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Vol. 71, No. 36 Sept. 13, 2013

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Obama:

By Karen ParrishAmerican Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON — The crediblethreat of U.S. military force in Syriais critical to showing the world that chemical weapons use is unacceptable, President BarackObama said in a speech to the nationTuesday, but he added that he hasasked Congress to postpone a voteauthorizing such action.

The commander in chief notedhe has asked U.S. military forces tostay ready to conduct the limitedstrikes he has proposed, which wouldaim to reduce Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons stocks and meansof delivering them without puttingU.S. boots on the ground.

U.S. officials and others in theinternational community are nowpursuing a last-ditch effort to disarmAssad’s regime of the prohibitedweapons, Obama said, including thesarin gas his forces used againstSyrian civilians Aug. 21, killing 400or more children among the morethan 1,400 total dead.

“We know the Assad regime wasresponsible,” the president said. “Inthe days leading up to Aug. 21, weknow that Assad’s chemical weaponspersonnel prepared for an attack. …They distributed gas masks to theirtroops. Then they fired rockets from

Syria strikesjustified, butdiplomacy may work

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Above: The 9/11 memorial at Gate 1 with itstwisted metal remnant from the World TradeCenter, flags and a wreath set the stage for aremembrance ceremony Wednesday. Left: Brig.Gen. Michael Bills, acting senior commander,4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, and DonAddy, Fort Carson Good Neighbor and NationalHomeland Defense Foundation president/CEO,position the memorial wreath during the ceremony. The 9/11 memorial stands as a tributeto those who perished in the 2001 terroristattacks and the thousands who have given theirlives since, defending freedom. See Page 2 forthe commanding general’s 9/11 message.

Remembering 9/11

See Syria on Page 4

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The Sept. 11 terrorist attacksoccurred during my senior year ofhigh school. I was unsure if I wantedto enlist in the military and, if so,what branch I would go into. Afriend of mine that was a noncom-missioned officer suggested that Isign up for the Army ROTC pro-gram to see if it was for me. It wasand I was commissioned in 2006.

The military constantly falls inthe top 10 in studies of the mosttrusted professions in the U.S. That is truly a position of trust, faith and an honor by the American

people. It’s something to live up to.When I first joined the

Army, I said that as long as Icontinued to love the job I wouldstay in the Army. There are daysthat are better than others, but,overall, there is no place I wouldrather be. It’s more than a job, it’sa profession and a way of life.

The team makes me IronHorse Strong. It is the Soldiers,NCOs and officers — with theirunique perspectives and situations —that help form an adaptable and flexible team that is fit for any test.

Being Iron Horse Strong means being a contributing memberof a team that supports each other.The friends made in the Army areunlike any in the civilian world.

By Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCameraCommanding general, 4th Infantry Division

and Fort Carson

Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks responsible for killing nearly 3,000Americans on U.S. soil.

While these attacks affected the Families and friends of those killed in New York City, Washington, D.C., andPennsylvania, they also impacted all Americans by violatingour land, the ideals of our people and the sanctity of ourdemocracy. The attacks resonated across the world, and witha U.N. mandate we began Operation Enduring Freedom.The group responsible for the attacks was al-Qaida — the radical Islamist terrorist group based in Afghanistan,living under the protection of the Taliban.

For the first time in more than 30 years, young men andwomen volunteered to join a military on the cusp of war, and through the next 12 years joined an Army at war, readyto fight for our nation and for those who died Sept. 11, 2001.

A month after the attacks, the U.S. military answered ournation’s call and sent troops into Afghanistan to decimate al-Qaida, find its leader Osama bin Laden, and overthrow theTaliban. Since boots hit the ground at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom,U.S. and NATO forces in the region have successfully completed all three tasks. Thismission, however, has come at a price —the lives of 2,267 U.S. servicemembers,along with allies from multiple countriesand countless Afghan lives.

Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Divisionand Fort Carson have played an integralrole in our nation’s successes inAfghanistan. While a majority of our unitsexclusively supported Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003-2011, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson has provided substantial support to OEF over the last four years.

In 2009, and then later in 2012, the 4th Infantry BrigadeCombat Team deployed to Afghanistan and was responsiblefor the provinces of Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman andNuristan as part of Regional Command – East. During this time period, they partnered with the Afghan NationalSecurity Forces to support the transitioning of securityresponsibilities while setting the conditions for the train,advise, and assist mission. Forty members of the “WarriorBrigade” paid the ultimate price in 2009 and 10 in 2012.

In 2010, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team deployed to the province of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and in2011, was then replaced by the 2nd ABCT as part of RegionalCommand – South. The “Raider” and “Warhorse” Brigadespartnered with the Afghan ANSF and district-level governmentofficials to expand security, build government capacity and communicate progress to the Afghan people. Fourteen members of the Raider Brigade and six from the WarhorseBrigade paid the price for freedom during these deployments.

Later in 2012, the 3rd ABCT deployed small SecurityForce Assistance Teams throughout the southern provinces of Kandahar, Uruzgan and Zabul to provide training and mentoring to the ANSF. The “Iron” Brigade was one of thefirst in the Army to undertake the SFAT mission in Afghanistan.They worked side by side with their Afghan counterparts tobuild a security force capable of independent operations andone that can provide security for the people of Afghanistan.

Currently, Fort Carson’s 4th Engineer Battalion and43rd Sustainment Brigade “Rough Riders” are in southernAfghanistan supporting ISAF and also increasing the capabilities of the ANSF. One Rough Rider in 2009 andfive in 2013 made the ultimate sacrifice. Two members of the 71st Ordnance Group gave the last true measure of devotion to our nation in 2010 and one recently last weekend. Members of Fort Carson’s 10th Special ForcesGroup (Airborne) have served multiple times in varyingcapacities in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Our “Iron Horse” Division and Mountain Post Soldiershave made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation against terrorists such as al-Qaida. To date, 88 Soldiersfrom Fort Carson have died in support of OEF.

Our division headquarters, currently serving as RegionalCommand – South headquarters, is in chargeof training, advising and assisting AfghanNational Security Forces in an area roughly37 percent of the size of Colorado. The areaeven looks a little like Colorado, with bothmountains and desert-like plains. In additionto the advisory role, RC South is also transitioning bases and equipment to theGovernment of the Islamic Republic ofAfghanistan. The ANSF’s ability to securethe people of Afghanistan is essential to thesuccess of upcoming elections, the ongoing

reduction in violence throughout the country and the continuedabsence of an al-Qaida presence for years to come.

Our servicemembers have courageously faced a determined enemy to prevent future attacks on our homeland;they have fought to carry on the memory of those killed in theattacks; they have fought for their comrades who died in the field of battle; and they continue to fight in honor of ourcountry and to never forget the sacrifices before them.

Thank you to all who serve, both in and out of uniform.I often tell Soldiers that they will not get the credit theydeserve. Movies and books cannot replicate your serviceand sacrifice. Neither the actors nor the words exist that canaccurately represent the reality of what you live every day.You and your Families have chosen a noble profession, andit’s an honor for me and my Family to serve with you.

To the Families of our fallen, both in this conflict and previous: We will do our best to live up to the ideals and values for which your loved ones gave their last full measure of devotion.

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Suicide prevention

By Lisa A. FerdinandoArmy News Service

WASHINGTON — A Soldier who is at risk forsuicide and seeks help is showing great strength, saidthe director of the Army Suicide Prevention Program.

With September as National Suicide PreventionMonth, the Army is highlighting efforts to preventsuicide, while underscoring that prevention is a 24/7,year-round campaign.

Suicide in the Army is a tragedy that affectseveryone, said Gabriele Tyler, the director of theArmy Suicide Prevention Program.

It is the responsibility of all members to takesteps to prevent it, she said.

Building resilience in Soldiers and creatingstrong relationships from the top down are importantaspects in creating safe environments, said Tyler.

“Resilience and seeking assistance (are signs) ofstrength, and supporting those in need of help is anArmy value,” she said.

With strong relationships, members are moreable to pick up on warning signs in others or seekhelp for themselves, she said.

“Suicides are preventable. Any loss sufferedwithin the Army team is tragic and it affects readiness,”she said. “Every member of the Army communityhas a role in creating a climate and environment oftrust and mutual respect.”

The Army Suicide Prevention Program is part ofthe Army’s Ready and Resilient Campaign whichintegrates and synchronizes key Army programs to

build resiliency and prevent incidents of suicide, sexualharassment, sexual assault, and substance abuse, whilereducing any stigma associated with seeking help.

“Resilience is key, and relationships are thegateway to ensuring the required help is received,”Tyler said. “The more that we know about each other,the better we are equipped to handle a colleague’s ora friend’s or a battle buddy’s call for help.”

Tyler said National Suicide Prevention Month is a good time for all Soldiers to assess the stresses in their lives, such as financial or other personal problems, and get help to address those issues andmitigate the risk of suicide.

The Army has said trends show that most of itssuicides are the result of f inancial or

relationship issues, often exacerbated bydrug and alcohol use.

National Suicide Prevention Month isalso an opportunity for leaders to conducttraining and team-building exercises to promote wellness and mental and physicalfitness, said Tyler.

Leaders can also use this time, she said,to make sure they and their entire commandare familiar with all the support networksand resources available.

The Army is addressing the culture in which at-risk people may not want toseek help, for fear, in their minds, of looking weak.

“The Army recognizes that we focuson being tough and self-reliant, and thiscan create a barrier to help-seeking

behavior,” Tyler said.“Institutional changes can happen immediately,

but cultural changes take a little longer to materializebecause there are many factors that shape our perceptions, so it’s an ongoing process,” she said.

If someone is suicidal, Tyler said, that personshould know that help is available to them at anytime of day, and they are urged to immediately seekhelp. If someone suspects a person is suicidal, it isimportant that the at-risk person not be left alone andthat help is immediately sought.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline,800-273-TALK (8255), is available 24/7. Callerscan press “1” for the Military Crisis Line.

Resilience, seeking help ‘sign of strength’


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DISCIPLINEBy Mike Howard

Special to the Mountaineer

Dr. Jackson Katz, an internationalexpert on gender and domestic violence, is scheduled to speak tothe Fort Carson community at theMcMahon Auditorium, Wednesdayfrom 9:30-11 a.m.

He is well-known as an educator,author, filmmaker and social theoristwho co-founded Mentors in ViolencePrevention and works with militaryand civilian communities to reduceviolence. MVP addresses reducing orpreventing violence through socialintervention by those not directlyinvolved in a confrontation.

The event is hosted by Army Community Service as part of itsFamily Advocacy Program. October is recognized as DomesticViolence Awareness Month.

“We want to garner attention to our prevention programs to reducedomestic violence by providing a dynamic speaker with extensiveknowledge and expertise in the field,” said Mariana Graupmann, an ACSvictim advocate helping arrange the event. “We also want to build on themomentum from last year’s event with Mrs. Mildred Mohammad, thewidow of the ‘D.C. Sniper’ who survived domestic violence as a victim.”

Katz is known for his “groundbreaking work in gender violenceprevention education in schools, the sports culture and the military, aswell as for his pioneering work in critical media literacy,” according tohis online biography. He co-founded MVP in 1993 and, since 1997,has worked with the military services on gender violence prevention.

“Today, MVP is the most widely utilized sexual and domesticviolence prevention program in college and professional athletics. Ithas been implemented by a quarter of the teams in the NFL, a numberof Major League Baseball clubs, NASCAR and many other sportsorganizations,” states the biography.

More information on Katz is available at http://www.jacksonkatz.com.The presentation is open to Soldiers, civilians and contract employees,

retirees and Family members. Tickets are available at The Hub and ACS.To coordinate attendance for larger groups, contact ACS at 526-4590.

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a regime-controlled area into 11neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clear ofopposition forces. Shortly afterthose rockets landed, the gas spread,and hospitals f illed with the dyingand the wounded.”

Over the past two years, Obamasaid, “what began as a series ofpeaceful protests … has turned intoa brutal civil war. Over 100,000people have been killed. Millionshave fled the country.”

The president has thus far resistedcalls for military action “because wecannot resolve someone else’s civilwar through force, particularly aftera decade of war in Iraq andAfghanistan.”

The Aug. 21 attack changed thatcalculus, the president said.

“The images from this massacreare sickening: men, women, childrenlying in rows, killed by poison gas,others foaming at the mouth, gaspingfor breath,” he said. “A father clutchinghis dead children, imploring them to get up and walk.”

The world saw proof “in gruesomedetail” of the terrible nature ofchemical weapons, Obama said,“and why the overwhelming majorityof humanity has declared them off-limits, a crime against humanity anda violation of the laws of war.”

Chemical weapons were used inboth world wars, the president said.“Because these weapons can kill on amass scale, with no distinctionbetween soldier and infant, the civilized world has spent a centuryworking to ban them,” he said, notingthat 189 governments, representing98 percent of humanity, now prohibitthe use of chemical weapons.

Obama said he’s cautiouslyhopeful about current internationalefforts involving Syria’s closest ally,Russia, to remove and ultimatelydestroy Syria’s chemical arsenal.He said he was sending Secretaryof State John F. Kerry to meet his Russian counterpart Thursday,and that he will continue his owndiscussions with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin.

The president said he also hasspoken to leaders of France and theUnited Kingdom, “and we will worktogether in consultation with Russiaand China to put forward a resolutionat the U.N. Security Council requiringAssad to give up his chemicalweapons and to ultimately destroythem under international control.”

The United States will give U.N.inspectors the opportunity to reporttheir findings about what happenedAug. 21, “and we will continue torally support from allies fromEurope to the Americas, from Asiato the Middle East, who agree on theneed for action,” the president said.

If military strikes are ultimately

required, Obama said, they will be decisive.

“The United States military doesn’t do pinpricks,” he said.“Even a limited strike will send amessage to Assad that no othernation can deliver.”

The president also expressed hisgratitude to U.S. servicemembersand their Families.

“Tonight I give thanks, again,to our military and their Familiesfor their incredible strength andsacrifices,” he said.

Obama said he doesn’t believethe United States should removeanother dictator with force, as it didin Iraq.

“But a targeted strike can(make) Assad — or any other dicta-tor — think twice before usingchemical weapons,” he added.

U.S. ideals and principles, aswell as national security, are at stakein Syria, the president said.

“Terrible things happen acrossthe globe, and it is beyond our meansto right every wrong, but when, withmodest effort and risk, we can stopchildren from being gassed to deathand thereby make our own childrensafer over the long run, I believe weshould act,” he said.

“Thats what makes America different,” the president concluded.“That’s what makes us exceptional.With humility, but with resolve, let us never lose sight of thatessential truth.”

from Page 1“... it is beyondour means toright everywrong, but when, with modest effortand risk, we canstop childrenfrom beinggassed to deathand thereby makeour own childrensafer over thelong run, Ibelieve we should act.”

— President Barack Obama

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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — Soldiers of1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Inf. Div.,celebrated 50 years of the “Raider” Brigade, with aday of competition, music and relaxation, whiledeployed to Camp Buehring Kuwait, Aug. 24.

Col. Joel Tyler, 1st ABCT commander, sharedthe brigade’s storied history, which dates back toAug. 21, 1963, when the 1st Brigade, 4th Inf. Div.,was reconstituted for the first time as a brigade element, to take part in the Vietnam Conflict.

Fifty years ago, somewhere on a field at FortLewis, Wash., a group of American Soldiers pulledout a set of colors for the 1st Brigade, Tyler said.

“The Soldiers took those colors to Vietnam. Thebrigade conducted roughly five years of operations,mainly on the border of South Vietnam andCambodia. It’s a pretty inspiring history. This brigadestands for something. The colors of these regimentsand these battalions stand for sacrifice and heroismand service. So today we are going to take some timeto celebrate our heritage,” he said.

Tyler thanked his troops for their hard workthroughout the deployment and ordered them to relaxand enjoy the festivities.

Soldiers participated in events, including basketballand football tournaments, a video game competitionand a darts contest.

Dinner featured steak, seafood and barbecuepork, ordered especially for the event.

“It’s a rare thing to celebrate like this while

deployed,” said Cpl. Joseph Bizjack, humanresources specialist, Headquarters and HeadquartersCompany, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1stABCT. “It’s really a very special experience. It feelsamazing to be a part of such a great brigade, (it’s)like we are a big Family.”

Bizjack said pitting the battalions against oneanother in competition felt a lot like sibling rivalry.

“We don’t see Soldiers from all the other battalionson a daily basis, so getting together like this makes usvery competitive; it has been a lot of fun,” he said.

The celebration culminated with a performance by

Chewy Nugget Center, a rock band comprised ofbrigade Soldiers, and the finale of the “R Factor” talentcompetition — based on the popular television show —before closing out the celebration with an awards cere-mony for the winners of each event throughout the day.

The birthday celebration brought the Soldiers ofthe Raider Brigade closer together, said Spc.Elizabeth Erickson, Raider Better Opportunities forSingle Soldiers representative for 1st ABCT.

“I think its great that we can all come together,

Soldiers of 1stArmored BrigadeCombat Team, 4thInfantry Division, forma thousand man “Ivy”Division patch, duringthe “Raider” Brigade’s50th birthday celebra-tion at Camp Buehring,Kuwait, Aug. 24. Theevent marked theanniversary of thebrigade’s first recon-stitution as a brigadeelement.

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Carson honors fallen heroStaff Sgt. Joshua J. Bowden

Aug. 9, 1985 – Aug. 31, 2013

Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Bowden was born Aug. 9,1985, in Douglasville, Ga. He entered active duty inDecember 2005 and attended One Station UnitTraining and Basic Airborne School at Fort Benning,Ga. Following additional schooling, he earned hisexplosive ordnance disposal basic badge July 19, 2007.

His f irst assignment was with the 716thOrdnance Company (EOD) at Fort Richardson,Alaska. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 insupport of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101stAirborne Division and 4th BCT (Airborne), 25thInfantry Division. In 2010, he was assigned to the55th Ord. at Fort Belvoir, Va., and then to the 748th

Ord., 242nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD), 71stOrdnance Group (EOD), at Fort Carson.

Bowden’s military training includes Airborne, AirAssault, Northern Warfare and EOD schools. Hisawards include the Joint Service CommendationMedal with Valor, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal,Defense Meritorious Service Medal, ArmyCommendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal,Army Good Conduct Medal, National DefenseService Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, GlobalWar on Terrorism Service Medal, NoncommissionedOfficer Professional Development Ribbon, ArmyService Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATOMedal and Combat Action, Senior EOD, Parachutistand Air Assault badges.

Bowden is survived by his wife, April Bowden;son, Kaden Bowden;and parents, Ray andYolanda Bowden.

Photos by Sgt. William Smith

Right: A picture of StaffSgt. Joshua J. Bowden, his boots and mementosstand on display during a memorial ceremonyWednesday at Soldiers’Memorial Chapel. Left:Sgt. Jason Pack, 4thInfantry Division Band,plays taps following volleysby the firing detail duringthe memorial ceremony.Bowden was killed in actionAug. 31 in Afghanistan.


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By Capt. Ivan S. NunezOperations officer, 440th Civil Affairs

Battalion

Sunday marks the year anniversary ofthe Army’s newest civil affairs battalionactivating at Fort Carson.

The 440th Civil Affairs Battalion staffspent its first 10 months on the job recruitingqualified civil affairs and support officers,noncommissioned officers and juniorenlisted Soldiers, and then training them onindividual tasks.

“All of our senior NCOs have multipledeployments to all theaters of operations,which allows us the expertise to mentor,coach and develop our younger Soldiers,”said Sgt. 1st Class Mark Kostoulakos, battalion operations senior enlisted leader.

The “War Elephants” conducted its firstofficial annual training event at Fort CarsonJuly 13-26, focusing on military driver’s training and licensing, combat lifesaver certification,weapons qualification and warrior tasks and battle drills.

The situational training event July 22-25 wasthe culminating event for annual training, as civilaffairs teams were evaluated during kinetic laneswhich tested their proficiency with reacting to animprovised explosive device, reacting to direct andindirect fire and conducting hospital and villageassessments and key leader engagements.

“Our STX lanes were really fluid and able tooffer a controlled, but challenging environment forour civil affairs teams,” said Staff Sgt. EricGuntermann, battalion personnel NCO.

The teams also received training on the use ofinterpreters, interacting with the local population andair and ground medevac. The 10th Special Forces

Group (Airborne) K-9 unit and Oregon NationalGuard Soldiers with the 7th Battalion, 158th AviationRegiment, helped to make the training and STX lanesas realistic as possible.

“The air asset support was very efficient andeffective,” said 1st Lt. Jeremy Lake, battalionintelligence officer.

The inaugural annual training event provided440th Civil Affairs Bn. leadership with a baseline tobuild upon through challenging and realistic trainingas it prepares for an upcoming deployment.

“Being a brand new unit, all the Soldiers jelledtheir experiences and knowledge to come togetherand accomplish the mission,” said Lt. Col. DamoneGarner, battalion commander. “We are now able todevelop our (Tactics, Techniques and Procedures)

and (standard operating procedures) for futuretraining and deployments.”

The 440th Civil Affairs Bn. is part of the U.S.Army Civil Affairs and Psychological OperationsCommand (Airborne), headquartered at Fort Bragg,N.C. Although collocated on Fort Carson with the 4th Infantry Division, the War Elephants aregeographically-aligned to U.S. Pacific Commandand can be tasked to support any Army brigade asdirected by U.S. Forces Command.

celebrate and compete for theCommander’s Cup,” Erickson said.“The Soldiers are really excited andkeep talking about all the events we’vebeen doing, and I am really grateful to

everybody who has come out to support this whole event.”

The “Regulars” of 1st Battalion,22nd Inf. Reg., took home theCommander’s Cup for winning the most events.

Command Sgt. Maj. Edison Rebuck,the brigade’s senior enlisted leader, asked

his Soldiers to reflect on the tradition ofexcellence 1st ABCT Soldiers displayedthroughout the past 50 years.

“Last night I decided to take a lookat some of the Medals of Honor earnedthroughout this brigade’s history,”Rebuck said. “What struck me was thecommonality between those heroes.

They were just like you — they were allRaiders, they were all AmericanSoldiers, they all had pride within theirorganizations. That is something thathas carried on. The uniforms maychange, the equipment may change, butthe attitude, the heroism, the soldieringand the leadership carry through.”

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Celebrate

Photo by Master Sgt. Dennis Bebee

Soldiers with the 440th Civil Affairs Battalion conductmedevac training during situational training exerciselanes at Fort Carson in July.

Civil affairs battalion holds 1st annual training


By Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault4th Combat Aviation Brigade PublicAffairs Office, 4th Infantry Division

CHICAGO — Wounded Warriorsfrom all branches of the U.S. militaryrode bicycles almost 400 miles, fromChicago to Detroit, during a Ride 2Recovery Challenge, Aug. 23-29.

Joint Task Force Carson Soldiersjoined more than 200 riders in thesix-day challenge ride.

Sgt. 1st Class Keoki Smythe,Warrior Transition Battalion, has participated in the rides for the lastthree years. His love of riding startedwhen he attended one of the challengerides in California.

“I signed up for the challenge at aWarrior Transition Battalion in Europe,”

said Smythe. “My first ride ever on abike was a 500-mile challenge ridefrom San Francisco to Los Angeles,and is the most difficult of all thechallenges. It was a very difficult ride for a first-time rider.”

Smythe said the challenge ridesare therapeutic and mentally healingfor wounded warriors.

“It’s low-impact exercising, and I’min a competitive sport like I used to be,”said Smythe. “During the rides, you arerelating to people with similar issues. Ibelieve military members have a hardtime talking about things, and theserides allow them to talk to each other.”

David Haines, chief of operations,R2R, who coordinates many of theprograms, said the ride provides achallenge to wounded warriors

because it’s an obstacle. “If you tell a healthy person to do

300-450 miles in a week; they’ll tellyou that you are crazy. These woundedwarriors are no different, but theylearn to fight against other obstaclesin their lives, whether it’s mental orphysical,” said Haines.

There were many first-time chal-lenge riders who found the first fewdays of the ride difficult. Jose Miranda,who lost a limb on an aircraft carrierwhile serving in the Navy, used arecumbent hand-cycle during the ride.

“My bike had technical issues thefirst and second day of the ride,” saidMiranda. “It’s been a great challenge sofar with a large amount of miles tocover. I am not used to going this far,and (was) unprepared to go this fast.”

Ride 2 Recovery challenge ridestake a physical and emotional toll onriders, and teach them to be resilientand determined.

“Physically, I was exhausted,”said Miranda. “When I was leadingthe group, there were times I wantedto move out of the way and let someone else lead, but I felt like thegroup was depending on me, so I kept on going. Mentally, I wanted tostop. I still have a lot of self-doubt,but I’m still moving forward.”

Experienced riders found newways to challenge themselves duringthe ride.

“The way you f ind more challenges is by getting out there andhelping others make it through thechallenges,” said Smythe. “A person

can learn to help other riders who are having troubleclimbing hills by riding besidethem and pushing on their backto get them up the hill. Anotherway for an experienced rider to challenge themselves wouldbe to volunteer to do extramiles after the ride is over for the day.”

At the end of the ride, manyriders had a different view ofthemselves, and gained a senseof triumph.

“I feel very accomplished,”said Miranda. “I see what I amcapable of doing now. It’s moti-vating within itself to just keepgoing even (when) I was tired.The hardest part of the ride wasbelieving in myself. I wanted toquit at times, but now I know Ican do it. I plan to keep on doingchallenges for as long as I can.” Photo by Tiffini Skuce

Wounded Warriors bike 400 miles

Story and photo by Sgt. Eric GlasseyInternational Security Assistance Force

Regional Command - South

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan —Chap. (Capt.) Samuel Rico grew up surrounded bymilitary Family members, with both grandfathers anda great uncle serving in World War II and his fatherministering as a chaplain in the Army Reserve.

Rico graduated from Covenant TheologicalSeminary in St. Louis and commissioned as a firstlieutenant in May 2007. He is the chaplain forHeadquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4thInfantry Division, which is currently serving asRegional Command - South headquarters.

“He’s got a challenging job,” said Chap. (Lt. Col.)Bill Harrison, division chaplain, RC-South and 4thInf. Div. “He works with HHBN. They are the companyheadquarters for all of the division. He gets to interacton a daily basis, doing a lot of counseling andministering with the Soldiers who leave the wire, goon convoys and do those kinds of missions. He getsto live the dream of being a battalion chaplain.”

Rico is the religious leader of the battalion’sministry team, and is paired with Sgt. MichelleMcCullah, chaplain assistant.

“A big part of our job is focusing on Soldiers’

morale and welfare,” McCullah said. Rico’s faithmotivates him in taking care of Soldiers, she added.

Rico summarizes his personal motivation inanswering his call as a Christian minister.

“My motivation is, ultimately, be a messengerof the hope that is in Christ where we have eternallife and the prospect of preparing people whosomeday will have God as their reward in theafterlife,” Rico said.

He discussed the strength he receives to answer hiscalling and fulfill his role as a minister and chaplain.

“I’ll say what makes me strong is realizing thatGod in Christ gives me strength through the power ofthe Holy Spirit,” Rico said. “As a chaplain, spirituallyspeaking, the Bible teaches that we are created, andlike a child is reliant on his parent, we rely on Godthat same way. We have days where we realize we’renot as strong as we thought we are.

“In the Army, we are faced with weak momentsevery day,” Rico said. “Whether it is (a slide presentation) or carrying a rucksack, those are themoments where the Bible tells us to boast in ourweakness and trust in God’s strength. (God’s) poweris perfected in weakness. It doesn’t mean you haveto be a doormat. You can be firm, confident, butrecognizing all the while, if I’m lifting weights, it’sGod who is sustaining me.”

Chaplain (Capt.) Samuel Rico, battalion chaplain,Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th InfantryDivision, prepares communion for the traditionalChristian service at Fraise Chapel, Kandahar Airfield,Afghanistan, Sept. 1

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Chaplain finds calling, strength

Wounded veteran cyclists participatein the almost 400-mile trek fromChicago’s Soldier Field to Detroit,during the 2013 Ride 2 RecoveryGreat Lakes Challenge, Aug. 23–29.


Miscellaneous

Soldier Show — Army Entertainment acceptsnominations from Army active, Reserve and NationalGuard component Soldiers to participate in programsand special events produced by Army Entertainment,such as The United States Army Soldier Show.Applications are accepted year-round but must bereceived by Nov. 1 for consideration for the followingyear. Applications are available at http://www.armymwr.com/recleisure/entertainment/experience(underscore)army(underscore)entertainment.aspx.

The Directorate of Public Works Housing Division —is now located in building 1225. Parking for building1225 is located off of Felkins Street. The entrance tothe Housing Division is on the west side of building1225. For more information, call 323-7016.

Finance travel processing — All inbound andoutbound Temporary Lodging Expense, “Do itYourself ” Moves, servicemember and Familymember travel, travel advance pay and travel payinquiries will be handled in building 1218, room 231.Call 526-4454 or 524-2594 for more information.

Self-help weed control program — Department ofDefense regulations require training for peopleapplying pesticides on military installations. Unitsinterested in participating in the program mustsend Soldiers for training on the proper handling, transportation and application of herbicides. Once individuals are properly trained by the Directorateof Public Works base operations contractor, FortCarson Support Services, Soldiers can be issuedthe appropriate products and equipment so unitscan treat weeds in rocked areas around their unit.Weed control training sessions for Soldiers areavailable the first and third Monday of the monththrough September from 10 a.m. to noon in building3711. Products and equipment will be available forSoldiers on a hand receipt. Each unit may send upto five people for training. For more informationabout the DPW Self-Help Weed Control Program,call 896-0852.

First Sergeants’ Barracks Program 2020 — is locatedin building 1454 on Nelson Boulevard. The hoursof operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Theoffice assists Soldiers with room assignments andterminations. For more information call 526-9707.

Recycle incentive program — The Directorate ofPublic Works has an incentive program to preventrecyclable waste from going to the landfill.Participating battalions can earn monetary rewardsfor turning recyclable materials in to the Fort CarsonRecycle Center, building 155. Points are assigned forthe pounds of recyclable goods turned in and everyparticipating battalion receives money quarterly. Call526-5898 for more information about the program.

Sergeant Audie Murphy Club — The Fort CarsonSergeant Audie Murphy Club meets the secondTuesday of each month from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45p.m. at the Stack Dining Facility, building 2330.The club is named after Audie Leon Murphy, themost highly-decorated Soldier in American history. The original SAMC started in 1986 at FortHood, Texas. By 1994, the club had spreadthroughout the Army. To be a member, a Soldiermust be recognized as an NCO of the highestquality, demonstrating both leadership and perfor-mance. Armywide, SMAC membership is between1 and 2 percent. Contact SAMC president Sgt. 1stClass Gilbert Guzman Jr. at 526-3576 or [email protected] for information.

Directorate of Public Works services — DPW isresponsible for a wide variety of services on FortCarson. Services range from repair and maintenanceof facilities to equipping units with a sweeperand cleaning motor pools. Listed below are phonenumbers and points of contact for services:

• Facility repair/service orders — FortCarson Support Services service order desk canbe reached at 526-5345. Use this number for

emergencies or routine tasks and for reportingwind damage, damaged traffic signs or otherfacility damage.

• Refuse/trash and recycling — Call EricBailey at 719-491-0218 or email [email protected] when needing trash containers, trashis overflowing or emergency service is required.

• Facility custodial services — Call BryanDorcey at 526-6670 or email [email protected] for service needs or to report complaints.

• Elevator maintenance — Call BryanDorcey at 526-6670 or email [email protected].

• Motor pool sludge removal/disposal —Call Dennis Frost at 526-6997 or [email protected].

• Repair and utility/self-help — Call GaryGrant at 526-5844 or email [email protected]. Use this number to obtain self-helptools and equipment or a motorized sweeper.

• Base operations contracting officerrepresentative — Call Terry Hagen at 526-9262or email [email protected] for questionson snow removal, grounds maintenance andcontractor response to service orders.

• Portable latrines — Call Jerald Just at524-0786 or email [email protected] torequest latrines, for service or to report damagedor overturned latrines.

• Signs — Call Jim Diorio, Fort CarsonSupport Services, at 896-0797 or 524-2924 oremail [email protected] to request a facility,parking or regulatory traffic sign.

The Fort Carson Trial Defense Service office — isable to help Soldiers 24/7 and is located at building1430, room 233. During duty hours, Soldiersshould call 526-4563. The 24-hour phone numberfor after hours, holidays and weekends is 526-0051.

Briefings 75th Ranger Regiment briefings — are held

Tuesdays in building 1430, room 150, from noonto 1 p.m. Soldiers must be private to sergeant firstclass with a minimum General Technical Score of105; be a U.S. citizen; score 240 or higher on theArmy Physical Fitness Test; and pass a Rangerphysical. Call 524-2691 or visit http://www.goarmy.com/ranger.html.

Casualty Notification/Assistance Officer training —is held Sept. 18-20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at VeteransChapel. Class is limited to the first 50 people.Call 526-5613/5614 for details.

Retirement briefings — are held from 8 a.m. tonoon the second and third Wednesday of eachmonth at the Freedom Performing Arts Center,building 1129 at the corner of Specker Avenueand Ellis Street. The Retirement Services Officerecommends spouses accompany Soldiers to thebriefing. Call 526-2840 for more information.

ETS briefings — for enlisted personnel are held thefirst and third Wednesday of each month.Briefing sign in begins at 7 a.m. at the SoldierReadiness Building, building 1042, room 244, ona first-come, first-served basis. Soldiers must bewithin 120 days of their expiration term of service, but must attend no later than 30 daysprior to their ETS or start of transition leave. Call526-2240/8458 for more information.

Disposition Services — Defense Logistics AgencyDisposition Services Colorado Springs, located inbuilding 381, conducts orientations Fridays from12:30-3:30 p.m. The orientations discuss DLAprocesses to include turning in excess property,

reutilizing government property, web-based tools available, special handling of property andenvironmental needs. To schedule an orientation,contact Arnaldo Borrerorivera at [email protected] for receiving/turn in; MikeWelsh at [email protected] for reutilization/webtools; or Rufus Guillory at [email protected].

Reassignment briefings — are held Tuesdays inbuilding 1129, Freedom Performing Arts Center.Sign in for Soldiers heading overseas is at 7 a.m.and the briefing starts at 7:30 a.m. Sign in forpersonnel being reassigned stateside is at 1 p.m.,with the briefing starting at 1:30 p.m. Soldiersare required to bring Department of the ArmyForm 5118, signed by their physician and battalioncommander, and a pen to complete forms. Call526-4730/4583 for details.

Army ROTC Green-to-Gold briefings — are heldthe first and third Tuesday of each month at noonat the education center, building 1117, room 120.Call University of Colorado-Colorado SpringsArmy ROTC at 262-3475 for more information.

Hours of OperationCentral Issue Facility

• In-processing — Monday-Thursday from7:30-10:30 a.m.

• Initial and partial issues — Monday-Friday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

• Cash sales/report of survey — Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Direct exchange and partial turn ins —Monday-Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m.

• Full turn ins — by appointment only; call526-3321.

• Unit issues and turn ins — requireapproval, call 526-5512/6477.

Education Center hours of operation — TheMountain Post Training and Education Center,building 1117, 526-2124, hours are as follows:

• Counselor Support Center — Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 11a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Army Learning Center — Monday-Friday8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Defense Activity for NontraditionalEducation Support and Army Personnel Testing —Monday-Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-4:30 p.m.

Repair and Utility self-help — has moved to building217 and is open Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Claims Office hours — are Monday-Friday from 9a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m., located on the first floorof building 6222, 1633 Mekong Street. Shipmentunder Full Replacement Value claimants must submit Department of Defense Form 1840R or AfterDelivery Form 1851 for additionally discovereditems to the carrier within 75 days online. Claimantsmust log into Defense Personal Property System athttp://www.move.mil and submit the claim withinnine months directly to the carrier to receive fullreplacement value for missing or destroyed items. Allother claims should be submitted to the ClaimsOffice within two years of the date of delivery or dateof incident. Call 526-1355 for more information.

Work Management Branch — The DPW WorkManagement Branch, responsible for processingwork orders — Facilities Engineering WorkRequests, DA Form 4283 — is open for processingwork orders and other in-person support from7-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Afternoon customer support is by appointment only, call526-2900. The Work Management Branch islocated in building 1219.

Special Forces briefings areheld Wednesdays from noonto 1 p.m. Special Operations Forcesbriefings are heldWednesdays from 1-2 p.m.Briefings are held in building 1430, room 123. Call524-1461 or visit http://www.bragg.army.mil/sorb.

Fort Carson dining facilities hours of operationDFAC Friday Saturday-Sunday Monday-Thursday

Stack Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: Closed

Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Wolf Breakfast: 6:45-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Closed Breakfast: 6:45-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.

Warfighter (Wilderness Road Complex)

Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: Closed

Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dinner: Closed

LaRochelle10th SFG(A)

Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: Closed

Closed Breakfast: 7-9 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dinner: Closed


Story and photos by Spc. Nathan Thome

4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

More than 72 active-duty andretired servicemembers participatedin the 18 Holes of Safety golf tournament at Cheyenne ShadowsGolf Club, Sept. 6.

In addition to getting in a roundof golf, the participants learned some tips about winter safety.

“I’m not a big fan of standing up and lecturing folks on a Friday afternoon for safety briefs, becausewe’re out there in the world and thereare a lot of great things to do,” saidLt. Col. Kevin Rants, commander,Army Field Support Battalion, FortCarson. “We don’t live by the don’ts;what we’ve got to do is manage therisks we deal with by acknowledgingthat risk, mitigating it and, mostimportantly, having fun.”

The golf tournament is heldtwice a year as part of safety andresiliency week.

“In the spring, we’ll focus onsummer safety and events that aretypically held during that season,such as fishing (and) boating,” Rants said. “Then we do it in the fall in preparation for the winter.”

Each participant received a winter safety pamphlet, remindingthem about the condition of theirwindshields, winter dehydration and even hunting.

“My predecessor is the one whoactually started this event,” Rants

said. “This is the fourth iteration for the battalion; the second onewhile I’ve been in charge.”

Over the last two iterations of the tournament, the number of participants has almost tripled in size and has transformed into a way to successfully raise safetyawareness for Soldiers.

Rants said part of that success is just getting the message out thereand letting folks from other unitscome and participate.

One Soldier decided to make the event a training day with hisSoldiers.

“It was a massive email they sent out; I saw it and said, ‘we’regoing to do this,’” said Sgt. 1st ClassTravis Smith, infantryman, CompanyB, 1st Battalion, 8th InfantryRegiment, 3rd Armored BrigadeCombat Team, 4th Infantry Division.“It seemed like a fun event, with agreat training aspect behind it.”

In addition to its safety message, Smith also saw the event as a way to build camaraderie among his Soldiers.

He said being able to golf withhis Soldiers strengthened their bondand raised their morale.

“This is definitely something thatother units should try,” said Sgt. AlexSturm, infantryman, Company B, 1stBn., 8th Inf. Reg. “This is the mostfun I’ve had in Colorado since I gothere, and actually doing somethingfun to train the Soldiers, rather thangive a lecture, really makes the training stick with (them).”

Sgt. Zachary Uhrick infantryman, Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th infantry Regiment, 3rdArmored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, tries his luck with the “Happy Gilmore”swing, during the 18 Holes of Safety golf tournament at Cheyenne Shadows Golf Club, Sept. 6.

Sgt. Steve Bechtold, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard, marks hisball during the 18 Holes of Safety golf tournament at the Fort Carson Cheyenne ShadowsGolf Club, Sept. 6.

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Special to the Mountaineer

With a family of 12, it isn’t easygetting everyone out the door, and it’s even harder when you don’t haveone vehicle that can fit everyone.

It’s a story Christy and Jon Bixby know all too well. They both lost a spouse in August 2010 — Capt. (Chap.) Dale Goetz was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and JonBixby’s wife died of breast cancer.

The two married almost a yearago, combining their two Families —she and her three boys and he and his four boys and three girls. The children range in age from 4 to 16.

The Family was presented a 15-passenger van Saturday through ajoint venture between Angels ofAmerica’s Fallen and the Veteran’sMotorcycle Club.

“Not only were they a Family of a fallen, they were a Family in need, a need we could take care of,”said Dan Levindofske of the Veteran’sMotorcycle Club.

The van came as a total surprisefor Christy Bixby.

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“We’ll probably fight over who gets the window seats,” saidArielle Bixby, 11.

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It’s my favorite,” said Eliana Bixby,10, who appreciated how clean thevehicle was and the “Buckle Up. It’s the Law” sign.

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about our new car, now we don’t have to have 10 kid stickers on an eight-passenger car,” Arielle said.

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Christy andJohn Bixby andtheir childrenpose for aphoto in frontof the 15-passenger vanfollowing thepresentation ofkeys by localnonprofit organizations.

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Household hazardous waste

Event reduces pollution, landfill disposalBy Susan C. Galentine

Directorate of Public Works public relations

Fort Cason is celebrating national PollutionPrevention Week with a household hazardous waste collection event Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Iron Horse Park.

The free event is open to military members andtheir Families, Department of Defense civilians,defense contractors and retirees. Community members can donate nonperishable food items tosupport Care and Share.

The Fort Carson community is encouraged to participate in preventing pollution by reducinglandfill waste and helping the installation get one step closer to its net zero waste goals.

Hazardous waste brought to the collection event must be in labeled, non-leaking containers that can be left at the site.

The following items can be turned in during the collection event:

: Household products: Aerosols, ammonia,ammunition, batteries, bleach, cleaners (carpet, drain, oven and toilet), cooking andlamp oils, cosmetics, degreasers, deodorizers,fire extinguishers, floor cleaners/waxes, fluorescent lights and ballasts, furniture polish/wax, laundry products, mercury, mothballs, photographic chemicals, propaneand butane tanks (1-20 pounds), rustremovers, silver cleaners, spot removers, etc.

: Paint, stains, solvents, etc.: Latex, oil-based, aerosol and hobby paints; and lacquers, solvents, stains, strippers, thinners, varnishes, etc.

: Lawn and garden products: Lawn and houseplant fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, rodent poisons, wood preservatives, etc.

: Automotive products: Antifreeze, batteries,brake and transmission fluids, cleaners (bug, tar, chrome, engine and vinyl), contaminated motor oil, self-service uncontaminated motor oil in five-gallon containers or smaller only, fuels, wax, etc.

: Electronics and data media: Computers,printers, scanners, audio/video equipment,camcorders, cell phones, digital cameras, fax machines, microwave ovens, TVs, audio and video tapes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-raydiscs, game cartridges, etc.

Recyclable materials already collected on Fort Carson that will also be collected during the event include glass bottles and jars, plastic,paper, metal, cardboard and wood (painted, stained or wood soaked with oils or other similarsubstances will not be collected).

The movie “Bag it,” which examines the impactof plastic on society, will be shown Monday at theFreedom Performing Arts Center, building 1129.The short version of the movie, 45 minutes, focuseson the politics of bags, single-use disposables, waste

and recycling and the health of oceans. The longversion, 60 minutes, includes a chapter on humanhealth. The short version will be shown at 9:30 a.m.and 3:30 p.m.; the long version at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. There is no charge to attend the movie.

For more information, call 526-4340 or 491-0218.


Claims to the EstateSgt. Jason Allen Hancock — With deepest regret

to the Family of the deceased. Anyone havingclaims against or indebtedness to his estate should contact Maj. Alberto Reynoso at 524-5928.

Spc. Robert David Chapman IV — With deepestregret to the Family of the deceased. Anyone havingclaims against or indebtedness to his estate shouldcontact Capt. James Azzinnari at 526-0744.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Richard Chad Isaksen —With deepest regret to the Family of the deceased.Anyone having claims against or indebtedness to his estate should contact 1st Lt. Robert Skiba at 526-8563.

Upcoming eventsChildren’s Health Day — Children’s Health Day

will be Sept. 20 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. at Child,Youth and School Services Timberline SKIESFacility, building 5939. There will be SKIESdemonstrations, CYSS sports, activity booths,healthy cooking, wellness activities and prizes.Open to all TRICARE beneficiaries. Call 524-4156 for more information.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Week —The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled National Prescription Drug Take-BackWeek for Oct. 21-26. There will be two collectionboxes at Evans Army Community Hospital — outside the Main Hospital Pharmacy and theSoldier and Family Care Clinic Pharmacy — from8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 21-25. There will also be collection boxes outside the commissary and the Exchange from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 26.

General announcementsTRICARE dental program questions — A

MetLife Dental benefit adviser will answer questions and enroll Family members. The representative will be at Evans Army CommunityHospital Tuesday from 1:30-3:30 p.m., outside the dining facility. The program is foractive-duty military Family members.

Navy Birthday Ball — The Navy Birthday Ball willbe at the Antlers Hilton, 4 S. Cascade Ave., Oct.12. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., dinner and ceremonyat 7 p.m. To register and pay online, visithttps://2013navyball.checkfront.com/reserve.

Housing Survey — Surveys for residents of BalfourBeatty Communities will be delivered door todoor through Sept. 26. If residents are not home, surveys will be hung from the front door.Surveys can be returned to locked boxes at BBC community centers, 6800 Prussman Blvd. or 4800 McNerney St. The deadline forsubmitting completed surveys is Sept. 27.

Dental Assistant Training — The next session of theAmerican Red Cross Dental Assistant TrainingProgram will begin in January. Participants must beU.S. citizens, 18 and older, Department of Defenseidentification card holders with a valid high schooldiploma or GED. Applications will be availableOct. 1 at the Red Cross, Evans Army CommunityHospital, room 1033, and must be completed andreturned by Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. Call 526-7144 or 526-2311 for more information.

Tuition Assistance fiscal year deadline — The lastday for Soldiers to request TA in GoArmyEd forcourses that start on or before Sept. 30 is before11:59 p.m., Sept. 23. This does not impact coursesstarting on or after Oct. 1. Call the EducationCenter, 526-2124, for more information.

Employee art show — The U.S. General ServicesAdministration is sponsoring an art exhibition toencourage the creative talents of federal employees.The artwork will be exhibited in Denver, and apanel of art professionals will judge. Participationis open to current federal employees. Deadline for entry forms is Sept. 20. [email protected] for more information.

Voting assistance — The Voting Assistance Office, located in building 1218, room 212, is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday-Friday. Call526-3963 for assistance, or additional informationcan be found at http://www.fvap.gov.

Seeking volunteers — Cub Scout Pack 164 needsscouts and adult volunteers who enjoy the outdoors,camping, climbing, sports, helping the communityand more. Contact Sara Ehrhart, committee chair,785-226-0267, troop(underscore)[email protected].

Water quality report — The Directorate of Public Works has issued its annual water quality report. Fort Carson’s water, supplied byColorado Springs Utilities, is of high quality and has been for many years. The report can be viewed at http://www.carson.army.mil/DPW.

School lunch and breakfast program — SchoolDistrict 8 is accepting applications for the nationalSchool Lunch and School Breakfast programs.Application forms are being provided to all homeswith a letter to parents. Additional copies are available in each school. The information providedon the application is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility and verifying data. Applications may be submitted any time during the school year.Contact Dawn Muniz at 719-382-1334 or [email protected] for more information.

Speed limit changes — The existing 40 mph speedlimit on Butts Road between Wilderness andAirfield roads has been reduced to 30 mph. Call526-9267 for information regarding the change.

Same day appointments — Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital Family Medicine Clinics,Internal Medicine Clinic and Pediatric Clinic areoperating under an appointment model called“Open Access,” offering same day appointments.Beneficiaries may not be offered the exact hour they want. Call the Access to Care Line,526-2273, to make an appointment.

Homes offered to wildfire victims — Tierra VistaCommunities on Schriever Air Force Base is offering six to 12 month leases to Colorado residents displaced by the wildfire. Call 683-3660 for more information.

Transfer military hospital or clinic when relocating— TRICARE Online users must update their military hospital or clinic location online each time they relocate. Transferring military hospital or clinic affiliation in TOL does not automaticallytransfer the TRICARE enrollment in DefenseEnrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

Changes to dining facility — The Evans ArmyCommunity Hospital DFAC has reduced menuoptions on weekends and holidays. Weekends and federal holiday hours are: breakfast, 6:30-8:30 a.m.; lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and dinner, 4-5:30 p.m. The DFAC offers an assortment ofnutritious grab-n-go items during these mealhours: breakfast — assorted beverages, cold cereal, assorted pastries, hard-boiled eggs, breakfast burritos, scones, muffins, fresh fruit and

yogurt; lunch and dinner — assorted beverages,assorted pre-made sandwiches, assorted pre-madesalads, fresh fruit, yogurt and assorted desserts. Call 526-7968 or 7973 for more information.

Library program — Tutor.com for military Familiesoffers homework and studying help from a professional tutor, any time of day or night, free for K-12 students in military Families. Expert tutors are available online 24/7 to help students in more than 16 subjects, including math, science,English and social studies. Tutor.com can also helpwith standardized test prep, Advance Placementexams and with college essays. Visit http://www.tutor.com/military for more information.

Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey —Patients may fill out and return the APLSS tohelp minimize the impact of budget cuts on medical care. Evans Army Community Hospitalreceives funding based on patients seen and customer satisfaction. Positive surveys returnedcan bring in up to $800. Help keep providers and departments and clinics fully functional. Call 526-7256 for more information.

Seeking volunteers — Cub Scout Pack 264 needs volunteers for den leaders and committeemembers. No experience is needed. Training will be provided by Boy Scouts of America staff.There is always a need for new volunteers to fill positions or just help out at various activities.Contact the committee chair, Johnathon Jobsonat [email protected] or the Cub master,Robert Jepsen, [email protected] put Scout Volunteer in the subject line.

Triple Threat expands — The Southeast FamilyCenter and Armed Services YMCA hosts Triple Threat meetings for Family members ofmilitary personnel dealing with post-traumaticstress disorder. Groups meet at 6:30 p.m.Thursday evenings at the YMCA located at 2190 Jet Wing Drive in Colorado Springs.Contact Larry Palma at 559-376-5389 or [email protected] for details.

Thrift shop accepts credit cards — The FortCarson Thrift Shop is now accepting debit andcredit cards. The shop, located in building 305, is open Tuesday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2:30p.m. Contact Gail Olson at 526-5966 or [email protected] for more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities. Donationsmay be dropped off at the store during normalbusiness hours or at the recycling center locatednear the main exchange.


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Frequent deployments and separations, high stress jobs and frequent moves — military life is full of stressors that can wreak havoc on marriage and Families and lead to screaming and other breakdowns in communication.

Army Community Service officials hope to stop the screamingwith free parenting and marriage seminars being offered Sept. 26.ScreamFree Parenting is from 10-11:30 a.m. in the Aspen Room at ACS. ScreamFree Marriage is from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Hub.

“Yelling, screaming … for me,that’s basically an alarm. That’s a cryfor help,” said Ken Robinson, FamilyAdvocacy Program specialist at ACS.“I’m feeling either incompetent — Ican’t meet your needs, I don’t knowhow to do this marriage or Familything — or I’m feeling that we’re

really disconnected right now.”The seminar will be taught by

Hal Runkel, author of “ScreamFreeMarriage” and “ScreamFreeParenting.” Runkel recently trained a group of about 20 people from various organizations on Fort Carsonso they can serve as facilitators for future classes.

“A lot of it focuses on not necessarily what the other person is doing, but what your reactions are,” said Steve Frost, victim advocatecoordinator, Family AdvocacyProgram, one of the training attendees. “What are the things youhave the ability to control?”

Even those who don’t often findthemselves screaming can benefitfrom the seminars.

“You may be keeping calm on the outside, but inside, you’re not,”Robinson said. “(The relationship)may not be abusive or anything. It’sjust not the quality of relationship that you really could have.”

Another aspect of the seminar isdifferentiation of self, he said.

“How do you, … in marriage,have an intimate, closely connectedrelationship with your spouse without losing your unique individuality?” he said.

In unhealthy relationships, spousescan feel that they have to be somebodyelse to please their partners, or theymight not allow their individuality to come out at all, he said.

“In good relationships, you have the freedom to keep your individuality without fear of rejection,” said Robinson.

Even healthy parenting and marriage relationships can benefitfrom the seminars.

“You may have a fantastic marriage, and that’s great. It’s thesame thing as, you may be really fit, but that doesn’t mean you stopgoing to the gym. The whole point is, continue to work on your marriage, continue to have these conversations,” said MarianaGraupmann, victim advocate, FAP,another training attendee.

The parenting class focuses onhelping nurture children’s individuality.

“Sometimes the kid has to be somebody other than who he really is,” Robinson said. “It’s moreabout pleasing the parents and calming their anxiety versus (him)thriving as a child.”

He said the seminar is still beneficial if only one partner can attend.

“It’s not about how can I changemy spouse, how can I change my kid,” Frost said. “What’s my part in it? Why is this important to me?”

Whether they choose to go to the parenting or marriage seminar,Family relationships can benefit.

“Your relationships are only as good as the amount of time and effort you invest in them,” said Robinson. “Any sort of enrichment or education, whether it’s for parenting or for couples, is agood thing to keep (relationships)moving forward.

“If not, we tend to get into a rut, and we get into a way of relating, and we drift apart and don’t even realize it because we get so busy with the Army and otherthings in life.”

“You may have a fantastic marriage, andthat’s great. ... The whole point is, continue to work on your marriage,continue to have these conversations.”

— Mariana Graupmann

To register for the seminars, call ACS at 526-4590.

Child care is available for the parenting workshop,

but the child needs to be registered with Child, Youth and School Services,

and parents need to reserve a space when calling ACS.

There is no child care available for the marriage seminar, but there is a free dinner.


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Fort Carson communitymembers looking for opportunities to share theirexperiences and help otherFamilies will soon get theirchance. Army CommunityService is conducting aninstructor training courseSept. 23-25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“Our goal is to makesure that anyone who’s(teaching) our classes isgoing to be well schooled,well prepared and com -mitted,” said Nate Nugin,ACS Family EnrichmentProgram manager.

Those who complete the course will be eligible to teach ACS classes, suchas deployment readiness,Family Readiness Groupleader and key caller classes,ACS overview and ArmyFamily Team Building. Butinstructors must have takenthe course themselves before they can teach it.

“You can only teachwhat you’ve been taught.That’s our approach,” Nugin said.

Even if people haven’ttaken any ACS classes, butare interested in teaching,they should attend theSeptember training ratherthan waiting until they’ve

completed other classes.“They might miss

(their opportunity),” Nugin said. “It might be six months before (we’re)training again.”

The goal of training is to increase the pool ofinstructors certified to teachAFTB, he said. Those classes are lengthier, multilevel courses, but evenif instructors haven’t beenthrough AFTB and don’tqualify to teach it, their ability to teach other classesis still important.

“(They) would still be a very valuable resource to us,” he said.

The instructor trainingcovers topics such as effective instruction, speaking skills, methods of instructions and how toteach to an adult audience.

“For folks who’ve never had any formal publicspeaking training or folksthat never really had any formal training on how totrain, it gives them that foundation,” Nugin said.

At the conclusion of thesessions, each attendee isrequired to do a 12-minutepresentation in front of apanel of ACS master trainers,who will then give feedback.

“I’ve had the good fortune of sitting on a paneland watching students …

then watching them overtime, watching them growand mature as instructors,”he said. “Their confidencegrows by leaps and bounds.”

Those who’ve gonethrough the course in thepast, but not taught, shouldtake the course again as a refresher.

“It’s like anything else, if you acquire skills, if youdon’t use those skills, you’re going to be a littleless effective,” Nugin said.

After completing thetraining classes, instructorsare asked to teach a basicAFTB class.

“That’s the final test,”Nugin said. “The idea is to put them in the settingthat they’re going to be putin ultimately.”

There are evening andweekend ACS classes, too,he said. So those who work,but would like to teach, still have the opportunity.

The importance of the volunteer instructors is critical.

“Their impact is goingto go far beyond their timeon the platform. It may welldetermine whether or not the folks come back forclasses,” Nugin said.

Anyone interested inattending the instructorcourse should call ACS at 526-4590.

Agency needs instructors

“Our goal is to make sure that anyone who’s (teaching)our classes is going to be well schooled, well preparedand committed.”

— Nate Nugin

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Editor’s note: Historical information obtained from “FortCarson in World War II: The OldHospital Complex” by MelissaConnor and James Schneck, National Park Service, MidwestArchaeological Center, Lincoln, Neb.

It was 1942. Glenn Miller was onthe radio. Bing Crosby and Bob Hopewere taking the “Road to Morocco”in theaters. And the United States had been at war for less than a year.

The first building on Camp

Carson had been built in late January, and a mere six months later, Aug. 6, the hospital opened totreat Soldiers wounded overseas.

Camp Carson was designated as a temporary cantonment, not apermanent military installation, and the hospital construction wasplanned to be temporary.

Today, more than 70 years later,some of those temporary buildingsstill stand.

During its heyday in World WarII, the hospital complex was thelargest in the country and could treat more than 9,000 patients. The

complex consisted of 59 buildingsthat covered almost 62 acres.

As the need for hospital bedsshrank during peacetime, some of the buildings were converted to otheruses, such as living quarters andoffices. But parts of the old hospitalcontinued to be used as a hospitaluntil Evans Army CommunityHospital opened in 1986.

“The old hospital was charming,”said Carol Wetzig, a pediatric nursepractitioner at EACH. Wetzig workedat the old hospital from 1982-1986.

Her grandfather was stationed at Camp Carson for a year during

World War II.“He was at Camp Carson, so

I was always thinking it was reallyneat … coming to work at FortCarson,” she said.

The buildings were long and narrow, one and two story, and manyof them were connected by coveredwalkways with ramps leading fromone floor to the next, creating miles of corridors.

“(Nurses) would ride these littleadult tricycles with baskets, andthey’d have their bells, so they’d ring the bells, and you’d have to look … because they’d be coming

Courtesy photo

A view of the hospital complex from the air, viewed to the southeast.

down the corridor so fast, we wouldn’twant to get hit,” Wetzig said.

Mike Wheeler was a captain, an administrative resident in the U.S. Army Baylor program in health care administration at the old hospital, and one of the last residents at the old building.

“Getting up and down the corridors was always a challenge. You didn’t have a problem gettingyour exercise,” he said. “If you wanted to go to the snack bar to get a cup of coffee, it was a trek.”

Because of the distance and system of ramps connecting buildings,employees occasionally got lost.

“We would have to sometimesuse the map to figure out how to getto this clinic or that, and, until youworked awhile, it was hard to know,” Wetzig said. “You’d have to sometimes ask the bicyclists …they knew the place really well.”

There was no Internet, and most records were handwritten or typed. Records had to be hand carried, and couriers made roundsthroughout the hospital, picking upand delivering items.

“You couldn’t have just onecourier to run the whole hospital,”

Wheeler said. “It was all very laborintensive. You had people runningaround the hospital all day long.That was their whole job.”

The design of the old hospital,with multiple buildings spread over a large area, differs from today’smodern designs.

“There was aerial bombardmentstill going on (when the old hospitalwas built), and if you spread yourhospital out, then if you got bombed, it wouldn’t destroy theentire building,” he said.

Most of the remaining buildingsare slated to be demolished, but a fewwill remain, including those housingthe Family Readiness Center, ArmySubstance Abuse Program and Office of the Staff Judge Advocate.

“It’s a shame that we haven’tbeen able to save more of it, but there are economic realities that theArmy has to deal with,” said BettyWhiting, archaeologist and historicpreservation specialist with StellEnvironmental Enterprises.

About 45 to 50 years after abuilding is built, it can be evaluatedfor its historic value. But, if there’sbeen remodeling, that changes theintegrity of the building, it’s no

longer eligible for inclusion on the National Register of HistoricPlaces, she said.

“If you talk to someone who wasthere during the 1940s, and they say,‘This doesn’t look anything like it didwhen I was here,’ then the integrityhas been (compromised) enough that the site … is no longer goodenough to register,” Whiting said.

Once the buildings are demolished, the land will be turned

over to Balfour Beatty Communitiesfor more housing, said Dave Martin,environmental protection specialistwith the Directorate of Public Works.

“To tear down the old wing and put housing in for Soldiers andtheir Families, to me, is a goodreplacement,” Wheeler said. “From a sentimental perspective it kind ofknocked down some of the sadnessthat goes along with (the demolitionof) a building like that.”

Courtesy photo

Undated photograph of the AdministrationBuilding, building S6225.

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Fort Carson communitymembers and theirdogs enjoy one last dayat the pool before itcloses for the year,during the annualDoggie Day at the Pool,at the Outdoor Pool Saturday.

Kalani, dog ofSgt. Cresswell

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Sgt. FranciscoHernandez,squad leader,204th BrigadeSupportBattalion, 2ndArmoredBrigade CombatTeam, 4thInfantryDivision, andhis wife,Shannon BraeHernandez, playfetch with theirdog, Boomer,during DoggieDay at the Pool.

A dog shakes offwater after climbing

out of the pool, duringDoggie Day at the

Pool, at the FortCarson Outdoor Pool, Saturday.

Staff Sgt. Jeff Hartness, radiology specialist, Medical Department Activity, cradles his dog, Cooper, during Doggie Day at thePool, Saturday at the Outdoor Pool.

Story and photos by Spc. Nathan Thome4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office

Hundreds of Soldiers and their Family membersbrought their four-legged friends to the Outdoor PoolSaturday for Doggie Day at the Pool.

Doggie Day at the Pool began three years ago whenthe aquatics staff had the idea of letting dogs in to swimwith their owners on the last day the Outdoor Pool isopen. The event has averaged 150 dogs each year.

“We close the pool Labor Day because everyone is back in school. That followingSaturday is when we open it up for the dogs,” said JenniferPearson, Fort Carson aquatics manager. “Really, it’s just a funtime for people to come in andswim with their dogs.”

Pearson said she enjoys theevent because it’s fun to watch people and their dogs interact.

“All the Families that come,and all the dogs that come, you

just watch, they’ll have a blast. They just enjoy it,” said Pearson. “You’ll see so many different types of dogs here. It’s fun to watch them swimming, or at least trying to swim in the pool.”

Staff Sgt. Jeff Hartness, radiology specialist,Medical Department Activity, and his son, K.T. Hartness, spent the afternoon swimming in the deep end of the pool with their dog, Cooper.

“It was a great day at the pool,” said Jeff Hartness.“I know our dog enjoyed it. It was his first time out here, and we look forward to next year’s event.

“We actually heard about this last year, but unfortunately we didn’t get a chance to do it, so we’vebeen looking forward to this,” he said. “It’s definitely a morale booster for everybody, to have the opportunityto do something like this. I don’t see any public pools doing anything like this. Everyone I saw here had a good time today.”

K.T. Hartness also said how much he liked the event.

“Today was awesome. I had a lot of fun,” he said. “It was a great time to swim with my dog at the pool. I wish we could do this more often.”


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The Legal Assistance Division routinely encounters servicemembersrequiring help with recovering securitydeposits retained by landlords.

Landlords frequently claim tenantscaused damage to the property or did not effectively clean a residence prior to vacating. The level of service we can provide at the Legal AssistanceOffice is largely dependent upon the servicemembers’ actions prior to movinginto the home and during the final days leading up to vacating.

Here are some steps to protect yourself from encountering these types of issues:➣ Servicemembers should look at

the lease to identify who will beresponsible for maintenance andrepairs. Most leases require the tenantto notify the landlord of any repairs,and may require the landlord to schedule the repairs and hire a contractor to complete the work.Protect yourself by making sure thelease spells out specifically the partyresponsible for the costs of repairs.Landlords will often take care of the repairs during the lease, but thensubtract the costs of repairs from thesecurity deposit at the end of the lease.

➣ Perform a thorough walkthrough prior to moving into an apartment.Record on the move-inchecklist all deficiencies,no matter how minor, and take photos. Makeevery effort to demand a walkthrough of the apartment prior to movingout and, once again, take photos. Ifthe landlord is unwilling to perform a walkthrough in your presence, document your efforts by having the landlord state the reasons for thedenial on paper. If the landlord will not sign a document, try to obtain an email address and record your effortsvia email. Additionally, it is easier for landlords to find problems with a residence when performing a walkthrough outside the presence of the tenant and make deductionsfrom the security deposit that mayactually be unwarranted under theColorado Revised Statutes.

➣ Under Colorado Landlord/Tenant law, alandlord shall, within one month afterthe termination of a lease or surrenderand acceptance of the premises,whichever occurs last, return to the tenant the full security deposit depositedwith the landlord by the tenant, unlessthe lease agreement specifies a longer

period of time,but not to exceed

60 days. No securitydeposit shall beretained to cover normal wear and tear.In the event actual

cause exists for retaining any portion

of the security deposit, the landlord shall provide

the tenant with a written statement listing the exact reasons for the retention of any portion of the securitydeposit. If the landlord does not providethe tenant with a written statementwithin this timeframe, then the landlord forfeits the right to withholdany portion of the security deposit.Colorado law does provide

deterrence to landlords for wrongfullywithholding security deposits. Tenantscan sue landlords for wrongfully withholding a security deposit andreceive treble damages — three times the amount of the deposit. However, the tenant must follow the required procedures by providing the landlord aseven-day notice to return the securitydeposit prior to taking any legal actionfor recovering treble damages.

For assistance with landlord/tenantissues, contact the Fort Carson LegalAssistance Division at 526-5572.

Steps help protect security deposit planning to ensure thewhole Family would be in attendance.

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Since the parents arethe only ones currentlyable to drive, the van will make things mucheasier. When Jon Bixbywas at work not everyonecould fit in one car, sosome of the children had to remain at home. It will also make Familytrips easier because they no longer will have to communicatebetween two vehicles to take bathroom breaksor decide where to stop for food or catch up to each other.

Christy Bixby isalready planning a trip toMinnesota to visit herFamily and possibly a tripto South Carolina to visither husband’s Family.

“Not only is thereplenty of elbow room,there’s luggage room,too,” Jon Bixby said.

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Sept. 10, 1942 — The first edition of theMountaineer is published for the benefitof Soldiers assigned to Camp Carson.

Sept. 22, 1942 — Klewit Construction is awarded a $2 million contract for additional building construction.

September 1943 — Carson officialsannounce that Sgt. Joe Louis and Cpl.“Sugar” Ray Robinson plan to visit the post for a boxing exhibition.

September 1945 — Soldiers of the 10thMountain Division continue to stream into Camp Carson following World War IIservice. The Army’s largest division, the10th, has 15,000 Soldiers assigned to it.

Sept. 17, 1945 — The Camp CarsonHospital Center is designated aSeparation Center to outprocess World War II Soldiers.

Sept. 30, 1948 — The 38th RegimentalCombat Team departs Camp Carson for Fort Lewis, Wash., to join the 2ndInfantry Division.

Sept. 14, 1950 — Reserve and NationalGuard troops begin arriving at Camp

Carson for training as the Korean crisis continues.

Sept. 3, 1965 — The 2nd Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, receives orders to relocate to Fort Carson from Fort Devens, Mass.

Sept. 13, 1968 — Fort Carson’s newspaper is renamed The Red Diamond Brand and Mountaineerrecognizing the 5th Infantry Division.

Sept. 8, 1975 — Control of the post’s Central Issue Facility is transferred from the Director ofIndustrial Operations to the 43rd Support Group.

Sept. 12-13, 1979 — Fort Carsonand the 4thInfantry Divisionprepare and staffseven ethnic boothsin support of theColorado SpringsIntercultural PeoplesFest at the CityAuditorium.

Sept. 2, 1993 —Gen. Dennis Reimer, commander, U.S. Army Forces Command, and former 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson commander, visits the post.


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Chapel briefsFacebook: Search “Fort Carson Chaplains (Religious

Support Office)” for events and schedules.Catholic Religious Education — registration

is being accepted for classes that meet Sundays from 10:30-11:50 a.m. Religious education classes are available for children in preschool through the age of confirmation.Classes are also offered for adults seeking tojoin the Catholic faith and those who desire to participate in the celebrating of the sacraments. Call Pat Treacy at 524-2458 formore information.

Club Beyond is a program for military middleschool teens. Volunteers are welcome. Call 719-355-9594 for dates and times.

Youth Ministries: Christian Youth Group forsixth- through 12th-graders meets Sundayfrom 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Soldiers’ MemorialChapel. Call 526-5744 for more information.

Catholic Women of the Chapel meets Friday from9:30-11:30 a.m. at Soldiers’ Memorial Chapel. For information, call 526-5769 or visit “FortCarson Military Council of Catholic Women” on Facebook.

Knights of Columbus, a Catholic group for men 18 and older, meets the second andfourth Tuesday of the month atSoldiers’ Memorial Chapel. Call526-5769 for more information.

Protestant Women of the Chapelmeets Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Soldiers’ MemorialChapel. Free child care is available.Email [email protected] or visit PWOC Fort Carson on Facebook for details.

Latter Day Saints Soldiers: WeeklyInstitute Class (Bible study) is Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Chapel. Food is provided. Call 971-219-0007 or 719-433-2659or email [email protected] for more information.

Chapel ScheduleROMAN CATHOLIC

Day Time Service Chapel Location Contact PersonSaturday 4-45 p.m. Reconciliation Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Manuel/526-8583Saturday 5 p.m. Mass Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Manuel/526-8583Sunday 8:15-8:45 a.m. Reconciliation Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Manuel/526-8583Sunday 9 a.m. Mass Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Manuel/526-8583Sunday 10:30 a.m. Religious education Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Pat Treacy/524-2458Sunday 10:30 a.m. RCIA Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Pat Treacy/524-2458Sunday 11 a.m. Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital Fr. Christopher/526-7386Mon-Fri 11:45 a.m. Mass Soldiers Nelson & Martinez Chap. Manuel/526-8583Mon-Fri Noon Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital Fr. Christopher/526-7386First Friday of month Noon Mass Healer Evans Army Hospital Fr. Christopher/526-7386

PROTESTANTFriday 4:30 p.m. Intercessory prayer, Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Stuart/524-4316

Bible StudySunday 9 a.m. Protestant Healer Evans Army Hospital Chap. Gee/526-7386Sunday 9:15 a.m. Sunday School Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Heidi McAllister/526-5744Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Prussman Barkeley & Prussman Heidi McAllister/526-5744Sunday 11 a.m. Protestant Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Stuart/524-4316Sunday 11 a.m. Gospel Prussman Barkeley & Prussman Ursula Pittman/503-1104Sunday 10 a.m. Chapel NeXt Veterans Magrath & Titus Chap. Palmer/526-3888Sunday 2:30-4:30p.m. Youth ministry Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Heidi McAllister/526-5744Tuesday 9:30 a.m. PWOC Soldiers’ Nelson & Martinez Chap. Stuart/524-4316

EASTERN ORTHODOXSunday 10 a.m. Orthodox Service Provider Barkeley & Ellis Chap. Oanca/503-4340

JEWISHFort Carson does not offer Jewish services on post. Contact Chap. (Lt. Col.) Fields at 503-4090/4099 for Jewish service and study information

ISLAMIC SERVICESFort Carson does not offer Islamic services on post. Contact the Islamic Society at 2125 N. Chestnut, 632-3364 for information.

(FORT CARSON OPEN CIRCLE) WICCASunday 1 p.m. Provider Chapel, Building 1350, Barkeley and Ellis [email protected]

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Meets once or twice monthly and upon special request. Contact Michael Hackwith or Wendy Chunn-Hackwith at 285-5240 for information.

Heartbeat, a support group for battle buddies,Family members and friends who are suicide survivors, meets the second Tuesday of eachmonth from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Fallen HeroesFamily Center, building 6215, 6990 Mekong St.Contact Richard Stites at 719-598-6576 or CherylSims at 719-304-9815 for more information.

Spanish Bible Study meets off post. ContactStaff Sgt. Jose Varga at 719-287-2016 for study times and location.

Jewish Lunch and Learn with Chap. (Lt. Col.)Howard Fields takes place Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Provider Chapel. For more information, call 526-8263.

By Chap. (Maj.) Don Williamson4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,

4th Infantry Division

“I will make a covenant of peacewith them and drive away danger from the land.

“Then my people will be able to camp safely in the wildest placesand sleep in the woods without fear.” Ezekiel 34:25

As I write this devotion, it is my 21st wedding anniversary. Whilesome people may think this is quite a milestone, others may see it as animpossibility nowadays. Still othersmay view it is as only the beginning.Regardless of how you view it, it still is special.

Still, because of my many years ofbeing married, I have a confession tomake. I don’t sleep very well in a singlebed. Sleeping next to someone thatlong, you get used to having them nextto you, feeling their warmth, hearingthem breathe and reaching your armout to hold them. When you are away,it’s much harder to fall asleep.

As a result, whenever I’m awayfrom my wife, I wake up often or it takes me a while to drift off. Most of the time, I try to combat thatby watching TV, or simply reading abook. But, whenever I am deployed,I’ve found that if I go out for a littlelate night walk, it calms me downenough that I can crawl back into bedand get some needed rest. I would also say that being in a combat zonemakes it hard to shut your brain down.

One sweltering night during my

deployment to Afghanistan, shortlyafter arriving to our battalion headquarters at Forward OperatingBase Kalagush, I couldn’t sleep so I decided to go for a walk aroundthe FOB. At several locations alongthe wall we have guard towers manned 24/7. I made my way over to one of them for a visit. As I gotcloser, one of the guards shined his red lens flashlight at me.

“Who goes there?” he asked.“It’s the chaplain,” I responded.“Oh, hey sir,” the Soldier said,

surprised. “What brings you out here so late at night?”

Climbing up the ladder to thetower, I said, “Well, it’s a nice nightout, so I decided to check up on some of my favorite Soldiers.”

Barely able to make out his silhouette in the darkness, I couldsense the Soldier didn’t quite knowhow to react to that statement. Then he said, “Yeah, but sir, we stay up late so you don’t have to.”

I smiled and clapped my hand ontohis armor-vest protected shoulder. “Iknow buddy,” I replied, close enoughto see the reflection of the night sky inhis eyes. “But it never hurts to get avisit of encouragement, right?”

“You bet, ‘Chaps,’” he said, obviously appreciative of the company.“It’s always good to see you.”

For the next 10-15 minutes, these two Soldiers and I talked aboutmyriad things. I learned that one of them was going home in a fewweeks for rest and recuperation leave;his baby was not quite a month old

when he deployed. I found out that theother was only 19years old. He wasborn the year I graduated high school. Man,did I start to feel my age. Toward theend of our time together, I asked if Icould say a quick prayer for them.

“Sure, sir,” the guard said.“Always love it when you pray for us.”

I put my arms around those twoguys and prayed for safety, both fortheir shift and for continued protectionover the FOB. I asked that God wouldbe with them throughout the night and help them to stay awake and alert.I prayed for their Families. And, asalways, I prayed that all of us wouldmake it through this deployment safelyand return home to the ones we love.We all said, “Amen,” and I climbed backdown the ladder and headed towardmy hooch. But that comment thatyoung Soldier made, all of 19 yearsold, still echoed in my head, “But sir,we stay up late so you don’t have to.”

How many times have I heardpeople back home talk about this generation? How often have peoplesaid to me, “These kids don’t careabout anything. They are so selfish.We’ve become a society that simply

gives kids everything nowadays andplaces no expectations on them.They’ll never amount to anything.”

How I wish they could see ourSoldiers. These young men andwomen are willing to give the ultimatesacrifice for many in their countrywho’ve written them off as selfish,immature leeches of society. Theyoften tell me that I give them inspiration, when, in reality, they are the ones who inspire me. Theyinspire me to be a better chaplain anda better servant. They inspire me topray for them without ceasing. Theyinspire me to be a better Soldier.

As I crawled into bed and startedto drift off to sleep that night, Ithought of the psalmist when he said,“The Lord never slumbers nor sleeps”(Psalm 121:4). And I was grateful for another day to serve the one whoprotects and cares for these unselfish, untiring, dedicated men andwomen who protect our freedom.

“The Lord neverslumbers nor sleeps.”

— Psalm 121:4

Sleepless nights bring appreciation for service


Photo by Walt Johnson

Mountaineer Sports Feature

Story and photos by Walt Johnson

Mountaineer staff

Military and civilian athletestested their ability to complete the challenging Mountain Post triathlon Saturday at theOutdoor Pool.

The individual event tested participants’ ability to swim 500-meters, cycle 12.4 miles and then run 3.4 miles. The team event consisted of a750-meter swim, 12.4 miles on a bicycle and a 6.4-mile run.

The weather could not havebeen better as Sabine Clark,Waller Physical Fitness Centerdirector and program chairperson, welcomed the athletes and gavethem a safety briefing.

The team competition kicked off the event with many first timetriathletes taking on the challenge,to include twin sisters AngieJordy and Wendy Stevenson.

“This was the firsttriathlon forboth of us,”said Jordy.“Wendy ismore athleticthan I and likes to workout a little more than I do. When wefound out about the triathlon, we signed up for it.”

“Doing a triathlon is on my bucket list ... and now I can crossthat off,” Stevenson said. “It was great that we did it together.It made it even more enjoyable todo it with my sister.”

Sarah Levan, JohannaMitchell and Shannon Hampton,who trained and competed together, were cheering each otheron throughout the competition.

“It was a challenge, and I want to be a role model for my children when it comes to fitness,” Levan said of competingin the triathlon.

Athletes meetchallenge oftriathlon event

Paul Krause, left, talks withLuis Maldonado during thecycling phase ofthe post triathlonevent Saturday atthe Outdoor Pool.

Logan Boyer, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rdArmored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division,slides safely into third base during opening nightaction of the company- and battalion-level intramuralsoftball championships at the Mountain Post SportsComplex Monday. The two tournaments were scheduledto end Thursday night. A home run contest wasscheduled to be held between the two games. The fallsoftball season is scheduled to begin Tuesday.

Josefina Taijeron,left, McKibben

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The Trojans lost 27-12 to Columbine High School, Sept. 6. After facing Rock Canyon, the Trojans will have three consecutivehome games, hosting the Palmer Terrors Sept. 19, Valor Christian Sept. 27 and LegendOct. 4. Games start at 7 p.m.

The Fort Carson intramural sports battalioncross country meet scheduled for Friday has been postponed.

Officials said the race will be run at a date to be determined. The competition will be between battalions in men’s and women’s divisions and is open to all active-duty Soldiers.

For more information, call 526-3972 oremail [email protected] or [email protected].

The 2013 National Physique Committee GNCNatural Colorado Open Bodybuilding, Fitness,Figure, Bikini and Physique Championshipswill be held Oct. 12 at Colorado HeightsUniversity Theater, (formerly Teikyo LorettoHeights), 3001 S. Federal Blvd., in Denver.

Prejudging for bodybuilding and physiquewill begin at 8:30 a.m. in the men’s and women’sbodybuilding and physique categories. Judgingwill then take place in women’s bodybuilding and physique; fitness routines, bikini, fitnessphysique and figure competitions respectively at 10:30 a.m. The finals will begin at 5 p.m.

The Colorado Rockies are offering their last military special ticket buys this season.

The next opportunity is when the Rockiestake on the St. Louis Cardinals Monday-Thursdayat 6:40 p.m., and Thursday at 1:10 p.m. TheArizona Diamondbacks will be in town Sept. 21at 6:10 p.m. and Sept. 22 at 2:10 p.m. The Boston Red Sox will close out the special ticketpromotion Sept. 24-25 at 6:40 p.m. Military personnel can purchase tickets in the outfieldbox, pavilion and upper reserved infield/outfieldarea for Family and friends for $14 each (with a $3.50 service charge per order), a discount from the usual range of $21-$39.

Call the Rockies at 303-ROCKIES, ask for the military discount and provide referencenumber 21231001 to take advantage of the offer. This offer is not available on a walk-upbasis. Seating areas aresubject to availability, limits may apply and allareas are not available for each game.

Child, Youth and SchoolServices officials are looking for people interested in volunteering as youth sports and fitness coaches.

Anyone interested inbeing a coach must pass abackground check, attenda mandatory three-hourpreseason training sessionand be available two tothree hours per week for practices and games.CYSS officials said anyone interested in being a coach must havegood communicationskills with the CYSSsports staff and parents ofthe players. According toCYSS officials, youthcoaches receive discountson sports enrollment fortheir children, promotion

points for active-duty Soldiers, volunteer hours and resume building and will make a definitive positive impact on the community.Contact the Youth Sports Office, 5950 Ware Street, to pick up an application or call 526-4425 for more information.

Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation sports officials are looking for people interested in being a volunteercoach for varsity sports teams.

Coaches are needed for soccer, softball and basketball. Officials said the teams will be comprised of the best active-duty playersassigned to the post and will be eligible to compete against varsity sports teams from othermilitary installations in the area.

Resumes will be accepted at Iron HorseSports and Fitness Center for the men’s andwomen’s basketball teams until Oct.6, for varsity softball men’s teamNov. 4-Jan. 27 and for the men’ssoccer team Nov. 4-Jan. 6.

For more information, contactAmber Zurita, intramural sportsdirector, at [email protected].

The Fort Carson Athletic OfficialsAssociation will host “Down andDirty” softball tournament onpost Saturday and Sunday.

For more information contactWillie Chatman at 915-731-7405 oremail [email protected].

Carson Middle School athletes willplay volleyball and football actionthis week.

The girls’ volleyball team willtravel to Cheyenne Mountain MiddleSchool Monday at 3:30 p.m. andThe Classical Academy Wednesday.The boys’ football team playsFountain Middle School Wednesdayat 5 p.m. at Fountain Fort-CarsonHigh School.

DFMWR offers “Fit Mommas,” aclass for pregnant and post-partum mothers.

The program, offered for the past two years, is a safe andeffective stroller fitness class taughtoutdoors by certified instructorsincorporating the environment, resistance tubing, plenty of creativityand the stroller to get a completebody workout in 60 minutes.

Free classes will be taught bySarah Dingeman Tuesday-Thursdayfrom 9-10 a.m. until November. Formore information call 526-2706.

The Iron Horse Physical Fitness

Center indoor pool will host a pumpkin splashevent Oct. 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

According to officials, the pool will beturned green and will have an eerie glow to it.Pumpkin carving kits will be given away. Thecost for the event is $1. For more information,call 526-4093.

Registration for the CYSS youth sports wrestlingprogram begins Sept. 23.

Children ages 6-15 can register for the program, which runs Oct. 28-Dec. 20, at theyouth center. There will be a $45 registration fee for the program and a $40 fee for those whowant to participate in the Pikes Peak WrestlingLeague weekend tournaments. Practices will beheld Tuesday-Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

For more information, call 526-2680.— Compiled by Walt Johnson

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New equipmentLorraine Thorson,right, McKibbenPhysical FitnessCenter staff, talksto Mountain Postpatrons about thenew spinning cycles at the facility. All groupexercise classes,with one exception,are free at the facility. For moreinformation on the classes offered,call 526-2597.

Photo by Walt Johnson

Fort Carson’s Kasey Corbett, at bat, finished with the most homeruns in the preliminary round of the post home run derby Aug. 29.Corbett and Gerrard Livingston, who had the fifth highest total, werenot able to compete in the championship round held Thursday due tomilitary commitments. Shaheem Daily, Mike Sexton, Derek Stivers,Travis Goss and Brian Siwet advanced to the final round of action.

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will observe militaryappreciation week through Sunday with $5.25 admission for anyone older than 2. The zoo is at 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road. Take Highway 115 and exit at LakeAvenue. Take Lake Avenue toward the BroadmoorHotel, go right at the third traffic circle and goaround the hotel, following signs to the zoo. The zoo is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Catch a concert by the 4th Infantry DivisionConcert Band in the park at Pioneers MuseumSaturday. The concert is free and open to thepublic, noon to 1:30 p.m. Bring a folding chair.

The annual Holly Berry House Folk Art Festivalis Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.This popular fest has several tents filled with handcrafted folk art, clothing, furniture andantiques. The fest is $8 for adults, $4 for ages 6-12 and entry is free for children under 6. TheOrchard House will be open during the event.

Air Force Academy Football home games this season include Wyoming Sept. 21 at 8:15 p.m.;San Diego State at 7 p.m. Oct. 10; Notre DameOct. 26 at 3 p.m.; Army Nov. 2 at a time to bedetermined; and University of Nevada at Las VegasNov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Call 472-1895 for tickets.

Elitch Gardens near downtown Denver will be open Saturday-Sunday through October with reduced hours. Visit the website athttp://www.elitchgardens.com and click on “park hours.” Tickets at the park are $45.99 foranyone taller than 48 inches. Anyone under 48 inches tall is charged $31.99. Parking is $15.Take I-25 north to Denver and take Exit 212A.Information, Tickets and Registration has discounted tickets for $29 each.

Space Foundation Discovery Center has expanded its exhibit and hours. It is now

open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.More exhibits have been added, including aNASA exhibit about the history of the space shuttle. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for college students and $3 for ages 4-17. Admissionis free for active-duty military and their Families. The center is at 4425 Arrowswest Drive, off Garden of the Gods Road.

“Honor Flight the Movie” will be shown Sept. 28at 1 p.m. at the Colorado Springs ChristianSchools, 4855 Mallow Road in ColoradoSprings. The movie follows four veterans on their trip to Washington, D.C., to see their warmemorials. Tickets will be $10 at the door or byphone at 314-4868. For information about HonorFlight, visit http://www.honorflightsoco.org.

Passages is a 40,000 square-foot interactive living history attraction that takes visitorsthrough historically contextual settings and activities that show how the biblical narrative has passed through the ages.More than 450 items from the Green Collectionof rare biblical texts and artifacts are shown. At 3979 Palmer Park Blvd., it is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Adult admission is $15.95; $11.95 formilitary and students, ages 5 and under are free.

The Colorado Springs Oktoberfest is at theCitadel Mall northeast parking lot Sept. 27-29.There’ll be German dancers, a brat eating contest, German Music and German food. TheOktoberfest Sept. 27, is 4-11 p.m.; Sept. 28, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sept. 29, noon to 6 p.m.Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for military.

The U.S. Air Force Academy Falconaires JazzCombo is presenting a free concert at FirstChristian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave., Sunday at 3 p.m. Call 633-8888 for information.

A Chile & Frijoles Festival is Sept. 20-22 indowntown Pueblo. The festival celebrates themirasol chile that is grown in the Pueblo area.The annual festival features music, arts and crafts,along with cooking competitions and food vendors. The festival is on Union Avenue in the historic district in downtown Pueblo.

The Garden of the Gods Visitor Center has freeguided walks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily,

weather permitting. Meet at the trailhead just off the main parking lot in the park. There are also free presentations each day in the visitorcenter. A presentation Saturday at 1:30, 2:15 and 3 p.m. is a program about Zebulon Pike, who explored this area in 1806. The presentationis by Dave Wallace, “Making History Come Alive While in Period Clothing.”

The four-wheel drive Two-Mile High Club inCripple Creek holds its annual autumn aspentours Sept. 21-22 and Sept. 28-29, from 10 a.m.until the last tour begins at 3 p.m. Tours arefirst come, first served, and start at the CrippleCreek District Museum at 510 E. Bennett Ave.The tours are free, donations accepted.

Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade in downtownColorado Springs, has these upcoming events:• “Chicago,” Tuesday-Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.Tickets begin at $38.• Diana Krall’s Glad Rag Doll World Tour is Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $58.• America’s Got Talent Live brings its top actsfrom Season 8 to perform Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are $38.50 and up.• Bonnie Raitt, with special guest, Marc Cohn, areon stage Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49.50.• Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are on stage Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $51.• Blues guitarist Buddy Guy is on stage Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $38.50.• George Lopez is on stage Nov. 22 at 8 p.m.Tickets start at $41. Call 520-SHOW for tickets.

The following events are in the World Arena, call 576-2626 for tickets.

• Gabriel Iglesias: Stand Up Revolution Tour, Oct. 17, 8 p.m.

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra, presents its final performance of “The Lost Christmas Eve” Nov. 16. Call 520-SHOW for tickets.

• Colorado College Tigers hockey team’s home ice is the World Arena. Call for tickets throughout the season.

“Little Shop of Horrors” will be in the FreedomPerforming Arts Center Oct. 18-19, 25-26 and Nov. 1-2 at 7 p.m. Presented by the FortCarson Community Theatre Group, tickets are$10 and will be sold at the door for cash only.

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The Denver Museum of Natureand Science is one of the nation’sfinest. Plan to visit the museum whileassigned to Fort Carson as museumsof this caliber are not always withindriving distance of duty assignments.

Military members are admitted freeby showing a military identificationcard. Family members must pay regular admission price. However, the museum does offer a 50-percentdiscount to active-duty or retired military members for museum membership. Museum membersreceive free general admission, discounts on IMAX and planetarium

tickets, the museum shop and T-Rex Café.

The next special exhibit in themuseum opens Oct. 11, “Myth-busters,the Explosive Exhibition.” Severalhands-on experiments will be in the exhibit and visitors will watchmyth-busting demonstrations. Ticketsgo on sale to the public Oct. 3.

IMAX 3D movies currently playing include the “Great WhiteShark” in and “Galapagos.”

Planetarium shows include: “One World, One Sky,” “Big Bird’sAdventure” and “Black Hole: theOther Side of Infinity.”

Call 303-370-6000 or go online athttp://www.DMNS.com for showtimes.

To start the museum visit at the

third level, enter by the escalator andhead for “Prehistoric Journey,” filledwith dinosaur models and displays on level three. Visitors to this exhibitwill learn about the large number ofdinosaurs found in Colorado, learnwhat Kansas looked like when it wascovered by a sea and see unusual largeanimals that were in Nebraska andTexas millions of years ago.

Visitors can see work underway in the Schlessman Family Laboratoryof Earth Sciences, as paleontologistsprepare fossils.

Near the laboratory is a small display about the discovery of the mostsignificant find in Colorado. Aboutthree years ago a bulldozer operator at a construction site at Snowmass

Village near Aspen uncovered the tuskof a mammoth. The museum conductedits largest ever excavation, of ice agefossils. The workers found 5,000bones of 41 kinds of animals — mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths,camels, deer, horses and giant bison.

On the third level are Northernand Rare Birds, Birds of the Americasand Explore Colorado, the SouthAmerica exhibit and Botswana, Africa, exhibits. The collection of gemcarvings of Russian folk life and theEgyptian Mummies are on this level.

The Denver museum is known for its dioramas. The North AmericanWildlife Hall, Edge of the Wild andBears and Sea Mammals exhibits on the second level contain more than

90 three-dimensional scenes.Another permanent display

is North American IndianCultures. This world-classexhibit shows the diversity of the Native American groups, the shelters and tools they used.

There’s an Australia and South Pacific Islandsexhibit nearby.

The Expedition Healthexhibit is on level two.

On level one is the popular13,000 square-foot exhibit,Space Odyssey. Learn aboutMars, explore the universe,guide a space shuttle, participate in interactive activities, watch demonstrationsand learn about space.

The gems and mineralsexhibit and the GatesPlanetarium are on the first floor.

Places to see in thePikes Peak area.

After visiting the exhibits, visitors may wantto visit the museum shop on the first floor. It iswell stocked with museum-related mementos,books, animal model kits and gifts.

The T-Rex Café is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., serving soups, sandwiches, hot entrees,hamburgers cooked to order and a salad bar.

The T-Rex snack bar offers soft drinks, coffee, juice, water, muffins, bagels, fresh fruit,packaged sandwiches, chips and candy bars from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There’s ample seating in the atrium or cafe.An addition to the museum is presently under

construction. The addition will add 126,000 squarefeet to the museum. Some of that space will be usedfor more exhibits and special traveling exhibits.

The museum was established in 1900 to housea collection of birds and mammals collected byEdwin Carter and displayed in his log cabin home.

A building was constructed in Denver CityPark and opened in July 1908. It has been expanded four times, but the front of the originalbuilding can be seen after entering the ticket area.

The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and isclosed only on Christmas Day.

Regular admission to the museum is $13 for adults and $8 for ages 3-18. Children under 3 are admitted free. Tickets for the IMAX theater are $10 for adults and $8 for ages 3-18.Combination tickets are also available.

Parking is free at the lot in front of the museum or in the parking garage in front of the zoo, which is next door. City Park is

about three miles east of downtown Denver. Take Interstate 25 north to the Colorado

Avenue Exit. Go north on Colorado to the museum at 2001 Colorado Ave., in the park.Informational signs point the way to the museum.

Egyptian mummies are in anexhibit on the third level of theDenver Museum of Nature andScience, located in Denver CityPark, next door to Denver Zoo.

Below: Visitors crowd around thetouch table to learn about artifacts

while surrounded by dinosaurexhibits in Prehistoric Journey.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is known for its natural habitat exhibits. More than 90 dioramas are on the second andthird levels of the museum.

The Denver Museum of Nature andScience is a popular destinationfor Colorado visitors. The museumis open every day but Christmas.

Above: Visitors learnabout space in the SpaceOdyssey exhibit on themuseum’s first floor.

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