Fort Hood hosts local educators to show slice of military life

Fort Hood hosts local educators to show slice of military life

Posted On: Thursday, Aug. 20 2009 06:50 AM

By Amanda Kim Stairrett
Killeen Daily Herald

FORT HOOD – Soldiers and educators are the most important people in society, Fort Hood's top commander said, and those two groups came together Wednesday morning for Educator Day.

Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch and Command Sgt. Maj. Neil Ciotola, III Corps and Fort Hood senior noncommissioned officer, invited local educators and administrators to post to watch soldiers train at Phantom Run, a mock Iraqi village; test vehicle and weapons simulators; and tour the Resiliency Campus and Gold Star Family Support Center.

Medical providers and local clergy will participate in similar activities Friday.

"Soldiers guarantee our freedom," Lynch said. "And educators guarantee our future."

He said Fort Hood officials thought it would be a good idea to educate the educators, and because they teach military children, the visit would be a way to get a taste of what they and their families experience.
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