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Story, photos By Jeff Crawley Nine drill sergeants from the 434th Field Artillery Brigade com- peted to become the Fort Sill Drill Sergeant of the Year (DSoY). After four days of grueling com- petition, Drill Sergeant (Sgt. 1st Class) James Calfa, D Battery, 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery, was named the 2017 DSoY during a ceremony May 2, at General Vessey Hall here. “I’m a little shocked. I honestly didn’t think I was going to win,” Calfa said. He said he believed his proficiency in physical training may have set him apart from the competition. Calfa will move on to the Training and Doctrine Command DSoY competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in September. It was a very close competition with Calfa winning by one point over the unannounced runner-up, said 434th FA Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Royal Curtis II. The other competitors were drill sergeants (Sgt. 1st Class) Pavlino Veracruz, B/1-40th FA; (Staff Sgt.) Chi Au, B/1-40th FA; (Staff Sgt.) Hak Tang, E/1-40th FA; (Staff Sgt.) McClellen Humphrey, B/1-79th FA; (Staff Sgt.) Samuel York, 1-79th; (Staff Sgt.) Jon Schroeder, D/1-31st FA; (Staff Sgt.) Roman Davis, B/95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception); and (Staff Sgt.) Javier Razo, Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force Base,Texas. The DSoY works with the 434th FA Brigade commander and com- mand sergeant major as a liaison and advocate for the roughly 320 drill sergeants here, said 2016 DSoY (Staff Sgt.) Dustin Randall. Randall began planning this year’s competition about three months ago, he said. The brigade held a pre-DSoY competition April 4, to narrow down the pool of com- petitors. Competition Events began April 25, at the hand grenade course, Randall said. Competitors were evaluated on performing blocks of instruc- tion, or training modules. A train- ing module is the lesson that a drill sergeant gives to basic combat trainees, such as facing move- ments. Evaluators graded the competi- tors on the training’s proper sequence, and if all training points were covered. One of the most difficult training modules they were tested on was the stack-and-take arms, where rifles are stowed in a uniform man- ner to prevent damage, and for easy access should a firefight erupt. “It consists of 43 sentences,” Au said. They were also given a written essay test on the topic of Syria, and how the United States should deal with ISIS, Razo said. “I said we should keep mass troops out of Syria, keep up the airstrikes, and let the local popula- tion deal with it,”Razo said. From there, the drill sergeants ruck marched with packs weigh- ing up to 45 pounds to Contingency Operations Location Murphy for more module testing in 10 events. That afternoon they were tested on the Army Physical Fitness Test at Hell Cat Field. Day 2 began at 6 a.m. with the Physical Fitness Assessment. Competitors had to complete 20 pull ups, 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, The Fort Sill Tribune Volume 55, Number 17 Home of the Fires Center of Excellence May 4, 2017 Inside News briefs 1A Leave sharing 2A Things to Do 1B Sill cinema 3B Call to worship 3B Wild Side 5B Classified ads 6B Index Contacts [email protected] Phone: 580-442-5150 Advertising: 580-357-9545 “Like” us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TheFortSillTribune Volunteers honored Page 1B Winning shots Page 2B Marine live-fire exercise Photo by Cindy McIntyre Marines from three Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Marine Forces Reserve units keep their qualifications current during a combined-arms live-fire exercise at Fort Sill, April 27. Lasting several days, the training also took place at the Jared Monti Hall Mission Simulation Center. The exercise was in addition to their two-week annual training requirement, and included F/A-18 Hornets piloted by VMFA-112 “Cowboys” out of Joint Air Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas. For the story and more photos, see Page 6A. Sill Drill Sergeant of Year announced Command Sgt. Maj. Royal Curtis II, 434th FA Brigade CSM; Drill Sergeant (Sgt. 1st Class) James Calfa, D Battery, 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery; and Col. Lee Overby, 434th FA Brigade commander, cele- brate Calfa winning the 2017 Fort Sill Drill Sergeant of the Year compe- tition, May 2, at General Vessey Hall here. Story, photos By Cindy McIntyre One might not use the term “prepared with love” when it comes to what Army drill ser- geants do for their trainees, but in reference to to the traditional Rite of Passage for A Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery, it seems appropriate. Drill Sgt. (Staff Sgt.) Jessica Gage described the various iterations of the ceremony she’s overseen, along with 1st Sgt. Wade Hunter. “This is a progression of Rites of Passage,”she said of the “culminating event” held at the Old Rock Quarry in the pre-dawn hours of April 28. “We started on the drill pad with strobe lights and fog machines, a sheet (for a screen) and a video, and that’s where it started.” Although many of the rituals remained the same, including the preparation and drinking of the famous dirty sock grog, there were some noticeable differences. One was the inclusion of the Scrap Metal Brass Band, a component of the post’s 77th Army Band. Another was the ceremonial positioning of a pair of M119 how- itzers, which were lit with red lights. Changing it from an evening affair to one that had the trainees in the quarry by 5:30 a.m. was yet another difference.That meant the drill sergeants were there by 4 a.m. working by headlamp and a temporary floodlight to con- nect a projector to the generator running in the distance, draping a white sheet over a wooden pallet to use as a screen for the video, laying out the ingredients for the grog, positioning the seven red artillery shells emblazoned with the Seven Army Values, arranging blue glow lights in a semi-circle, and lighting the bonfires. When all was ready, the battery was called in. The Soldiers marched in between the bon- fires, singing loudly,“You wanna be Outlaws, you gotta do it my way. My way or the highway My way’s the right way.Your way’s the highway.” They were arranged around the glow lights, and the video set to dramatic music began, with words streaming from the bottom, “Star Wars” opener fashion.“On February 28, 2017, 154 civil- ians arrived at Alpha Battery 1st Battalion of the 40th Field Artillery to embark on a journey that would change their lives forever. On this day 133 Soldiers have proven they have what it takes to become a part of the world’s most elite fighting organization, the United States Army.” Sylvester Stallone’s character Rocky Balboa intoned over the music: “The world ain’t all sun- shine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there per- manently if you let it. It ain’t about how hard you’re hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward.That’s how win- ning is done!” Photographs showing the Soldiers during training were synced to the music. When it was over, they were ordered to recite “The Soldier’s Creed,”which they did with gusto. Basic combat trainees experience Rite of Passage The traditional “dirty sock” grog is served to Soldiers of A Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery in the pre-dawn hours, April 28. News briefs Estate claims Anyone with debts owed to or by the estate of Staff Sgt. Jean Magloire, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Sill, must contact Chaplain (Maj.) David Ditolla, summary court officer for the Soldier. Magloire died April 8, at Fort Sill. For more information, call Ditolla at 580-442-5003 or email david.m.ditolla.mil@mail.mil. Asian-American Month Fort Sill will observe Asian- American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a luncheon May 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Patriot Club. The theme is “Unite Our Voices by Speaking Together.” Menu items include pineapple chicken, cranberry glazed roasted pork loin, wild rice, carrots, garden salad, rolls, unsweetened iced tea, and assort- ed desserts. Tickets cost $15, and are available at the Installation Equal Opportunity Office in Bldg. 4700, Room 459. They must be purchased by May 9. The Dental Activity Command is the co- sponsoring unit. For more infor- mation, call the EO office at 580- 442-6165. Retirement ceremony Fort Sill honors its retiring mil- itary officers, enlisted Soldiers and DA civilian employees bimonthly with a postwide retire- ment ceremony.The next ceremo- ny is slated for May 19, at 9 a.m. at Old Post Quadrangle. Honoree Soldiers need to be there by 8 a.m. Dress for the audience is mil- itary duty uniform and civilian business casual.The event is open to the public. The inclement weather site will be General Vessey Hall — the 95th AG Battalion (Reception) Complex, Bldg. 6005 Berry St. on the basic training side of the post. Fires knowledge With thousands of visits, the Fires Knowledge Network is a valuable information resource for Fires Soldiers. The network con- nects Soldiers to an extensive library of knowledge. Search Fires See BRIEFS, Page 2A See PASSAGE, Page 3A See DSoY, Page 4A Four days of intense competition

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Story, photosBy Jeff Crawley

Nine drill sergeants from the434th Field Artillery Brigade com-peted to become the Fort Sill DrillSergeant of the Year (DSoY).

After four days of grueling com-petition, Drill Sergeant (Sgt. 1stClass) James Calfa, D Battery, 1stBattalion, 79th Field Artillery, wasnamed the 2017 DSoY during aceremony May 2, at GeneralVessey Hall here.

“I’m a little shocked. I honestlydidn’t think I was going to win,”Calfa said. He said he believed hisproficiency in physical trainingmay have set him apart from thecompetition.

Calfa will move on to theTraining and Doctrine CommandDSoY competition at Fort LeonardWood, Mo., in September.

It was a very close competitionwith Calfa winning by one pointover the unannounced runner-up,said 434th FA Brigade CommandSgt. Maj. Royal Curtis II.

The other competitors were drillsergeants (Sgt. 1st Class) PavlinoVeracruz, B/1-40th FA; (Staff Sgt.)Chi Au, B/1-40th FA; (Staff Sgt.)Hak Tang, E/1-40th FA; (Staff Sgt.)McClellen Humphrey, B/1-79th FA;(Staff Sgt.) Samuel York, 1-79th;(Staff Sgt.) Jon Schroeder, D/1-31stFA; (Staff Sgt.) Roman Davis,B/95th Adjutant General Battalion

(Reception); and (Staff Sgt.) JavierRazo, Defense Language Instituteat Lackland Air Force Base,Texas.

The DSoY works with the 434thFA Brigade commander and com-mand sergeant major as a liaisonand advocate for the roughly 320drill sergeants here, said 2016DSoY (Staff Sgt.) Dustin Randall.

Randall began planning this

year’s competition about threemonths ago, he said. The brigadeheld a pre-DSoY competition April4, to narrow down the pool of com-petitors.

Competition Events began April 25, at the

hand grenade course, Randallsaid. Competitors were evaluatedon performing blocks of instruc-

tion, or training modules. A train-ing module is the lesson that a drillsergeant gives to basic combattrainees, such as facing move-ments.

Evaluators graded the competi-tors on the training’s propersequence, and if all training pointswere covered.

One of the most difficult trainingmodules they were tested on wasthe stack-and-take arms, whererifles are stowed in a uniform man-ner to prevent damage, and foreasy access should a firefighterupt.

“It consists of 43 sentences,” Ausaid.

They were also given a writtenessay test on the topic of Syria, andhow the United States should dealwith ISIS, Razo said.

“I said we should keep masstroops out of Syria, keep up theairstrikes, and let the local popula-tion deal with it,”Razo said.

From there, the drill sergeantsruck marched with packs weigh-ing up to 45 pounds toContingency Operations LocationMurphy for more module testingin 10 events. That afternoon theywere tested on the Army PhysicalFitness Test at Hell Cat Field.

Day 2 began at 6 a.m. with thePhysical Fitness Assessment.Competitors had to complete 20pull ups, 100 push ups, 100 sit ups,

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Sill cinema 3B

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Marine live-fire exercise

Photo by Cindy McIntyreMarines from three Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company Marine Forces Reserve units keep their qualifications current during a combined-armslive-fire exercise at Fort Sill, April 27. Lasting several days, the training also took place at the Jared Monti Hall Mission Simulation Center.The exercise was in addition to their two-week annual training requirement, and included F/A-18 Hornets piloted by VMFA-112 “Cowboys”out of Joint Air Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas. For the story and more photos, see Page 6A.

Sill Drill Sergeant of Year announced

Command Sgt. Maj. Royal Curtis II, 434th FA Brigade CSM; DrillSergeant (Sgt. 1st Class) James Calfa, D Battery, 1st Battalion, 79thField Artillery; and Col. Lee Overby, 434th FA Brigade commander, cele-brate Calfa winning the 2017 Fort Sill Drill Sergeant of the Year compe-tition, May 2, at General Vessey Hall here.

Story, photosBy Cindy McIntyre

One might not use the term “prepared withlove” when it comes to what Army drill ser-geants do for their trainees, but in reference toto the traditional Rite of Passage for A Battery,1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery, it seemsappropriate.

Drill Sgt. (Staff Sgt.) Jessica Gage describedthe various iterations of the ceremony she’soverseen, along with 1st Sgt. Wade Hunter.“This is a progression of Rites of Passage,”shesaid of the “culminating event” held at the OldRock Quarry in the pre-dawn hours of April 28.“We started on the drill pad with strobe lightsand fog machines, a sheet (for a screen) and avideo, and that’s where it started.”

Although many of the rituals remained thesame, including the preparation and drinkingof the famous dirty sock grog, there were somenoticeable differences. One was the inclusionof the Scrap Metal Brass Band, a component ofthe post’s 77th Army Band. Another was theceremonial positioning of a pair of M119 how-itzers, which were lit with red lights.

Changing it from an evening affair to onethat had the trainees in the quarry by 5:30 a.m.was yet another difference.That meant the drill

sergeants were there by 4 a.m. working byheadlamp and a temporary floodlight to con-nect a projector to the generator running in thedistance, draping a white sheet over a woodenpallet to use as a screen for the video, layingout the ingredients for the grog, positioning theseven red artillery shells emblazoned with theSeven Army Values, arranging blue glow lightsin a semi-circle, and lighting the bonfires.

When all was ready, the battery was calledin. The Soldiers marched in between the bon-fires, singing loudly, “You wanna be Outlaws,you gotta do it my way. My way or the highwayMy way’s the right way.Your way’s the highway.”

They were arranged around the glow lights,and the video set to dramatic music began, withwords streaming from the bottom, “Star Wars”opener fashion.“On February 28, 2017, 154 civil-ians arrived at Alpha Battery 1st Battalion of the40th Field Artillery to embark on a journey thatwould change their lives forever. On this day 133Soldiers have proven they have what it takes tobecome a part of the world’s most elite fightingorganization, the United States Army.”

Sylvester Stallone’s character Rocky Balboaintoned over the music: “The world ain’t all sun-shine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nastyplace and I don’t care how tough you are, it willbeat you to your knees and keep you there per-

manently if you let it. It ain’t about how hardyou’re hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit,and keep moving forward. How much you cantake and keep moving forward.That’s how win-ning is done!”

Photographs showing the Soldiers duringtraining were synced to the music. When it wasover, they were ordered to recite “The Soldier’sCreed,”which they did with gusto.

Basic combat trainees experience Rite of Passage

The traditional “dirty sock” grog is served toSoldiers of A Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th FieldArtillery in the pre-dawn hours, April 28.

News briefsEstate claims

Anyone with debts owed to orby the estate of Staff Sgt. JeanMagloire, U.S. Army GarrisonFort Sill, must contact Chaplain(Maj.) David Ditolla, summarycourt officer for the Soldier.Magloire died April 8, at FortSill. For more information, callDitolla at 580-442-5003 or [email protected].

Asian-American MonthFort Sill will observe Asian-

American Pacific IslanderHeritage Month with a luncheonMay 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Patriot Club. The theme is“Unite Our Voices by SpeakingTogether.” Menu items includepineapple chicken, cranberryglazed roasted pork loin, wildrice, carrots, garden salad, rolls,unsweetened iced tea, and assort-ed desserts. Tickets cost $15, andare available at the InstallationEqual Opportunity Office in Bldg.4700, Room 459. They must bepurchased by May 9. The DentalActivity Command is the co-sponsoring unit. For more infor-mation, call the EO office at 580-442-6165.

Retirement ceremonyFort Sill honors its retiring mil-

itary officers, enlisted Soldiersand DA civilian employeesbimonthly with a postwide retire-ment ceremony.The next ceremo-ny is slated for May 19, at 9 a.m.at Old Post Quadrangle. HonoreeSoldiers need to be there by 8a.m. Dress for the audience is mil-itary duty uniform and civilianbusiness casual.The event is opento the public. The inclementweather site will be GeneralVessey Hall — the 95th AGBattalion (Reception) Complex,Bldg. 6005 Berry St. on the basictraining side of the post.

Fires knowledgeWith thousands of visits, the

Fires Knowledge Network is avaluable information resource forFires Soldiers. The network con-nects Soldiers to an extensivelibrary of knowledge. Search Fires

See BRIEFS, Page 2A

See PASSAGE, Page 3A

See DSoY, Page 4A

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OCS boardsThe Fort Sill Military Personnel Division will sponsor a

local panel boards for Officer Candidate School selectionMay 17, at 8:30 a.m. in Bldg. 4700, Room 210, for Soldiersassigned to TRADOC, MEDDAC, DENTAC and tenantunits. These boards are in preparation for OCS selectionboards at Army Headquarters, Fort Knox, Ky., Sept. 5-8. Formore information about the boards, [email protected] or call at 580-442-2700.

Behavioral healthThe Child and Family Behavioral Health Clinic offers its

services to Army families. The clinic is on the second floorof Reynolds Army Community Hospital directly above theprimary care clinics. Appointments are available Mondaysthrough Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Post thrift shopThe Fort Sill Thrift Shop is open Tuesdays through

Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturdays, from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. It is open to the public.The store is at 1731 GruberRoad. For more information, call the thrift shop staff at580-355-8731.

Sports officialsThe Lawton-Fort Sill Athletic Officials Association over-

sees sports referees. It needs people interested in becom-ing referees, score keepers or time keepers. For moreinformation, call Marius Acklin at 580-647-0340, KennethFairley at 478-397-0260 or Leroy Anderson at 580-284-7411. Sports referees are a vital component to intramuralsports, which directly support Soldier and family moraleand readiness.

Lending ClosestThe Army Community Services’ Lending Closest operat-

ing hours are: Mondays,Tuesdays and Fridays, from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m.; and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed onThursdays and federal holidays.The closet offers free tem-porary (30 days) household items to military families. It is in

the Welcome Center, Bldg. 4700. For more information, call580-442-2360.

Museum hoursThe Army Air Defense Artillery Training Support,

Technology Preservation Facility is open in Bldgs. 1505 and1506 Bateman Road here. Hours are Tuesdays throughSaturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 580-442-0424.

The Fort Sill National Historic Landmark Museum isopen Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forfurther info, call 580-442-5123. The Army Field ArtilleryMuseum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to5 p.m. Call 580-442-1819 for more information.

The Army Air Defense Artillery Training Support,Technology Preservation Facility is open in Bldgs. 1505 and1506 Bateman Road here. Hours are Tuesdays throughSaturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 580-442-0424.

Post trading storeThe Fort Sill Post Trading Store, 435 Quanah Road, is open

Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.The store sells var-ious souvenirs, such as coffee mugs, postcards, model cannons,art and afghans related to the post’s past.Volunteers are need-ed to work the store and given enough additional help, itmay open more days or hours. [email protected] for more information.

Corvias notesCorvias Military Living residents can access both com-

munity centers after hours. Residents may use their keyfobs at Southern Plains and Old Cavalry Post communi-ty centers for access from 5 a.m. to midnight. On-postfamily housing residents can use Corvias MilitaryLiving’s fitness facilities from 5 a.m. to midnight dailywith their key fob. Corvias changed its hours to giveservice members time to warm up before reporting forunit physical training.

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By Jennifer KirbyCenter director,USO Oklahoma

“I love the USO!”“The USO saved me!”“USO was there for me.”These are all phrases fre-

quently heard at the newUSO Center next to SheridanTheater on Fort Sill.

The USO here is quicklyapproaching its six-monthanniversary of being open toGuard, Reserve and active-duty service members andtheir families, as well asretirees. Basically, anyonewith a Defense DepartmentID card is welcome in ourcenter.

You might think that a half-year anniversary isn’t thatmuch to celebrate, but fromwhere I sit as the USO Centerdirector, it’s truly been anexciting time!

We’ve already eclipsed13,000 visits to the center andserved an additional 6,700people through our outreachand event programming. TheUSO Transitions Center at theSoldier for Life Training

Campus, under the manage-ment of David Rollins, hasassisted 120 members as theyend their time in the service.

Our impact remains centeredon our mission to strengthenAmerica’s military servicemembers by keeping them

connected to family, homeand country throughout theirservice to the nation.

It would be easy to believe

that a center with this level ofcustomer interest would havea solid core of employeeswho work diligently to meetthe needs of those they serve.But, that’s not the case at FortSill. We have a paid staff oftwo to support the Center,myself and Jennifer Troxell,Center Operations andPrograms manager.

While these positions areindeed essential to the servic-es we provide, another keyfunction we provide is train-ing volunteers to understandthe USO culture so those newhelpers can get plugged inand feel ready to serve ourcustomers.

Yes, volunteers.The USO Center couldn’t

function without people will-ing to give their time and tal-ents in service to ourpatrons.

As for what that service is,consider some of the ameni-ties the USO Center pro-vides: complimentary WiFi,nine computers, lightsnacks, a reading nook,eight gaming stations, a dartalley, shuffleboard, and pool

table.Throughout the center,comfortable seating invites aplace to unwind and relax tothe 1,500 visitors we serveon average each week.

These volunteers pitch inand help us during our dailyoperating hours from 10a.m. to 8 p.m.

Weekends are especiallybusy at the USO Center asthat’s when we receive themost visitors. Currently, thattoo, is the time we most needadditional volunteers to helpus out. Opportunities includewelcoming guests at the cen-ter, and assisting with specialprograms, such as our popu-lar pancake breakfasts onSaturdays.

But, the USO’s impact onFort Sill doesn’t just happenwithin the facility’s walls, andthat’s why we need volun-teers ready to help with ouroutreach activities to servicemembers across the installa-tion.

Please consider becomingpart of our USO team. Seewww.volunteers.uso.org toregister online.

Volunteers needed for Fort Sill USO Center

File photoThe USO Oklahoma Center at Fort Sill will soon pass its six-month anniversary helpingservice members and their families. The center is a great place to volunteer, and JenniferKirby, center director, said volunteers are especially needed on weekends when the bulk ofpeople stop in to see what the center has to offer.

Leave sharingThe Voluntary Leave Transfer Program provides federal

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For information, call 580-442-5326. The following FortSill employees are approved for the program:

Vincent Noel from Capabilities Development IntegrationDirectorate, Meta Tate from Dental Activity-Fort Sill (DEN-TAC); and Cheryl Wehner from the Directorate of Familyand Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

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“I am an American Soldier,”they shouted in unison.“I ama warrior and a member of ateam”

Then Hunter, standing onthe landing of the woodensteps, and illuminated withlight from flaming tiki lamps,spoke. “Assassins you are onsolemn ground You are nowin a long line of warriors thathave passed before. Manyhave felt the pain, the anxietythat you had when you gothere. But today I want you tobe proud. Proud of whatyou’ve accomplished. Proudof what you are right now.“

Capt. Orlando Peña, bat-tery commander, then toldthem the Old Rock Quarrywas “cut, dug and blasted”byArmy Soldiers “to build FortSill up from nothing.”

He said,“You came to us asraw, rough, individual stones.Since you arrived, we havechipped away at you, toremove the edges that would-n’t interface well with theother stones.We have put youunder intense pressure tomake you harder as an indi-vidual, and stronger as ateam. As a result of all thistraining, you are ready to goout and take your place in theArmy.”

He continued, “You willleave this rock quarry as dis-ciplined Soldiers. Yourfriends and family willnotice a change in attitude,in motivation, and in dedica-tion. You will leave this rockquarry wearing your berets,the hallmark of the modernprofessional Soldier.”

When so ordered, the newSoldiers removed theirpatrol caps and took theberets out of their pockets,affixing them in the dark.Each drill sergeant recitedone of the Seven ArmyValues, and presented valuetags to the Soldiers.

Then it was time for thegrog. Its preparation wasnarrated by 1st Lt. PaulVendt, who declared it afavorite of drill sergeants.

The base of grog consistedof a mixture of orange andfruit punch, six packets of asports drink, eight gallons of

orange juice along with fiveliters each of 7-Up, Spriteand ginger ale. The concoc-tion aged to perfection in 35-gallon plastic tote.

“It will cure what ails, or itwill insure you don’t care,”recited Vendt. “We wean ourchildren on it, and carry it inour coffee cups to ward offthe witch’s chill. In a pinch itis an effective bore cleanerfor the breech, or propellantfor the ammunition.”

Purportedly Hunter’s pri-vate stock, the grog’s basewas sealed in a dirty can-teen, “and buried beneath apig sty.”

Hunter held aloft a knife,“forged from the blood, thesweat, and the personal sac-rifice of former drill ser-geants, and represents theirplace at the tip of the speartransforming you from civil-ians to Soldiers. As fieldartillerymen, we load ourcannons with powdercharges to send our roundsdownrange, to shower theenemy with steel rain. Wewill now load individualpowder charges into ourgrog.”

Each “charge” was in aplastic bag pierced byHunter with the sacredknife. The significance ofeach to the 1-40th FA overthe years was made known.

Charge 1 was cider,“signify-ing storming the beaches ofNormandy, where appleorchards covered the coun-tryside.”

Charge 2 was “wine” forthe campaigns in northernFrance, “rooting the Axisforces out of French vine-yards.”

Charge 3 was “beer”for thecrossing into Germany, andcharge 4 was ale for theBattle of the Bulge. It repre-sented the Trappist monks inBelgium famous for makingbeer and ale.

Charge 5 was powderedHershey’s chocolate, repre-senting the specially madecandy bar named FieldRation D. “By the end of1945 approximately 24 mil-lion bars were being pro-duced every week.”

Charge 6 was rice milk forthe Vietnam campaigns, andCharge 7 was sand (brownsugar) for the battle to liber-ate Kuwait in the First GulfWar.

Charge 8 (ice cream) rep-resented the warrior ethosand was loaded by the bat-tery’s Distinguished HonorGraduate, Spc. OmariAnyabwile, who was topperformer in character, peerevaluations, physical train-ing, warrior tasks, and theboard questions.

Hunter stirred the mixturewith the ladle handle andoffered the first cup to Peña,who shook his head. “It’smissing something,”he said.

Hunter replied, “I knowexactly what it needs.” Headded a pair of “dirty”Armysocks symbolic of the roadmarches and blisters. “Theystill smell like cheese,” hesaid as he tossed them in.

A firing pin was added forall the rounds they had fired,and the knife tossed in tosymbolize their combativeskills and warrior ethos.Also added were Red Bull “tosymbolize all the hours welost pulling guard duty,”“blood” (tomato sauce) tosymbolize their first aidtraining, and a bottle of hotsauce “for all the MRElunches we had to endure.”

A bag of crumbled cook-ies symbolized all the “careand support our families andfriends have given us in ourquest to become Soldiers.”

As he added the cookies,Hunter said facetiously,“Somebody’s mom sentthis but it didn’t make it toyou.”

After Hunter stirred thebrew, he offered Peña anoth-er cup. Peña downed it andsaid, “First Sergeant, youwere right. That’s exactlywhat it needed.”

As the Soldiers lined up tofill their mess cups withgrog, the band played “ArmyStrong,”the song used in theTV commercials. Then theleaders proposed toasts tothe Army, Alpha battery,those deployed around theworld, and the drill ser-geants.

In the dim light precedingsunrise, the Soldiers weremarched to breakfast,accompanied by a tune fromthe band. Other Soldierscould be heard in the dis-tance, calling cadence,singing fight songs.

Peña said the Rite ofPassage is important toboth the Soldiers and thecadre. “We want to give theSoldiers a great experienceas they come here to basictraining,” he said afterward.“When they come in here,the majority of them,

they’re in shock, and thisputs it all together. They getthat feeling of accomplish-ment.”

He said the video that ismade of each battery’s train-ing cycle is shared with theirfamily and friends.

“They can say, Hey, this iswhat I’ve done.’ It helps uswith our trust and credibilityout in the public. It’s justanother way to get the wordout what the Army’s allabout.”

This is the last Rite ofPassage for Hunter andGage, as each moves on toother duties.

Say what you want aboutdrill sergeants. When itcomes to a ceremony likethis, one must think anothertough ingredient was addedto that grog.

Go ahead and say it.The “L”word.

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M119A howitzers frame the makeshift video screen in thepre-dawn hours as A/1-40th FA trainees watch theirexploits during the Rite of Passage at the Old Rock Quarry.

Soldiers of A Battery, 1st Battalion, 40th Field Artillery undergo a traditional Rite ofPassage at the Old Rock Quarry, April 28. They just tucked away their patrol caps anddonned their berets, marking them as professional Soldiers. They will graduate May 5.

Passage

1st Sgt. Wade Hunter tosses a pair of “dirty” Army socksinto the grog. A firing pin and other ingredients were addedto symbolize training and 1-40th FA accomplishments.

and a 3-mile run, all timed.Then it was another ruckmarch to Training Area 81,for more module testing,Randall said. Yet anotherruck march brought themto the Confidence ObstacleCourse where they had togo through 15 events, withsuch names as the “ToughNut”and “Dirty Name.”

April 27 consisted ofmore physical testing aswell as rifle range time,module testing, and theCombat Conditioning(obstacle) Course.

The last day, competitorshad to appear before a for-mal board of six brigadecommand sergeants majors.They were inspected onuniform and groomingstandards, then grilled onArmy knowledge and drillsergeant-specific traininginformation.

“They threw us a curve-ball,”Au said. He describedhow some of the answersthey were looking for wereso esoteric, and only foundburied in Army manualsthat it made preparing forthe board really difficult.“It was a surprise whenthey asked those.”

To make their boards alittle more challenging, thecompetitors had a 12-mileroad march just before it.

“Most of us were prettyworn out before theboard,”Au said.

RewardsSchroeder said he chose

to compete because theDSoY is a prestigious jobwhere he could help hisfellow drill sergeants, andmake himself a better non-commissioned officer.

Razo said he competedto challenge himself.

“One of the things Ilearned from it was thatwhoever wins the competi-tion deserves it because itis so tough,” Razo said,before the award ceremo-ny.

What did Au gain fromthe competition?

“I got some really goodexperience, and I got to seethe best drill sergeants inthis brigade,” he said. “Itwas worth it.”Drill sergeant legacy

During the ceremony,Col. Lee Overby, 434th FABrigade commander, saidthat about 17,500 Soldiersattend BCT here annually;and that being a drill ser-geant is one of the mostdifficult, yet rewardingjobs in the Army.

“Each drill sergeant isresponsible for coaching,counseling, and mentoringhundreds, if not thou-sands, of trainees,” thecolonel said. “What drillsergeants do with themwill impact them for therest of their lives.”

ReflectionsOverby also acknowl-

edged the accomplish-ments of Randall the pastyear.

“Alongside the HHScadre, he’s refined andimproved our monthly drillsergeant certification pro-gram ... he’s also led ourdrill sergeant orientationcourse, and he’s served asmy subject matter expertin the brigade on BasicCombat Training POI (pro-

gram of instruction),”Overby said.

Reflecting back on hisyear as DSoY, Randall saidit was an eye-openingexperience working as astaff sergeant at brigadelevel operations.

“It’s given me insight onhow brigade operationswork and how stuff getsdelegated down to the bat-talion level and then downto the battery level, and itcomes back up the tube,”he said.

Randall, who finished asrunner-up in the TRADOCDSoY competition lastyear, will now help Calfaprepare for the competi-tion. In September,Randall will transfer toFort Carson, Colo.

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Discount Golf

The 434th Field Artillery Brigade leadership stands with the Drill Sergeant of the Year competitors after the ceremonyMay 2, at General Vessey Hall. Kneeling from left, 2016 DSoY (Staff Sgt.) Dustin Randall, 2017 DSoY (Sgt. 1st Class) James Calfa, Drill Sergeant (StaffSgt.) Hak Tang, and Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Chi Au.Standing from left: Col. Lee Overby, 434th FA Brigade commander; Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Jon Schroeder, DrillSergeant (Staff Sgt.) Javier Razo, Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) McClellen Humphrey, Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Samuel York,and Command Sgt. Maj. Royal Curtis II, 434th FA Brigade CSM. Drill Sergeants (Sgt. 1st Class) Pavlino Veracruz and (Staff Sgt.) Roman Davis were unavailable.

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DSoY

Drill Sergeant (Sgt. 1st Class) Pavlino Veracruz, B/1-40th FA, completes the belly crawlobstacle at the Confidence Obstacle Course, April 26, here. The competitors had alreadycompleted fitness tests, testing modules, ruck marches and more that day.

Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Roman Davis, B/95th AG Battalion, goes through the Tarzanobstacle April 26. The Confidence Obstacle Course is used regularly by drill sergeants toteach recruits in Basic Combat Training.

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Story, photosBy Cindy McIntyre

Specialized teams ofMarines trained to call in airstrikes as well as artilleryreceived critical qualifica-tion training at Fort Sill lastweek.

About two dozen AirNaval Gunfire LiaisonCompany (ANGLICO)Marine Forces Reservistswith ANGLICO 3, 4, and 6 inFlorida and California; staff,and active-duty instructorsconducted combined-armslive-fire exercises and simu-lated missions as a supple-ment to their annual two-week training requirement.

Maj. Michael Kozeliski,range safety officer for theexercise, said, “The MarineCorps has revamped itscodes for qualifications.”That means more training isrequired in order for themto maintain their certifica-tion.“If they lapse they haveto go back through theentire schooling again,” hesaid.

“It’s important that wehave qualified JTACs (jointterminal attack controllers)and JFOs (joint firesobservers) that can operatein a joint environment andbe able to safely and effec-tively control air in combat,”said Kozeliski, who is withthe 14th Marine Regiment atthe Naval Air Station JointReserve Base in Fort Worth,Texas.

Perched behind a concretebuttress on Andrews Hill,April 27, the ANGLICO

teams used a laser to “paint”a shipping container targetabout a mile distant. F/A-18Hornets piloted by VMFA-112 Marine Reservists(“Cowboys”) out of the JointAir Reserve Base providedclose air support.

The Marines on theground have a smalldevice that shows the tar-get area on a screen whichis also duplicated in theaircraft.

Capt. Kyle Oser, with 4thANGLICO in West PalmBeach, Fla., was officer-in-charge. “We put the laseronto the target, and thebomb has a seeker head infront of it which will direct itto that laser energy.”

While one of the F/A-18swent to a refueling tanker,the other conducted the airstrikes with a practiceround, which made smoke

but not a significant explo-sion.

The Marines also called in155mm artillery roundsfrom the Paladin howitzersmanned by Army can-noneers from 1st Battalion,30th Field Artillery, withfire direction from FortSill’s Marine ArtilleryDetachment.

While one team trained onthe Hill, another was at theJared Monti Hall MissionSimulation Center.

“The simulator offers anenvironment that is tough toreplicate out on the field,”said Oser. “You can do a lotmore in the simulator as faras different environments,different assets.”

As night fell, Marinesdonned night vision devicesto continue the exercise.They also employed aninfrared pointer, visible with

night vision, that aided thetargeting.

Michelle Mullen, MarineForces Reserve TacticalAir Control Party ProgramManager based in NewOrleans, keeps JTACs andJFOs current on theirqualifications. Her jobentails “coordinating withbases that have the sup-port that we need — simu-lators, air space, zoneswhere we can drop ord-nance, all of those thingscombined is what we need to

continue the readiness of theprogram.”

She said the assets thatFort Sill offered were perfectfor their needs. “We need acombination of fixed airwing, rotary air wing. Weneed artillery, we need simu-lation, and it’s very hard toget all those things togeth-er.”

She had high praise forthe post. “The simulatorsystem is amazing, thestaff here has beenincredible, we’ve gotten a

lot of help from theMarine Det(achment)here, the Army, every-body’s been extremelysupportive of us buildingon this program.”

Mullen said they are aim-ing for a semi-annual train-ing event, rotated to differ-ent installations because theMarines come from all overthe country.

The 3rd ANGLICO isbased in Seal Beach, Calif.,the 4th is from West PalmBeach, Fla., and the 6th isfrom Concord, Calif.

Marine Reserve ANGLICO teams train at Sill

Machinery and computers only do so much when it comes to calling in artillery andairstrikes. Mathematical skills and protractors are also required. Marine Sgt. DanielBaldwin prepares a mission in the Jared Monti Hall Mission Simulation Center, April 28.

An F/A-18 Hornet piloted by the “Cowboys” of Joint Air Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texasprovides close air support when the ANGLICO Marines call in airstrikes on targets fromtheir position on Andrews Hill during live-fire training.

Marine Sgt. Daniel Baldwin conducts a mission in the Jared Monti Hall Mission Simulation Center April 28, using equip-ment similar to that he used in the field the day before. The simulated missions allowed the Marines from the Air NavalGunfire Liaison Company Marine Forces Reserve units to maintain qualifications and practice different tactics.

Calling in airstrikes and artillery requires calculations ofcoordinates, laser targeting, and visuals on a small screenthat replicates the screen on the F/A-18 aircraft.

An infrared pointer locates a target as night falls during a live-fire close air support exer-cise. The pointer is only visible with a night vision device. Marine teams alternatedbetween field exercises and tasks at the Jared Monti Hall Mission Simulation Center.

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Duriel Johnson and his ANGLICO team watch the F/A-18 Hornetmake its run on the target they designated. Various methods were used to target artilleryand bombs, including lasers, flares, illumination rounds, and infrared pointers.

1st Battalion, 30th Artillery’s Paladin howitzers hit the tar-get a mile from Andrews Hill during a joint training exerciseto keep Marine ANGLICO teams current on their skills.Marines from four states and Fort Sill participated.

“It’s important that we have qualifiedJTACs (joint terminal attack controllers)and JFOs (joint fires observers) that canoperate in a joint environment and beable to safely and effectively control air incombat.”

Maj. Michael Kozeliski14th Marine Regiment

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Things to do Spouse-a-Palooza in the house

Photo by Monica K. GuthrieIvette Domino (left) talks with Quinndora Byrd during Spouse-a-Palooza at the Main Exchange, April 25. The annual event organized by FortSill Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, brought vendors ranging from a local painting store to a computer specialist. Additionally,spouses enjoyed tacos, sandwiches, chocolates and beverages.

Giving back to the community

Volunteers of the year honored at ceremony Story, photos

By Jeff Crawley

When Jonathan Perez was 8years old, he and his single moth-er lived in a domestic shelter forone year in Los Angeles.The shel-ter’s staff was dedicated to helpingthem get back on their feet, whichincluded finding an apartment forthem, he said.

Perez never forgot the compas-sion of the staff, and the impres-sion it made on him.Today as partof his volunteer activities, heworks at the C. Carter CraneShelter for the Homeless inLawton, averaging about 12 hoursper week. He assists with fooddrives and spends time with theresidents, some of which are veter-ans.

“In a way I guess it’s me tryingto repay everyone who helped mewhen I was a little kid,”Perez said.

Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Perez,95th Adjutant General Battalion(Reception), was one of 22 volun-teers recognized April 28, during the Fort SillHelping Hands award ceremony. The eventacclaimed the contributions of the installa-tion’s volunteers to the Lawton-Fort Sill com-munity, and honored its active-duty, spouse,and retiree volunteers of the year.

1950s sock-hop themeDuring the ceremony which had a 1950s

sock-hop theme, a symbolic, oversized checkfor over $1.6 million, was unveiled by BrendaSpencer-Ragland, Fort Sill Family andMorale, Welfare and Recreation director; andMaj. Gen. Brian McKiernan, Fires Center ofExcellence and Fort Sill commanding gener-al.The check represented the monetary valueof the post’s 3,500 volunteers’ time donatedduring 2016.

The general thanked the volunteers for mak-ing a good community even better.

“I know that you do not volunteer for recog-nition,” McKiernan said. “I know you do itbecause it’s giving back to the community,because there is something inside you that tellsyou it’s the right thing to do.”

McKiernan and FCoE and Fort SillCommand Sgt. Maj. Carl Fagan presented cer-tificates of appreciation to all the nominees.The three volunteers of the year also eachreceived a framed two-star note, CG’s coin ofexcellence, and a highly coveted Fort SillArtillery Half Section blanket.

Jean Mills, Army Community Service direc-tor, said volunteers are a tremendous asset toFort Sill.

“They really extend the Army’s budget, if youlook at it,”she said. And, many of the programswould not be as robust as they are without vol-unteers.

Volunteers of all ages serve in a range ofpositions at units, organizations and agencies,said Natira McGee, Army Volunteer Corps pro-gram manager.

They volunteer in family readiness groups,Child and Youth Services sports programs,Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers,chapels, Post Thrift Store, Red Cross, tax cen-ter, numerous off-post agencies, and manymore.

“I just registered a 10-year-old to volunteer atNye Library,”McGee said.

Selection process Battalions and agencies nominated their

outstanding volunteers to become the post’s

volunteers of the year. The winners wereselected by a panel made up of a senior com-mander, senior military spouse, DA civilian,and retiree, McGee said.They scrutinized nom-inee packets for community involvement andimpact, hours donated, team work, leadership,and more.

“Oh my gosh, the (nominee) scores were soclose,”she said.

Volunteers of the yearStaff Sgt. Dale Chaffey, 2nd Battalion, 6th Air

Defense Artillery, is the active-duty volunteerof the year.

“I love volunteering, it’s something I’m verypassionate about,” said Chaffey, who works asan Air Defense Battle System Operator (MOS14G) Advanced Individual Training seniorinstructor.

Much of his volunteer activities involved histwo daughters. This included sports coachingon multiple Child and Youth Services teams, aswell as working with Fort Sill Girl Scout Troop648. He added that he gets his AIT Soldiersinvolved in community service.

The spouse volunteer of the year is LauraTrentham, who works with 3rd Battalion, 13thField Artillery. She said it’s her love of spousesand Soldiers that sustains her committment tovolunteering, which she has been doing for 17years.

She said being selected as volunteer of theyear felt a little strange.

“I don’t do it to be awarded things, I do itbecause I want to help other people,”she said.

Trentham volunteered with the 3-13th FA asa roster key caller, and as part of the care team,or casualty notification; and at the ProtestantWomen of the Chapel as a financial officer andpublicist. She’s also on the Patriot SpousesClub executive board as a parliamentarian.

Former Army officer, and retired DA civilianRose Mary Bazor is theretiree volunteer of theyear. She volunteered

as a counselor at the Income TaxAssistance Center and as a RedCross volunteer at Reynolds ArmyHealth Clinic.

She said she was honored andsurprised to be selected.

Why does she volunteer?“It gives me great pride every

day to help the Soldiers, theirdependents, and retirees to dotheir taxes,” she said. Bazor hasover 6,800 hours of volunteerservice to the community, accord-ing to Volunteer ManagementInformation System records.

The Helping Hands ceremonywas the culmination of activitiesduring Volunteer AppreciationWeek, April 23 through 29, McGeesaid. Units used the week to recog-nize their volunteers with eventsin their shops; and a postwide vol-unteer ice cream social April 27, atthe Patriot Club drew about 260people.

Military unit volunteersFCoE Sgt. Angelique MahomeFCoE Spc. Anilson Posades1-40th FA Staff Sgt. Daniel Beard1-40th FA Britannie Bowsher95th AG Drill Sergeant (Staff Sgt.) Jonathan

Perez2-20th FA Staff Sgt. Shawn Cavender3-13th FA Laura Trentham2-18th FA Angela Bunn2-4th FA 1st Lt. Oniel Rhooms1-14th FA 1st Lt. Justin Cooley3-6th Air Defense Artillery Staff Sgt. Joshua

Bell2-6th ADA Staff Sgt. Dale Chaffey2-6th ADA Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Roletto4-3rd ADA Spc. Kenyatta Chapman4-3rd ADA Staff Sgt. Carlos Muñiz

Agency volunteersArmed Services YMCA Michelle MeggsMWR, ACS Juanita TiffanyMWR, fitness center Debra Cheek-MillerMWR, youth sports Noelani RomanTax center Rose Mary BazorPost chapel Sgt. 1st Class Steven TuckerPost Thrift Shop Tammy Huffman

Staff Sgt. Dale Chaffey (center), 2nd Battalion, 6th Air Defense Artillery,is the Fort Sill active-duty volunteer of the year. He volunteered withChild and Youth Services' sports, and Fort Sill Girl Scout Troop 648, aswell as getting his AIT Soldiers to perform community service projects.

Brenda Spencer-Ragland, Fort Sill FWMRdirector, and Maj. Gen. Brian McKiernan, FiresCenter of Excellence and Fort Sill commandinggeneral, unveil the oversized, symbolic checkof over $1.6 million, which represents thevalue of the hours donated to the Lawton-FortSill community in 2016, by the post's 3,500 vol-unteers.

Lunch with momMother’s Day brunch is May

14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at thePatriot Club. Dine on wafflesand omelets and much more.Cost is $18 for adults, $9 for chil-dren 5-12, and $4 for children 4and under. Call 580-442-5300 tomake reservations by May 10.

Summer concertMaren Morris will take the

stage July 4 for Fort Sill’s annu-al summer concert. Gates openat 5:30 p.m. giving concert-goersample time to secure a favorablespot to listen to warm-up acts,Aaron Watson and ChrisBullard, who will precedeMorris to the stage beginning at6:30 p.m. Morris was nominatedfor six Academy of CountryMusic Awards recently and wonNew Female Vocalist of the Year.Stick around after the concertfor an Independence Day fire-works show. Tickets go on saleMay 8.

VolksmarchThe Lawton Walkers volks-

march club will host 5K and 10Kvolksmarches May 6, inGeronimo, Okla. The walks willbegin between 9 a.m. and noon,at the Geronimo City Park.Everyone must be off the trail by3 p.m. There is no preregistra-tion. It’s free unless people wantto purchase incentive awards forcompleting the march. Walkersin the incentive program canregister free with a donation ofnonperishable food for theLawton Food Bank. Everyone iswelcome including leashed petsas long as they are well-behaved.Children younger than age 12must be accompanied by anadult. For more information,call 214-649-4150 or emailr l o @ r i o e d m g r o u p . c o m .Brochures are available in theLawton Public Library lobby.

Burger festIf you held the mayo on Cinco

de Mayo, head out to the 29thAnnual Burger Day Festival,May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in ElReno, Okla. The salute to mostAmericans’ favorite barbecuetreat includes the assemblingand cooking of a mammoth friedonion burger that’s 8.5 feet indiameter and weighs more than850 pounds. Just imagine thesize of the titanic tomatoes andprodigious pickles that willproperly adorn such a giganticgastronomic spectacle! Livemusic will feature the likes ofrock, country, jazz and othergenres. Burger Day also offers achildren’s stage, a classic carshow, a drag boat exhibition,other forms of entertainmentpleasing to most family mem-bers and probably an assort-ment of medicinal remedies fortoo-full stomachs and heartburn.

For more information seewww.elrenoburgerday.com.

Local theaterLawton Community Theatre’s

season concludes with “YoungFrankenstein,”June 16-25 at theJohn Denney Playhouse, 1316NW Bell. For more information,email [email protected] orcall 580-355-1600.

Library activitiesNye Library offers story time

Wednesdays at 11 a.m. andThursdays at 2 p.m. for infantsto preschool-age children.Children can enjoy games andcrafts, too. Children must beaccompanied by an adult. Formore information, call 580-442-2048.

Ladies golfThe Fort Sill Ladies Golf

Association is open to womenwho play golf or are interested inlearning how to play.

Information about ladies golfat Fort Sill and other areasthroughout Oklahoma will beavailable. The association meetsThursdays from March throughNovember for playdates at theFort Sill Golf Course. Visitors toFort Sill who do not have DoDidentification, must get a pass atthe Visitor Control Center. Formore information, call TeresaStephens at 580-512-1846, orBonnie Sparks at 580-591-6760.

Museum hoursLooking for something to do

without burning a lot of gas? FortSill has a variety of museums andrelated facilities with interestingartifacts from bygone years.

The Army Air DefenseArtillery Training Support,Technology Preservation Facilityis open in Bldgs. 1505 and 1506

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Rose Mary Bazor isthe retiree volunteerof the year. She vol-unteered at theIncome TaxAssistance Center,and for the Red Crossat Reynolds ArmyHealth Clinic.

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By James BrabenecPhotos by Capt. Andrew Matwijec

Capt. Andrew Matwijec’s two main hob-bies — photography and travel — fit togeth-er perfectly as at age 29 he has already vis-ited 43 countries documenting the culturesof the people he meets as well as recordingmemorable images of scenic landscapes, hisfavorite subject.

Those countries included a transcontinen-tal train trip from Moscow to Beijing, onwhich he shot thousands of digital images.Another trip took him to South Africa and asafari where he photographed some of theDark Continent’s mega fauna.

Having always been interested in photog-raphy, he first bought a basic point-and-shoot camera while in college in 2007. Itcame in handy as that year he studied inEurope, and found time to visit 16 countriesrelying on the camera automatic settings tocapture what he saw.

“Even then I had a keen eye for composi-tion,”said Matwijec, 902nd Military WorkingDog and 40th Military Police detachmentscommander here.

Naturally, a world traveler would refinehis second hobby abroad. Matwijec said hisappreciation deepened during a deploymentto Afghanistan where he spent hours talk-ing photography with a sergeant in his unitwho used to be a professional photographer.Though he didn’t have a camera with him,he recalled images from his mind’s eye ofmajestic landscapes and richly colored sun-light poking through thick clouds to illumi-nate an ancient fortress high on a mountainridge.

Returning stateside, the captain was sta-tioned in Alaska, where he purchased hisNikon D7100 camera. Immediately, heturned the automatic function off and prac-ticed in manual mode adjusting his apera-ture, shutter speed and other fundamentals.However, instead of taking a class or reach-ing for a how-to book, Matwijec traveled thevirtual world gaining insight and develop-ing his photography skills online.

“I’m self-taught all from YouTube,”he said.Unlike some photo buffs whose first

images on manual might not have been any-thing to hang on the refrigerator, let aloneprint, Matwijec said he was taking qualityimages right away.

That intense online study gave him anunderstanding of how to work with existinglight to get the effects he desired withoutneeding to practice with his camera.Arriving in summer, light was plentiful for adeveloping photo enthusiast.

“I lived right at the base of a mountainand would learn online during the day, thengo up the mountain in the evening to takepictures of the sunset,” he said. “In Alaskaduring the summer there’s tons of photo-taking opportunities.”

But summers are short in the far north,and as autumn quickly passed, winter set inaccompanied by the second phenomenon ofnorthern latitudes. The Northern Lights.

As if the gods of the universe ordained it,he said that year throughout December theAurora Borealis lit up the sky for five hours

a night. He said the sky so brilliantly shim-mered most nights he got a little tired ofshooting them.

Most of his images he posts to hisFacebook page where he said family andfriends “virtually travel” through hisglimpses of life around the world. Oneimage occurred while he was stationed inSouth Korea. Taking a weekend trip withMorale, Welfare and Recreation toCambodia, his group toured a muddy, croc-odile-infested river, with the captain busysnapping photos. Several of those imagesappeared on Facebook with one drawing alot of interest. It captured a memorableexpression on the face of a Cambodian boysquatting on a houseboat amid the squalorof boats crowded together and the people onthem making a difficult living.

In January 2016, he entered 30 images inan online photography contest.

“There were about 10,000 photos submit-ted in that contest and those who finishedwith a top 10 photo received prizes,”he said.

The image of the Cambodian boy earnedMatwijec a top 10 finish and an overseastrip. A second photo, “Patagonian Sunrise,”which won in the Army Digital PhotographyContest last year, also placed in the top 10 ofthe online contest.

Given his globe-trotting nature, Matwijecis poring over maps planning future trips asthe company’s website offers 322 destina-tions to 58 countries on six continents. Withlandscapes being his favorite photo subject,he also has his eye on an excursion toAntarctica.

How he does itMatwijec said before traveling he checks

local laws to verify what he can legally pho-tograph. He also learns about the culture ofthe people who live there, and plans aheadhow to get to remote locations.

Speaking of the various trips he’s beenon, the captain said he shoots thousands ofimages looking for the best light to capturewhat he’s looking for. Later, he reviews allimages on his computer to select the best. Atthis time, there’s no business interest. Thecaptain just enjoys the traveling along withsharing his images online. He added pho-tography is a great complement to his dutiesas a military police officer.

“It’s a good stress reliever, and I’m moreapt to notice and appreciate the little things,like walking out of my office late at nightand seeing the sunset on the way home fromwork,”he said.

One thing he’s learned is to have a camerawith him at all times. For example, thePatagonian image happened after hoursrecording thousands of photos, many from atripod to help steady him because of highwinds, in the early morning light. But later,after breakfast, he happened upon the set-ting he desired with optimal light. Withoutthe tripod, he snapped away and out of 20images found the contest winner.

“The good photos will come when youleast expect them,”he said.

Where they come from, at least for thiscaptain, could be anywhere worldwide.

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Self-taught photographer ‘shoots’ his way around the world

Capt. Andrew Matwijec captures a dimly lit alley in a mar-ket place in Jiufen, Taiwan. Trip preplanning ensures hetakes photos that are culturally and legally acceptable.

Matwijec journeyed into the hills surrounding the post hewas stationed at in Alaska to capture the Aurora Borealisduring a year when the Northern Lights appeared almostevery night during December.

Blurred vehicle head and taillights pass around a dramaticobelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The captain also visitedChile and Brazil.

Capt. Andrew Matwijec sits on the front perch of a safari vehicle during a trip he took toSouth Africa where he photographed some of the Dark Continent’s megafauna.

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Bateman Road here. Hours are Tuesdays throughSaturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info, call 580-442-0424.

The Fort Sill National Historic Landmark Museum isopen Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Formore information, call 580-442-5123.

The Army Field Artillery Museum is open Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 580-442-1819 for more information.

Library activitiesNye Library offers story time Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

and Thursdays at 2 p.m. for infants to preschool-age chil-dren. Children can enjoy games and crafts, too. Childrenmust be accompanied by an adult. Events and meetingsare for eligible ID card holders and their guests. Childrenage 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Thelibrary is located at Bldg. 1640 Randolph Road.

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The theater is at 3260 Sheridan Road near the USO andTruman Education Center. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 forchildren ages 11-6.The 3-D movies are $8 for adults, and $6for children. A military ID is required to purchase tickets.

Movies can change without notice. Doors open 30 min-utes before showtime. The 24-hour movie infoline is 580-353-5623 or visit www.shopmyexchange.com/Reel-Time-Theatres/Movies-Ft-Sill for more information on upcomingflicks.

May 5, 7 p.m.; May 6, 2, 5 and 7 p.m.;May 7, 2 .p.m.; and May 12, 7 p.m.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13), 2 hrs.,16 min. Setto the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, Guardians of theGalaxy Vol. 2 continues the team’s adventures as theyunravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.

May 13, 2 p.m.Ghost in the Shell (PG-13), 1 hr., 47 min. In the near

future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from aterrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldierdevoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals.

May 13, 5 p.m.; and May 14, 2 p.m.The Boss Baby (PG), 1 hr., 37 min. A suit-wearing brief-

case-carrying baby pairs up with his 7-year old brother tostop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.

May 13, 7 p.m.The Boss Baby 3-D (PG), 1 hr., 37 min.

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Regular servicesThe Fort Sill Religious Support Office has Wednesday

night programs with dinner starting at 5 p.m. andclasses at 6 p.m. A complete list of chapel services isavailable on the Fort Sill website. For information call, 580-442-1875, or [email protected].

Prayer for Fort Sill The Fort Sill prayer is the fourth Friday of every month,

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Frontier Chapel, Bldg 4121.Join Fort Sill clergy and parishioners for a prayer serv-

ice for all who live and work on Fort Sill to ask God’s bless-ing, protection, and provision.

Roman CatholicSSuunnddaayy,, Confessions by appt.or 30 min.before Mass.10:30 a.m.Mass,Cache Creek Chapel MMoonnddaayy tthhrroouugghh FFrriiddaayy, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Mass, Reynolds

Army Community Hospital Chapel.MMoonnddaayy, 6 p.m. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Frontier

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Latter Day SaintsSSuunnddaayy,, 10 a.m. Cache Creek Chapel Rooms 11-13

JewishFFrriiddaayy,6-8 p.m.Sabbath service,Room 44-45,Cache Creek Chapel

ProtestantSSuunnddaayy, 8 a.m. Church of Christ, Cache Creek Chapel Room

33-35 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Protestant, Cache Creek Chapel9:45 a.m.Traditional service,Cache Creek Chapel Room 519:30 a.m.Traditional Service, New Post Chapel11 a.m.Traditional Service, New Post Chapel11 a.m. Gospel Service, Frontier Chapel Center

Fort Sill has a variety of summer camps towhet the interest of adults and youths of allages.

Swim lessonsSummer is a great time to educate people

of all ages to be safe in, on and around thewater while learning a new life skill at theRinehart Fitness Center indoor pool.

Three sessions are scheduled throughoutthe summer to enhance the individualswimmer’s growth and development.Rinehart Aquatics offers American RedCross Learn-to-Swim classes for ages 6months through adult. Sessions cost $40with a multiple-child discount available.

Classes are 30-45 minutes in length andmeet Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdaysand Thursdays, depending on swimmers’ability for four weeks. Children must be reg-istered with Child Youth and School (CYS)Parent Central Services at 580-442-3927.They must also have a sports physical toenroll in swim lessons. For registration, visithttps://webtrac/mwr.army.mil/webtrac/sill-cyms.html. Rinehart Indoor Pool is at 2730Bragg Road. For daily swim hours or moreinformation on aquatic programs, call 580-442-6186.

Contact the aquatics staff for free adultswim lesson registration. All classes, timesand locations are subject to change.

Library readingNye Library’s summer reading program

for children is a great opportunity for chil-dren to enjoy stories, crafts, games andprizes at the library. Parents and childrenare encouraged to read at home to foster adesire to learn, engage and discover at anearly age. Prizes are awarded for every hourof reading recorded. Nye Library events andmeetings are open to authorized FMWRpatrons and their guests. Children 8 yearsand under must be accompanied by anadult. For more information, call Jill Manleyat 580-442-2048. Program dates are: May 31to July 26: Preschool summer readingWednesdays, 11 a.m. to noon. May 31 to July26: Kindergarten to second grade summerreading Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m. June 1 to July27: Third to sixth grade reading,Thursdays, 2-3 p.m.

SAC campWeekly Summer Camp at the School Age

Center is May 22 to Aug. 9 from 5:30 a.m. to5:30 p.m. for children who have completedfirst through fifth grades. Daily activities are

aimed at stimulating children’s interest andhelp to promote fun and learning.There willbe a different theme every week with fieldtrips in the local community and surround-ing cities such as Oklahoma City andWichita Falls. Field trips are at no addition-al cost to parents. Breakfast, lunch andsnack will be provided. Register by theWednesday before each week starts. Pricesvary based on the total family income. Formore information and registration, call 580-442-2844.

Youth Center campAdventure and fun awaits at the Fort Sill

Youth Center for children grades sixthrough 12. Each week from May 22 to Aug.4 will have a different theme and will fea-ture field trips in the surrounding area.Themes include Splash Camp, AdventureCamp, Starbase Camp, Week at theMuseums, and more. Space is limited.Register by the Wednesday before eachweek starts. Camp fees are based on house-hold income category. Teens must be regis-tered with CYS to enroll in the camp andhave paperwork on file with Parent CentralServices. For more information on eventsand services offered at the Youth Center, call

580-442-6745/5959. The Youth Center is at1010 Fort Sill Blvd.

SKIESUnlimitedThe three-day SKIESUnlimited Reading

Blast camp is designed to provide studentswith confidence needed to become betterreaders, while comprehending materialsand increasing reading level. New campswill begin weekly throughout June, July andAugust from 2-3 p.m. at Grierson ChildDevelopment Center (CDC), 4123 BraggRoad. Registration for the camp is open toCYS eligible youths, ages 5-12 years old.Cost is $45 per week.

SKIESUnlimited will also offer a five-daysummer music camp emphasizing intensivework on music theory, songwriting, per-formance skills, and instrument playing.New camps begin weekly throughout Juneand July from noon to 3 p.m. at the YouthCenter and Grierson CDC. AllSKIESUnlimited classes are open to CYSeligible youth. This camp is for middleschool and high school students.The cost is$120 per week.

For more information on the SKIESUnlimited classes, call 580-442-3488.

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‘Deep Strike’ Soldiers lend a hand to Cache students

Above: 2-20th FA Soldiers supervise and record the distance of the shot put at UlrichStadium, April 28.

Below: Volunteer program coordinator Staff Sgt. Veronica Adams (far left) works with Sgt.Garmin Laeu to get nacho cheese into the disbursement machine while Sgt. JasmineGreen helps a student put cheese on chips.

On March 28, students from Cache school district competed against rival school districts at Ulrich Stadium during a trackmeet. Food was served at concession stands.

Story, photos By Spc. Brea Corley

75th Field Artillery BrigadePublic Affairs

Cache School District students have beenseeing a lot more green-and-coyote tangrace their halls this spring.

Since March, 2nd Battalion, 20th FieldArtillery Soldiers have had their boots onthe ground at Cache schools. The “DeepStrike”battalion has supported the school’sevents across the district on more than sev-eral occasions.

On a breezy March day, students fromCache School District and rival schoolsfilled the stadiums.

With the large gathering of students, thestadium erupted with noise that could beheard from the parking lot. On March 28and 31, there were sports to be played andfans’ mouths to be fed.

2-20th FA Soldiers came out to UlrichStadium at Cache Schools to support themiddle school and high school trackmeets.

By manning grills, making burgers, dis-tributing nachos, chips and refreshments,Soldiers supported more than 900 studentsMarch 28 and 400 students March 31.

Additionally, some Soldiers assisted atthe pole vault by supervising for safety,while others were score-time trackers. Stillothers supported the discus, shot put andlong-jump events.

Staff Sgt.Veronica Adams, coordinator ofthe 2-20th FA volunteer program, said thebattalion’s ultimate goal is to be a friendlyface for students in the community and toinspire them to reach their full potential.

She hopes to empower students to usetheir education to succeed in life and said itall starts by having a strong presence inchildren’s lives and in their schools.

On weekdays from April 3 through 20, theschools within the district shifted focusfrom sports to preparation for state testing,and the “Deep Strike”battalion was ready to

support the middle school and highschool’s need for test proctors.

The statewide testing that commencedwould help schools pinpoint where stu-dents were at in their studies: which oneswere ready to advance to the next grade,and which students needed additionaltutoring and summer school to be on trackfor graduation.

The Soldiers walked around the quietclassrooms filled with students testing.They handed out pencils and calculatorswhen prompted, and they monitored stu-dents to promote integrity and discouragecheating.

As the end of the school year approachesand the release for summer break peaksaround the corner, the 2-20th FA battalionhas plans to leave students with somethingto reflect on.

The Soldiers will use May to launch theirmentorship program. They will shift theirfocus to high school students from gradesnine to 11.

The teachers pre-selected studentsthey’ve noticed who seem closed off fromtheir peers or seem to lack direction.Adams and her Soldiers will come to CacheHigh School and speak to students abouttheir goals and dreams for their future. Herpurpose isn’t to recruit for the Army, Adamssaid, it’s to instill self-confidence withinthem.

“I want to mentor students the way I men-tor my Soldiers,” Adams said. “By teachingthem that they can be whatever they wantto be in life.”

Adams said if they don’t have dreams,she will try to inspire them and give themsomething to think about.

“God gives everyone a talent, but if youdon’t apply yourself, and take [that talent]and run with it then you won’t succeed.”

Adams said for her and the 2-20th FA vol-unteers, motivating students to succeed istheir way of giving back to the community.

It’s just a month away!Our 31st Annual Kids

Fishing Derby is scheduledfor June 3, at the creek areaby our offices, although itcould be moved to the MinorPonds if there is flooding.

It all happens 7:30-10:30a.m. for kids 3-15 years old.

Each child is allowed onefishing rod and must alsohave his or her own stringeror basket, no sharingstringers. An adult mustaccompany them.

There is no preregistra-tion; just show up at.

Adults may only instructtheir children in casting,retrieving or landing fishduring the derby.

Fishing by any adult isstrictly prohibited. We hopeadults will express theimportance of safety, sports-manship and conservationto the kids.

Particular attention shouldbe given to reminding themto remove litter, carefullyhandling unwanted fish, andexplaining regulations thatprotect resources.

There will be classes heldby Lawton-Fort Sill BassClub members for knottying and casting.

They will also be availableto fix reels and other fishingmalfunctions.

Don’t forget to ask ques-tions as these folks are atreasure trove of real goodfishing information as theydo spend a lot of time fish-ing.

Fish and Wildlife person-nel will measure the lengthof fish determining thelargest and smallest caughtin each age group: (3-5years, 6-7 years, 8-9 years,10-11 years, and 12-15years). The heaviest stringerin each age category willalso be weighed.

Sportsmanship awardswill be awarded based onparticipation in the educa-tional programs and courte-ous acts while fishing.

Even if youths have a hardtime catching a fish, they arealways in the running forone of these.

So bring your kids out andhave some fun. As always, ifyou don’t have any kids,then go find some to borrowand bring them out for somefun.

Fort Sill’s spring turkeyseason ends May 6, withanother great season in thebooks.

We have taken more than120 gobblers and we’ll breakdown the specifics of theharvest next week.

The deadline for theOklahoma Department ofWildlife ConservationControlled Hunts applica-tion is May 15.

So get it in gear if youhaven’t already done so. Goto its website and find out allthe necessary information.

Our next Fort Sill HuntersSafety Class is May 14, at 9a.m. in the NaturalResources classroom inBldg. 1465.

The next class is May 22,at 6 p.m.You must take thisclass before going out on theranges for recreation pur-poses.

If you need further infor-mation call SportsmenServices at 580-442-3553.

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Annual kid’s fishing derby casts off June 3

(Left) A young girl makes an acquaintance with a large turtle during a recent fishing derby.Along with the assorted aquatic residents of the creek, youth anglers pulled in channelcatfish along with a few bass, panfish and even a long, bony gar. The annual derby intro-duces Army children to the outdoors with the understanding of practicing good sportsman-ship and being a good steward of natural resources.

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(Above) Hungry catfish make for happy young anglers at the Fort Sill Youth Fishing Derby.Youth may win prizes for the heftiest stringer or biggest fish. (Below) Young anglers line the banks during a past fishing derby when ponds on post driedup during a drought.

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SUTHERLAND LUMBERnow taking applicationsfor Cashier Retail exper-ience preferred. Paybased on level of exper-ience. Apply in person,1011 SE 1st. St., Lawton.

NOW HIRING: plumber/plumber helper. Musthave driver´s lic. Apply inp e r s o n , 2 8 0 9 N .Sheridan.

LOCAL lawncare co. hir-ing general labor. Dri-ver´s lic., car required.580-678-2939.

Help Wanted General 350

Help Wanted General 350

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Like new Dell Inspirion15-5559 lap top, full HDtouch screen, top line, allthe extras. Over $850invested, $550 OBO.Call 580-531-0321.

Computers/ Accessories 510

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STORK´S NEST. MaternityClothes. Cribs, Babyitems. 2610 NW Lee.Call 248-9999.

Pecan Valley NorthCommunity Garage Sale.Saturday May 6th, 8am-5pm.

MULTI-FAMILYGARAGE SALE

7622 NW BALDWIN CIRSAT & SUN

73505 455

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HANNAH´S Beauty Salonf o r s a l e . C a l l580-536-6622.

Business Opportunities 415

F Financial

Southwest Dedicated iscurrently looking for re-gional drivers. Must beable to work day or nightand could be out up to 7days. You must have acurrent CDL with 2 yearsof experience. You mustbe able to pass a DOTphysical and drug screen.You can apply in personat 601 Eastside Drive inA l t u s , OK o r ca l l844-313-4998.

Drivers 385

BEST PRICE: Garagedoors & Openers, PrivacyFences, 580-514-2647.

Doors

NIETO CONCRETE, LLC.20 yrs. exp. Patio,sidewalks, driveways.Concrete-Stamp- HardStamp. 580-730-4233.Insured.

Concrete

SPRING CLEANING, win-dows, garage, residen-tial, 291-2874.

Cleaning Service

STONE! Brick, Block, newconstruction, add-ons, mail-boxes & repairs. 591-0796,695-8231 or 704-0644.

PORTER´S MASONRY:brick, block, and stone.Lic., bonded, insured.Block foundation repairand fireplace restoration.Free Est. No job too bigo r s m a l l . C a l l4 0 5 - 4 0 3 - 2 7 8 5 ,405-933-1877.

BRICK and stone work.Repair cracks in brick &fireplaces. 695-3132.

ABLP BRICKWORK: rock,block, patchwork. ServingLawton for over 20 yrs.Call Lonnie, 483-6291.

Brick Work

MARK´S APPLIANCE INC.Mon.-Fri., 9-5. Servicingmost home makes &models, since 2001.512-6699.

Appliance Repair

B USINESS AND S ERVICE D IRECTORY

357-9545 Mon.-Fri. 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

3 Lines - $ 4.50 once per month. Each additional line is $ 1.50

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Looking for a TV or a Stereo? Check out the Mechandise section of the Lawton Constitution classified.

PRO FORM XP 400R Sta-tionery bike, barely used,big seat and back, $150.580-536-1755.

PARACORD, all colors,flags, knives, Ghillie suit,ammo boxes. Carl´s Mili-tary Surplus, 2615 NWSheridan. 353-3100.

MCCLUNG ConstructionHouse & Trailer Movingand leve l ing- t ra i lerskirting, concrete work,m u c h m o r e . J i m512-0981.

CASH PAID for gift cardsor certificates. ActionPawn, 905 SW 11th.

Miscellaneous 575

PET CREMATION atRainbow Bridge.1386 SE 1st. St.,

Lawton, OK 73501580-351-8280.

Pet Services/ Supplies 560

NOTICE: The City of Law-ton requires a Breeding/Advertising/ Transfer(BAT) permit number in-cluded in unaltered petadvertisements distrib-uted within the Lawtoncity limit. For informationcall the Animal WelfareDivision, 581-3219.

Pets - Lawton 550

MALT´S QUALITY APPLS.811 SW LEE, 355-7514Good used appliances.

Appliances 545

LIGHTED curio cabinet 121/2 X 40, 33 in. tall,a s k i ng $225 . Ca l l580-678-5712.

Furniture 540

A´S Lawn Care, mow,bag, trim, blow. Guar.Free Est. 580-917-1090.

#1 LAWN CARE in Law-ton. 12 yrs. exp., free est.Call 580-713-1233.

0 $ EST., mowing, edging,bagging. Military, Sr.disc. 695-7215.

Lawn Care

HANDYMAN-qua l i t ywork, affordable. Treeremoval. 580-583-4946.

Handyman

GOLDEN RULE:Seamless Gutter, LLC.Free Est. 512-2966.

D & B Gutter LLC5´´, 6´´ SeamlessInsured, Free est.580-678-8898.

Guttering

Jones Fencing LLC, in-stall all types of fenc-ing. Call 284-4494.

$0 EST., AN AFFORDABLEFence: unbeatable prices, 5yr. warr. 14 yrs exp., lic. &insured. 580-585-0091.

Fencing

TOLER´S Garage DoorSVC. Repairs only. Resi-dential. Replace springs,cables, rollers. OperatorRepair. 36 yrs exp.580-536-4051.

GARAGE Door RepairCommercial, Residential.Sales. Redneck Door Co.580-284-1913

Doors

2013 SABRE by Palomino38´ 5th wheel, 4 slideoutsand more. Must see toappreciate, $37,500.(580)695-7642.

´05 ITASCA Class C Mo-tor Home, 2 slides, storedinside, low mileage, exc.c o n d . $ 2 3 , 0 0 0 .215-3139, 588-2549.

Recreational Vehicles 635

Ruger New Vaquero,blued, .357Mag/.38Sp,new in box. $650. Call580-531-0321.

Guns 620

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WANTED R12 freon. 609Cert. buyer. Will come toyou and pay cash fortanks and cases of cansof R12 refrigerant. Call312-291-9169.

WANTED DEADOR ALIVE

Any 3 wheel or 4 wheelscooters & power chairs.Call or bring themto Kingdom Medical,1824 NW 52nd St.,580-355-1511.

Want To Buy 590

USED Mobile Homes,newly remodeled, mustbe moved. 248-4940 or458-7978.

T H E P r i d e J a z z ywheelchair delivers a reli-able blend of power,performance and style,clean, $500 obo. Call580-695-8275.

Miscellaneous 575

ROY´S PLUMBING,Heat & Air.

580-591-1738.

KEN Shannon´s Plumbing,drain cleaning & repair,5 8 0 - 2 1 5 - 2 9 2 0 o r405-760-1435.

Plumbing

BILL´S PEST CONTROLLic. Cert. Oklahoma. WeD o I t . F r e e E s t .580-591-2109

Pest Control

Biby Paint & RemodelHonest affordable pro-fessional residential res-torations since 1983.Steve Biby 574-0015

Painting

THE TRIM MAN, lawn ser-vice, cleanup and treetrimming. 591-3315.

MOWTIME LAWNS580-713-3737God Bless You

M e n o f C h r i s tLandscaping & YardMaint. All types. Free lo-cal est. 580-585-0644.

KBK Lawn Care. Mowing,Edging, Blowing, BushTrimming, and FlowerBeds. Call today for af r e e e s t i m a t e .405-887-6881

FREE EST. Grass Man´sLawn & Tree Serv.Quick, efficient, afford-able. 580-695-0952.

B & E LAWN SVC.: no jobtoo small. Call 284-8905,647-3513.

Lawn Care

2006 HARLEY HeritageClassic, 9500 mi. Garagekept. Skulled out. NoRides. $10,000.

580-512-1997.

1993 GL 1500 Aspen-cade, lots of extras,$4000. PRICE REDUCED.580-695-4848.

´03 HONDA VALKYRIE,black with lots of chrome,performance work, soundsystem, 6K mi., $10,000.580-695-6060.

‘02 1800 Honda Goldwing, new tires, brakeshelmets. many extras.Asking $7500.

580-482-2293

Motorcycles & Accessories 700

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2013 MALIBU ResponseTXI Ski Boat, set up fortournament ski, $39,500.580-919-0314.

2005 CROWNLINE, 155hrs, CC exhaust, $15,500OBO. 580-704-6873.

Boats/ Motors/ Marine 640

FOR SALE: 2014-34´Travel Trailer-$18,500

Call Ron 580-585-3838

Recreational Vehicles 635

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PRE-K to College580-351-9100

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Tutoring

REPAIRS: floors, ramps,lights, and painting.Crows, 580-357-2208.

Trailer Repair

Concrete Storm Shelters10X10, $7995, pre tor-nado price. 512-2959.

Storm Shelters

GAROLD´S Siding &Windows. Installation &repair. 25 yrs. exper-ience. 580-620-9205.

ALL types of siding in-stalled and replacementwindows. 580-919-0015.

Siding

SUPERIOR ROOFING byAll Pro. Free Est. Roofreplacements and Re-p a i r s . S t a t e R e g .#80002459. Licensed &Insured. 580-704-4444.

SKY Roofing, LLC.OK Reg. & Insured.

580-917-5850.

Roofing

REMODELING- Bathroomsare our speciality, alsokitchens, exteriors, tiling,wood floors and muchmore. Free Est., J RDRAKE CONSTRUCTIONLLC. 580-280-2855.

Remodeling

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´70 Corvette., Hurst shiftkit, Crate motor with lessthan 10k mi., gear reduc-tion starter, ceramicH o o k e r h e a d e r s ,Flowmaster exhaust &more, clear title, $10,000OBO. Serious inquiriesonly. 647-8132.

Classic Cars 730

´98 FORD F-150 ext.cab, 117k mi., $4500.Call 580-678-5383.

´08 RANGER, 4 cyl. 5spd., good rubber, 96kmi., $6850. 284-2501.

´06 FORD F-350 superduty, crew cab dually,Lariat, diesel, 205k mi.,running boards, brushguard, new front tires,just serviced, good cond.,$10,500. 591-1779.

´05 Suburban LT, AWD,black, 1 owner, 159k,$7950. 580-585-3828.

´02 FORD F-150 ext.cab, clean, 115k mi., alu-minum wheels, bed cover,$4000. 695-3259.

Pickups/ Vans Sport Utilities 725

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA, 4dr., 112,000 mi., veryclean, 1 owner, non-smoker, $6,900 obo.903-720-4262.

´08 Mustang GT, black, 5speed, 138k, 1 owner,$9500. 580-585-3828.

Automobiles 720