Derrell Reading This is Me

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1. 1. NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source

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   Published on: 3/4/2006   Last Visited: 3/4/2006

   "Everybody's really excited," said Lisa Reading, whose husband, Derrell Reading, is a staff sergeant in the battalion and a computer analyst for Wal-Mart.
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   They are scheduled to arrive at 5:30 a.m., and their families will be waiting, Reading said.
   
   The troops will remain in northwest Arkansas through at least noon on Thursday, Reading said. The chartered plane is scheduled to leave at 2 p.m., though that could change, depending on when the battalion's captain tells the soldiers they must be back.
   
   Until then, it will be 3 1/2 days filled with family time and family affairs, with a few community events thrown in, too.
   
   Reading, speaking for all the families, repeated her refrain Friday: "We're really excited."

2. 2. NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source

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   Published on: 3/4/2006   Last Visited: 3/4/2006

   "Everybody's really excited," said Lisa Reading, whose husband, Derrell Reading, is a staff sergeant in the battalion and a computer analyst for Wal-Mart.
   ...
   They are scheduled to arrive at 5:30 a.m., and their families will be waiting, Reading said.
   
   The troops will remain in northwest Arkansas through at least noon on Thursday, Reading said. The chartered plane is scheduled to leave at 2 p.m., though that could change, depending on when the battalion's captain tells the soldiers they must be back.
   
   Until then, it will be 3 1/2 days filled with family time and family affairs, with a few community events thrown in, too.
   
   Reading, speaking for all the families, repeated her refrain Friday: "We're really excited."

3. 3. NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas' News Source

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   Published on: 1/27/2006   Last Visited: 1/28/2006

   Reading, whose husband, Derrell Reading, is a staff sergeant in the battalion and a computer analyst for Wal-Mart, is part of a fundraising committee trying to raise enough money to bring the soldiers home on a chartered plane.
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   They've also had "a ham and bean supper, a bake sale, and we're selling raffle tickets for a Remington Model 870 SPS-T (shotgun)," Reading said. The gun, according to Guns magazine, is "the most popular and versatile pump shotgun in the country."
   
   Anyone who'd like to help by purchasing a raffle ticket, or several tickets, Reading said, can do so at the National Guard Armory on Arkansas Street in southeast Rogers.
   
   And on Saturday, radio station KURM will host an auction of merchandise donated by area businesses, she said.
   
   The committee also has other plans for raising money, including a Poker Run and a chili supper, set for Feb. 11 at the Rogers Armory, but details aren't yet final, she said.
   
   Despite its efforts, the group is far from reaching its goal of $71,000 to finance the trip for the soldiers, who range in age from teenagers to family men like her husband, she said.
   
   In fact, Reading said, about one-third of the soldiers are single and under the age of 21.
   
   The battery has already missed one Christmas with their families. Their 18-month deployment means they will almost surely miss another one, Reading said. "They really want to come home," she said. "Our main focus right now is just bringing the guys home for four days."
   
   For more information on events being planned or to make a contribution, call Reading at the Rogers Armory at (479) 636-3676.