38 The Courier SUN • kids & education • october 29, 2015 for breaking news visit www.qns.com s kids & education Army general thanks Ridgewood middle school for supporting troops BY ANTHONY GIUDICE and staff for their hard work and donations. agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport “First and foremost, thanks for all the support. Programs like that for what soldiers Hooah! get when they are deployed are very The students at Ridgewood’s I.S. 93 got important to them and it means a lot to a big surprise when Lieutenant General them,” Anderson told the students. “But Joseph Anderson, the Deputy Chief of more importantly, it’s important for them Staff G-3/5/7 for to know that the United States people like Army, visited the you care about school to talk to them.” the students and A n d e r s o n thank them for also fielded their generous questions from donations to the the curious Adopt-a-Soldier middle schoolers program. ranging “We have been from what he involved with does as lieutenant the U.S. Army general, Adopt-a-Soldier what it is like program here at working at the I.S. 93 since last year,” said Edward Pentagon, the action he has seen in the Santos, principal of I.S. 93. “We have Army and much more. fundraised and donated enough for 30 “Each of the services have a staff which or more care packages to send overseas. supports the head of each of the branches, We have raised in total contributions I work for the chief of staff of the Army between $1,500 and $2,000.” and the secretary of the Army,” Anderson Anderson heard of the school’s work said when asked about his position with with the Adopt-a-Soldier program and the Army. “But I’m the operations officer wanted to personally thank the students so in the corporate world, I am the chief Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson (center back) with students from I.S. 93, Debbie Hartz, guidance counselor, and Edward Santos , principal at I.S. 93. operating officer of the Army. So I run all the deployments, I tell soldiers and units where they’re going to go, we do equipping, we do manning, we do training, all things readiness about deploying.” When asked what motivated him to join the Army, Anderson told the students that his relatives had joined the armed forces. “My grandfather was in World War I, my father was in World War II, my brother was in Vietnam,” Anderson said. “But they were all enlisted soldiers. For all ages: Disco, Gymnastics, Dress Up, Princess Parties, Arts and Crafts, and Music Video Parties THE COURIER/Photos by Anthony Giudice www.americandanceanddrama.net online registration available for Union Tpke Now ONGOING REGISTRATION Ballroom/Latin Private Lessons Available Adults & Kids. Ballet • Tap • Jazz • Hip Hop • Modern All Boys Hip Hop • Drama • Vocal Musical Theatre • Ballroom • Mommy & Me 718-479-8522 Newly Expanded 7,000 Square Foot Studios! Children 2 & up, Teens & Adults Creative Movement • Contemporary Acrobatics Fresh Meadows Location 188-22 Union Tpke Fresh Meadows NY 11366 Christ The King Location 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue Middle Village NY 11379 FREE LESSON Register Before 12/20/15 • Mention This Ad One Party At A Time • Huge Party Room (over 3,000 sq. ft.) • Disco Laser Lights • Bubble/Fog Machine Face Painting • Arts/Crafts • Basketball • Tattoos • Cotton Candy • Magicians • Gymnastics • Disco Dress-Up • Music Video Parties • Princess Parties – Hostesses Become Your Favorite Fairytale Princess! I was the one that ever got a commission. I made a career of it. They served one conflict and they got out. I chose to make a career of it.” Santos asked Anderson if he could inform the students on the very real differences between actual war and what they may see on television, in movies and in video games. “All I will tell you is those games are games. That’s why they’re called games,” Anderson said. “If you think what you’re seeing in those games represents reality, no way.”
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