LINDSAY WATTS
KRDO NewsChannel 13
February 29, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Fort Carson soldiers are looking out for their own, and not just on the battlefield.
Every weekend, top leadership from the Mountain Post patrols downtown Colorado Springs, helping soldiers who've had too much to drink stay out of trouble and get a safe ride home.
"The idea is to get a leadership role downtown, because a lot of soldiers do come down to the entertainment district," said First Lt. Bret Guglielmi.
They're called courtesy patrols and consist of six uniformed soldiers who walk up and down Tejon Street for several hours every Friday and Saturday night, and additional nights when there's a long weekend or certain holidays.
The patrols have two vans that make trips to and from Fort Carson throughout the night, dropping off soldiers. As they walk the streets, patrol members will step in if a soldier has gotten kicked out of a bar or seems to be having a problem.
"We can help them back to the barracks, we can de-escalate situations if that's necessary," said Guglielmi. "We're here to help the soldier."
On the Friday night we went out with the patrol, 18 soldiers got rides home, and, according to Ft. Carson, only one had used the service before.
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