Rochester Home to First Army Strong Community Center: ‘Virtual Installation’ Provides Support, Resources to Families of Deployed Soldiers
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| 12/07/2009 |
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Reserve’s top officer his wife today joined Rochester civic and business leaders who reaffirmed their support for military members and their Families at the grand opening of Rochester’s Army Strong Community Center.
Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, Army Reserve chief, his wife Laura, met with local Soldiers and their Families to mark the opening of the nation’s first ASCC. Based on Laura Stultz’s concept, the center serves as a “virtual installation” designed to support military Soldiers and their Families by assisting those who are holding down the home front, far from the nearest military installation, when their loved ones deploy. |
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“Since Laura and I stepped off the plane in Rochester, we’ve experienced an outpouring of support for our Soldiers and their Families,” said Lt. Gen. Stultz. “We are here today to sign a covenant with the Rochester community and to affirm the Army’s commitment to building partnerships that support the strength, resilience, and readiness of Soldiers and their Families.”
The Army Reserve plans to open three to five additional sites in the United States in the next year as part of its Virtual Installation Community-Based Pilot Program.
“Every community needs to be a virtual installation. I want every military Family living in small-town America to have the same support as if they were living on a military installation,” said Laura Stultz.
Rochester was selected as a pilot for the VI program because of the significant number of Army Reserve Soldiers and their Families who live in the area, the community’s history of support for military members and their Families, and its distance from the nearest military installation. More than 800 Army Reserve Soldiers live within 50 miles of Rochester, which is located more than 120 miles from Fort Drum.
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