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FORT HOOD, Texas — The 4th Infantry Division Family Readiness Group played a big role in the recent 15 month deployment to Baghdad, providing essential support and information to the Soldiers and their families during the divisions historic mission.
Julie Nixon is the 4th Inf. Div. Band FRG leader and was involved in a plethora of activities supporting the Soldiers and families of the Ivy Division throughout its latest deployment.
Nixon donated more than 2,100 hours of her time between the division FRG, the 4th Inf. Div. Associations, which is responsible for the division's memorial and the gift shop, and the 4th Inf. Div. Layette program designed for new mothers within the division. She also helped prepare barracks rooms for redeploying Soldiers.
"Volunteering was a good way to be a part of the division and the Central Texas community," said Nixon.
"It was great to be involved with our Soldiers and their families and with such a long deployment they all deserved everything we could do for them," she continued.
The division Family Readiness Groups provide support and activities that keep families engaged, provide information, support morale, and keep families and Soldiers ready for all contingencies. Their primary focus is to provide assistance and open communication between the family members and the chain of command when units are deployed.
Sgt. Christopher Mitchell, the Protocol non-commissioned officer in charge with the 4th Inf. Div. Command Group, was grateful for the outreach and support demonstrated by the division's FRG.
"The welcome we received when we returned by Soldiers, family, friends and the local community was great," said Mitchell.
"The work the FRG did to keep us and our family informed and involved was enormous and showed the support that we have in the Central Texas community," he said.
An active and engaged FRG is crucial for helping family members through long deployments and mobilizations. Soldiers are trained to deal with issues that may arise during long deployments. Family members don't receive training and that is where the division's FRG steps in.
| Date Taken: | 04.20.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 04.20.2009 17:09 |
| Story ID: | 32623 |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 427 |
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