ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- David Haynes is a team player.
Throughout the years, he has played softball, basketball and volleyball - all sports he enjoys because he is part of a team.
In softball, he played his favorite position, center field, because, as he says, "I was backing up my teammates."
That same attitude is reflected every work day at Anniston Army Depot.
Here, Haynes is part of the recycling team. He and his coworkers retrieve and sort cardboard, paper, aluminum cans and other recyclables as well as furniture for sales at the recycling yard.
He knows how important his job is to the installation's recycling efforts.
"You know the middle link in a chain, which holds it together - that's me," said Haynes.
He began work at ANAD Aug. 10, 1992, after learning about the job through The Arc of Calhoun and Cleburne Counties, where he was employed at the time.
"They knew I was a good worker," said Haynes. "Everyone knows that."
At the time, Thelma McCullough was supervisor over the depot's recycling program. Haynes said she taught him the importance of taking care of his customers, a lesson he still practices daily.
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