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Sergeant Shane Salter of Brook Army Medical Center received an AUSA coin and certificate from Melissa Guerrero for winning the BAMC Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter for 1st quarter 2010 at a ceremony on 1 April 2010.  Melissa serves as the VP for awards with the Alamo Chapter.  SGT Salter also received a one year membership to AUSA.

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Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, commanding general of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command and assistant chief of staff for installation management, speaks to close to 300 gathered at the Fort Sam Houston Club March 31 for the Alamo Chapter luncheon. The general talked about continuing to working closely with AUSA when the command moves to Fort Sam Houston. “I just want to tell you thanks for what you do every day,” Lynch said to the chapter members. “I want to pledge to you that when we move in this direction – we, meaning me and 3,500 friends, if you don’t mind – we’d all like to join this local chapter, so we can continue to have this relationship between AUSA and our Soldiers.”

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Sheli Harmon (L), Alamo Chapter VP for Corporate Membership, and Millie Hurlbut, AUSA Director of  Marketing, staff the membership booth at the Installation Management Command Symposium held in San Antonio during the last week of March.  The Alamo Chapter provided 6 volunteers to work the membership booth at the conference.

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General Sullivan, President of the Association of the United States Army addresses the Alamo Chapter at the March 2010 luncheon.  General Sullivan was in town for the AUSA Installation Management Symposium and made time to attend our luncheon at the Fort Sam Houston Club.

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Through the generous support of some of our Corporate Members and some South Texas ranchers the Alamo Chapter has organized over ten hunting and fishing trips for over forty Warriors in Transition.  The Soldiers have enjoyed hours of enjoyment watching wildlife and have been allowed to take over forty deer and exotic trophies.  Guides accompany all hunters in the deer blinds and point out which animal is to be taken. It is not unusual for a Soldier to see over twenty animals before a decision is made to shoot.  In all cases the ranchers have had the meat processed, and it is then given to the hunter to share with his family and friends. On every trip the Soldiers also enjoy a wonderful meal.
On some hunts the Soldiers are given the opportunity to fish for bass in lakes before the hunting trips.  Under the directions of professional fishing guides they often catch 8-10 bass weighing between two and eight pounds.  It was not unusual for each fisherman to take home seven pounds of bass fillets.  A trip to Kerrville in late February saw four Wounded Warriors catch 41 rainbow trout weighing 1-2 pounds in less than two hours.  All who participated said it was the best fishing experience they had ever enjoyed.  The Alamo Chapter thanks all of the volunteers (especially the ranchers), who made these trips possible.

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John Cornyn (left) and Maj. Gen. Russell Czerw, commander, Fort Sam Houston and Army Medical Department Center and School present Barbara J. Banker with a Secretary of Defense Outstanding Public Service Award during the Association of the United States Army, Alamo Chapter’s Patriot Day luncheon.

 

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Alamo Chapter Awards Committee Chairperson Ms Melissa Guerrero (right), presents a free membership, certificate and chapter coin to Veterinary Command's NCO of the year SSG David Watters and Soldier of the Year SPC Huon Sharpe. Assisting in the ceremony is SGM Nicole Klages of the GPRVC Command Team.

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Major General Czerw, Commander of the Army Medical Department Center & School announced the winner of the Instructor of the Year competition Dec. 4 during a ceremony at the AMEDD Museum. Lt. Col. Mark Carder, Department of Preventive Health Services, Academy of Health Sciences received the honored title after winning Instructor of the Quarter and being nominated for the yearly award. Alamo Chapter of AUSA presented him with a free membership and a Chapter Coin.