DEPLOYED
AFGHANISTAN
Following are email exchanges between G Company Intruders and members of the 281st AHC Assn Troop Support Committee; CWO4 Joe Bilitzke (Ret) - Chairman, Ed Hass - Vice-Chairman, Col Jack Mayhew (Ret). The emails begin prior to deployment. I have posted them in order by date, latest shown first, along with photo’s and are organized by month. Click the link(s) below to visit that particular page.
Should I receive emails and pics from home base I have created an additional page named Ft Drum for messages and photo’s as they are received.
The photo's are "thumbnails". Click to enlarge.
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MARCH 2011
Subject: R&R
Intruder R&R
During the week of 25 March, SPC Chris Hodges of G
Company and his wife were in Washington, D.C. as the guest of the
foundation No Greater Love
and the Intruder family. Chris serves as a Blackhawk crew chief with our
namesake, the Intruders of G Company currently deployed to Afghanistan.
He was reunited with his wife in Washington during
his mid-tour leave. (We knew it as R&R.) Carmela LaSpada , founder of No
Greater Love arranged for the Hodges to have free meals in excellent
restaurants, a private tour of the Capitol and Arlington National
Cemetery. Their hotel cost was also donated. Our own Intruder 6, Jack
Mayhew, coordinated the visit and was instrumental in ensuring the
Hodges’ R&R was an unforgettable experience.
From a description on their website, No Greater
Love (NGL) is an independent non-profit organization that encourages
Americans to honor the sacrifices of our fallen and their families. NGL
asks each of us to live honoring America’s fallen every day by giving
back to the Nation and to unite in the National Moment of Remembrance at
3 p.m. each Memorial Day.
Through its founder, Carmela LaSpada, NGL seeks to
provide a sense of history to our citizens; ensuring younger generations
understand the sacrifices made to preserve our liberties. No Greater
Love was established 40 years ago to promote the values of Memorial Day
by acts of remembrance throughout the year.