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Sgt. Kendra Newhart, a budget analyst with U.S. Army Central and a Lafayette, Indiana native, received a special call on Thanksgiving Day 2016 at her office in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Newhart answered her phone at about 7:45 p.m. and heard a familiar voice emitting from the speaker; the voice of President Barack Obama. The President called Newhart to recognize and congratulate her on her accomplishments during her deployment and thank her for her service.Newhart, a single mother of two, has served in the Army for eight years and volunteered for a year-long deployment with USARCENT. During the deployment Newhart has processed more than 400 purchase requests totaling $330 million and singlehandedly manages a $2 million government purchase card program among other feats. During the call the two discussed family, Thanksgiving holiday activities and Newharts future career aspirations.
| Date Taken: | 11.24.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.25.2016 02:12 |
| Photo ID: | 3014688 |
| VIRIN: | 161123-A-AP268-010 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 6.97 MB |
| Location: | KW |
| Hometown: | LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, US |
| Web Views: | 37 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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