Fort Bliss Monitor

Annual spring cleanup began April 23, with the majority of Fort Bliss being mowed, watered, cleaned, edged, fertilized and landscaped in order to beautify the overall image of the installation.

Several government housing residents worked side-by-side cleaning their yards, sweeping their sidewalks and edging their lawns. Soldiers were also tasked to clean general areas around the installation as well, including near the roads and around barracks and motor pools.

Pfc. Brian Wickstrom, a Soldier with the 518th Maintenance Battalion, said he is not the type of person who continually makes sure his yard and house are continually spotless, but he likes to make sure his living area is presentable.

“My house is a representation of myself and this post and if it looks bad, the post looks bad,” said Wickstrom. “I just like to keep my quarters as clean as possible; my whole neighborhood does.”

The cleanup will continue throughout the week, and residents and Soldiers are encouraged to do their part to keep the post as clean as possible, as long as possible.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	April 28, 2005

SPfc. Brian Wickstrom, 518th Maint. Bn., rinses off his walkway. Command Sgt. Maj. Stan Davis, post command sergeant major, very precisely mows his front yard during Spring Cleanup. Sgt. Paul Clark burns brush and weeds at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, as Pvt. Mohammed Abdul holds the propane tank. <map name="boxmap-b4"> <area shape="rect" coords="0, 589, 120, 600" href="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" > <area coords="0,0,10000,10000" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=&creative=92501&camp=8117&link_code=dl1&path=subst/misc/amazon-cobrand-cc/v3/marketing-from-associates-step1.html/ref%3Db1_assoc_29" > </map>	Spring Clean-up Begins on Post Story and photos by Dustin Perry, Assistant Editor Pfc. Brian Wickstrom, 518th Maint. Bn., brushes mud off of his sidewalk during Spring Cleanup.
	Annual spring cleanup began April 23, with the majority of Fort Bliss being mowed, watered, cleaned, edged, fertilized and landscaped in order to beautify the overall image of the installation. Several government housing residents worked side-by-side cleaning their yards, sweeping their sidewalks and edging their lawns. Soldiers were also tasked to clean general areas around the installation as well, including near the roads and around barracks and motor pools. Pfc. Brian Wickstrom, a Soldier with the 518th Maintenance Battalion, said he is not the type of person who continually makes sure his yard and house are continually spotless, but he likes to make sure his living area is presentable. “My house is a representation of myself and this post and if it looks bad, the post looks bad,” said Wickstrom. “I just like to keep my quarters as clean as possible; my whole neighborhood does.” The cleanup will continue throughout the week, and residents and Soldiers are encouraged to do their part to keep the post as clean as possible, as long as possible.