More than 300 soldiers of the 94th Combat Support Hospital or cash attended the pre-deployment yellow ribbon event in November. They gathered at the Crown Plaza Hotel and Dallas to prepare for their upcoming deployment. Diana Hudson, family readiness support assistant for the unit, stresses the importance of soldiers and family attendants. Now we just want to encourage all the soldiers to attend the yellow ribbons that are available to them because resources are immense and they miss out on so much if they don't attend it, don't bring their family members to the events. We always welcome any family member to come out with them and be there support mechanism for either gone, they need to be trained to be that support member. This training consists of three things, presentations and vendor introductions over three days. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Dunn, assistant chief nurse for the 94th Cash's Bravo Company, places emphasis on family involvement as he helps prepare soldiers to deploy. They need to know that there's someone they can go to or services they can take advantage of to help them to help them through the deployment of their service member. These services, information and referrals were made available via community partners like the American Red Cross and Big Brothers of America. Organizations like these aid in deployment readiness and address issues which may arise after separation from loved ones. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program consists of six events throughout the deployment cycle for units nationwide. For the 807th Medical Command, I'm Specialist Rebecca Newton.