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Soldiers of the 10th Combat Support Hospital donned their favorite major league baseball teams’ paraphernalia to participate in a three-mile run and batting contest, commemorating the start of the baseball season April 1.
Because Soldiers of 10th CSH missed the baseball season last year due to their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the unit celebrated the start of the 2010 season in style, said Col. Michael Place, commander, 10th CSH.
The day of organizational activities based upon “America’s Pastime” was a way to build camaraderie among the Soldiers, focusing on teamwork and unit cohesion.
“The run and batting competition was done to build esprit de corps within the 10th CSH,” said Command Sgt. Maj. David Litteral, the unit’s senior non-commissioned officer. “It also gave Soldiers the chance to express pride in their hometowns. Soldiers who did not know one another saw that other Soldiers were from the same town or had interest in the same teams they did.”
Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Dailey, command team for the 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, donned their 4th Inf. Div. jerseys to commemorate the day’s events, joining the Soldiers for the unit run.
“It is a pleasure and honor for Sgt. Maj. Dailey and I to participate in today’s activities with the ‘Mountain Medics,’” said Perkins after the run.
“Your dedication to saving lives is what makes Soldiers do what they do. They know you are going to take care of them if they get hurt, and it is my pleasure to serve with you all.”
It is important for Soldiers to take a break to build the team, especially after a demanding deployment, said Dailey. Sgt. Timothy O’Keefe, a health care specialist assigned to 10th CSH who took part in the team-building exercises, said the three-mile run and the hitting challenge were activities he and the unit enjoyed.
“I look forward to more of these types of activities,” said O’Keefe.
“They help build camaraderie with the individual units and everyone is able to have fun.”
| Date Taken: | 04.01.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2010 13:27 |
| Story ID: | 53479 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
| Web Views: | 113 |
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