Photo Essay: Fort McCoy Garrison Soldiers awarded Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

Photo By Scott Sturkol | (From left) Garrison Commander Col. Michael D. Poss and Maj. Eddie Woody, 1st Sgt. Leonardo Ramos, Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Parks, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Cintron with U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy's Headquarters and Headquarters Company are lined up for the presentation of the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM) on Jan. 22, 2021, in building 100 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Woody, Ramos, Parks, and Cintron all received the medal for outstanding volunteer service on the installation and in local communities. According to the medal's eligibility requirements, the MOVSM recognizes those members of the military (active duty, Reserve and National Guard) who perform substantial volunteer service to the local community above and beyond the duties required as a member of the United States armed forces. Such volunteer service must be made in a sustained and direct nature towards the civilian community, must be significant in nature to produce tangible results, and must reflect favorably on the military service and the Department of Defense. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

01.26.2021

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Garrison Commander Col. Michael D. Poss presented Maj. Eddie Woody, 1st Sgt. Leonardo Ramos, Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Parks, and Staff Sgt. Anthony Cintron with U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy's Headquarters and Headquarters Company each with a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM) on Jan. 22, 2021, in building 100 at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Woody, Ramos, Parks, and Cintron all received the medal for outstanding volunteer service on the installation and in local communities.

According to the medal's eligibility requirements, the MOVSM recognizes those members of the military (active duty, Reserve and National Guard) who perform substantial volunteer service to the local community above and beyond the duties required as a member of the United States armed forces.

Such volunteer service must be made in a sustained and direct nature towards the civilian community, must be significant in nature to produce tangible results, and must reflect favorably on the military service and the Department of Defense.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.

• Date Taken: 01.26.2021
• Date Posted: 01.26.2021 16:00
• Story ID: 387675
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US