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Sergeant First Class John S. Constance We Celebrate Thanks Be To God In Christ In Everything John Constance is Home! Once Again! Sergeant First Class John S. Constance entered the military August 1990, as a Cannon Crew Member at Ft. Sill, OK. He completed training in November 1990, and was assigned to the 1^st Armored Division in Germany where he participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Retrained as a Fire Support Specialist, he was assigned to the 25^th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI. Other assignments have included 3-11 Field Artillery, Ft. Lewis, WA; 1^st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX. He has participated in numerous exercises and training events in the US, Germany, Japan, Hungary, and Poland, as well as Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He previously served in Iraq in Baghdad and Mosul as Joint Warfare Operations NCO, coordinating Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine aircraft. He is currently serving in support of a Naval Special Warfare Squadron. John has completed many schools which include Air Assault Course, Air/Ground Operation School, and Battle Staff Course. He has previously won the Soldier of the Quarter and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter and is a Distinguished Honor Graduate of the Advanced Army Non-Commissioned Officers Course. His awards include 6 Army Commendation Medals, 6 Army Achievement Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, NATO Medal, and several Bronze Stars. John is married to Jacqueline, and they have two sons Charlie (15 years) and Christian (8 years). Correspondence may be sent to: SFC John Constance SOTF-W HQ Ramadi Unit 73904 FPO AE 09509-3904 JSC_0199@yahoo.com Sergeant First Class Carlos Montero, U.S. Army Special Operations, Active Duty, South America			Ben Atkins Ben Atkins, on the right, M.P., has been a vital part of ministry with youth, an active member of the First Presbyterian Church since November of 2007. Ben has recently engaged in training for overseas deployment, He has been in the Ohio Army National Guard for three years, this will be his first time in Iraq. He will be training Iraqi police forces and communicating with civilians toward the continuous infrastructure rebuild that Iraq will be able to run itself independently. He will be gone for roughly a year, and his mother, grandmother and dog, Max, anxiously await his return. His long-term goal is to become a Police Officer. Reach Ben at: b_rock6@hotmail.com. Lauren Peffley With IJM ... the task at hand -- to prepare to repair, to make way for the freedom of slaves. Lauren is working with IJM to fight injustice such as slavery, illegal property seizure, sexual violence, sex trafficking, illegal detention. "Sek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow", -- iah 1:17. Lauren will be serving for 12 months in India heading overseas at the end of September, 2009. Please visit this link for a full accounting of her work and to be in touch with her. Lauren Peffley in Mission In India.htm

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