You've got ... Mail The world's best customers salute the world's best employees Alconbury well done I would like to recognize Tiffany English for a job well done in the deli and bakery at Alconbury Commissary, England. She goes above and beyond when it <strong>com</strong>es to customer service. When I needed help, she interrupted her break to help me, and she did it with a smile on her face – and not a big sigh! Thank you very much. Nancy Steele Amazing McChord My husband asked that I get “lots” of his favorite sports drink at the McChord Commissary, Wash. The first staff person I saw at the <strong>com</strong>missary was Julia Vilgos, produce storeworker, who was outside stocking strawberries. I asked her what to do, and she immediately helped me by giving me the case lot request form for Julia Vilgos future use and by helping me get “lots” for that day. She checked for cases and when none were available, she got me boxes to load with bottles from the shelf. This was a long process and involved her tracking me down in the store several times. She even brought me an extra cart. Her customer service was absolutely amazing and exemplary! M. Hewitt F.E. Warren fan Please convey my sincere appreciation to Melisha Robinson, sales store checker at F.E. Warren Commissary, Wyo., for sustained outstanding customer service, thus ensuring <strong>com</strong>plete customer satisfaction. The new automated checkout is at times frustrating and confusing. She is always prompt in resolving my problem and 50 decavision!<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Tiffany English Melisha Robinson above all, she is always polite and friendly. B.J. “Spike” Giachino Mitchel Field marvels I <strong>com</strong>mend the staff and crew of Mitchel Field Commissary, N.Y. The facility is well-run and saves me many dollars. I have been using <strong>com</strong>missaries since 1946 and would not think of shopping anywhere else. Gloria Osborne Selfridge satisfaction What a pleasant atmosphere to shop in the Selfridge Commissary, Mich.! It’s always clean, smells fresh and provides great service. The fruit and vegetable trays are beautiful and a great value. Keep up the good work. The <strong>com</strong>missary is my primary shopping destination. Anonymous� Ugly but goody Jim Marino, right, store director, Lajes Field Commissary, Portugal, explains the healthy delights of an unusual produce item, the huge, white Ghana yam, to a children’s tour group. Courtesy photo: Angie Erickson�
obituaries retirements PAULA HAYES, NAES Lakehurst, N.J. (Aug. 18) ANA LEWIS, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. (Dec. 12) WILLIAM “BILL” McCROY (retired), MCLB Barstow, Calif. (<strong>No</strong>v. 19) RENE VARELA, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (Jan. 18) Cruz Garcia (40) <strong>No</strong>ra Goovers (40) Akira Kinjo (40) Peter Mueller (40) Daniel Schull (40) B. Leonguerrero (40) Franz Romatka (40) Ursula Weber (40) ! frontandcenter FELIX AGUIRRE, Luke AFB, Ariz. (40) MERINO BUENAFLOR, NOLF Imperial Beach, Calif. ANNE DAILEY, Fairford, England CELESTINO DIMALANTA, NB San Diego, Calif. * THOMAS DOYLE, Hickam AFB, Hawaii (42) Thomas Doyle (42) EMMANUEL ENES, Lajes Field, Portugal RAULITA FEEMSTER, Nellis AFB, Nev. FLORENDA FRANKOVIC, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii TRUDY GRAVES, Luke AFB, Ariz. CLYDE GRIFFIN, Luke AFB, Ariz. REED LEADER, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. JANICE MOORE, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. O.G. “GENE” RICE, NB San Diego, Calif. RICHARD SAINZ, Kirtland AFB, N.M. LELAND SCHNEIDER, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. JUNKO TASHIRO, Camp Zama, Japan FRANK VELARDE, Kirtland AFB, N.M. AL ZIMMER, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. * Pictured anniversaries (Mug shots wel<strong>com</strong>ed for those with 40+ years) 40 years * CRUZ GARCIA, Fort Hood II, Texas * NORA GOOVERS, <strong>DeCA</strong> Europe, Germany * AKIRA KINJO, Okinawa CDC * BASTIAN LEONGUERRERO, Guam CDC DAVID MEYERS, Selfridge ANGB, Mich. * PETER MUELLER, Garmisch, Germany * FRANZ ROMATKA, Germersheim CDC, Germany * DANIEL SHULL, Fort Belvoir, Va. DALE TURPIN, Zone 27, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio * URSULA WEBER, <strong>DeCA</strong> Europe, Germany 35 years HEINZ ANDRZEJEWSKI, Kaiserslautern CDC, Germany SONJA NIEDERAUER, <strong>DeCA</strong> Europe, Germany DIETRICH WOLF, Germersheim CDC, Germany 30 years ARRETTA ALLEN, March ARB, Calif. IRENE APGAR, Grand Forks AFB, N.D. LESTER BENTON, Travis AFB, Calif. PATRICK BOUCHARD, Fort Lee, Va. DENISE BROWN, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. LINDA BROWN, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. WILLIAM BULL, Langley AFB, Va. ROBERT CAMPBELL, Anchorage Area, Alaska BETTINE CAVANAUGH, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. DAVID CAVANAUGH, Fort Meade, Md. GERARD CONTRERAS, March ARB, Calif. ROBERT DANIELS, Columbus AFB, Miss. MITCHELL DAVIDSON, NNSY Portsmouth, Va. WAYNE DEKAM, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. RICKY DOWNS, Fort Campbell, Ky. GERALDINE ELLIOTT, NB <strong>No</strong>rfolk, Va. WILLIAM ENGELAGE, Randolph AFB, Texas CHARLES FOSTER, Selfridge ANGB, Mich. WILLIAM FUTCH, Fort Stewart, Ga. ANGEL GARCIA, Lajes Field, Portugal MARIE GIAMMARCO, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. BARBARA GILBERT, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas ELLA GLADNEY, Barksdale AFB, La. JIMMY GLENN, Fort Riley, Kan. MARLENE GRIFFIN, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. HENRY HABERSHAM, NWS Charleston, S.C. ARHET HOWARD, Fort Bragg South, N.C. MARY KIGHT, Fort Hood I, Texas CHARLES KIRBY, Shaw AFB, S.C. JANET LAWRENCE, HQ <strong>DeCA</strong>, Va. GEORGE LAWS, Fort Bliss, Texas RICCARDO LIEFFORT, Lakenheath, Germany MELVYN LITSCH, Germersheim CDC, Germany KATHERINE McCARNEY, Bolling AFB, D.C. ANNE MORRISON, Aberdeen PG, Md. MARIANNE MOTSCHENBACHER, Hanau, Germany KAREN OCHSNER, Hill AFB, Utah CHARLES PAGE, Fort Meade, Md. BARBARA ROBBEN, Beale AFB, Calif. ROSWITHA SCHULZ, Ramstein AB, Germany FLOYD SHELTON, Fort Eustis, Va. LEVI SINGLETON, Fort Lewis, Wash. WENDELL SMITH, <strong>DeCA</strong> East, Va. MARYLOU TAYES, Fort Hood I, Texas DERTHRICK TAYLOR, Luke AFB, Ariz. MARGARETA THIEM, Vilseck, Germany LUKE TOLLETT, NS Annapolis, Md. GENE TREMBLEY, Fort Bliss, Texas JOYCE WAGNER, MCAS Yuma, Ariz. WAYNE WILKERSON, Vogelweh, Germany JUERGEN WILL, Kaiserslautern CDC, Germany CLAUDE WILLIAMS, NAS Pensacola, Fla. KATHY WILSON, NAS Memphis, Tenn. 25 years NORBERT BOEHMERT, Garmisch, Germany YONG TAE-CHOE, Taegu Camp Walker, South Korea PETER DAHN, Germersheim CDC, Germany IRENE DAL BOSCO, Hanau, Germany ELFIE DICLEMENTI, Baumholder, Germany MICHAEL FRISCHKORN, Hanau, Germany ALBERT JUERGEN, Kaiserslautern CDC, Germany JOERG HUENERFAUTH, Germersheim CDC, Germany HEINZ ILLNER, Bitburg, Germany ELKE KIRK, <strong>DeCA</strong> Europe, Germany REIDUN MAISANO, Baumholder, Germany JOSE OURIQUE, Lajes Field, Portugal FRANCO PRATOLA, Livorno, Italy PYON HONG-NOK, Taegu Camp Walker, South Korea SUN CHANG-HO, Camp Casey, South Korea WOLFGANG TAPPE, Germersheim CDC, Germany ANDREAS WOLF, Kaiserslautern CDC, Germany 20 years EIZO ABE, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan CHRISTA ALLEN, Peterson AFB, Colo. RICHARD ALLEN, MCRD Parris Island, S.C. ISADORE ALSTON, NTC Great Lakes, Mich. MARGARET ANDERSON, Luke AFB, Ariz. HARRY ANGUD, NB San Diego, Calif. YONG APANA, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii ROBERTO AYUSO, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico � 51
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