Home Depot Helps the Troops
You would think the military would be planning for such events
Marine In Iraq Calls Silverdale Home Depot For Needed Part
March 21, 2005
By Tracy Vedder
KOMO 4 NEWS, Seattle
When First Sgt. Bryan Hall's Company needed a crucial battery charger in Iraq, he picked up the phone and called his former boss at Home Depot.
SILVERDALE - We've heard the stories about troops in Iraq having problems getting the supplies and equipment they need. Well, a little hometown help made the difference for a group of Marines just back from Iraq.
After eight months in Iraq and Kuwait, Alpha Company is home. The reserve unit of 60 Marines were charged with keeping airfields in Iraq and Kuwait open.
It's been eight months since the marines of Alpha Company have seen their families.
"I can't even put it into words," says First Sgt. Bryan Hall. "It's great."
First Sgt. Hall is grateful to be home. And he brings back a special message for a group of friends and former co-workers in Silverdale: They made a huge difference for a successful tour in Iraq.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Shortly after First Sgt. Hall's Alpha Company arrived in Iraq, they had a problem. The battery charger for their power tools shorted out. It seems a small thing, but it could take weeks for supply channels to get it to the Marines.
But Hall knew who to call.
"He said, 'I'm calling you from Iraq,' and I was, 'Everybody! I'm talking to Iraq!' " Mona Hernandez, the Assistant Manager for the Home Depot Store in Silverdale said. That's right, First Sgt. Hall called Home Depot.
He used to work with Hernandez and her boss. And when they discovered he needed help?
"It was a matter of what can we do, how quickly does he need it and like I said, it went out within an hour or two," says Hernandez.
In three days, Hall and his Marines had their charger.
"It was something very simple but it was an important tool that we needed," says Hall, "they were there for us, absolutely."
An American flag, now flying over the Home Depot entrance, used to fly over First Sgt. Hall's Iraq base. He sent it home in gratitude, which is reciprocated by his friends at Home Depot.
"I'm probably more happy than anything that Bryan has returned," says Hernandez. "He's back with his family so that's really important to me."
In the grand scheme of things, a battery charger from Home Depot probably seems like a small thing. But we've heard from many troops in Iraq, the small things make a big difference.
Marine In Iraq Calls Silverdale Home Depot For Needed Part
March 21, 2005
By Tracy Vedder
KOMO 4 NEWS, Seattle
When First Sgt. Bryan Hall's Company needed a crucial battery charger in Iraq, he picked up the phone and called his former boss at Home Depot.
SILVERDALE - We've heard the stories about troops in Iraq having problems getting the supplies and equipment they need. Well, a little hometown help made the difference for a group of Marines just back from Iraq.
After eight months in Iraq and Kuwait, Alpha Company is home. The reserve unit of 60 Marines were charged with keeping airfields in Iraq and Kuwait open.
It's been eight months since the marines of Alpha Company have seen their families.
"I can't even put it into words," says First Sgt. Bryan Hall. "It's great."
First Sgt. Hall is grateful to be home. And he brings back a special message for a group of friends and former co-workers in Silverdale: They made a huge difference for a successful tour in Iraq.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Shortly after First Sgt. Hall's Alpha Company arrived in Iraq, they had a problem. The battery charger for their power tools shorted out. It seems a small thing, but it could take weeks for supply channels to get it to the Marines.
But Hall knew who to call.
"He said, 'I'm calling you from Iraq,' and I was, 'Everybody! I'm talking to Iraq!' " Mona Hernandez, the Assistant Manager for the Home Depot Store in Silverdale said. That's right, First Sgt. Hall called Home Depot.
He used to work with Hernandez and her boss. And when they discovered he needed help?
"It was a matter of what can we do, how quickly does he need it and like I said, it went out within an hour or two," says Hernandez.
In three days, Hall and his Marines had their charger.
"It was something very simple but it was an important tool that we needed," says Hall, "they were there for us, absolutely."
An American flag, now flying over the Home Depot entrance, used to fly over First Sgt. Hall's Iraq base. He sent it home in gratitude, which is reciprocated by his friends at Home Depot.
"I'm probably more happy than anything that Bryan has returned," says Hernandez. "He's back with his family so that's really important to me."
In the grand scheme of things, a battery charger from Home Depot probably seems like a small thing. But we've heard from many troops in Iraq, the small things make a big difference.
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