call ITT at 571-483-1963. For more information on the event, call 703-693-7351.

“Pershing’s Own” event schedule The U.S. Army Blues will perform at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C., April 6 at 6 and 7:30 p.m. “Pershing’s Own” chamber music series presents an evening with Brahms and Prolofiev at Brucker Hall on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH April 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Thirty days of fitness Thirty days of fitness starts April 7 at Henderson Hall’s Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gym and Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec Pool. Marine Corps Community Service invites all DoD ID card holders to join in the semi-organized program of workouts running 30 days to May 6. For more information or to register, call 703-614-5959.

Roads closed The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Fire Department will perform all-terrain vehicle safety and operations training on the grassy area between Bldg. 335 (The Old Post Chapel) and Bldg. 330 (JBM-HH motor pool) April 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. During this time McNair Road will be closed from the intersection of Marshall Drive to the intersection of Biddle Lane on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH. For more information, call 703-696- 3290

Mobile DMV office to visit JMB-HH The JBM-HH Army Career and Alumni Program will sponsor the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle’s mobile unit April 9 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the parking lot in front of the bowling center and Spates Community Club. They will provide all or most services found at a regular DMV office. For more information, call 703-6969603.

DAU hosts training The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) will host a hot topic training forum April 9 at Scott Hall on Fort Belvoir. The training will focus on what is working and ways to improve on what is not. The forum takes place from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and will be fed via video teleconference. The forum provides three continuous learning points for con-

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News Notes Continued from previous page tinued DoD acquisition certification.

To sign up, go to the DAU alumni association website at www. dauaa.org and click on the training forum tab.

Hearts Apart Hearts Apart is a support group for spouses, fiancés, parents or significant others of deployed or geographically separated civilians and military members. The group is designed to be a fun networking opportunity for those experiencing separation from a loved one. The next meeting is April 10 from 5:307:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 139 in Arlington. For more information, call 703-696-0156 or email rene.s.fizer.civ@mail.mil.

Sponsorship training A sponsorship training class will be held April 11 from 10-11 a.m. at ACS, Bldg. 201, on Custer Road on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH. It will provide information and handson training for those wishing to be a sponsor. For reservations call 703696-0153/0156.

Sexual assault awareness month 5K run/1 mile walk JBM-HH will host a 5K run/1 mile walk April 12 at 6:30 a.m. at the Fort Myer Fitness Center in recognition and support of the men and women who work to prevent sexual assault and domestic violence. Military servicemembers, civilian DoD card holders, Family members and special guests are invited to participate.

Golf with us The annual golf with us program is open for registration. Tournaments are held monthly at courses throughout northern Virginia. The first tournament is April 12 at Marine Corps Base Quantico’s Medal of Honor golf course. Subsequent tournaments are open for registration.

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www.mccsHH.com/SmithGym.html hosting its monthly luncheon April 18 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Fort for more information.

Myer Officers Club. Guest speaker Annual children’s fair will be retired Col. John Folsom who MCCS Henderson Hall holds its will discuss Smoke the donkey, who 6th annual children’s fair April 13 wandered in to a U.S. military camp from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Open to in Iraq and became a supply donkey Department of Defense identification for the U.S. forces. For more informacard holders, the fair takes place in tion, call 703-717-9191. the Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gymnasium Spring education and career fair on the Henderson Hall portion of MCCS Henderson Hall will host JBM-HH. Events include free carnival rides, face painting, a toddler their spring education and career fair climbing area, giveaways and cotton April 18 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the candy. A cash only, family-friendly Cpl. Terry L. Smith Gym. Educators lunch will be available for sale. and employees will meet prospective Children are welcome to wear a students and employees. The fair is favorite animal costume. To learn open to DoD ID card holders and the more, visit www.mccshh.com/chil- general public with photo ID. To predrensfair2013.html or call 703-693- pare for the fair, the Career Resource Management Office offers a career 5666. fair strategies workshop April 11 ROCKS gala from 10-11:30 a.m., in Bldg. 29, classThe ROCKS, Inc. hosts the 39th room 104 on the Henderson Hall porAnnual Spring Gala at the Fort tion of the joint base. For more inforBelvoir Officers Club April 13, at 6 mation, call 703-614-6828. p.m. The ROCKS, Inc. will award MPD S1 conference $25,000 in scholarships to Army The next Fort Myer Military PerROTC cadets from around the country and the National Capital Region. sonnel Division S1 conference is schedIn addition, they will award the uled for April 24 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ROCKS of the year and the honorary at the Pentagon, PLC2, conference ROCK of the Year. Details and reg- room B-2. The conference goal is to istration information is at www.the- strengthen the working partnership rocksinc.org, or by calling 301-856- that MPD, units S1, and Pentagon POC now have and to build a consensus on 0319. efficient and effective services to cusMoving for Families tomers. For more information call 703with special needs 696-3695/0008.

The Marine Exceptional Family Holocaust Remembrance Day Member Program holds two briefs in JBM-HH commemorates April for Families who have Family members with special needs. On Holocaust Remembrance Day April April 15 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., the 24 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the EFMP briefs at Marine Barracks community center on the Fort Myer Washington, Post 5, ground floor, portion of the base. This year’s theme room 146. On April 18 from 11 a.m.-1 is “Never again, heeding the warning p.m., the brief takes place in Bldg. 12 signs.” Guest speaker is Halina conference room on the Henderson Litman Peabody. The event is free.

For more information, call 703-696Hall portion of JBM-HH. 2964/8729.

AOWCGWA luncheon The Army Officers Wives Club of the Greater Washington Area is

NCR/MDW combatives tourney JBM-HH Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation is looking for the best warriors to compete in this year’s NCR/MDW combatives tournament.

The tournament is open to all servicemembers and DoD civilians from all installations within the NCR/MDW region and will be held April 16-19 at Fort Myer Fitness Center. For more information, email Billy Cook at billy.e.cook4.civ@mail. com or call 703-806-5176.

Intramural softball Intermural unit level softball signups for active duty personnel assigned to JBM-HH are underway.

Register a team by calling 703-6967867/7863 or email Mike Cary at m i c h a e l . v. c a r e y. n a f @ m a i l . m i l .

Deadline for registration is April 17.

The season begins April 29.

ANC funeral schedule Funerals held at Arlington National Cemetery often originate and conclude on the Fort Myer side of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall when participants use Memorial or Old Post Chapel or one of the clubs for a reception. When a funeral originates at “Memorial Chapel,” expect traffic backups during the time of the funeral. Carpenter Road, which goes to the Commissary and the Henderson Hall side of JBM-HH, will be closed from 15 minutes and up to an hour after the start of the funeral.

Today, April 1, there is a funeral at Memorial Chapel at 1 p.m., so Carpenter Road will be closed at 1:15 for up to an hour, or 2:15 p.m. See www.arlingtoncemetery.mil for each day’s funeral schedule and call 1-877907-8585.

Please send your news notes to the Pentagram at pentagramjbmhh@yahoo.com.

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Pinwheels for Prevention raises awareness

Battalion Henderson Hall also showed their support this week by planting a pinwheel garden near the Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec pool.

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Commander The Pinwheels for Prevention campaign was Col. Fern O. Sumpter was mugged with hugs from launched in 2008 as a national campaign using the eager children the morning of April 3 as she blue and silver pinwheel as its symbol. It seeks to marked the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention raise awareness and prevent the abuse and neglect Month with a pinwheel parade. of the nation’s children.

Sumpter was joined by members of the JBM-HH “The purpose of [the] event is to kick-off Child command team, as well as Cody Child Development Abuse Prevention Month as well as the month of Center children, staff members, parents and the the military child,” explained Kelly Smith, JBM-HH JBM-HH Family Advocacy Program at the second Family advocacy program manager. “We really annual Pinwheels for Prevention parade. wanted to bring awareness to the community, to “The pinwheel parade is because this is the really allow our Families to see that in April we celmonth of the military child,” explained Sumpter, ebrate our children.” who said she and Command Sgt. Maj. Earlene Y. Molly Ryan, Marine and Family Programs educaLavender “take child care very, very seriously.” tion and prevention specialist echoed Smith’s supMarines from Headquarters and Service port of military children.

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“The pinwheel planting is a visual reminder it’s our responsibility to protect those who are too young to protect themselves,” Ryan said.

Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Satarian, Staff Sgt. Sofia Hailu and Staff Sgt. Brian Barnhart with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Fife and Drum Corps led dozens of children and adults as they paraded around Cody’s grounds and inside the center itself carrying pinwheels, which spun merrily.

“The hope is that people take away from the event — number one — for our children to know that we appreciate them and that keeping them safe is our priority,” said Smith. “For our parents and our Soldiers, it’s to let them know that it’s our responsibility to protect our children and to let other adults know that child abuse is not acceptable.”

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ABOVE — Children from the Cody Child Development Center, walk in the Pinwheel for Prevention parade on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall April 3. This is the second year children from the Cody CDC have walked in a parade for child abuse awareness.

RIGHT HAND PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT — Jacob Huth, 5, from the Cody Child Development Center, walks in the Pinwheel for Prevention parade.

— From the left: Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Satarian, Staff Sgt. Sofia Hailu, and Staff Sgt. Brian Barnhart with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Fife and Drum Corps lead the Pinwheel for Prevention parade from the base’s CDC. — Briana Gilbert (right) 5, and Ashley Tomlinson, 5, from the CDC play with their pinwheel after walking in the Pinwheel for Prevention parade.

—Cody Child Development Center student Timothy Marsh (left) 4, walks with Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Jessup, Headquarters Command Battalion command sergeant major, in the Pinwheel for Prevention parade on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall.

For more photos from the parade, log onto www.flickr.com/photos/jbm-hh.

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Renovation, from page 1 near the front of the tennis courts. They were buried just to the right of the scaffold,” he explained. “John Wilkes Booth, who was killed in Virginia while trying to escape, was buried temporarily at the far end of this walkway.”

After the official ribbon was cut, guests were able to tour the third floor court room where the trials were held.

They were met by docents dressed in period clothing from the Surratt House Museum who answered questions

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about the room and items on display.

Marine Master Sgt. Eric Ridgeway, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Headquarters Marine Corps Henderson Hall adjutant chief, was surprised at the size of the rooms.

“It’s much smaller than I imagined,” he said. “I had done a little research before coming and I expected it to be a lot bigger. I can only imagine what it was like back then during the trial with everyone in here.”

Over the years, Grant Hall was near-

ly demolished on more than one occasion, Binnendijk explained. The renovation epitomizes the term team effort.

Binnendijk thanked the many people involved in saving the building from demise, ensuring the historic building would continue to stand on the grounds of Fort McNair for years to come.

Author James Swanson was at the ribbon cutting ceremony and was able to take a tour of the court room.

“I always love going to places where history happens. I can’t write about his-

tory until I see the places or go to it. And for a long time I was hoping and praying this court room would be restored,” he said. “After spending years writing about this story, the conspirators, the trial, it’s a great thrill to see it so beautifully restored. I’m very happy and very impressed.

“It’s a really good example of what a partnership with the military, the government, private citizens, historians, scholars can do. I’m very impressed,” he added.

Southwest Waterfront Festival anticipates crowds

By Jim Dresbach Pentagram Staff Writer

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Gen. Martin, E. Dempsey (right), chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, works with Capt. Michael A. Colucci, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Tax Center officer in charge, to review his documents for the 2012 tax year. The tax center offers free tax preparation and electronic filing for active duty and retired military personnel and their Family members. The tax center is located in Bldg. 406 (next to the bowling center). Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome for 1040 EZ filers. All others should call 703-696-1040 for an appointment.

Honors, from page 1 • Kristin Cox, Coast Guard District 13.

“It is truly an honor to receive this recognition; however, it is an even greater honor to work with exceptional SARCs, victim advocates and SAPR program managers across all 50 states and services,” Hunt said. “All services have made great strides over the course of the last several years, but there is still work left to be done in order to achieve the cultural

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All the elements and intangibles have been aligned for massive weekend crowds to walk southwest District of Columbia sidewalks and tidal basin paths to visually consume the annual explosion of the blossoms.

A backlog of cooler-than-normal temperatures has shifted the cherry blossom window to the weekend of April 6, just in time for hundreds of thousands of area residents and Military District of Washington visitors to converge for a Saturday and Sunday filled with arbor fireworks along with a festival which will be highlighted by an 8:30 p.m. aerial firework display April 6.

Prior to the April 6 fireworks, a solid lineup of entertainment for all ages is slated for multiple venues around the southwest quadrant. The military will be represented at the Kastles’ Stadium at the Wharf cherry blossom stage. At 1 p.m., The U.S. Navy Band is scheduled to perform, and primetime slots are reserved for two Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall-based musical groups.

The U.S. Army Band’s “Pershing’s Own” Downrange will play at 6 p.m., and The U.S. Army

change necessary to prevent sexual assault.”

Hunt urged a“greater understanding of victimology” and offender dynamics, moving past the error of blaming victims and ensuring offenders are held accountable for their crimes.

“This cannot be accomplished without engaged leadership at every level,” she said. “I have been very fortunate to find that committed leadership in the Florida

Blues takes to the stage at 7:30 p.m.

“There will be a full day of entertainment before the fireworks are set off. With the window [of blossoming] moved back, that could be a great thing for the festival,” said blossom fest communication director Danielle Piacente. “Last year we had over 30,000 people, and with the blossoms blooming, we could have several hundred thousand people down there.”

Other top destinations will be the food truck rally and Japanese Koinobori making and origami crafting at the 7th Street Landing.

If heading to Fort Lesley J. McNair to view the fireworks or take in the blossoms, JBM-HH law enforcement officials note that normal post parking regulations will be in effect at the D.C. base, but visitors may want to arrive early due to a number of McNair receptions which will be taking place during the weekend.

“I’m calculating between 300-350 guests will be parking on the installation for these events prior to the Cherry Blossom Festival fireworks,” said Directorate of Emergency Services Operations Sgt. Michael Curtis. “This means that pretty much all of the parking in the close proximity to the watching site may be taken.”

National Guard and [National Guard Bureau] command teams.”

Stone, who spent 12 years in the Navy and has served in her position at Hill Air Force Base for four years, said she was “extremely excited” to have been selected, but that she remains focused on helping victims.

“It’s something that I really wasn’t expecting,” she said. “This is not why I do this at all. Being active duty Navy and

working the [sexual assault victim intervention] program for many years. It’s my passion.”

Each sexual assault victim is different, Stone said, so it is important to provide them all the support and resources available.

“I think it’s more just hoping that you can give them the best resources, because no victim is ever going to look the same,” she said.

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Perry his first and current mentor; someone who had fulfilled that role for many people.

“Bill’s a mathematician, and that’s one thing you need to know about him,” Carter said, citing how Perry’s head for numbers helped him embrace new technologies and understand budget constraints as he worked his way up through the defense establishment.

Describing Perry as someone with “a brilliant mind coupled to integrity,” Carter reeled off a list of initiatives the secretary of defense was behind, including efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons, to expand NATO, bring peace to the Balkans and establish new security relationships with Russia and China.

“Above all, Bill was an unwavering supporter of our troops, championing enlisted servicemembers, an advocate for better housing for our troops, an advocate for better pay,” Carter told the audience.

“To quote [Gen.] John Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a longtime admirer, ‘Bill Perry was the GI secretary of defense.’”

After the center’s new flag, which incorporated the secretary of defense’s name, was unveiled on stage, Perry took the podium.

He said he originally saw a need for a center that could serve the same purpose as the Marshall Center in Germany, which serves defense organizations in Eastern European countries, or the AsianPacific Center, which performs a similar function in its region.

“I must say, that when I left office a few years later I feared that these developments could go away… which sometimes happens with initiatives a secretary takes,” Perry said. “I’m so pleased that every secretary since then has seen fit to support this center … making it the great educational institution it is today.”

Perry said the center’s original focus was to explain to military and civilian defense personnel how a defense establishment works in a democracy. “That may seem obvious and simple to all of you, but believe me, it’s not obvious and simple to many of the countries of the world,” he said.

The center and its work has “been sustained, it’s grown and it’s prospered,” Perry said. “It gives military and defense officials from other countries the opportunity to meet with and mix with the military officials from our country.” That way, he said, “They learn from each other.”

Prior to having Perry’s name being added to the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, the 19th secretary of defense was previously recognized by the center when it established a scholastic award in his honor: the William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education.

vides access to installation.

“It has to do with security, taking preventive measures to prevent, and also avoid, an incident,” he said.

West is responsible for conducting vulnerability assessments that are required anytime a large number of Marines may be gathered in one place, like at the annual Marine Corps Ball.

“I also do the operational security, reviewing and monitoring the publicly assessable websites for the battalion and Facebook,” he added.

The five enlisted Marines and two officers who make up the staff are also responsible for ensuring that the records of each Leatherneck assigned to the battalion include up-to-date information about what training they have received.

“We process the data for about 1,800 Marines with 50 or more training requirements,” noted Mattice. “Each one of those have multiple documents.”

Those records are kept securely behind a locked door and in filing cabinets.

The S-3 staff fields countless

telephone calls and e-mails a day from Marines who have questions concerning training and other aspects of their professional military education or PME. “It requires us to have an indepth knowledge of each of the Marine Corps orders pertaining to training and you have to pull some of those answers from the order because it’s kind of complex,” Mattice said.

PME covers two different areas, he continued.

“PME can be considered a Marine’s annual training and then we cover the school house side, where we’re the point of contact for everybody to get into a school as a resident course or off-site,” he said.

“Some of the PME that we offer is required annually. The schools that we send the Marines to aren’t required, but are encouraged.”

Mattice also stressed that all information that has anything to do with operations comes through the S-3 offices.

“So without us there would be no single point to de-conflict any problem areas that come up,” he said.

S-3 staff is also responsible for completing foreign travel clearances for the battalion’s Marines.

“If anybody within our command goes overseas for work or for leave, we get them cleared to enter that country,” explained Mattice.

And they also schedule time for the Marines to shoot at the ranges aboard Quantico Marine Corps Base.

“Because of where we are, we have a limited amount of quotas for the range,” noted Mattice, “but we try to get as many Marines as possible to Quantico so that they can shoot on the rifle or pistol range and be more competitive for promotion.”

S-3 is also responsible for tracking Marines who are placed in a limited or light duty status by medical personnel.

“It’s a somewhat cumbersome process,” said Elihu Jones, limited and light duty coordinator. “There’s steps you have to go through.”

Those steps include documenting the illness or injury and its severity.

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Base observes months of the Military Child/Child Abuse Prevention

By Rhonda Apple Pentagram Staff Writer

April is the Month of the Military Child, celebrating the youngest members of military Families. This year’s theme, Proud, Ready and Resilient, focuses on the unique challenges military children encounter while growing up in a service-related environment.

National Child Abuse Prevention Month is also recognized in April.

On Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program will honor both themes by hosting classes throughout the month as well as end-

ing the month with a closing event.

“The FAP parent-and-child series is three one-hour classes we’ll have during the month,” said Karen Holmes, FAP community educator.

The classes will be taught at the Cody Child Development Center’s teen lounge April 9, 16 and 23 from 45 p.m. Registration is requested.

The April 9 class is titled Child Safety Awareness. This presentation is for parents of children of all ages.

Parents will be given resources to facilitate family discussions regarding potential safety risks their children may encounter and how to create a family safety plan.

The April 16 class deals with Anger Management. This presentation is for parents and children (8-years-old and older). Parents will review and receive a copy of “How to take the Grrrr Out of Anger” to help guide their children through the process of learning emotion management.

A Stress Management class concludes the series April 23. This presentation is for parents and their children (12-years-old and older). Spring can be a stressful time for students. Parents and children will learn how to recognize sources of stress and create a Family plan to help manage those stressors. Participants will receive a

copy of “Fighting Invisible Tigers.”

A Child Abuse Prevention Month closing ceremony and celebration for Month of the Military Child, Pinwheels and Pins will take place April 26 from 5-7 p.m. at the JBMHH Community Center ballroom.

“There will be live entertainment from the Irish Breakfast Band and the Boyle School of Irish Dance,” said Holmes. “The event also includes one free game of bowling at the Fort Myer Bowling Center. Space is limited and registration is required by April 19.”

Register for the classes or the Pinwheels and Pins event by phoning 703-696-3512 or 703-696-6511.

time to visit Brian. “Layla pointed out all the flowresult of military service-connected causes, from ers on the graves and asked about them. I said they the SOS offices.

Antonette described how she “often talks with were for special people like daddy, and leaving flow“They’ve been phenomenal as far as what servicLayla about how it feels to fly, how helicopters ers is a way to honor and remember all the special es are available,” she said of SOS and Gold Star work and what they do. At age three, Layla could people we miss and love. Layla asked if there were Wives. “I feel very comfortable here.” differentiate and recognize a Chinook and a other daddies there, and I said, ‘I’m sure there were, The congressionally-chartered non-profit organiBlackhawk when they flew around our house in and they were just as special and important to the zation has approximately 10,000 members in 53 Hawaii. Now, she recognizes Marine One when she people who loved them just as much as we loved chapters spread out over 26 states. To learn more sees it.” daddy.’ about the Gold Star Wives of America, visit This past Easter Sunday, Antonette said she took “She took out her new princess book that the www.goldstarwives.org.

Layla to Arlington National Cemetery for the first Easter Bunny brought her, sat down and read Survivor Outreach Services is located on the Fort parts of it out loud under her umbrella at his Myer portion of the joint base in Bldg. 203, room grave, since I said it was a special place to talk to 211. For additional information, call 703-696and remember him, and he could hear her crystal 8846/8847 or visit www.sos.army.mil to learn more. clear there.”

And Antonette said she’s getting assistance from Survivor Outreach Services as she and her children build their lives without Brian. Sandra Brown, SOS support coordinator, and Jin-Sook Lim, SOS financial counselor, help keep the Hornsby’s connected to the Army.

“Survivor Outreach Services plays a pivotal role in keeping Families of Fallen Soldiers connected to the Army by providing various types of supportive and finanRQUILLA & SSOCIATES PLC cial resources on an ongoing basis,” said Ret.Army JAG Colonels Brown. “Gold Star spouses, like Antonette, MILITARY DIVORCE have very personal stories to share about 703-719-9292 their loved ones who died while in military www.aalaw.com service. Nationally recognizing Gold Star Wives Day on April 5, 2013 honors both their dedication and keeps them strong.”

PHOTO BY RACHEL LARUE Antonette said she learned about the Layla, 4, sits next to her mother Antonette Hornsby holding a phoGold Star Wives of America, Inc., an organ- tograph of her late husband Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian Hornsby ization of widows and widowers whose in the Survivor Outreach Services office in Bldg. 203 on Joint spouses died while on active duty or as a Base Myer-Henderson Hall March 29.

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