Smoothies from home help thaw hot day
By Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B
Apr 25, 2008 - 1:55:49 PM
Blackanthem Military News
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| Sgt. Holly Krebs, a native of Alliance, Neb., serves up a smoothie outside the Company A, 64th Brigade Support Battalion Headquarters on Camp Taji April 22. The smoothies were donated by local business back home in the Soldier's home town of Colorado Springs, Colo. Krebs serves as in the orderly room fro Co. A, 64th BSB, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B) |
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Temperatures in Iraq have begun their annual climb into triple digits in mid-April, and Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers seek out any number of ways to combat the heat.
In their endeavors to overcome the "heating up" challenges, the roadmasters of Company A, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sought relief in the form of smoothies donated by the Smoothie King in Colorado Springs, Colo.
"It's real nice. It quenches the thirst," said Sgt. Bart Gammon, a Bonne Terre, Mo., native who serves a fueler with Co. A, 64th BSB.
The Co. A Soldiers are on the roads of Iraq nearly every day delivering supplies to Soldiers at outlying combat outposts and forward operating bases. The unit's Family Readiness Group partnered with the Colorado business to help provide the treat to the Soldiers.
"Everybody knows it came from the states. It's just like a homemade cookie when you get it in a care package," said Capt. Erik Corcoran, a North Attleboro, Mass., native, who serves as the commander of Co. A, 64th BSB.
The smoothies were originally intended as an Easter treat. However, because of mission requirements, the smoothies were kept frozen until today.
"Everybody has been waiting for this day to come. Every day I've been asked, 'When are we going to have smoothies?'" said Sgt. Evan Brooks, a petroleum supply noncommissioned officer with Co. A, 64th BSB.
Brooks, whose wife, along with her co-worker, helped get the smoothie ball rolling, has also been waiting for this day.
"It's nice to know that there's actual individuals, as well as companies, that are looking out for (Soldiers) and will do something for us," said the native of Thermopolis, Wyo.
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| Sgt. Bart Gammon, a Bonne Terre, Mo., native, enjoys a smoothie donated by local business back home in the Soldier's home town of Colorado Springs, Colo., prior to conducting a mission in the nearly 100-degree temperatures. Gammon is a fueler with Company A, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B) |
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| Many of the smoothies donated by Smoothie King in Colorado Springs, Colo., were quickly devoured by members of Company A, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad. The smoothies were donated by local business back home in the Soldier's home town of Colorado Springs, Colo., and were sent to Iraq with help from the Family Readiness Group of Co. A, 64th BSB. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zach Mott, 3rd BCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B)
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