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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 11:25 AM
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Bases lend hand to PCSing family hit by thieves


Tech. Sgt. Dewey Brown and wife Sharon watch as their 7-year-old daughter Cami opens Christmas gifts provided by the Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Airman and Family Readiness Center. Cami's gifts were stolen Dec. 20 when their truck and U-Haul trailer were taken from a Spokane Valley hotel.


Bases lend hand to PCSing family hit by thieves
By Tom Spoth - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jan 3, 2010 8:37:14 EST

When airmen at Fairchild and McChord Air Force bases learned that one of their own had been robbed of his most valuable possessions in Spokane, Wash., they didn’t hesitate.

Within two days, Tech. Sgt. Dewey Brown and his wife, Sharon, were inundated with gifts of cash, clothing, food, lodging and Christmas presents for their 7-year-old daughter, Cami.

The gesture turned a holiday heartbreak into a life-affirming story.

“There are no words to express our gratitude and appreciation,” Brown said. “What a humbling experience.”

Brown and his family were on the last leg of a move from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to McChord when they stopped at a motel for the night. On the morning of Dec. 21, Brown awoke to find that their truck and moving trailer had been stolen from the parking lot. Police recovered the vehicles that afternoon, but valuables including laptops, jewelry, firearms, clothing and Christmas gifts had been taken.


Rest of article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/01/airforce_brown_christmas_gifts_010210w/
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 11:30 AM
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1. Aw--that's a nice story. What a godawful thing to have happen
in the middle of a cross-country move--and right before Christmas. AF people are good eggs.
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