COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The line of attendees waiting to get breakfast during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18. Fort Carson food service specialists cooked for the event.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Volunteers serving attendees during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18. Fort Carson food service specialists cooked for the event.
(Photo by Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault,...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Attendees enjoying themselves during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18. Fort Carson food service specialists cooked for the event.
(Photo by Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Spc. Herman Reinhold, food service specialist, 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, hands a serving pan to a fellow cook to put on the serving line during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfa...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Sgt. 1st Class Jason Gerber, food service specialist, 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, cooks pancakes on a flat-grill in an Army containerized kitchen during the Colorado Springs Annual Street ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- The serving line in front of a Fort Carson containerized kitchen during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Spc. Herman Reinhold, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Gerber, right, both are food service specialists from 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, put pancakes into a serving pan during the Colorado S...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Soldiers and civilians getting their breakfast during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18. Fort Carson food service specialists cooked for the event.
(Photo by Sgt. Jon...
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Soldiers and attendees enjoying themselves during the Colorado Springs Annual Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., June 18. Fort Carson food service specialists cooked for the event.
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COLORADO SPRINGS -- At 1 a.m., heat filled the spaces in Fort Carson's mobile kitchens. Within a couple of hours, the aroma of pancakes and eggs permeated the air in preparation for the 54th annual Colorado Springs Western Street Breakfast in downtown Colorado Springs, June 18.
Fort Carson cooks, led by Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Geier, food service adviser, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, volunteered to serve more than 7,000 community members of Colorado Springs.
"This is my second year being in charge of the street breakfast," said Geier. "We set up our mobile kitchen trailers and containerized kitchens in three different areas just after midnight. We served (many) more people this year than we did last year. It was a very nice turnout."
The breakfast was the official kickoff of the city's Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
"It's really amazing to support the surrounding community," Geier said. "We enjoyed the event because it shows civilians and Soldiers what we do as Army cooks," said Spc. Herman Reinhold, food service specialist, Headquarters Support Company, 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th CAB.
Although tired from the long day, cooks stayed motivated and enjoyed working with the community and its volunteers, said Spc. Joshua Simanteris, 404th ASB.
"We started pretty early this morning, but Colorado Springs supports us a lot," he said. "This is why we love supporting them whenever we can. This is new to me, and I think other duty stations should participate in events like this."
The food service specialists were overjoyed to receive thanks from locals in attendance, said Simanteris.
"The 'thank you' that stood out the most (for me) was from an old Army veteran," he said. "The veteran said that he hasn't eaten Army chow in many years. It's always a good feeling to hear that from veterans."
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