1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Newsletter Jan 2010 Page 3

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

1st Battalion Newsletter

January 2010

Company D, FSC

Hi Dealer Families,

I hope your holidays were safe and full of fun times. Now that we’re back, we’re off and running at full speed!
We have lots of field time coming up. Lara and I have presented the most current dates that the battalion has
at the FRG meeting. I hope you made it. It was held on 27 January at 6pm in room B160 at the Brigade/Battalion building.

We also have some changes in leadership coming up. On 1 February, CPT Ethan Olberding will take command
of the company. Most of the transition should be seamless to the Soldiers, as Lara and I move to the Battalion
and CPT Olberding and his wife Sarah take over the work with the Dealers. Again, hopefully you can make it
to January’s FRG meeting and get to know these new faces.

Thanks for the great times we’ve had in D/1-22IN. I’ve seen some amazing changes since I took command in November 2008,
and I’m confident that the Dealers will continue to lead the way. Thanks for your support - keep up the good work!

CPT Brandon Chapman Dealer 6

Thank you, Family Readiness Group!

I wanted to borrow a little space this month to say thanks to all of you! YOU provide the best support to your spouses,
whether you can make it to every FRG event or not. I personally know how much of an impact you can make,
especially during deployments. Keep up the good work in the coming months to get your family and your Soldier
ready for whatever comes. I have a few special BIG thank yous for a few folks in the unit. Kat Dueringer, you have been
an awesome co-leader and source of inspiration - thank you for sharing so much of your time!
Jenn Dryer and Gayle Villalobos - you guys have kept us from big trouble by volunteering as treasurers.
Shannon Kelley and Amber Roberts - thank you for your giving spirit - even though we didn’t use you as much
as you probably planned! Families, THANK YOU for all your feedback and participation in the last year.
You are a strong, capable group and I know you’ll continue to do great things. I’m glad to know you!
I’ll see you around while I’m working with the whole battalion’s FRG process.

As one last “plug” - please consider helping with our CARE Team or some of the other upcoming opportunities...
1-22 Infantry can use volunteers with talent like yours!

-Lara Chapman

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CPT Rossol’s Commander Notes

Happy New Year to all!

I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone as we continue on an extremely busy path these next few months.
Thank you all for safely returning home to the Eliminator team after block leave and I hope you have had
a relaxing and enjoyable holiday season. We will continue to build our team as we ramp up training this next quarter
and continue to gain new Soldiers and family members. You can expect some longer days and time in the field
from mid-February through March. This training is in preparation for our JRTC rotation in Louisiana in April.
Please take advantage of the upcoming four day weekend February 12th-15th.

For those new to the Regular and Eliminator team I would like to welcome you and ask you to please contact myself
or our FRG leaders, Kayla and Ana, if you have questions or want to take part in our Family Readiness Group.
As you may already know, we will be deploying to Afghanistan late this summer. We all need to begin to prepare
our families for this deployment by updating wills, powers-of-attorney, as well as financial preparation.

I look forward to meeting our new family members and again don’t hesitate to call if you have questions.
Thanks for the continued support for your spouse and the challenging mission we have ahead.
REMINDER: Tax season is upon us. You can utilize the Fort Carson Tax preparation agents for free
at building 6285 on Fort Carson.

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