Psas Raise Awareness of Gold Star and Next-Of-Kin Lapel Pins
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AAPGPublishedP in the interestG of the people of AberdeenNNEWS Proving Ground,E MarylandWS www.teamapg.com THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Vol. 58, No. 8 Photo by Alan Feiler Seminar Oh Deer, furry friends make their presence known Don’t mean to pass the buck (okay, commence groaning now at lame pun), but you might’ve noticed there are an awful lot of doe- eyed delights, white-tailed wonders and fair-furred fawns roaming around APG North and South these days. Critters like these -- as captured here last week by APG News while grazing around a desolate stretch of Patriot Village one quiet afternoon -- might be kinda explores cute, but remember to watch out for these Bambis on the boulevards out there. The deer population has grown exponentially this winter, as Garrison Commander Col. Gregory R. McClinton noted Feb. 19 in his welcome address at the APG Newcomer’s Orientation. In 2013, there were 124 deer-vehicle collisions, or deer strikes, and vehicular accidents, according to Safety & Occupational Health starting Specialist Mike Allen. So drive slowly and cautiously around the installation, and keep your distance from the deer. small PSAs raise awareness of Gold businesses Star and Next-of-Kin lapel pins By ALAN FEILER APG News By RACHEL PONDER Ramona K. Golden has a dream, APG News Gold Star lapel pins are pre- and it’s not a half-baked one either. sented to and worn by sur- This year, the U.S. Army’s Installation Management Com- Since her days as a teenager grow- viving spouses, parents and mand, or IMCOM, launched an awareness campaign aimed to ing up in Dallas, she has absolutely immediate Family members of educate Americans about Gold Star and Next-of-Kin lapel pins. United States Armed Forces loved baking – cakes, cookies, cup- Over the course of the year, the Army will release several public members who were killed in cakes, you name it – and longed to service announcements, or PSAs, to increase awareness. combat operations. The Gold own and operate her own bakery. The Department of Defense gives Gold Star pins to surviving Star pin is a gold star on a Over the years, Golden, an purple circular background. Family members of Soldiers who died while serving the nation. Aberdeen resident, has baked for The Next-of-Kin lapel pins are presented to and worn by FOX Sports has agreed to enter into a year-long partnership birthday parties, church gather- immediate Family members of United States Armed Forces with the Army to help promote the overall Gold Star Education members who die while serving outside of combat opera- ings, workplace events and pot- tions. The Next-of-Kin pin is a gold star on a gold background. luck meals, always receiving rave See PINS, page 14 (From www.armymwr.com/goldstar.aspx) reviews from colleagues, family members and friends. More often than not, they strongly encour- age her to try her hand at a bak- APG Praise Band makes a joyful noise ing business. “My husband always tells me I need to put it on the mar- Story and photos by RACHEL PONDER ket,” she said with a laugh. APG News That’s why Golden, an inven- tory management specialist at the A collection of about 20 musicians on post make up the all- Power & Environmental Director- volunteer APG Praise Band, which will provide music accom- ate, was among the approximately paniment for the March 19 APG National Prayer Luncheon at 40 APG employees, Soldiers and Top of the Bay from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. They will perform retirees who attended the “How to “America the Beautiful,” “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and “How Smart Start your Small Business” Great Thou Art.” workshop at ACS Bldg. 2503. The CECOM Chaplain (Maj.) Young Kim assembled the band Feb. 19 seminar was presented last year. He said he saw a need for a live band on the installa- by the Small Business Technology tion after the Army Materiel Command Band moved from APG and Development Center. to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., in 2010 as part of Base “I know, I should have brought Realignment and Closure. something,” Golden joked when The National Prayer Luncheon will be the fourth time that announcing to the gathering’s the APG Praise Band has performed on post. Members meet to organizers and attendees her aspi- rehearse before performances, so the time commitment is minimal. rations as a baking entrepreneur. Most of the group’s musicians are also active members of Leading the workshop was other bands, orchestras and choruses off post. For instance, the Michael Garrity, a longtime area Derrick Stewart, (left) from PEO C3T, and Jeff Shields, from band’s director, Mark Grotke, from the Communications-Elec- business owner and a representa- CECOM SEC, and the rest of the APG Praise Band rehearse for the upcoming performance Feb. 19. See PRAISE, page 14 tive and VA specialist for the Small Business Technology and Devel- opment Center, a national non- profit organization with a regional APG leaders take weather condition assessment seriously office in Elkton. Garrity, who is By DEBORAH INCE cation between key APG tenants and staff are our most valuable resource, and our partially based at Harford Com- APG News and the Senior Commander, according to job is to ensure they are safe.” munity College, said the first thing Rick Deoliveira, the post’s chief of emer- The first step in determining the post that a budding entrepreneur should There is a method to what some might call the madness. gency management and anti-terrorism. status is evaluating the forecast, he said. always do is profile their ideal cli- More importantly, said Deoliveira, the Weather information is obtained from the ent. In particular, they should iden- The decision to delay or close this instal- lation due to inclement weather is a well ultimate goal of the process is to “ensure National Weather Service, the U.S. Army See BUDDING, page 15 thought-out process involving communi- the well-being of our workforce. 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Savanuck was among he’s a great nuck, was killed during 13 American soldiers killed (and actor and seems the Vietnam War. I was 22 wounded) that night by ene- like a funny writing an article about my gunfire. A month earlier, person.” Vietnam vets and those he’d turned 23. His career as a who didn’t make it home professional military journalist from that conflict. lasted a mere 13 days. Stars A Northwest Balti- Savanuck was the only Photo by Spec. 5 Michael Kopp, Stars and Stripes and Stripes Nathaniel more native, Savanuck correspondent to be A Northwest Baltimore native, Paul D. Savanuck was the only killed during the Vietnam War. Kelly was a correspondent for Stars and Stripes correspondent to be killed during the Vietnam Power Zone Stars and Stripes. In War. He died in April of 1969, at age 23, while coming to the aid Today, a war veterans post in Associate 1967, he graduated from of a wounded soldier. Baltimore is named after him, the University of Mary- and at the Defense Information land, College Park, with a bachelor’s degree in journal- School at Fort Meade there is a library dedicated to his mem- ism. Shortly afterwards -- during an era when many young ory. In addition, the Paul D. Savanuck Military Print Journal- “I would say men were going to college or moving to Canada to avoid ist of the Year Award is presented by the Army in memory of Nelson Mandela. the draft -- Savanuck enlisted in the Army with the goal of his service. I would want becoming his generation’s version of Edward R. Murrow Savanuck was posthumously promoted to staff ser- to talk with or Ernie Pyle. The Vietnam War was raging, and Savanuck geant and awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and him because knew Indochina was the place to be for a budding, enter- the Air Medal. I would want prising combat correspondent. Isabel Savanuck died nearly seven years ago, but I can’t to understand But there was a snag. After completing his military jour- help but wonder how she would’ve felt about last week’s his drive and nalism studies at Fort Benjamin Harrison Defense Informa- media report on a group of Soldiers at a National Guard perseverance tion School in Indianapolis, he was deployed in early ’68 to training center in Arkansas who posed in a photo of them- while he was in Taneasha a missile base in Mainz, West Germany, with Headquarters selves with a flag-draped (empty) casket bearing the cap- prison.