# DLA NewsWire

/ Published June 30, 2018

****The Defense Supply Center Columbus Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s 2018 Operation Cookie Drop distributed nearly 800 cases of cookies donated by the Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland to more than 3,100 service members from 19 units in Central Ohio.                            180511-D-D0441-001                            The Defense Supply Center Columbus Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s 2018 Operation Cookie Drop distributed nearly 800 cases of cookies donated by the Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland to more than 3,100 service members from 19 units in Central Ohio.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Courtesy PhotoVIRIN: 180701-D-YE683-110**OPERATION COOKIE DROP**The Defense Supply Center Columbus Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s 2018 Operation Cookie Drop distributed nearly 800 cases of cookies donated by the Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland to more than 3,100 service members from 19 units (platoon, company, battalion and brigade level) in Central Ohio. The event was held at MWR’s Outdoor Rental Center May 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Operation Cookie Drop is one of my favorite events because it’s a full day of smiles,” said MWR Marketing Manager Jennifer Russell. “People can’t help but smile when you hand them a box of Girl Scout Cookies. At MWR, military outreach is one of our highest priorities, and this event provides the opportunity to connect with and support military members, many outside the fence line of DSCC, some as far away as Dayton and Canton. We are thrilled at how much this event has grown over the past two years and we hope to continue to expand and distribute more cookies next year.” 

— Dana Thornbury, DLA Land and Maritime Public Affairs 

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****EX-USACE CHIEF SHARES MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES****

Defense Logistics Agency Energy Chief of Staff Army Col. Doug Henry hosted the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance May 17, joined by McNamara Headquarters Complex tenant organization leaders, including DLA Chief of Staff Kristin French. But the real star was guest speaker, retired Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, who related stories with humor, candor and charisma.**Retired Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick entertains and enlightens the audience with personal reflections from his decades of Army service, during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance. Photo by Teodora Mocanu.                            AAPI 2018                            Retired Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick entertains and enlightens the audience with personal reflections from his decades of Army service, during the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month observance. Photo by Teodora Mocanu.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Teodora MocanuVIRIN: 180517-D-HP966-021**Bostick serves as chief operating officer at Intrexon, a biotechnology company. Most of Bostick’s anecdotes were from his long military career, including as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as the Army deputy chief of staff for personnel and readiness.The retired general said his dual heritage as an African American and as an Asian American means he’s often mistaken for other races and has sometimes struggled with how to identify himself.“My dad came in the Army before [President Harry] Truman’s desegregation, so he was in an all-black unit,” Bostick said. “He married a Japanese woman right after World War II, so it was like a double whammy!” “I’m very proud of both sides of my heritage,” he said. “I recognize both cultures.”Bostick said he was privileged to meet some members of the Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a large contingent of Japanese American soldiers who fought during World War II and became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.“Many of them were Nisei ...the second generation of Japanese Americans,” Bostick said. He ex-plained there was a lot of suspicion directed toward the 14,000 Nisei, who had to endure many investigations “to make sure they were really on our side.”“They earned seven presidential unit citations — to have one is huge — [and] 21 Medals of Honor, [totaling] 9,846 awards in one unit,” Bostick said. “Think about that.”

— Dianne Ryder, DLA Public Affairs

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****Mentors and mentees join together to make sandwiches as part of "blessing bags" for the homeless in Philadelphia on May 17. The project is a community service opportunity within the Industrial Hardware's InSPIRE mentoring program. Photo by John Dwyer III.                            180517-D-XL571-002                            Mentors and mentees join together to make sandwiches as part of "blessing bags" for the homeless in Philadelphia on May 17. The project is a community service opportunity within the Industrial Hardware's InSPIRE mentoring program. Photo by John Dwyer III.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: John Dwyer IIIVIRIN: 180517-D-XL571-002**INSPIRE’D MENTOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS PROVIDE ‘BLESSINGS’ FOR HOMELESS**Participants in the Industrial Hardware Success and Partnership in Reaching Excellence mentoring program assembled 150 lunch bags for the homeless May 17. The community outreach and team building event featured Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees making sandwiches and assembling lunch bags, known as “blessing bags,” with uplifting messages. The bags were delivered to a non-profit organization serving the homeless in southern New Jersey. “My goal was to make it unique from other mentoring programs, which is where the team building and community service projects come into play,” Joanne Anello, Industrial Hardware traditional acquisition division chief and InSPIRE co-lead, said. “This project is just a small way we can give back and hopefully brighten someone’s day.”When Anello teamed with Chuck Zerambo, IH purchasing agent and InSPIRE co-lead, to create the program, Anello wanted to make it unique and provide an opportunity for participants to connect with each other and the community. One IH employee, who authored more than half of the uplifting messages, was glad to be part of the event.“It’s a really fun and interesting way to come together,” said Alexa Janco, an IH contract specialist and InSPIRE participant. “It was a team building event, but I also got to network with other mentors and mentees and help the community.”
—  John Dwyer III, DLA Troop Support Public Affairs 

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