Sun Seeds Boost Military Personnel: At Minneapolis Airport's Armed Forces Service Center

摘要

Donations of sunflowers seeds are a small way to say "thank you" to American military personnel. Don Wille, formerly employed by ADM Benson Quinn, Minneapolis, and his wife, Renee, are involved with the Blue Star Mothers (mothers with sons or daughters in the military). Through this organization, the Willes have been working with the Armed Forces Service Center (AFSC). They see first-hand how what might seem like an insignificant thing, like a small bag of sunflower seeds, can make a big impact. TheArmed Forces Service Center is a one-of-a-kind facility unique to Minnesota that attends to the needs of military personnel who are being deployed overseas or on their way home. It was founded by Maggie Purdum in 1970, as a tribute to those who serve, after her son was killed in action in Vietnam. It is an "all free" stop, located at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, for active-duty military personnel, their dependents, activated reservists and national guardsmen, as well as Department ofDefense and PHS employees (on orders) and other members of the uniformed services on active duty. It offers everything from a fresh cup of coffee to a furnished sleeping bunk house. The AFSC serves more than 4,000 troops a month.