Drum SOS Newsletter: August 2013

Monday, August 26, 2013

1-71 Cav 14 K Squadron memorial Run

Attention All Ft. Drum Soldiers and Family Members!

1-71 CAV 14K Squadron Memorial Run

September 13th, 2013

Begins at 7:00am, Magrath Gym, Ft. Drum (Everyone Welcome, 95 minute time limit) The Army’s original Mountain Calvary Squadron honors it’s 14 Gold Star Troopers with a 14K run.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Homes 4 Gold Star

Homes 4 Gold Stars

Military Warriors Support Foundation is proud to award 100% mortgage free homes to Gold Star spouses who’s loved one made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In addition to the home, recipient families will receive 3 years of family and financial mentoring.

Who Can Apply:

1. Must be a spouse of a Hero who was KIA during combat in OEF/OIF.

2. Must not currently have a mortgage.

How To Apply:

1. Review Available Homes below that are currently open to applications. Click on the picture of the home to see more photos and details about the home.

2. If you are interested in applying for the home, click “Apply Now” to download the application and for directions on how to submit your application. Applications MUST be submitted in either Microsoft Word or PDF formats. (Word format preferred) If you have filled out an application for a previous home, be sure to download the most current application to verify that you have the most updated version.

3. Home recipient is typically selected within 4-6 weeks of closing date.

Available Homes

The 2013 U.S. Army Soldier Show is Coming to Fort Drum.

I have arranged for Reserve Seating for Surviving Families Call me @ 315-772-6357 ~Tom

2013 U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW “READY AND RESILIENT: AT YOUR SERVICE” VISITS FORT DRUM

FORT DRUM FAMILY AND MWR PROUDLY HOSTS THE U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW AT MAGRATH SPORTS COMPLEX GYM ON FORT DRUM, AUGUST 28. THE SHOW BEGINS AT 6 P.M. WITH THE DOORS OPENING AN HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME. DRINKS AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE DURING THE PRESENTATION. SEATING IS ON A FIRST COME BASIS. THIS SHOW IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THIS YEAR’S U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW PRODUCTION, “READY AND RESILIENT: AT YO...UR SERVICE” EXPLORES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE READY AND RESILIENT IN TODAY’S ARMY – AS A SOLDIER, SPOUSE, FAMILY MEMBER, SURVIVOR, RETIREE AND CIVILIAN. IT CELEBRATES THIS GREAT NATION, OUR ARMY, AND THE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT SUPPORT OUR SERVICE MEMBERS. THE TALENTED CAST AND CREW OF THE 2013 U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW ARE HONORED TO SHARE THIS EXPERIENCE WITH YOU, AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE A POSITIVE AND UPLIFTING REMINDER OF WHAT MAKES OUR SOLDIERS “READY AND RESILIENT.”

THE CAST AND CREW OF THIS SHOW IS MADE UP ENTIRELY OF ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO SERVE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND FORT DRUM IS PROUD TO COUNT ONE OF IT’S OWN AS A CAST MEMBER. PV2 ALBERTH J. MADRIGAL. PV2 MADRIGAL WAS BORN IN COSTA RICA AND GREW UP IN SUMMIT, N.J. “I’M HISPANIC, SO I CAN DANCE PRETTY WELL, LOOSELY,” HE SAID. “MY MOM WAS AN OPERA SINGER AND MY YOUNGER BROTHER HAS AN INCREDIBLE VOICE. ME, I JUST REALLY LOVE TO SING. PERFORMING, ACTING - WISE, I DID IT THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL.” MADRIGAL DISCOVERED THE U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW WHILE AT ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AT FORT SILL, OKLA., AND FAST TRACKED INTO THE CAST BEFORE HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF BECOMING A SOLDIER.

THE U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW CELEBRATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MODERN-DAY SOLDIER SHOW, WHICH BEGAN IN 1984. THE MOTTO, MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY OF THE SHOW – “ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE SOLDIER, BY THE SOLDIER” – WERE ESTABLISHED DURING WORLD WAR I BY SERGEANT ISRAEL BERLIN, A RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT BETTER KNOWN AS IRVING BERLIN. HE CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED THE FIRST ARMY SOLDIER SHOW, WHICH APPEARED ON BROADWAY IN 1918. THE SOLDIERS WHO MAKE UP THE 2013 CAST AND CREW OF THE U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW CARRY ON THE PROUD ARMY ENTERTAINMENT TRADITION OF PERFORMING “FOR THE SOLDIER, BY THE SOLDIER.”