Vol. 66, No. 34 Published in the interest of Division West (First Army) and Fort Carson community. Aug. 22, 2008 Visit the Fort Carson Web site at www.carson.army.mil. Word of the month: Toughness Byers out, vows win in London Story and photo by Tim Hipps “He came out real fast, so I was ready for it,” many times as I could, and it didn’t pan out. Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Byers said. “I got out there and saw that he was Byers quickly realized and admitted his Command Public Affairs feeling it just as much as I was. And my offense shortcomings shortly after losing. wasn’t working for me in the end, like when I “In competitions like this, you’re looking to BEIJING — After being eliminated Aug. 14 really needed to. I tried to hit that gut wrench as see your soul out there gasping on the mat for from the quarterfinals of the air, and it didn’t happen Olympic Greco-Roman 120- today,” he said. “I walked kilogram wrestling tournament, off, I wasn’t tired. I was like, Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers, Army ‘Man, if I’m not tired, then World Class Athlete Program, I didn’t do everything I vowed to continue his quest for should’ve done.’ the Olympic medal at the 2012 Late in both of the score- London Games. less second and third periods Byers opened the tourna- between Byers and Sjoberg, ment with a 1-0, 2-1 victory coin flips determined which over Ukraine’s Oleksandr wrestler would start on top in Chernetskyi. par terre. The Swede benefited “I just came out and tried both times. Byers expended to work a few things and it extra energy while defending worked out,” Byers said. “I from below. When he got his was able to score.” turn on top, Byers failed to In his second match, Byers turn Sjoberg, who scored one faced China’s Deli Liu, who point on both occasions. seemed even larger than a Byers, however, refused to 6-foot-8 heavyweight with use that as an excuse. the support of the “home “If these rules were some- crowd” packed inside the thing that started last week, I China Agricultural University would probably have a whole Gymnasium. lot to say about it, but I’ve “He was amped up,” said won some matches the same Byers, who prevailed, 4-1, 1-1 way,” Byers said. “It’s something and 1-1. “He’s gotten a whole we know. It’s an occupational lot better. I think even bigger hazard, I guess, but we accept and stronger. His wrist is like it the way it is.” the size of VCR tapes. Byers, a world champion in Sweden’s Jalmar Sjoberg 2002, always has been one to ended Byers’ tournament with a Army World Class Athlete Program Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers, right, vows to wrestle for a berth in the successfully roll with the 0-3, 1-1 and 1-1 victory that 2012 London Games after losing to Sweden's Jalmar Sjoberg, left, in the Olympic Greco-Roman changes. He has wrestled out of seemed to slip from the WCAP 120-kilogram quarterfinals Aug. 14 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium in Beijing. “This is See Byers on Page 3 Soldier’s grasp. fuel for something bigger and the only thing bigger is the next Olympics," Byers said. Larson Dental Clinic gets new face Story and photo by Thea Skinner $1.2 million in new furnishings and equipment, Renovations to the building include a secured Mountaineer staff according to Col. Kraig Kenny, project manager of gate that bars access to the reception office after Dental Activity and former officer-in-charge of the hours, an additional dental chair, four new X-ray Soldiers and their Families are welcomed to the clinic. DENTAC has five dental clinics on post. machines for digitized X-rays of teeth, new lab newly renovated Larson Dental Clinic at building “This is going to be ongoing — they replaced equipment — including two nuriscopes to perform root 1227 on post. The facility closed for about 21 everything and completely restripped the building,” canals, electric hand pieces and drills built into the months for renovations and opened with limited he said. “There were some unexpected changes and clinic’s 28 dental chairs—soft cushioning on dental patient care Aug. 4. we had to come up with another solution. It is always See Dental on Page 3 The renovations cost $7.4 million in building and fun to do a project like this.” II Military Community Feature NN SS II DD EE Page 5 Page 20 Pages 22-23 2 MOUNTAINEER — Aug. 22, 2008 Opinion/Editorial MOUNTAINEER Ask the Garrison Commander Commanding General: Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham Fort Carson held a town hall meeting at McMahon Auditorium Aug. 12. Members of Garrison Commander: the Fort Carson community submitted questions in advance of the meeting, which Col. Eugene B. Smith Col. Eugene Smith, Fort Carson garrison commander, and directors addressed. Fort Carson Public Affairs Officer: Dee McNutt Chief, Print and Web Communications: QUESTION 1: Why can’t Soldiers who are not enrolled [email protected] Douglas M. Rule in the Warrior Transition Unit, but were wounded and still or CarsonAskTheGCSM@ Editor: Julie M. Lucas serving in their units, receive WTU benefits? conus.army.mil. Staff Writer: Randy Tisor Response: This is an Army policy. The garrison QUESTION 6: It seems there is Smith Thea Skinner Pfc. Jamal Walker commander sent a letter to our higher headquarters asking a problem with the utility bills for on-post residents. Happenings: Nel Lampe for clarification/relief. Department of the Army is looking Housing or Balfour Beatty Communities needs to clarify Sports Writer: Walt Johnson at this policy because not all wounded Soldiers are in the billing procedures. Layout/graphics: Jeanne Mazerall the WTU. Some, who do not need long-term managed Response: All utility issues should be brought to the care, reside within their units and should be afforded the attention of the community management office. Energy same priorities as other wounded Soldiers. Billings Systems is conducting a propertywide baseline This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the QUESTION 2: A spouse, who is a full-time student, asks, analysis to address utility concerns. Department of Defense. Contents of the “Why can’t I, as spouse of a deployed Soldier, use my respite QUESTION 7: New housing is receiving air conditioners. Mountaineer are not necessarily the official view child care before I use my other free child care benefits?” What is the plan to provide air conditioning in the older of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government or the Response: The Directorate of Family and Morale, housing units on post? Department of the Army. Printed circulation is 12,000 copies. Welfare and Recreation has identified a way of allowing Response: Balfour Beatty Communities was fortunate The editorial content of the Mountaineer eligible patrons to use the respite child care in any to have the funding to complete central air conditioning is the responsibility of the Public Affairs sequence they desire. installation in all 1,823 renovated homes. The remaining Office, Fort Carson, CO 80913-5119, Tel.: UESTION 526-4144. The e-mail address is Q 3: Why can’t Families living on post choose 841 homes which were built in phase one of privatization [email protected]. their phone and cable providers? Internet service is slow will not receive central air conditioning in 2008. Funding The Mountaineer is posted on the now, so how are the current providers going to handle and approval are required to complete the project and Internet at http://public.carson.Army.mil/ the increase in population growth? BBC hopes to do so in the future. sites/PAO/mountaineer/archives/forms. The Mountaineer is an unofficial Response: Army regulations require phone and cable QUESTION 8: There is confusion with the gate access. publication authorized by AR 360-1. The services to go through a competitive-bid process. Sprint and Please provide an update at the next town hall meeting. Mountaineer is printed by Colorado Springs Baja Broadband won the contracts. Fort Carson customers Response: Department of Defense decaled traffic may Military Newspaper Group, a private firm in can use a satellite provider, such as DirecTV or Dish use any of Fort Carson’s six gates. Gates 1, 3, 4 and 20 are no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with Network, for their television or Internet service, but for hard- open 24/7. Gate 2 is open from 5 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday- Fort Carson. It is published 49 times per year. wire service, they must go through Sprint or Baja Broadband. Friday and is closed on weekends and federal holidays. The appearance of advertising in this QUESTION 4: Why can’t the Army and Air Force Gate 5 is open from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. seven days a week. publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Exchange Services gas station match or beat the lowest Gate 1 is the visitor’s gate. Decaled traffic may still use this Department of the Army or Colorado Springs price gas station downtown? gate. This gate does not have a decal-only lane, but the Military Newspaper Group, of the products or Response: AAFES does a daily survey at five installation is in the process of opening one lane after services advertised. The printer reserves the competitive locations within a five-mile radius to set 6 p.m.