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            <div class="image-caption">U.S. Air Force Maj. Kennie Neal, Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) command chaplain, bumps fists with a local boy in a neighborhood of La Paz, Honduras, during a volunteer event, Oct. 17, 2021. More than 30 service members from JTF-B helped build a house for a local family and donated more than $2,000 worth of supplies to benefit the neighborhood. (Courtesy Photo)</div>
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            <div class="image-caption">Service members and volunteers from Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, cook and deliver food to residents in a neighborhood of La Paz, Honduras, Oct. 17, 2021. During a house building project in partnership with Honduras Compassion Partners, JTF-B personnel handed out food, taught and played games with children and donated more than $2,000 worth of clothing and supplies. (Courtesy Photo)</div>
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    <div><b>By Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks</b> <span class="date">/ Published Oct. 20, 2021</span></div>
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    <p><strong>SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – </strong>Thirty-four service members assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B), Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, embarked on a weekend volunteer mission to build a stable home for a local family.</p>

<p>The team, led by U.S. Air Force Maj. Kennie Neal, JTF-B command chaplain visited a nearby neighborhood in the department of La Paz, Honduras and began building a house Oct. 16-17, 2021.</p>

<p>“We were originally approached in August and told there was an opportunity to help build a house for a local family,” said Neal. “But when we found out it only took $3,000 in supplies to get started, we all thought – ‘We could raise that ourselves!’”</p>

<p>Neal began raising funds, the majority of which came during a resiliency day at Soto Cano Air Base where volunteers bid on different activities, including a pie-in-the-face contest.</p>

<p>With help from Honduras Compassion Partners, a non-profit organization that works with the local community, the 34-person team built the house from the ground up.</p>

<p>While the house was being constructed, the JTF-B team cooked food for the community, played various games with local children, and donated school and art supplies for them to get creative.</p>

<p>“I believe overall, we were able to donate more than $2,000 worth of clothing and other supplies to those we were supporting,” said Neal. “To see tears of joy that you bring to someone’s life, makes life truly worth living.”</p>
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