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# Lending a hand to veterans

By Jeff LandenbergerDLA Disposition Service

                Battle Creek, Michigan  –              

An early Veteran’s Day present was delivered to homelessvets in Battle Creek, Michigan, by DLA Disposition Services and the Departmentof Veterans Affairs in late October.

Each year, the Department of Veterans Affairs and theVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Battle Creek holds a Veteran’s Stand Down toassist their veteran population. This year they got more than they expected.

Lisa Grenon, of the Battle Creek VA, said a stand downevent will normally get 15 pallets of property from DLA Disposition Services.This year she received 44 pallets -- more than what her crew could handle intime for the event -- so Grenon turned to the community for help.

“We just put a call out to the community, and we just hadan outpouring of people calling and coming wanting to assist us today,” Grenonsaid.

Some of those volunteers came from across the DefenseLogistics Agency workforce at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center -- DLADisposition Services, DLA Installation Support and Logistics InformationServices.

“We like the idea of the Disposition Services communityhelping veterans no matter where they are,” said Cindy Foster of DLA DispositionServices at Battle Creek. Foster said she volunteered her time to support thewarfighter and her local community. 

In between sorting coats and boots, Judy Hawkins of DLAInstallation Support said, “My father was a World War II veteran, and I thoughtI would come over to help out the veterans.”

Navy vet Russell Manuel said he came over to give back tohis fellow veterans. He added that he had returned last month from a tour inAfghanistan as the deputy director for DLA Disposition Services over there, andthis was a great opportunity to help make a difference athome.

As the contents of the 44 pallets were organized for thestand down event, Grenon said that it was, “... amazing to have everyone cometogether to help the homeless population.”12

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