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November 21, 2007

Army Strong Wrestling Tournament

Caprock High School’s Lisa Martinez throws her opponent Brittney Gamboa of Socorro High School to the ground during the girls’ division 110-pound championship match at the second annual Army Strong High School Wrestling Invitational held Friday and Saturday at Stout Gym. Photo by Wilson A. Rivera.

Maj. Gen. Robert P. Lennox, Fort Bliss commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert S. Rogers, Fort Bliss command sergeant major, give a turkey to Sara Harris and her son Vincent Michael, 3, at the Armed Services YMCA Monday. Photo by Daniela Vestal.

Families receive turkeys 

Bliss ensures happy Thanksgiving for its Soldiers

Daniela Vestal, Monitor Staff

More than 1,000 turkey baskets were given out to Soldiers with families Monday at the Armed Forces YMCA.

“It’s a great day for us at Armed Service’s (YMCA) to be able to do this,” said Steven T. Cheatum Sr. chairman of ASYMCA.

The program began in 1992 at the Junior Enlisted Family Center with 25 turkey baskets, said Carol Serna, director of JEFC. Every year, the program has grown she said. Two years ago, it became too big for the JEFC to handle and had to be moved to the ASYMCA.

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