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About Me
- Dawn Hicks
- Hanover, Pennsylvania
- My husband Todd and I have been together 11 years and married for 6. My father, a retired Army Colonel inspired me to enlist in the military at 19 and I am a proud Gulf War veteran having served 9 years in the Air Force. In 2002 I left the military life and we planted our roots in Hanover, Pennsylvania. These days I'm still working for the Department of Defense as a civilian and spent 6 months of 2010 deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. As someone who grew up in a military family, served in the military, and continues to work closely with the military, I understand how critical a strong support system can be. That is why we as a family put our full support behind the Armed Forces Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides comfort and support to our military community when they need it most. www.armedforcesfoundation.org.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Armed Forces Foundation Morale Call
The last three months have been filled with amazing adventures here in Afghanistan. In addition to my day job, I have been working with Joe Finch at the Armed Forces Foundation, Sue Lamberson at Heads of Ease, and Yukiko Smith at the USO at Bagram Airbase, coordinating morale shipments and distributing things like toothbrushes, pillowcases, magazines, etc. to military and civilian employees deployed to forward operating bases here in Afghanistan. Sometimes I can only fit a few extra items in my sack when I travel out but it's amazing how much every little bit is appreciated. When troops here receive something from back home it puts a very humble smile on their face. Thank you Joe, Sue, and Yukiko for all the good work you do in making others lives a little happier!
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