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JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq— The lounge at Joint Base Balad’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation center was filled to capacity as soldiers with the 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), gathered for the unit’s talent competition, Nov. 26.
Acts ranged from singing, dancing, poetry and instrumentals. Even a magic act made it to the stage. Participants represented nearly every company within the brigade, with three who would eventually be chosen as the winners.
The top prize of $200 went to Sgt. Iputaua Proctor, an administrative non-commissioned officer with the 289th Quartermaster Company, 13th CSSB, and a Pago Pago, American Samoa, native, and Spc. Natasha Irving, a container repair yard vehicle driver with the 289th QM Company, and a Carson, Calif., native. The two got together and performed a native Polynesian dance that had many of the audience members on their feet, clapping along.
“When they said we would have a talent show, it made us think we do have a talent that we want to show everybody,” explained Proctor, who said she and Irving had been dancing together since 2007.
Even those who didn’t win said they had a good time. Pfc. Marlow Seavers, a cook with the 512th Quartermaster Company, 13th CSSB, and a Memphis, Tenn., native, said he jumped at the opportunity to sing in the show.
“Singing has always been a part of what I want to do, so while I’m out here, why not use it?” said Seavers.
He added that he was slightly disappointed about not winning, but complimented the talent in the show.
“There was a lot of good talent up there,” he said. “But I did my best, and I’m proud of what I did.”
Lt. Col. Anthony Bohn, commander of the 13th CSSB, and an Avon Park, Fla., native, said talents like Seavers’ were the reason the unit hosted the show.
“The goal was about creating positive memories with everything that we do here,” said Bohn. “We wanted to showcase the talent within the battalion and share that amongst everyone else within the battalion.”
“We decided to do this because it’s the holiday weekend, and people were thinking about home, so we decided to bring the battalion together,” added Command Sgt. Maj. Stanley Richards, senior enlisted advisor of the 13th CSSB, and a Phenix City, Ala., native. “It just always amazes me the amount of talent we have within a battalion like this. It was a good time for everybody.”
| Date Taken: | 11.26.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 12.04.2010 13:41 |
| Story ID: | 61374 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE BALAD, IQ |
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