Supporting the troops
Dear Editor: The 28th Infantry Division of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard has been selected to command the U.S. sector of the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia. The division has been conducting a robust training plan to ensure that our soldiers are prepared to perform this mission with success and return home safely.
Recently, the division was tasked to provide more citizen-soldiers for Bosnia, as well as an additional number for a security mission in Europe. These deployments display the readiness of the 28th Division and the growing importance of the National Guard as part of our nation’s military strategy.
In the very near future, soldiers from communities throughout Pennsylvania may be mobilized for up to nine months. Those in Bosnia will promote American interests by providing stability in a very unstable region of the world. Those on duty elsewhere in Europe will be serving in direct response to the Sept. 11 attacks, helping to keep U.S. installations and personnel safe from terrorist aggression.
As the commanding general of Pennsylvania 28th Keystone Division, I am very proud of our soldiers as they prepare to leave their civilian lives behind for an extended period of time. Equally important is the unselfish support provided by the employers of these great soldiers. Without it, our mission would be much more difficult, and our soldiers would not be able to focus on the task at hand.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all employers for their understanding and support as their workers are called to active duty. Their sacrifice is commendable, and it has not gone unnoticed. While their Guard members are deployed, I ask employers to continue their support, so important on the home front. I also ask that their employees be welcomed back to the workplace with the same enthusiasm as their family and community on their return from a job well done.
Any employers who have questions regarding their own responsibilities or the re-employment rights of their mobilized employees are urged to call Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, at 1-800-336-4590, or visit www.esgr.org.
Major Gen. Walter Pudlowski, commanding general,
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
On path of self destruction
Dear Editor:
This is in reference to Commissioner Sean Cavanagh. His vendetta with the Roberts’ family should not be so vindictive especially against the county controller, Mark Roberts. Mr. Roberts does his job and gives the county information on financial problems that could be forthcoming.
I was beginning to feel that Cavanagh was maturing, but he’s back to the old play and quotes. The old gang is back again, at the meetings where there’s Cavanagh’s way or no other way.
Mr. Cavanagh doesn’t solve problems, but creates them, another black eye for Fayette County.
He doesn’t work with the other commissioners, he is a one man wrecking crew.
His real estate license is not a conflict of interest with county growth? What’s wrong with this picture?
Fayette County, wake up, take a real good look. There is a difference between construction and self destruction.
Steve Krcelich
Isabella