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A sergeant and staff guard bring in the Oregon and American flag to commemorate the grand opening of the Army Strong
Community Center on Saturday, May 14 in the Gregory Forum.
By Brian Baldwin & Mandie Gavitt
News Editor and Associate Arts & Culture Editor
“OORAH!”
That was the joyful cheer of the crowd of soldiers, families,
community leaders and college representatives on Saturday, May
14 as Clackamas Community College cut the ribbon for the only
Army Strong Community Center west of the Mississippi River. The
ASCC, located in the Bill Brod Community Center, is one of four
. centers of a community-based pilot program designed to serve sol
diers, veterans and their families.
“The ASCC is a place for military members and their families to
come and get needed services,” said Laura Stultz, wife of Lt. Gen.
Jack Stultz, head of the ASCC. “It’s not like we are going to take
care of every problem, but we’re there to help them find the solu
tions to their problems.”
Despite the name “Army Strong Community Center,” all branch
es of the military are welcome.
According to college president Joanne Truesdell, this has been a
project four years in the making, starting with working with Oregon
National Guard soldiers returning from active duty and finally com
ing to fruition with a letter to the ASCC program by Congressman
Kurt Schrader and his wife Martha.When the ASCC received the
letter not only did it say that Oregon needed the ASCC but they also
had the perfect place in mind: Clackamas Community College.
As they were touring the veteran center located in DeJardin Hall,
the personnel from ASCC mentioned that they were looking for a
place on the West Coast for their next center.
“We just raised our hand and said based on what we’ve been
finding, having an on-base army reserve strong center here would be
absolutely wonderful,” said Truesdell. “We did what CCC is known
to do. Not only did we do the right thing but we are really a friendly
group and we fry to do our best for students in the community.”
According to Truesdell, CCC is anticipating 500 known veterans
this year, but if the attendance were added up for all the events and
support CCC has offered over the past three years, she said the
school has helped over 12,000 veterans.
According to Jack Stultz, who is also the commander of the U.S.
Army Reserve, when they were looking for a place on the West
Coast for their next center they knew that they had to find a place
out in the community instead of another center on an Army Reserve
installation.
“Say you’re a family member, and you’re going to the Army
Strong center in Rochester, N.Y. There’s a big fence around that
facility. You get inside the fence and then there’s a cipher lock on the
door, and you have to buzz yourself in. You’re sitting there thinking
‘Do they really care about me?”’ said Jack Stultz.
Laura Stultz was the visionary behind the birth of ASCC. While
her husband was overseas, she didn’t have the support of a military
installation where she lived, inspiring her to create support. During
the ceremony, she said that this pilot program began when her hus
band was named commander of the U.S. Army Reserve.
“I decided to make something of that and see what I could do
for the families,” said Laura Stultz. “I came to Jack with this con
cept (and said) T didn’t live next to an installation any of the time
you were gone, and I know what it’s like. We need to bring instal
lations to the families.’”
Please see ARMY Page 3