Fort Bliss Monitor

Virginia Reza

Sergeant Audie Murphy Club members, proudly stand in front the club’s sign, posted on Stan Roberts Sr. Highway, after cleaning the two-mile stretch as part of their duties of their newly adopted highway.

Cleaning up
Sergeant Audie Murphy Club helps keep city litter-free

Virginia Reza
Monitor Staff

Sports talk and laughter were heard Saturday through the two-mile stretch as members of the Sergeant Audie Murphy’s club policed their newly adopted highway.

In an effort to contribute to the El Paso community, the Sergeant Audie Murphy club adopted a section of the Stan Roberts Sr. Road, located in the northeast side of town. The club committed to clean-up the area two to six times a year, for the next two years.

“We like to come out and show everybody the Audie Murphy Club, especially the Fort Bliss chapter, is very active in the community,” said Sgt. 1st Class Robert Edwards, Sergeant Audie Murphy president. “We want them to know that we are out front leading the way and setting the example for everybody to follow.”

The first Adopt-a-Highway program began in Texas in 1985 and is designed to keep the highways clean, help taxpayers save money and remind people not to litter.

“We want to make sure we do our part and not just for the military, but also for the El Paso community,” said 1st Sgt. Rufus Phelps III, deputy commandant for the Noncommissioned Officer Academy. “If you really think about it, we are not only Soldiers, but also civilians. We play two roles, and we are here to make a difference.”
During their scout outing, the club received a surprise visit from Command Sgt. Maj. Robert S. Rodgers, post command sergeant major, who said he was out there to talk to the Sergeant Audie Murphy members and commend them on their efforts.

“I’m very proud of the work they do,” said Rodgers. “I have been around quite a bit in other locations and I don’t think I have ever seen an Audie Murphy Club that is as strong as we have here. Whatever I can do to support them or just to let them know that they are appreciated that’s what I want to do.”

The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club is a non-profit organization. There are currently 101 members, whose main function is to raise scholarship funds for active duty personnel and their family members. The scholarship awards are given once a year in approximately $2,500 increments.

They are also very active in the community by providing services, whether it’s physically, mentally or monetary to the Child Crisis Center, Adult Protective Services, Crime Victims Center and Flags Across America.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	July 20, 2006

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