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October 24, 2008 Vol. 66, No. 43 Published in the interest of Division West (First Army) and Fort Carson community. Oct. 24, 2008 Visit the Fort Carson Web site at www.carson.army.mil. Word of the month: Success Right: Friends and family rise to their feet as Soldiers from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade’s 360th Transportation Company and 1st Platoon, 549th Quartermaster Company march into the Special Events Center during the Oct. 16 welcome home ceremony. Below: Spc. David Justiniani, 360th Transportation Company, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, and his son, Tyler, 5, head home following the Oct. 16 welcome home ceremony at the Special Events Center. Stork delivers during deployment Story and photos by Devin Fisher “The last time I saw Jesiah, he fit in my patrol Mountaineer staff cap,” he recalled. Vazquez returned home on his rest-and-recreation leave Feb. 14, the day after his “I’m still shaking. I have had no bigger day in son was born. Appropriately, his first night back in my life.” the United States was going to be spent relaxing with This is how Spc. Juan Vazquez, 1st Platoon, his Family. “As long as I’m home with my Family, 549th Quartermaster Company, described the Oct. 16 that’s all I care about,” he said. “Playing with my son reunion with his wife Katie and eight-month-old — that’s the perfect night for me.” son Jesiah following his return from a 15-month Nearly 170 Soldiers from the two units reunited deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. with Family and friends during a welcome home Vazquez was not the only father at the welcome ceremony at the Special Events Center. home ceremony looking forward to spending time with Col. B. Shannon Davis, Fort Carson deputy senior his infant child. Jesiah was one of 25 babies born commander and chief of staff, said he was proud of during the 43rd Sustainment Brigade’s 360th each of the “newest veterans” of the Global War on Transportation Company and 1st Plt., 549th QM deployment to Iraq. See Home on Page 3 II Community Halloween Feature NN Halloween hours SS on post: II Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m. DD EE Page 11 Pages 18-19 2 MOUNTAINEER — Oct. 24, 2008 Opinion/Editorial MOUNTAINEER Commanding General: Flu season arrives Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham Garrison Commander: by Jerry Harben year the virus begins circulating in the community.” Col. Eugene B. Smith U.S. Army Medical Command It is very important that children are protected against Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer: and the flu as well. According to the CDC, each year an average Dee McNutt of 20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized Chief, Print and Web Communications: Jean Ha because of flu complications. The CDC received reports Douglas M. Rule Public health nurse, Department of Preventive Editor: Julie M. Lucas Medicine, Evans Army Community Hospital that 86 children died from flu-related complications during Staff Writer: Randy Tisor last year’s flu season. Children with chronic conditions Thea Skinner A quick stick in the arm or a spray in the nose, such as asthma and diabetes have an increased risk of Devin Fisher compared to a week of headaches, coughing, sneezing, developing serious complications from the flu. Pfc. Jamal Walker fever, chicken soup and misery. An easy choice to make. Public health experts recommend that children ages Happenings: Nel Lampe Influenza (or flu) is a contagious respiratory disease 6months-18 years get vaccinated, along with seniors, Sports Writer: Walt Johnson that can have serious, even fatal effects. Flu is spread individuals with compromised immune systems, pregnant Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall through respiratory droplets in the air during close contact women and health care providers. Active-duty personnel are with an infected person or animal, and through contact mandated to receive the flu vaccine. People with sensitivity This commercial enterprise newspaper is with a contaminated object. It threatens military to eggs or egg products, or those with a history of an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of the readiness, with the potential to make many military and Guillain-Barre Syndrome should not receive the flu vaccine. Mountaineer are not necessarily the official view their Family members sick. Most people who receive flu vaccine experience no of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or the “Each year 5-20 percent of the United States population serious problems. Side effects of the injectable vaccine such Department of the Army. Printed circulation is 12,000 copies. gets the flu, resulting in about 200,000 people being as soreness, redness or swelling at the injection site, fever, The editorial content of the Mountaineer hospitalized. Vaccination is your best protection against weakness, headache or muscle aches may last one or is the responsibility of the Public Affairs influenza infection,” said Army Lt. Col. Patrick M. Garman, two days. More serious problems such as severe allergic Office, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5119, Tel.: deputy director for scientific affairs at the Department of reactions are rare. Side effects of the intranasal vaccine can 526-4144. The e-mail address is [email protected]. Defense Military Vaccine Agency. include runny nose, headache, fever, cough and sore throat. The Mountaineer is posted on the According to the El Paso County Department of Health In addition to vaccination, experts recommend frequent Internet at http://public.carson.Army.mil/ and Environment, flu cases were nearly 400 percent higher hand washing and avoiding close contact with people who sites/PAO/mountaineer/archives/forms. last flu season than the previous year. This represented the are sick. People who are sick should avoid others if possible, The Mountaineer is an unofficial publication authorized by AR 360-1. The highest level of flu activity since 2003-2004. EPCDHE wash hands often and cover their mouth and nose when Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs adds that the makeup of the flu vaccine for 2008-2009 has coughing or sneezing to prevent the virus from spreading. Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in been completely changed from last year, and public health Fort Carson will hold its annual walk-in flu clinic for no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with officials are optimistic that the vaccine will be very TRICARE beneficiaries Nov. 3-20 at the Special Events Fort Carson. It is published 49 times per year. effective in protecting persons against infection. Center at Specker Avenue and Prussman Boulevard, 8:30 The appearance of advertising in this “For the 2007-2008 flu year, 81.5 percent of confirmed a.m.-3 p.m., Mondays-Thursdays only. The flu clinic will publication, including inserts or supplements, flu cases seen at Evans Army Community Hospital had no also be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army or Colorado Springs record of a flu vaccine. Not only does getting a flu shot Extended hours until 5 p.m. will be available Nov. Military Newspaper Group, of the products or decrease you chances of ending up with the flu, it reduces 18-20 for school aged children. For further information services advertised. The printer reserves the your chances of contracting severe secondary infections and updates, call the Flu Shot Hotline, 526-6422. right to reject advertisements. that come along with flu, such as bacterial pneumonia. For DoD civilian employees assigned at Fort Carson, Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or The flu shot is up to 90-percent effective in preventing the Occupational Health Clinic will be announcing its flu patronage without regard to race, color, influenza, according to the Centers for Disease Control,” clinic dates and hours tentatively scheduled to begin the last religion, sex, national origin, age, marital said Lindsay Vernon, nurse epidemiologist for the week of November into the first two weeks of December. status, physical handicap, political affiliation or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, Department of Preventive Medicine at EACH. Please look for announcements in the postwide e-mail user or patron. If a violation or rejection of this Vernon said, “You cannot get the flu from a flu shot. system. Specific dates and times will depend on flu vaccine equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is I know some people swear this isn’t true, but a person shipment and supply availability after the vaccination confirmed, the printer shall refuse to print can’t get sick from an inactivated or dead virus. If a person requirement for hospital employees is completed. advertising from that source until the violation is corrected. For display advertising call becomes ill soon after receiving a flu shot, it is usually More information about the flu and flu vaccinations is 634-5905. because he or she was exposed to the flu before the available on the Internet from the Military Vaccine Agency All correspondence or queries regarding vaccine could take effect. This makes sense, since at www.vaccines.mil/flu and from the Centers for Disease advertising and subscriptions should be directed to Colorado Springs Military Newspaper the time of year we give the flu vaccine is the time of Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov/flu/protect. Group, 31 E. Platte Avenue, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, phone 634-5905. The Mountaineer’s editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs Office, building 1430, room 123, Fort POST TALK Carson, CO 80913-5119, phone 526-4144. POST TALK Releases from outside sources are so indicated.
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