Surry Serves Our Surry Family Away From Home submitted by: Curt Lycke The brave men and women of the world’s finest fighting force have many of our Dominion Surry Power Station family members amongst them. One of its bravest is 2nd Lt. Matthew A. Jones, the son of Bob and Tammi Jones. Bob (Electrical Maintenance) and Tammi (Station Safety and Loss Prevention) are both Surry employees and both are very proud of their son, who has been stationed in Baghdad since June. Matt is a 2006 VMI graduate and is married to Kory L. Jones of Smithfield. He was stationed at Fort Benning, GA before deploying first to Kuwait, and then on to Iraq. He serves with the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and according to Tammi, he is doing well. It was tough at first getting use to 120° heat, but Matt has adjusted and he is doing alright. He spends what free time he has watching DVDs and reading. He also finds time to email his wife and his parents 2-3 times a week and tries to call home every other week. Tammi says at first it was hard to let her son go, but the emails, coupled with her commitment to be as brave as her son, have gotten her through the separation. Her son has been 8
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touched by the conditions he has observed in Iraq. The conditions and resources available to help the Iraqis and Iraqi children in particular are always in short supply. Encouragingly though, his resolve is emboldened by the progress that the rebuilding is making, as well as the local National’s commitment to rebuilding their country. There is no assurance of leave time, and 3rd Brigade is scheduled to return in June 2008. In the meantime, if you would like to send this brave warrior your best wishes, you can do so at the following email address: tnecx@yahoo. com. If you wish to write him a letter, his address is at the bottom of this column. Either way is a suitable method to send your thoughts and prayers for a purposeful ending with a safe return. And don’t forget about the camouflaged-colored “Support Our Troops” barrels placed throughout the station. These barrels list items service members overseas need, and when collected, will be sent to Iraq to provide comfort to brave warriors just like Matt. Correspondence for Matthew Jones may be sent to: 2LT Matthew Jones HHC 2-69AR 3RD BDE 3RD ID APO AE 09390