Photo By Sgt. Bailey Kramer | Manning, S.C., native, Capt. Matthew Canty (left), the human resources officer for the...... read more read more
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SAN ANTONIO – “Thank you for coming.”
To some people, these four words may not mean much, but when said by Wounded Warriors at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, they can mean the world.
About 70 soldiers from the 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, spent their Friday preparing and serving a barbecue to Wounded Warriors at the Brooke Army Medical Center, here, Sept. 6.
Recognizing the number of soldiers at BAMC who have sacrificed a great deal for their country, Lt. Col. Kelvin Brown, Stallion Commander, wanted to do something in return, deciding on a Friday afternoon barbecue.
While standing in line many Wounded Warriors thanked Brown and his soldiers for taking time out of their busy schedules to come and visit them.
“It’s about you, not about us,” Brown replied.
The Stallions served hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, potato and pasta salad, corn and cookies.
“It feels great to know someone cares about us,” said Lawrence, Mass., native, Sgt. Ricardo Perez, a soldier currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit at BAMC.
Perez said not many units take the time to remember them, and Wounded Warriors sometimes feel forgotten.
“It is an honor to serve these men and women,” said Manning, S.C., native, Capt. Matthew Canty, the human resources officer for the Stallion Battalion. “Especially being a soldier myself.”
It isn’t how much money that’s put into an event that makes it meaningful but the willingness to do it, Perez added
“[Stallions] call me as often as they can just to see how I am doing,” Perez added. “I don’t think they really know how much that means to me.”
The barbecue concluded with Stallions dancing with Wounded Warriors and family members to the Cupid Shuffle, Electric Slide and other well-known line dances.
Brown said they plan on returning in April for another barbecue.
| Date Taken: | 09.06.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 09.10.2013 15:46 |
| Story ID: | 113400 |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
| Hometown: | LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
| Hometown: | MANNING, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
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