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June 25, 2015

Meyers assumes command of 12th Aviation Battalion

By Amanda Stewart Staff writer

Lt. Col. Edward Meyers became the new commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion, called “Wings of Freedom,” at a change of command ceremony Friday at Davison Army Airfield.

In the ceremony, outgoing commander Lt. Col. James T. Donovan formally relinquished command to Meyers as their families, friends and battalion watched.

In his remarks, Col. Timothy D. Brown, commander, Army Air Operations group, praised the battalion and Donovan as its leader.

“When disaster strikes or a crisis arises, this is the team we collectively count on to respond in a moment’s notice, to fly into harm’s way in the dark of night and then plunge headlong and nearly blind into the deepest and most dangerous recesses, the places where others would not think of going, but where human need and suffering may be greatest,” Brown said. “Men and women such as these require bold, audacious leaders … Lt. Col. Jim Dono-

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Lt. Col. Edward Meyers, incoming commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion, accepts the battalion’s flag from Col. Timothy D. Brown, commander, Army Air Operations Group, during a change of command ceremony Friday at Davison Army Airfield. van is just this type of leader.”

Brown said Donovan was known for putting the mission first, for believing in his team members and for never accepting defeat.

“Simply put, Jim was the right leader at the right time for the warriors and families of the Wings of Freedom,” Brown said.

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Soldier Show brings music, dance to Belvoir

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Fireworks at Arts Center

The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton has its 4th annual fireworks and concert, featuring The Sixth Generation, July 3.

Food trucks and vendors will be there from 5:30 to 9 p.m., with the concert starting at 7 p.m., for $10 per car.

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Eighteen talented Soldiers graced the stage Saturday at Wallace Theater for the 2015 U.S. Army Soldier Show.

The annual show tours installations across the U.S., and features several music and dance numbers by men and women in uniform. The Soldiers, consisting of active duty, Reservists and members of the Army National Guard, auditioned to be part of the show.

According to U.S. Army Enn See more photos, tertainment, the selected SolPage A14 diers are attached to the Installation Management Command with Army Entertainment for the duration of the tour. It operates as a deployable military unit.

Felicia Brown-Matos, mother of cast member Spc. Dojze Brown, said she’s been to two of the shows.

Brown has a dance background. She studied at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts. She is proficient at ballet, jazz and hip hop.

“Not only is (Dojze) serving her country, but she’s doing something she loves to do. I’m so proud of her,” BrownMatos said. She’s doing two things that she loves and that’s performing and serving her country.”

Dianna Payne said she sees the Soldier Show every year.

“It’s worthwhile entertainment and it’s great seeing all of the talented Soldiers,” she said.

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Summer craft show

Belvoir MWR’s Summer Kick-off Craft Show is July 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Sgt. Brandel Diggs and Spc. Princess Threatt dance during the 2015 U.S. Army Soldier Show Saturday at Wallace Theater.

Army Entertainment is headquartered at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Before then, it was headquartered at Fort Belvoir.

“I used to live on post and come (to the show) all the time,” she said. “So it’s important that they come back and still visit us.”

For more information about the U.S. Army Soldier Show, visit www.armymwr.com/soldier-show.aspx.

Help is needed in a research study to create a normative database of healthy Service members to compare with studies of injured Service members. People who participate get more information about their overall health and contribute to improved concussion diagnosis and treatment.

Those eligible are Service member up to age 50 who have never had a concussion or blast injury.

For more information, contact the Brain Assessment Research Laboratory, 301219-1687, or via email to BARL-ggg@ usuhs.edu.

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June 25, 2015

Retired colonel celebrates 100th birthday

By Amanda Stewart Staff writer Retired Army Col. Willis “Bill” Beals Scudder has never liked to be the center of attention, his children said.

But, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, he would have to make an exception.

Scudder’s children, grandchildren, friends and other well-wishers gathered June 16 at The Fairfax, the retirement home where Scudder lives, for a reception in his honor. Officials from Fort Belvoir presented Scudder with a star note from the Secretary of the Army.

Scudder, who turned 100 on June 13, smiled politely, nodding at his visitors, shaking some hands and lingering just a few minutes after the presentation before retreating to his room.

That didn’t surprise his children who said Scudder, a World War II veteran who entered the Army in 1942 and retired in 1969, never wanted much recognition for his service.

“Something I think he’s always felt is, he didn’t want the focus on him. Don’t single him out,” said his son, Duff Scudder.

Scudder has always felt that in his military career, all of his achievements belonged to the larger group, his children said.

“He would say he was a cog in the wheel,” his daughter, Diana Scudder Farthing, said.

But, a 100th birthday is a big milestone and his children weren’t going to let it pass unnoticed, they said.

“As much as he doesn’t like to be the center of attention, it is a big deal and we thought it should be honored,” his daughter, Sally Scudder Galan, said.

As her father’s birthday approached, Farthing contacted Fort Belvoir to see if some kind of certificate could be presented to Scudder. After getting that approval, Duff Scudder began asking his father details about his military career to put together a timeline to be read at his celebration, “Dad didn’t want much of a fuss,” he said. “He said, ‘You’re not going to make a big deal out of this.’”

But, Duff Scudder pieced things together through his father’s stories and through his documents, certificates and medals, he said.

“It was quite a project to put this together,” he said. “But, it was a fun project.”

What the Scudder children know through their research and “family lore” is this: Scudder entered the Army on Aug. 24, 1942, commissioned as a second lieutenant in field artillery, after Army ROTC training at Louisiana State University. He spent time at Fort Sill, Okla., and Camp Carson, Colo., for training before mobilizing to France in November 1944, dur-

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Retired Col. Willis “Bill” Scudder greets visitors at a reception in honor of his 100th birthday June 16.

ing World War II. There, he engaged in the Sauer River crossing on March 12, 1944, and in the Rhine River offensive on March 26, 1944. At Stolberg, Germany, on V-E Day, he became the town’s unofficial mayor as the highest ranking officer there. He returned to the U.S. for assignments in 1946. From 1947 to 1949 he was in China and Japan and in 1952 and 1953 he was in Turkey, before returning to the U.S. for more assignments. From April 1966 to 1967 he served in the Republic of Vietnam theater. After that, he worked at the Pentagon until his retirement.

Perhaps the biggest moment in his military service came April 4, 1945, when Scudder and the 4th Armored Division were on reconnaissance patrol when they became among the first to discover Ohrdruf, a sub camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

The camp became the first Nazi concentration camp liberated by American troops in Germany.

Scudder didn’t discuss that experience with his family until many years later.

“This was something he never even discussed until the ’90s,” Sally Galan said. Her sister said that it was

after the release of Schindler’s List in 1993 that their father began talking about that experience. He later spoke at the opening of the Holocaust Museum and at other memorial events.

His children said it was typical of Scudder to not speak much about his experiences.

“One, it’s Dad and two, I think a lot of people who served in World War II didn’t speak about it much,” Galan said.

The Fairfax, a mostly military retirement community near Belvoir’s Davison Army Airfield, is filled with residents with such remarkable stories, said Joe Decola, associate executive director.

“There are so many people here with amazing stories,” Decola said. “Just sitting around the breakfast table, you hear amazing things.”

Decola said about 98 percent of The Fairfax residents are retired military, many veterans of World War II, including one resident who is a Pearl Harbor survivor.

“The residents here are really part of an elite, very interesting group of people,” Decola said.

Among the residents, Scudder is well known for his kindness to staff members and for treating them all like family, even assigning nicknames to each one, the staff members said.

Scudder and his wife, Phyllis Ryan Scudder, moved into The Fairfax about 13 years ago, their children said. They lived there together until Phyllis Scudder died in November at age 96. The two met when he was assigned to a U.S. mission in Nanking, China, and Phyllis, who spent time traveling with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was working in the U.S. Embassy.

They married in November 1948 shortly before being evacuated to Japan after the Communist takeover in China. That’s another favorite family story, the Scudder children said.

“Growing up, we thought all of these things were normal,” Sally Galan said with a laugh. “Doesn’t everyone live like this?”

Four of the five Scudder children and several grandchildren were on hand for the reception on June 16, when Lt. Col. Rodney LeMay, Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Belvoir, and Fort Belvoir Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Guillory presented him with the Army star note.

The Scudder children said they think their father, though quiet about it, is grateful for the recognition.

“I think he is honored that people would want to recognize him,” Erik Scudder said.

And for his family, that’s important, his children said.

“Dad’s just a cog in the wheel,” Diana Farthing said. “But I think, to his children, he is our first hero.”

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Lt. Col. Maria D. Schneider transferred command of Mission and Installation Contracting CommandFort Belvoir to Lt. Col Jonathan M. Patrick at a change-of-command ceremony June 17 in Defense Acquisition University’s Howell Auditorium.

Col. Carol M. Tschida, Commander, 419th Contracting Support Brigade, spoke at the ceremony and praised Schneider’s leadership.

“She created a culture that her team wanted to excel in,” Tschida said. “She inspires all who know her.

She has great potential and I look forward to seeing her soar to great heights.”

Tschida also praised the work of the incoming commander, Patrick, and said she is happy to see him in the new position.

“I knew I was getting another topnotch commander,” she said.

Schneider has been commander of MICC-FB for about four years, after assuming the command on July 15, 2011. She enlisted in the Army in 1989 and joined the Acquisition Corps in 2004. Among her list of honors and accomplishments is being named Acquisition Director of the Year for 2013. She will now begin Senior Service College Fellowship with Amazon. Her husband, Lt. Col. Christopher Schneider, and their three children, attended the ceremony.

In her remarks, Schneider said her position as MICC-FB commander was the best she has had in her career and said she and her team had faced many challenges together.

“We have certainly undergone our fair share of organizational changes, mission adjustments and survived various natural disasters, while providing top-notch contracting support and solutions,” Schneider said.

She said she likes to recap the natural disasters that have occurred since she assumed command at each meeting, to remind her team of their accomplishments.

“I recap these at every session to show them this is a testament of what we can do as a team, to include overcome Mother Nature. Here is the recap again, one final time for the record. We’ve endured an earthquake, a hurricane, a flood … a blizzard, a fire, tornado watches and, if that wasn’t enough, the 17-year dormant cicadas decided to do their mating ritual right outside our office during my command,” Schneider said. “Most would argue that this was a preview of things to come and indicative of my style of leadership. I would argue it made for interesting times, memories and set the catalyst for change.”

Patrick comes to Fort Belvoir from Fort Knox, Kent., where he served as assignment officer at Human Resources Command, Acquisition Management Branch. His wife and two children attended the ceremony.

“I look forward to working with each and every one of you to continue the world-class support that this organization provides to Fort Belvoir and our supporting installations and activities,” Patrick said. “(My wife) tells me, and my short time here confirms it, that you are an outstanding group and I look forward to getting to know you, both professionally and personally. “ The traditional change-of-command ceremony was marked by a few unique touches. Instead of the roses traditionally presented to an outgoing commander’s spouse, Schneider’s husband was presented with a bottle of Four Roses Bourbon. Then, at the end of the ceremony, which fell on Patrick’s daughter’s 9th birthday, Patrick donned a birthday hat and led the audience in singing “Happy Birthday” to her.

The final special touch came after the ceremony when the Fort Belvoir Fire Department provided a watercannon salute for Schneider’s departure.

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Dumfries, Fairfax health centers earn national recognition for patient-centered care Fort Belvoir Community Hospital release The National Committee for Quality Assurance recently announced that Dumfries and Fairfax Health Centers of Virginia have received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and longterm, participative relationships.

The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to reduce costs and improve care and patients’ experience of care.

Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships be-

tween patients and their personal clinicians instead of approaching care as the sum of episodic office visits.

Each patient’s care is overseen by clinician-led care teams that coordinate treatment across the health-care system. Research shows that medical homes can lead to higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient- and provider-reported care experiences.

“NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. Rec-

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To earn recognition, which is valid for three years, the health centers demonstrated the ability to meet the program’s key elements, embodying characteristics of the medical home. NCQA standards aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians; the American Academy of Family Physicians; the American Academy of Pediatrics; and the American Osteopathic Association.

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June 25, 2015

55th EOD Company changes command

By Adrienne Anderson Staff writer Capt. David Watkins relinquished command Monday of the 55th Ordnance Company to Capt.

Arthur McIntosh.

Lt. Col. Benjamin Lipari, commander of the 192nd Ordnance Battalion, said EOD was a unique unit consisting of 40 members who completed more than 500 missions over the past year. “(Watkins) did an amazing job leading the unit,” he said, adding that Watkins’ transition to the Massachusetts Guard was bittersweet.

“The past seven years have been one big blur for us, but (my wife) has been supportive since day one,” Watkins said. “It is now my time to support her as she gets ready to begin a new chapter in her life.”

He said his goal, while in command, was to be a contributing unit.

“I enjoyed every day here and I enjoyed getting to know each of you. I wish you all the best of luck and I want you all to know that if there is ever anything I can do to help you — just ask,” Watkins said.

To McIntosh, Watkins wished him the best as the new commander of a very busy unit.

“You will soon find yourself in situations that are typically reserved at the battalion or brigade command levels. You will collaborate with members of Congress; you will coordinate high-profile missions with senior leadership of the U.S. Secret Service; Department of Justice; State Department; the Pentagon and other key agencies in the region that work to keep our nation’s capital safe.”

Watkins said it wasn’t an easy mission for the unit.

“But, rest assured, standing before you are the most professional Soldiers our Army has to offer.

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Capt. Arthur McIntosh is the new commander of the 55th Ordnance Company. He took command Monday, after Capt. David Watkins relinquished command of the unit. will not be disappointed.”

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From Page A1 Donovan, who assumed command of the 12th Aviation Battalion in 2013, will return to Fort Rucker, Ala., where he previously served as executive officer for the 110th Aviation Brigade and served as the driving directorate for the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center.

Donovan said he enjoyed his time as the 12th Aviation Battalion commander.

“Every day was a new adventure and I can honestly say I loved every minute of it and I learned something every day,” he said.

He praised the Soldiers, civilians and staff who comprise the battalion and told the incoming commander that he is now leading an impressive team.

“Ed, you took command of an amazing team today. I know at every turn they will make you proud,” he said.

“You couldn’t ask for a better organization to command and all of the Soldiers and civilians of the formation could not ask for a better leader.”

Meyers comes to the battalion from Fort Meade, Md., where he served as the secretary to the general staff for First Army Division East.

He said he feels honor to take the command of the Wings of Freedom.

“I stand before you today humbled at the privilege I’ve just been given, the opportunity to lead Soldiers in our great Army. For a career Soldier, there is no greater honor and I am truly blessed,” he said.

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Whether you are headed to the pool, beach or lake this summer, officials want you to keep water safety in mind as you prepare to swim.

Child injuries and deaths by drowning in pools and spaces “continue to pose a public health and safety challenge across the United States,” officials with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release.

In 2012, there were 364 fatal child drownings in pools and spas involving children younger than 15, according to statistics the CPSC released last month. Of those, 279 were children younger than 5. The CPSC estimates that 5,400 children were treated for non-fatal pool- or spa-related injuries each year from 2012 to 2014.

According to the USA Swimming Foundation, Virginia media reported three child pool or spa drowning deaths in 2011, five in 2012, one in 2013, five in 2014 and three so far in 2015.

Locally, in Lorton, a 7-year-old girl died in an apparent drowning at a neighborhood pool on Memorial Day this year, Fairfax County authorities reported.

The CPSC’s Pool Safely campaign is aimed at raising awareness and reducing the number of pool- and spa-related drowning injuries and deaths.

“We emphasize ‘Simple Steps Save Lives,’ that’s our motto,” said Ellyn Pollack, a spokesperson for the CPSC. One simple step to take is to have a designated person watch children while they are in the water, Pollack said.

“It’s really important that, when a child is in or near water, you designate a water watcher,” she said. “That person should not be reading a book, should not be on their phone, should not be doing anything other than watching the child.”

The CSPC also recommends that children take swimming lessons and that those supervising them learn CPR. On Belvoir, American Red Cross swim lessons are offered at the Benyaurd Indoor Pool. Signs ups for the next

session begin end June 26 at 8 p.m. For more information, visit the Fort Belvoir DFMWR’s website at belvoir. armymwr.com or call 703-805-2620.

The CPSC also encourages children and adults to take the Pool Safely Pledge at www.poolsafely.gov/pledge and pledge to follow pool and water safety tips.

Water safety is one of several summer safety topics the Army and all branches of the U.S. military are promoting through the annual 101 Critical Days of Summer, an awareness campaign that runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day, a time period when more accidents and injuries tend to occur.

Alicia Yanchisin, Fort Belvoir garrison safety director, offers the following tips for summer water safety: 1) Swim only in designated areas supervised by lifeguards.

2) Always swim with a buddy and do not allow anyone to swim alone.

3) Ensure everyone in your family learns to swim well.

Enroll in age-appropriate swimming classes available in your local community or through the Red Cross.

4) Never leave a young child unattended near water and do not trust a child’s life to another child. Teach your children to always ask permission to go near water.

5) Have young children or inexperienced swimmers wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets around or on the water, but do not rely on life jackets alone.

6) When swimming in rivers or the ocean, be aware that moving water has hidden dangers. Currents and rip tides can be extremely dangerous to even the best swimmers.

7) Do not swim when you are tired or have consumed alcohol, as both factors contribute significantly to many drownings.

8) Secure the perimeter of all pools with appropriate barriers — many children drown in home pools that aren’t properly guarded with fencing.

9) Actively supervise your children around water as many child drownings happen when the child has been out of sight for less than five minutes.

10) Always stay within arm’s reach of young children and avoid distractions when supervising children around water.

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Robbie Schwass, 2, sits in the seat of a Fort Belvoir Fire Department truck at Fort Belvoir’s Health and Safety Day in the Main Exchange Parking lot Saturday while his mother, Katie Schwass, takes a photo.

Belvoir celebrates summer at Health and Safety Day

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All sorts of health and safety information and equipment were on display in the Main Exchange parking lot Saturday, during the annual Fort Belvoir Health and Safety Day. Attendees were able to browse through displays of fire trucks, ambulances and other equipment. Some, like, 2-year-old Robbie Schwass, even got the chance to climb inside some of the Fort Belvoir Fire Department trucks that were on display.

“He loves fire trucks,” his mother, Katie Schwass, said.

The Fairfax County police department brought its “drunk goggles,” which participants used to simulate walking and driving while intoxicated; and its “seatbelt convincer,” which simulates a low-speed impact crash to demonstrate the importance of wearing a seat belt.

Brothers Damian Jung, 7, and Michael Jung, 10, appeared convinced after taking a ride in the “seatbelt convincer.”

When asked if they would wear seat belts after experiencing the “seat belt convincer,” both gave wide-eyed nods.

Fort Belvoir’s military working dog unit entertained the crowd with a demonstration of obedience, detection and controlled aggression training they conduct with the dogs.

The event also included a child safety seat check by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department and informational booths and displays from the American Red Cross, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort

Military working dog Donna bites onto a bite sleeve worn by Staff Sgt. Frederick Ellerby during a military working dog demonstration at Fort Belvoir’s Health and Safety Day Saturday.

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Grace Cross drives over a traffic cone in a motorized scooter while wearing the Fairfax County Police Department “drunk goggles” at Fort Belvoir’s Health and Safety Day Saturday. The goggles simulate a person’s vision while drunk.

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The event, sponsored by the Fort Belvoir Garrison Safety Office and the Fort Belvoir Exchange, was designed to remind people to keep safety in mind as they pre-

pare for summer fun.

“It’s sort of a kick off to the summer,” safety specialist Bridget Smalls said. “We want people to remember that, although you’re having fun, keep safety in mind.”

Michael Jung, 10, reacts after an airbag deploys while he rides in the Fairfax County Police Department’s “Seatbelt Convincer” at Fort Belvoir Health and Safety Day Saturday. The device simulates a low-speed impact crash and is designed to demonstrate the importance of wearing a seat belt.

A large ladder truck from the Fort Belvoir Fire Department is on display in the Main Exchange parking lot during Fort Belvoir Health and Safety Day Saturday.

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Defense Logistics Agency and defending champion Fort Belvoir Community Hospital treated spectators to the brand of defense-heavy, noscore intensity that defines athletic competition at its finest when the units squared off in the 2015 intramural soccer championship final, June 17 on Fremont Field. With the score still showing 0-0 after two regulation periods, the referees called for a one-on-one kick-off series. Maintaining its focus and hunger for the duration of the tiebreaking showdown, DLA emerged from the dust the champion, thanks in large measure to the inexhaustible efforts of goalkeeper, Jon Mowl, who denied FBCH three scores out of four attempts.

DLA (3-1-2), having booked a victory over the U. S. Army Legal Services Agency in the quarters and an upset win over the undefeated powerhouse Aerospace Data FacilityEast in the semifinal round, demonstrated its commitment to taking the title prize from the opening kick to the final whistle with its surgical ball control and ferocious determination on defense.

The trip to the winner’s circle, however, would be anything but easy. FBCH, having wrapped up

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Members of the Defense Logistics Agency soccer team pose for a photo with the 2015 championship trophy after claiming an overtime victory over Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, June 17 at Fremont Field. a near perfect regular season (5-0- experienced and driven athlete 1) and carrying an equal measure whose long list of accomplishments of momentum into the final match include multiple slots on All Army after enjoying a bye in the quarter- rosters, joined forces with veterans, final round and then taking down Devonte Ecford, Eduardo Aguilera, the highly polished 249th Engineer Jose Lopez and Damion Thomas Battalion in the semis, focused ev- and went immediately to work drivery ounce of effort on defense to ing the ball into DLA territory. But make their proven opponent fight the defensive ramparts, anchored for every inch of real estate for the by Ayodele Warburton, Chris Boeding, Junior Cho, Nico Constantino duration.

Both squads attacked the turf and Dan Ferry, swarmed the ball with every ounce of talent and drive with every approach and succeeded in their respective arsenals. Belvoir in thwarting FBCH’s ability to drive See SOCCER, Page B3 Hospital’s Richard Pina, a highly

Post runners qualify for Belvoir Army Ten-Miler team

By Rick Musselman Sports editor Thirteen Fort Belvoir Soldiers and civilians pushed their endurance to the limit, June 17 during the Army Ten-Miler qualifying run in Mount Vernon, Va., each vying for slots on the teams that will represent the installation at the 2015 ATM, Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C. The Army Ten-Miler is an annual event sponsored

by Joint Force Headquarters – National Capital Region/Military District of Washington, under the command of Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker. Celebrating its 31st installment this year, the ATM is intended to promote the Army, build esprit de corps, support Army fitness goals and enhance community relations.

The qualifier, hosted by Belvoir’s Headquarters Battalion and coordinated by Lt. Col. Philip See TEN-MILER, Page B4

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Aiming to earn a slot on the team that will represent Fort Belvoir at the 31st annual Army Ten-Miler race, Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C., Soldiers and civilians leave the starting line of the ATM qualifying run, June 17 in Mount Vernon, Va.

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Timeout A sweet week in sports

By Rick Musselman Sports editor As a man who’s played just about every sport in the book and watched untold thousands of contests on television over the last 45 years or so, I can say that last week really stood out in the excitement department. Let’s face it, a lot of seasons are anything but noteworthy — oftentimes our favorite teams are losing, and elsewhere in the leagues, the action is lukewarm, at best. While we still devote Sundays to watching the games over chips and salsa during those mediocre seasons, we sometimes find ourselves flipping through a magazine or playing around with the cell phone to beat the mid-game doldrums.

But, last week thoroughly broke the boredom with a run of noteworthy events that, for me, built on a wave of excitement that began with American Pharoah’s Triple Crown win. Only a day or two after that history-making event, I learned that three Soldiers from Fort Belvoir had made the Army’s Warrior Games team that is competing for the very first time just down the road from me at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

For a military-affiliated sports editor, it doesn’t get much better than that.

But as it turned out, great things were just beginning.

As a life-long rider of waves, June is unquestionably my favorite month. Not only is it warm enough to surf without a wetsuit (before the blast-furnace like temperatures of July and August arrive), but it’s also the time of year that the World Surf League holds the first of several “big-wave” contests of the World Title season — the Fiji Pro in Namotu, Tavarua in the Pacific. While my favorite surfer, Kelly Slater, ended up getting eliminated in the 5th round, I again got to witness history. A comparatively young Australian surfer by the name of Owen Wright, who’s been struggling with injuries over the last few years, stopped the entire surfing world when he turned in not one but two “perfect” heats, booking a pair of 10-point rides in two separate heats. No surfer has ever done it before, and it can really only be compared to a golfer making four holesin-one in one 18-hole match.

But then what happens? The next morning I heard on the news that the Chicago Blackhawks had taken the Stanley Cup — three titles in six years and the first championship victory on its home ice in 77 years — and a day later the Golden State Warriors claimed the NBA crown.

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By David Vergun Army News Service The Army has a firm grip on the Chairman’s Cup it won last year at the Warrior Games and team members say they'll fend off challengers trying to wrest it away at this year's games on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, Friday-June 28.

The Army team has a high bar to clear this year, one they set themselves during last year's games, by earning 23 gold medals, 27 silver and 21 bronze. That was 17 more total medals than the Marines, who finished in second place with a total of 54.

Throughout the games, wounded, ill and injured Service members and veterans from six teams — Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy/Coast Guard, Special Operations Command and United Kingdom — compete in track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.

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A day before the opening ceremony, team members provided insight into their chances of winning.

There's been a lot of discussion among team members about wanting a repeat of last year's performance, said Keoki Smythe, adaptive reconditioning coach for Warrior Transition Command.

Smythe, who’s been a coach and athlete during previous DOD Warrior Games, including last year’s, has observed how this and past teams have progressed from forming to training to competing, so he's in a good position to assess their chances this year.

“Last year, the team came together mentally and performed well. This year, the team seems to be bonding a lot faster than in the last few years that I’ve been with the program, which is really nice,” he said, indicating that the Army team has a pretty good shot at keeping the cup.

Smythe, with service dog, Bella, by his side, was reflective about the upcoming competition and team-building process, which began earlier this year at the regionals and Army trials and proceeded to training at three camps.

“It would be nice to win it, and we want that,” he said, “but, at the end of the day, it’s all about the journey for these athletes and the things they overcome. It's been great watching them overcome adversity.”

He said all the military services put out great teams and believes all will perform well.

Ricardo Villalobos, a first-year contender, is competing in cycling, swimming, shot put and discus.

The Army team is very competitive, said Villalobos, who competed in swimming in high school.

“When we’re training in the pool, we push ourselves against each other so we can become better. It's definitely been motivating,” he said.

Like Smythe, he, too, said he noticed the team is bonding very well.

Villalobos said he was pleasantly surprised to find out that some of the team members lived just a few hours

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Sydney Davis, Fort Belvoir Warrior Transition Battalion, discusses how the Army team forms strong bonds.

Games Schedule

• Today: sitting volleyball seeded games • Friday: shooting competition and medals; sitting volleyball playoffs • Saturday: swimming competition and medals; sitting volleyball playoffs • Sunday: wheelchair rugby exhibition; sitting volleyball finals and medals; closing ceremony away from him in Winston-Salem, N.C. When they're not in training, he said he hangs out with them.

That’s the level of camaraderie they’ve all attained, he said.

Villalobos also has a service dog with him at all times. The Afghanistan veteran, who is coping with posttraumatic stress and a spinal cord injury, says when he’s stressed, his canine companion keeps him calm.

“I don't know what I'd do without her,” he said.

Nicholas Titman is competing in sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, cycling, swimming and track.

For him, too, it's his first year at the games.

“We’re all hoping it happens again this year,” he said, referring to the much-coveted Chairman’s Cup. “We’ve been working together and training hard. We’re one family.”

Titman said the Army team has gotten a preview of some of the competition they’re up against.

The Army Western Regional Command held its trials with the Air Force and United Kingdom teams earlier this year, he said. The Army team received some good insights into their abilities and, in turn, they saw who they were up against.

During those trials, all three teams developed friendships and it was nice meeting them again here in Quantico, he said.

He added the whole experience of training, bonding and building friendships has been terrific.

“Winning will put the icing on the cake for everyone,” he said.

Secrets of bonding

Sydney Davis, another first-year competitor, is competing in shot put, discus, archery, air rifle, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball. She offered her insights into how the pro-

cess of bonding works to form a winning team.

Winning is 50 percent physical and the rest mental, she believes, and much of the mental aspect deals with how the team bonds.

“The physical part, we know we can do that. We’ve had plenty of practice time,” she said. “And the mental, we’ve got that down as well.”

A major part of the bonding process, which she also calls “meshing,” involves understanding the needs and desires of the other team members and keeping the lines of communications open with everyone.

For instance, she said some of the players are really introverted and others are extroverted.

The really introverted ones will opt out of discussions, she said. When that happens, the extroverts will try to pull them in, by saying something like, “Hey, I haven’t heard you talk in a while. What’s your opinion?”

“They don’t want to talk at first,” she continued, “but then they want to talk. They have great ideas, too.”

That leads to strengthening bonds as well.

As for the extroverts, they are the dominant ones who always want to lead.

“We pull those back” to give everyone a chance to participate, she said.

Davis characterized herself as somewhat between introvert and extrovert, so she said it’s easy to notice when someone is extreme at either end.

Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness, or CSF2, has also been involved in the Army team-building process, she said. CSF2 holds frequent team-building exercises, which Davis calls “fun games,” like holding hands in a circle and trying to pass a hula hoop person-to-person around the circle without anyone breaking

their handgrip. Of course, there are a lot of other games, she said.

Davis assesses the team’s chances of winning this year as excellent.

She thinks the Army will win the cup again because she’s spoken to team members from last year’s Army team, who are here again this year, and they’ve informed her that they’ve got another winning team, she said.

Also, Davis herself knows what it takes to be a champion.

She competed in shot put and discus in high school for two years in Colorado and made it to state. This year, she learned archery, and, within two months of learning, won the Virginia state championship. She lives at Fort Belvoir’s warrior transition unit.

The Army team leaders “found me and asked if I wanted to participate after learning I’d won the state championship,” she said.

She said she joined the Army in 2011 “straight out of high school.”

One of the things she liked about the Army was the high level of camaraderie, she said.

Observations from leadership

Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke at the opening ceremony, Friday.

“The Warrior Games … you … the participants in the (DOD) Warrior Games, you’re the pinnacle of DOD adaptive sports programs—activities that have helped our men and women heal together … in mind, in body, and soul,” he said.

Generations of warriors have served their nations when the most desperate call came: “Go to war,” the defense secretary said. The (DOD) Warrior Games showcase their survival, he added.

Carter noted that, over the past year, more than 150,000 U.S. wounded warriors have participated in 28 sports camps and 51 clinics, among other activities.

“I have observed our extraordinary Army team and am convinced we are in it to win it,” Col. Chris Toner, assistant surgeon for Warrior Care and Transition and commander of Warrior Transition Command, said before opening ceremony day.

Toner said he’s inspired by all 40 of the athletes on the Army team. “They serve as role models of courage, character, and the Army Soldier spirit and they epitomize the Warrior Ethos, ‘I Will Never Quit,’” he added.

Toner explained that the Army's adaptive reconditioning program promotes an array of activities for recovering warriors to promote physical and emotional recovery, including archery, biking, cooking, yoga, aquatic exercises, human optimization, plus more. Adaptive reconditioning programs at warrior transition units across the country embody spiritual, emotional, family, physical, social and career in line with the Soldier’s Comprehensive Transition Plan.

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Fort Belvoir Community Hospital's Richard Pina works the ball toward the goal as Defense Logistics Agency's Andrew Green applies the pressure during the 2015 intramural soccer championship final, June 17 at Fremont Field.

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Defense Logistics Agency goalkeeper, Jon Mowl, makes one of his many saves at the goal during his team's 2015 intramural soccer championship final against Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, June 17 at Fremont Field.

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Final Results

• Champion: Defense Logistics Agency • Runner-Up: Fort Belvoir Community Hospital • 3rd Place: Aerospace Data Facility-East; 249th Engineer Battalion • 5th Place: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency DLA established an immediate advantage with three kicks that managed to slip past Adumbi’s gloves. Meanwhile, Mowl’s efforts in the cage continue to stymie FBCH’s efforts to stay in the contest, allowing only a single shot from Thomas to hit the net. Needing but one more score to clinch the title match up, Cho stepped up and drilled a surgically placed kick toward the corner of the goal, Despite a diving blocking attempt by Adumbi, the ball slipped inside and granted DLA the 4-1 championship victory.

Justin Fitzgerald, intramural sports assistant coordinator, hosted an awards presentation after the dynamic showdown, during which the champion and runner-up trophies, as well as individual participation medals, were presented to every athlete on the field.

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital's Ralph Bellamour, right, and Defense Logistics Agency's Chris Boeding, vie for possession of the ball near midfield during the 2015 intramural soccer championship final, June 17 at Fremont Field.

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From Page B1 inside and put some early scores into the net. Throughout the first period, Mowl firmly established himself as the man of the hour, applying an allor-nothing approach to his goal security duties and denying Pina, Ecford and Eric Shelton multiple shots which, against lesser teams, would have easily established an enormous advantage on the scoreboard. At the opposite end of the field, stalwart FBCH goalkeeper, Adekunle Adewole Adunbi, maintained his own brand of security and repeatedly stopped rocketing kicks from Cho, Ferry, Aguilera and Justin Allison. Even Warburton, undeniably one of the highest scoring athletes in the soccer league who netted 14 during the 2015 season alone, came up short against Adumbi’s single minded determination to keep the goal off limits.

The back-and-forth struggle for both teams to make any degree of headway set the pattern for the entire balance of the contest. When the second period clock ran out, the referees called team captains, Pina and Mark Albright, to midfield and announced this critical contest would be decided with a kick-off series by which a single member of each team would be granted one kick against the opposing goal keeper.

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Belvoir DES athletes to compete in 2015 Police and Fire Games

By Rick Musselman Sports editor Twenty-three firefighters and medics from Fort Belvoir’s Directorate of Emergency Services will go for gold at the 2015 World Police and Fire Games, Friday through July 5 at numerous locations in and around the Washington, D.C. metro area.

The World Police and Fire Games are a 10-day international event that takes place every two years featuring first responders competing in a wide field of athletic competition, according to a recent Fort

Belvoir DES press release. With the WPFG being held within the county that Fort Belvoir is located, members of the post’s FES division will take part in both team and individual sports. Belvoir personnel will compete in flag football, stair climb, weight lifting/push-pull, triathlon, boxing and angling. Some members will be playing with teams from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue and the City of Fairfax Fire Department in softball.

Opening ceremonies are Friday at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., and the games conclude July 5 at Wolf Trap National Park in Vienna, Va.

Fort Belvoir Athletes Flag Football • John Weaver, Fire Marshal • Thomas Burgess, Captain • Scott Wolff, Lieutenant • Randy Aslett, Firefighter/Medic • Julien Crolet, Firefighter/Medic • Stephen Forcum, Firefighter/ Medic • Timothy Gensimore, Firefighter/ Medic • Rodger Kennedy, Firefighter/ Medic • Samuel Knode, Firefighter/Medic • Christopher Lumpkins, Firefighter/Medic • Rick Sagraves, Firefighter/Medic • Lawrence Shinn, Firefighter/ Medic • Russell Weaver, Firefighter/ Medic • Shawn Case, Firefighter The World Police and Fire Games will feature 12,000 athletes from more than 60 countries. All events

• Dana Hodges, Firefighter • Jonathan Lang, Firefighter • Gustavo Leite, Firefighter • Corey McGhee, Firefighter • Philip Neith, Firefighter • Joshua Prica, Firefighter • Willie Williams, Firefighter Softball • Scott Wolff, Lieutenant • Joshua Prica, Firefighter Angling • Rusty Pearson, Battalion Chief Boxing • Willie Williams, Firefighter Stair Race • Samuel Knode, Firefighter/Medic Weight Lifting/Push-Pull • Valorie Brown, Firefighter/Medic Triathlon • Timothy Gensimore, Firefighter/ Medic are free, and schedules and locations are available at www.fair fax2015.com.

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Lenz, Hq Bn. Commander; and Capt. James Stewart, battalion operations officer and Belvoir ATM team captain; will establish the final open and mixed active-duty (coed) team rosters consisting of eight athletes each, with two alternates, according to the best finish times.

Runners arrived at the Mount Vernon Trail “Zero” mile marker at 6:20 a.m. to register and begin the six-mile qualifying race. Runners followed an “out and back” format — athletes ran three miles out along the paved path along the banks of the Potomac River, parallel to the George Washington Memorial Parkway, and then returned to the starting point. Battalion safety personnel were stationed at various check-points along the race route to maintain communications and ensure participants stayed hydrated and accidents could be dealt with, if necessary.

According to Capt. Brian Andes, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, interim team captain and qualifier lead, once the final roster is established, the Belvoir teams will train two or three mornings each week, right up to the main event, Oct. 11.

During the actual Army TenMiler, only the top four times for each team will be used to tally the total team time. For the mixed team, at least one of the four recorded times must be a female’s.

For the runners, making the prestigious final roster represents a major accomplishment as athletes and provides a personally satisfying way to represent the Army and the Belvoir community.

“This is the first time I’ve run the course here at Belvoir; I’ve done it at other installations, and I just enjoy running and representing my post,” said Ryan Buckingham, who led the field across the finish line with a time of 33:44. “(The Army Ten Miler) is a great race, a great cause, and it’s really neat seeing so many people from different units come together and train together;

Ryan Buckingham is the first to cross the finish line of the 2015 Army Ten-Miler qualifying run, turning in a time of 33:44, June 17 in Mount Vernon, Va.

Qualifying Times

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Nene Reed crosses the finish line of the 2015 Army Ten-Miler qualifying run with a time of 42:58, June 11 in Mount Vernon, Va. and the lines are blurred between in about seven minutes. It’s just a really fun race through D.C. and I officers and enlisted.”

For team hopeful Nene Reed, try to do it every year.”

“This is my first time trying out making the Belvoir team will provide him an opportunity to, once again, for the Belvoir team and I just really compete in the nation’s capital and like to challenge myself,” added Ruimprove his previous performances. ben Maldonado. “And the Army Ten “I really love the (Army Ten Miler is a challenge.”

The preliminary results of the qualMiler) course, running with thousands of other runners past the ifier left Andes enthusiastic about Belmonuments,” he said. “The first voir’s chances of continuing its traditime I did it, I turned in 10-minute tion as top finishers in the ATM. For more information about Fort miles, which I thought was really slow. The second time I did a mile Belvoir’s Army Ten-Miler team,

Ryan Buckingham, 33:44 Matt Taverner, 35:48 Juantonio Rivera, 37:20 Evan Fisher, 38:40 Brandon Carius, 39:14 Nene Reed, 42:58 Chris Koschnitsky, 43:03 Amanda Harrington, 44:55 Ruben Maldonado, 45:30 Rodney LeMay, 46:21 David Acker, 48:53 Lloyd McBoyen, 50:12 Robyn Chatwood, 59:40 email Stewart at james.s.stewart1. mil@mail.mil.

Details of the Oct. 11 event in Washington, D.C. are available at www.armytenmiler.com.

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Physician assistant survives rare illness to make waves at DOD Warrior Games

By Shannon Collins Army News Service

On Feb. 28, 2014, a physician assistant in the Army went to bed in his home and, on April 15, he woke up with no leg.

He had been in a six-week coma and had no memory of having had a flesh-eating bacterial infection. It was a traumatic experience but the Soldier remains very positive and makes the most of his life.

“I woke up relatively positive because with necrotizing fasciitis, 81 percent of the people who get it die,” said 1st Lt. Chris Parks, who serves at the Fort Hood Warrior Transition Unit in Texas.

“Four out of the five cases, in the state of Texas last year, died. I was the only one who lived.”

He said it has been a challenge to adjust to his injury, but he couldn’t have done it without the support of his unit; his wife, Heather; his 17-yearold son, Ryan; and his 19-year-old daughter, Rebecca.

“The unit has been there and the Soldiers are great, but my family has pushed me and made me better than I was a year ago today,” he said affectionately. “My kids know that dad’s not the same that he was a year ago; but that doesn’t mean he’s not Dad, that doesn’t mean he’s not going to do the best for us at all times.”

Parks said his family will be cheering him on as he competes for the Army team at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., which run through Monday.

Throughout the games, wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard will compete in track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.

“There’s no way to estimate my chances at the games, but I’m just going to give it my best and hopefully bring home some gold,” Parks said. “My wife and son will be attending the games, and they’re both very excited.”

Parks earned his spot on the Army team during the Army Trials on Fort Bliss, Texas, March 29-April 2. He earned gold medals in the men’s classified 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke

“Recognize there’s an obstacle ahead and know that you have the ability to overcome it. You can go around it, over it, under it. You can find a way to get around it.

Never quit.”

1st Lt. Chris Parks

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Army 1st Lt. Christopher Parks competes in the Army Trials for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games March 29 at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Parks finished fifth in the men's hand cycle event. and 100-meter freestyle and a silver medal in the men’s classified 50-meter breaststroke.

“Parks was a pleasant surprise,” said Glen O’Sullivan, Army head swim coach. “He was a swimmer in high school, and tried to compare swimming from then to now. He accepted the differences and was very willing to try new things.

There were huge improvements from day one of the camp to the day of competition.”

Parks said he was grateful to the coaches for his training.

“They’re freaking amazing,” he said. “We have world-class Paralympics coaches coming to help us out; how freaking awesome is that? We are

truly blessed to have these folks coaching us.”

He will be competing in hand cycle, swimming, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, seated shot put and seated discus events during the Warrior Games.

He said events like the Army Trials and the Warrior Games have been great because it gives him the chance to be around wounded warriors like himself.

“These events give us a community, a second family,” Parks said. “You may be the only one with your type of injury back at your home station, but, when you come to events like this, you can share stories and meet others with similar injuries. You bond; it’s like a big family. It’s awesome.”

The always positive Parks said resilience, to him, means never quitting.

“Recognize there’s an obstacle ahead and know that you have the ability to overcome it,” he said.

“You can go around it, over it, under it. You can find a way to get around it. Never quit.”

For anyone who is injured and still going through a tough time, Parks recommends he or she try adaptive sports, or socialize with other wounded warriors.

“The world is still a wonderful place,” he said.

“Life is unexpected; you just don’t know what’s going to happen. So go outside, get involved with your community, with your Soldiers and find out, truly, how wonderful they are. They’re more accepting of you than you think.”

For now, Parks said he is taking the competitions one step at a time and that he feels blessed to just be here.

“I’m just honored to be here today,” Parks said.

“I’m just going to do my best one step at a time.”

Fort Belvoir Little League season comes to an end

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By Bill Behring Special to the Belvoir Eagle

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This past Tuesday and Wednesday, Fort Belvoir Little League teams, both in the Minor Division, officially closed the 2015 spring season with a pair of rain make-up games. From all I have heard over the season, it was enjoyed by all.

This year’s season was dedicated to the memory of one of our former team managers, Russell Morgan, who died from cancer after the 2014 season. His son, David played with the Yankees, and his wife, Sandy, served as the team Mom. We wish them well as they leave Fort Belvoir to make their home in Lewis Center, Ohio.

In Tuesday’s game, the Diamondbacks hosted the Giants.

In the first inning, D-backs pitcher, Peter Villanez, gave up the first of two Giants hits from the bat of Nathan King. A second hit came

from Austin Shoemaker, scoring King and, with a series of walks, Shoemaker ultimately scored.

Eric Galvan, on the mound for the Giants, struck out three but not before Justin Elsea singled, scoring two to tie the game at 2.

In the top of the second, Paxston Dailey singled for the Giants but was left at first when three outs followed. The Diamondbacks went three up, three down, in their second as did the Giants in the top of the third.

The Diamondbacks, powered by Villanez, plated four runs in the bottom of the third, taking the score to 6-2. The Giants, not to be outdone, scored four in the top of the fourth, led by Braden Shoemaker who ripped a shot to right field.

With the contest tied at six going to the bottom of the fourth, with Levi Hollowell on the mound for the Giants and time running for the Diamondbacks, Gabe Blanding led off

and claimed a base on balls. He was then driven in via Villanez’s second hit — a homerun to left field that granted his team an 8-6 win.

In the second game, Wednesday, the Giants hosted the Brewers.

Giants pitcher, Nathan King, gave up three hits to the Brewers in the first inning but held them to a single run, setting the Brewers down in order in their second.

Brewers pitcher, Marcel Picard, kept the Giants off the board in their first two innings despite allowing hits from Shoemaker and Galvan.

Bats came alive for the Brewers in the third inning as Andrew Greneman led off with a single. Trevion Campbell following suit with another hit, scoring Greneman. With the bases loaded, Damien Irwin belted a bases-clearing double.

The Brewers, with 5 on the board, held the Giants scoreless in the bottom of the third.

The top of the fourth began with a series of walks, scoring four that brought the Brewers tally to 9. The Giants also scored 4 in their fourth on RBI hits by Shoemaker and Galvan.

The final score was 9-4 Brewers.

The fall baseball season is just around the corner. While registration is now going on, plans for the season have not been finalized due to the fact that we inter-league play with other leagues for which coordination has not been finalized.

To help in establishing the number of teams to be formed, please email intention to play with each player’s name, birth date, and phone number to coachbill2@Verizon.net.

Teams should be formed about midAugust, with games starting the week school resumes.

As usual, check the Sports section of the Belvoir Eagle for updates on fall baseball as well as all the other sports here at Fort Belvoir.

This week World Police and Fire Games Get involved in the community and be a part of one of the largest multi-sport, multi-venue events in the world.

The 2015 World Police and Fire Games run Friday – July 5 at several locations in and around the Washington, D.C. area. Sports include track and field, baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, archery, cycling and many more. Volunteers are also needed to help out with the games.

For more information visit www. fairfax2015.com or email Arnie Daxe at adaxejr@gmail.com.

White water rafting trip

Boater Education Course Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia all require boating education. The requirements are based on age and each jurisdiction has its own requirements.

A class which meets the boating education requirements of all states is offered by Flotilla 25-8 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Knights of Columbus Hall, 8592 Richmond Hwy., Alexandria, Va. 22309.

Call Jean Ponton at 703-362-7079 or email herpomp79@yahoo.com for more information and an enrollment form.

Guided kayak, canoe trip

Upcoming Warrant Officer Week Golf Tournament The Lord Fairfax Silver Chapter,

U.S. Army Warrant Officers Association, hosts the 2nd Annual Warrant Officer Week Golf Tournament at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club’s Woodlawn Golf Course, July 10, starting at 2 p.m.

Entry forms are on the chapter’s web site, www.lordfairfaxwoa.org.

The event is a four-person, captain’s choice team scramble, for $75 per person. If you sponsor a hole for an additional $250, the team entry is only $250 (a $50 savings). Entry deadline is July 3, and registration includes green fees, golf cart, barbecue dinner, beverages and awards.

For more details, contact retired CW5 Dick Markle, 571-319-7103, rcmrkl@verizon.net.

In Progress Stroller Walking Stroller walking is back. Come out and join other parents in this brisk networking opportunity through the trails of Fort Belvoir.

Sessions are Fridays, 9 - 10 a.m. starting at Outdoor Recreation, Bldg. 778. For more information, call 703-805-4547.

Water Aerobics afternoon classes added Benyaurd Indoor Pool has added afternoon water aerobics classes — Mondays, 5:30-6:25 p.m. and Thursdays, from 5-5:55 p.m. Low impact, high cardio workouts take place every Tuesday and Thursday (except holidays) . The Shallow Water Class is 9-9:55 a.m. and the Deep Water

Class is 10-10:55 a.m. at the Benyaurd Indoor Pool. Cost is $5 per class. For more information, call at 703-805-2620.

Scuba Open Water Certification Open-water scuba certification classes are offered at Benyaurd Indoor Pool on Saturdays, 8 - 11 a.m.

For more information, call Patriot Scuba at 703-781-4649. For more information on registrations, call Benyaurd Indoor Pool at 703805-2620.

BodySpirit trainers needed BodySpirit, LLC, is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, nationally certified, personal trainers to join the personal training staff at Fort Belvoir. Call Jennifer Beattie, 504256-0896.

Fitness instructors needed Certified fitness instructors are needed to teach classes at Fort Belvoir. Instructors for Pilates, indoor cycling, and aqua are in particular demand. To inquire, contact Clare Neal at 703-403-6862.

Personal training packages Several new personal training and fitness packages for customers have been added to the Kawamura Human Performance Center’s schedule. The packages range from $70 to $600.

Adult recreational volleyball Eligible individuals ages 21 and older are welcome to play adult recreational volleyball Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Specker Field House; and Sundays, 2-5 p.m., on the grass volleyball courts at Fremont Field near Wells Field House. Specker Field House will remain a back-up facility in the event of inclement weather.

For directions a map is available at http://belvoir.armymwr.com/us/ belvoir. Just click on the Sports and Fitness tab.

For more information contact Ron Valentine at Ron.Valentine@dau. mil, or 703-805-2912; T.J. Dierks at Timothy.Dierks@DTRA.mil; or Cliff Fouts at CrFouts26k@aol.com.

Outdoor Recreation operating hours Outdoor Recreation is open Monday through Sunday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

For more information call 703-8053081.

Ladies Golf Association of Fort Belvoir Weekly Results — Ace Day Tournament – Fairfax/Beulah Ace of June: • Mary Blair: Net Score, 66

• Sue Nelson*: Net Score, 75 • Oksan Miles: Net Score, 70

• Bee Christianson*: Net Score, 76 • Lee Bright: Net Score, 76

Flight 1 • Young Stoddard: Net Score, 70 • Anne Mills: Net Score, 73 • Rhu Black: Net Score, 74

Flight 2 • June Page: Net Score, 68 • Vickie Hauser: Net Score, 73 • Kim Kohler: Net Score, 75

Flight 3 • Ellen Sibre: Net Score, 68 • Margarita Ortman: Net Score, 69 • Mary White: Net Score, 73

• Margie Hundelt: Net Score, 79 For more information about the LGAFB and upcoming tournaments call Carol Lucke, LGAFB publicity chair, 703-791-2466. * Scorecard Playoff Winner

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Join Outdoor Recreation for a guided kayak and canoe trip, Sunday. Departure is from ODR, Bldg.

778. The trip will be led by a certified volunteer instructor. Customers may choose to paddle a single or tandem kayak or canoe. Safety instruction and equipment will be provided. Cost is $30 Single/$45 tandem or canoe.

Please sign up early at 703-805-3081.

All trips must have at least 8 people registered one week in advance.

Visually impaired Team Army cyclists finish together to take the gold, silver and bronze in the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sunday.

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Join Outdoor Recreation for a white water trip, Saturday. Departure is from ODR, Bldg. 778. Please sign up early at 703-805-3081. All trips must have at least 8 people registered one week in advance. The cost is $85 per person.

Perfect finish

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Individual training packages: • 1 Hour Session with trainer, program with instruction: $70 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 6 one-on-one training sessions: $320 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 8 one-on-one training sessions: $400 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 12 one-on-one training sessions plus 2 complimentary sessions - $600 Buddy/couples training packages: • 1 Hour Session for 2 people with trainer, program with instruction: $100 • Micro-fit assessment (included but not required), health screening (PAR-Q), measurements, exercise prescription, 6 1-hour sessions with a trainer for 2 people: $580 Sign up for a personal trainer at Graves Fitness Center or the Body Shop.

If interested in becoming a personal trainer, call 703-806-4430.

For program information call 703-806-4647.

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Army Sgt. Joshua Wirth races a bicycle during the Army Trials for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games, March 29 at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Athletes in the trials were competing for a spot on the Army’s team in the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va. OPEN 11AM DAILY AT THE SPRINGFIELD TOWN CENTER

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Resilience and recovery: Injured father of two perseveres for Warrior Games

By Shannon Collins Army News Service For one cavalry scout, going into the military wasn’t even a question. His family had served as far back as the Revolutionary War. “It’s almost like it’s in my DNA,” joked Sgt. Josh Wirth, a reconnaissance specialist serving at Fort Gordon, Ga. “My grandpa was in the Marines, my uncles were in the Army, my greatgrandpa was in the Army and my dad started in the Coast Guard, then the Navy and moved over to the Army Reserves so he could raise me and my brother as a single dad. He served for 20 years.”

During a deployment to Afghanistan in October 2013, multiple improvised explosive device blasts struck Wirth from behind, breaking his back in several places. Because of this, two discs in his lower back are fused, he has vision loss in his right eye, he has post-traumatic stress and he has a traumatic brain injury.

While recovering in the hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, doctors told Wirth he would never play basketball again.

“At first, it was kind of a bummer, but then I was like, ‘you know what?

Bruce Lee … came back from his injuries and became one of the most famous people in the world for his accomplishments.’ He’s an idol I can look up to,” Wirth said. “I can still play basketball.

I can’t run long distance anymore, but I can sprint. Whenever I cycle, if I keep my form and arch my back, my back

doesn’t hurt at all.”

Wirth said his injuries have made him more resilient.

“Resilience means being able to bounce back from whatever and that’s where the camaraderie at the Army Trials came in,” he said. “If one guy’s down, you’re going to help him pull his weight until he gets back to where he needs to be. You might be that guy next time and that one guy you help might be carrying you.”

During the Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 29-April 2, Wirth earned a silver medal in the men’s discus; a bronze medal in the men’s shot put; a bronze medal in the men’s recurve in archery and his team did well in wheelchair basketball.

This year will be his first year representing the Army team at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., through June 28.

Throughout the games, wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard compete in track and field, shooting, swimming, cycling, archery, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.

Wirth said cycling, archery and discus are his three favorite sports.

But, his biggest motivation during the games will be his daughter, McKenley, 3, and son, Lincoln, 1.

“They’re my motivation,” he said.

“I want my kids to be proud of me. I want them to see that even though I’m injured, I pushed through to compete.”