Last year our recruiters, their families, and offices along the gulf coast all suffered losses from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. TSgt Barry immediately sprung into relief action and provided for those families that were evacuated up to our unit (based in Little Rock, AR). He helped provide them with communication needs, setting up work stations and phone lines, giving them the computer connectivity they needed to get in touch with friends and family, and also giving the recruiters the tools they needed to continue with their mission to put people into the Air Force. He also took on personal projects in the local community to continue to provide for our fellow Airmen who were evacuated from the devastation.

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