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Carson, Academy Take Blood Drive to the Top Vol. 65, No. 13 Publishedished inin thethe interinterest of Division West, First Army and Fort Carson community March 30, 2007 Visit the Fort Carson Web site at www.carson.army.mill Carson, Academy take blood drive to the top Story and photos by also at Fort Bliss, coordinated the blood Douglas M. Rule drive with the Academy and Fort Fort Carson Public Affairs Office Carson on behalf of ASBP. ASBP sets up the logistics for the The combined U.S. Air Force entire operation. One hundred and ten Academy and Fort Carson Armed medical professionals from around the Service Blood Program blood drive set United States, from as far away as Fort records for collection last week. Lewis, Wash., to Fort Bragg, N.C., were The blood drive, which was held brought in to screen donors and collect from March 19-23, collected 3,367 blood. Some units brought in their own units of blood. This broke the previous donor beds and other equipment. They record for a blood drive collection, set up at the U.S. Air Force Academy, 2,800 units, which was held by the U.S. staying there for three days, breaking Military Academy at West Point for down the equipment and transporting it more than 20 years. The record for a to Fort Carson the night of March 21. single blood drive in Colorado, 2,400 Fort Carson Soldiers assisted in the units of blood, was also broken. Fort set up and tear down. At both sites, Carson has the distinction of now volunteers assisted as they could, holding the record of a Department of providing food and beverages and acting Sox the Fox, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox mascot, lends a "helping hand" Defense single-day collection with 868 as escorts from the donor stations to the during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive March 22. Dana units collected on March 23. break room, where donors recovered Nordstrom, El Paso County Parks and Recreation, was one of the many “It is amazing. I have never seen from giving blood. When Fort Carson donors from the community that helped make this blood drive the largest community support like this,” said medical Soldiers and professionals ever held by the Department of Defense. Carmen Dietrich-Williams, blood could, they also assisted. donor recruiter from Fort Bliss, Texas. Members of the Fort Carson Color donors at the door of Fort Carson’s churches, and get the word out. This Dietrich-Williams and George Munoz, Guard in their historical uniforms greeted Special Events Center. On March 23, was followed up by personal appear- they brought their horses as well. Master ances by Division West, First Army Sgt. Kristin Clark, Southwest Region and Fort Carson Command Sgt. Maj. Curtis Yaney, Fort Carson Recruitment coordinator for the C.W. Terrance McWilliams and Garrison commissary employee, “Bill” Young Marrow Donor Program, Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Van Dyke swabs his mouth to provide set up an information and recruitment on local radio stations, at various a DNA sample to Air Force table to recruit potential bone marrow civic organizations and before city Master Sgt. Kristin Clark, donors. She and her team signed up council meetings. Southwest Region 1,470 new donors during the week. On the first day of Fort Carson’s Recruitment Coordinator for A blitz campaign started Jan. 19, share of the drive, KYZX “The Eagle” the C.W. "Bill" Young Marrow with a clip-out article in the 103.9 FM radio station did a live Donor Program. Clark Mountaineer. The article encouraged remote. On the second day, The Eagle recruited 1,470 volunteers readers to clip the article out, share for the donor program. it with friends, post it in offices and See Blood on Page 4 INSIDE THE MOUNTAINEER Friend of Carson dies employee at Fort Carson. Opinion/Editorial Community by Douglas M. Rule Thank you, Colorado Springs . .2 Over the top with the blood drive . .11 Fort Carson Public Affairs Office Always supporting the troops, Comments from the blood drive . .2 Community Briefs . .12 Gmelch was active in The Retired Passover message . .14 Retired Lt. Col. Joseph Gmelch Officers Association, Military Officers News Trees and Fort Carson . .16 Women in the military . .3 Bowling for books . .18 died suddenly Sunday in Colorado Association of America and the Fort New family housing started . .19 Springs. Carson Retiree Council. He was Military A dream is a wish your heart makes . .20 Gmelch was involved with the Fort instrumental in the organization and Division West conference . .5 Yogurt and health . .22 Military Briefs . .6 Trail West Family Camp . .23 Carson community and supportive of operation of Fort Carson’s annual Remembering our fallen . .8-9 Making TRICARE changes . .24 the Soldiers, their families and the Retiree Appreciation Day. CENTCOM commander in Iraq . .10 Eggs-actly the right thing . .25 civilian employees. Always looking for new projects, 4th ID CG visits 3rd HBCT . .10 Feature Gmelch served in the U.S. Army, Gmelch made appeals to the local Celebrating Women’s History . .26-27 including duty during the Tet Offensive retiree and veterans groups to partici- MUST SEE in Vietnam. Following his retirement pate in the Armed Services Blood MUST SEE Sports Army pins down win . .29 from the Army, he worked as a civilian Program blood drive at the U.S. Air On the Bench . .30 Force Academy and Fort Carson Athlete of the Week . .34 last week. Never one to slack on Happenings duty, he rolled up his own sleeve Games galore at Dave & Buster’s . .29-30 and gave blood willingly as well. Get Out . .31-32 Gmelch will be buried at Fort Benning National Cemetery, Ga. Classified advertising (719) 329-5236 Important members of Mountain Display advertising (719) 634-5905 Joe Gmelch hands out a door Post Team. See Pages 26-27. Mountaineer editor (719) 526-4144 prize at Retiree Appreciation Post information (719) 526-5811 Day 2006 at Fort Carson. Word of the month: Responsibility Post weather hotline (719) 526-0096 Photo by Directorate of Information Management Visual Information MOUNTAINEER 2 March 30, 2007 Opinion/Editorial Fort Carson thanks community by Col. Eugene B. Smith That is all that counts — that someone’s Fort Carson Garrison commander child, someone’s spouse or someone’s brother or sister is alive tonight Every day our Soldiers, Airmen, because you took the time and extra Marines and Sailors answer the call effort to give that pint of blood. of our great nation. This past week, I have long known the generous the communities surrounding Fort hearts of our neighbors. It is evident Carson have heard an equally urgent every time I get a phone call asking, call from those same warriors and “What can I do? How can I help?” have answered it. After this week, I am more proud of There is nothing I can say that this community than I have ever been. will fully express the gratitude I feel I was there, greeting you, walking to all of you. Through your unselfish among you, seeing who came. I saw donations, we at Fort Carson and the Soldiers who could give for their U.S. Air Force Academy have collected comrades; I saw retirees who more than 3,300 units of blood in a remembered what it was like in five day period. It is nothing short previous conflicts; I saw mothers give Photo by Douglas M. Rule of miraculous. that pint because it might just save Col. Eugene Smith, left, Fort Carson Garrison commander, and Lionel I could go on about how this is a another mother’s child. I saw businesses Rivera, Colorado Springs mayor, discussed the blood drive March 23. state record for blood drives. I could bus their employees in, giving them even tell you that this far surpasses the time from their work to help. I saw one-time mobilization. We will be America where our hearts really are. Department of Defense record. But the radio and TV stations mobilize to get asking you to do this again in October. God bless you all! And God bless real story is that every pint of blood the word out. I even saw people who We hope that we will see you all again this great country of ours. you gave last week will go to save the know no Soldiers but came to give and that you will bring just one friend. life of some American’s son or daughter because they could. Can you imagine collecting 6,000 — Best Hometown in the Army! fighting the Global War on Terrorism. I can only hope this is not a units next time? We can show all of Support and Defend POST TALK: Comments from the blood drive Rebecca Tonn, Fort Carson Mountaineer: "I feel honored to have made a small contribution toward saving a Soldier's life." Photo by Douglas M. Rule Photo by Douglas M. Rule Tabitha Sillix and her daughter, Raven Tinkler: "I heard about the Rob Quirk, TV news anchor program on my favorite radio station, Channels 5/30: “It’s the least KILO, and said, 'I can do that.'" I could do and it’s an easy way to help. Folks around here really rally around our troops. This community is very generous.” Richard Rangel from San Antonio is the phlebotomist. Photo by Michael J. Pach MOUNTAINEER This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized is published 49 times per year. Military Newspaper Group, 31 E. Platte Avenue, Suite 300, publication for members of the Department of Defense. The appearance of advertising in this publication, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, phone (719) 634-5905.
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