November 2011

IRWC OFFICERS FEED DEPARTING
TROOPS ON THANKSGIVING 2011
SPC Garrett Welsh ( BCO 57th ESB, 722 nd ESB
KAF, AE 09355) with his wife and child, from Celina, TX,
shown with IRWC president Joyce Howard, who
together with IRWC incoming president Elena Blake,
were on hand Thanksgiving Day 2011 to serve a meal to
U.S. soldiers departing for Afghanistan from DFW Airport. The club raised funds for phone cards to give troops, and selected 14 of the departing troops to receive the cards.


SPC Preston Owens ( D co 3-227 AHB 1 CAV FF Spearhead, FOP Shineland 09832), with his wife and one of two children he leaves behind as he deploys for Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day. He is shown with IRWC incoming president Elena Blake, left. Blake and outgoing president Joyce Howard were on hand to serve a holiday meal to troops departing from DFW Airport to Afghanistan.

IRWC President Joyce Howard visits with troops departing
on Thanksgiving Day 2011 from DFW Airport for Afghanistan. The soldiers are FOU Bande Sorde (APO AE 89211), center, and Dennis Rivera ACo G-1 BCT. The club supported our U.S. troops by raising funds for phone cards, and by helping serve meals as the soldiers left for duty on Thanksgiving.

SSG Bruce Avila ( C CO 1-5 1-25 SBCT ST SHOJA B9335) is shown with his wife and two children as he deploys to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day 2011.Left, Joyce Howard, IRWC president, joins them. She and incoming IRWC President Elena Blake helped serve the holiday meal to the troops before their departure.