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Warehouse workers from the US Army Garrison, Torii Station move containers into position for transportation to Naha Port. The United States government agreed to provide Healthcare & Nutrition products to the citizens of Sri Lanka after their country...
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From left to right...Kaoru Teruya, U.S. Army Garrison, Torii Station, Okinawa along with SPC Lucas Callaghan and SGT Jesse Burk, from the 87th Quartermaster Detachment on Okinawa, Japan fix wooden braces on one of 26 containers destined for Sri Lanka...
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U.S. Army SPC Lucas Callaghan, 87th Quartermaster Detachment on Okinawa, Japan carefully reviews the contents of an ambulance prior to shipment to Sri Lanka. Over $1.6 million in health related products were loaded into 26 containers during the past...
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In today's world of economic disasters, unemployment levels not seen in 25 years, and the vast majority of mankind unwilling reach out and help someone, a small group of Japanese and Americans joined together this week to prepare products destined to Sri Lanka. Army service members of the 87th Quartermaster Detachment along with warehouse workers from the U.S. Army Garrison, Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, spent four days loading 26 contains filled with $1.6 million in healthcare and nutritional related products. Included in the relief package were four vehicles and one ambulance.
SGT Jesse Burk explained, "this truly represents one of the reasons I joined the military. Our country is blessed with ordinary people who do extraordinary activities. I am humbled to have this opportunity to give something back by helping our Japanese partners prepare these containers for
shipment to Sri Lanka."
Kunii Hideki a warehouse worker echoed SGT Burks comment stating, "I am very proud to have this opportunity providing assistance to the citizens of Sri Lanka.
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