TIKRIT, Iraq – To combat the stresses of deployment and maintain the welfare of the Soldiers in their battalion, Capt. Josh Ziegler and Sgt. Michael Kuehne, the chaplain and chaplain assistant for 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kan., built a Morale, Welfare and Recreation Center.
The construction of the small recreation center, named Joe’s, began in December of 2009 and was built within the living area of the ‘Proud Americans.’ It’s equipped with two projectors, games, movies, chairs, books and a plethora of supplies for the Soldiers.
“Basically, in this LSA [life support area] there’s no place for Soldiers to meet when it’s raining, dusty and nasty outside,” said the New Orleans native. “So, Sergeant Kuehne and I put our heads together, and we thought of an idea of [creating] a building that would facilitate that.”
