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April 18, 2019
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Gen. Perna: Leadership is about passion, mentorship By Paul Lara Special to the Eagle
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en. Gustave Perna, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, underscored the importance of officer mentorship at the 45th annual banquet of The ROCKS, Inc. at the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club, Saturday. Before accepting recognition as an honorary ROCKS member, he was introduced by his long-time mentor, retired Brig. Gen. Johnnie Wilson, who first met Perna in 1990, when he chose him to be his aide. Wilson said Perna’s leadership was evident, and urged him to continue learning and leading in the years ahead. Even after retirement, Wilson continued to mentor and check on Perna’s progress.
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Photo by Ashley Schaerfl
Fort Belvoir Garrison Commander, Col. Michael Greenberg, hands a donated NERF toy to a child as event organizer, Jennifer Fox, speaks to the attendees.
NERF Wars
The Battle of Jadwin Loop Photo by Paul Lara
Gen. Gustave Perna, the 19th Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, right, accepts the honorary ROCK of the Year award from his mentor, retired Brig. Gen. Johnnie Wilson, center, and retired Brig. Gen. Lawrence Gillespie, chairman of The ROCKS, Inc., left.
Commander flies over on Purple Up! Day
By Ashley Schaerfl Special to the Eagle
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he residents of The Villages at Belvoir’s Jadwin Loop received an unexpected surprise, thanks to a 7-year-old’s imagination and his mother’s will. Jennifer Fox, a military wife and mother to William and Kathleen Fox, contacted NERF after her son wanted to have a NERF war with all his friends in the loop. “ We c a m e f r o m C o l o r a d o Springs where they had a place to have NERF battles indoors,” Jennifer Fox said. According to 7-year-old William, one day he was playing with friends and just asked his mom to make a NERF war happen.
Surprise shipment “I didn’t know how to make it happen, but he encouraged me, saying that I could,” she said.
Photos by Eliza Cantrell
Left: Col. Michael Greenberg, Fort Belvoir Garrison commander, hands out treats to students, April 10, as part of Purple Up! Day. Right: Students at Fort Belvoir Elementary and Upper Schools watch as a helicopter carrying Col. Greenberg flies over.
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Korean Vet Gets Wish
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TroutFest
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