{"id":5297,"date":"2023-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2023-04-15T06:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T06:48:14","slug":"general-gives-heartfelt-welcome-to-guardsmen-arriving-at-fort-hood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=5297","title":{"rendered":"General gives heartfelt welcome to guardsmen arriving at Fort Hood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Pennsylvania National Guard General, Maj. Gen. James G. McCormack, traveled to Fort Hood, Texas, April 5, 2023, to welcome home Soldiers of the 252nd Quartermaster Co. who had just returned from their deployment in the Middle East. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Franklin)
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Pennsylvania National Guard General, Maj. Gen. James G. McCormack, traveled here to welcome home Soldiers of the 252nd Quartermaster Company who had just returned from their deployment in the Middle East April 5.<\/p>\n

During his visit, McCormack conveyed his deep gratitude and respect for the Soldiers\u2019 unwavering commitment to serving their country. He expressed his appreciation for their sacrifices and recognized the challenges of leaving behind their families and employers to respond to the call of duty both domestically and abroad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Soldiers of the National Guard represent the finest of us because of our willingness to respond when called upon both domestically and abroad,\u201d McCormack said. \u201cWe leave our families and employers to serve others; this is one of the most noble attributes a person can have.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCormack emphasized the importance of leaders seeing the trials and tribulations that their Soldiers experience, in order to learn and grow as a team. He also highlighted the special relationship between Soldiers and their leaders in the National Guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not often that GOs spend significant time with Soldiers serving at the company level,\u201d McCormack said. \u201cI cherish my ongoing engagements from the E4 to O3 level in the 252. I am confident most of my fellow Pennsylvanians understand and appreciate the sacrifices the Soldiers of the 252 have made for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to 1st Sgt. Crystal Jenkins, senior non-commissioned officer of the 252nd Quartermaster Company, the deployment presented challenges, but she expressed satisfaction that her Soldiers were able to carry out their mission. Jenkins also remarked that the presence of state leadership filled her with pride.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deployment was challenging but also rewarding,\u201d Jenkins shared, \u201cand it was great to see familiar faces and key leadership; the generals came and welcome us home.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The return of the 252nd Quartermaster Company marks the end of their deployment in the Middle East, and the Pennsylvania National Guard welcomes them home with open arms. The Soldiers\u2019 service and sacrifices are appreciated and honored.<\/p>\n

Staff Sgt. Edwin Pierce, First Army Division West public affairs office, says the mission of Division West is to partner with, train, mobilize and validate reserve component forces during all phases of mobilization to meet combatant command mission requirements around the globe. The troops returning home and their command being there for them is a core essential of people.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur partnership with reserve components is crucial to how and why we do business,\u201d Pierce explained. \u201cIt is our honor and privilege to continue to support and OC\/T our reserve partners while they execute their mission\u2019s home and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pennsylvania National Guard General, Maj. Gen. James G. McCormack, traveled to Fort Hood, Texas, April 5, 2023, to welcome home Soldiers of the 252nd Quartermaster Co. who had just returned from their deployment in the Middle East. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Franklin) (Photo Credit: Eric Franklin) VIEW ORIGINAL FORT HOOD, Texas — Pennsylvania National […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5299,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5297"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5302,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5297\/revisions\/5302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}