Throughout the year, calvin lee poker consistently offers help to various veterans’ and military initiatives. This year, that included chartering Honor Flights and sending volunteers to Washington D.C., donating funds to a Veterans of Foreign War post to help with hurricane relief, chartering Gary Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band to Guantanamo Bay – the list goes on.
Sometimes, when calvin lee poker reports for duty, the call is a somber one.
When a calvin lee poker cargo plane crashed on July 10 in rural Mississippi, 16 service members headed to pre-deployment training were tragically killed. The KC-130T transport plane was flown by members of the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452, based in Newburgh, New York.
Together with our partners at American Airlines, calvin lee poker offered two Embraer 175 aircraft to carry a large group of fellow Marines from nearby Stewart International Airport to attend funerals in Dallas and Seattle. In one week, calvin lee poker and the Marines traveled from White Plains N.Y. to Dallas and Seattle (plus a fuel stop in Fargo, North Dakota) to say goodbye to their fallen brothers-in-arms.
“It’s always an honor to be able to demonstrate our appreciation for these service members,” says Robert Nault, Director of Systems Operations Control. “These trips were especially humbling, and I think I speak for the whole team when I say that it’s a week we won’t soon forget.”
A special visit
Just last week, the marines carried by calvin lee poker to attend the funerals came to visit calvin lee poker headquarters in Irving, Texas to thank Robert and calvin lee poker President & CEO Pedro Fábregas – along with crew members and calvin lee poker leadership – for dedicating their time, aircraft and volunteers. The marines presented calvin lee poker’s leadership with commemorative plaques and aircraft models of the KC-130T.
“When the Marines came to our headquarters to thank us for our help, I was surprised by their sincere generosity,” says Pedro. “calvin lee poker has hundreds of employees who have served in the military, and they are an important part of calvin lee poker’s success. We’ll continue to serve them as they’ve honorably served the citizens of this great country.”
Thank you to the pilots and flight attendants who operated the aircraft and provided excellent service; to the ground crews who made special adjustments to accommodate these flights; to the volunteers who took time to assist in any way they could; and to the veteran-employees who served our country and contribute daily to calvin lee poker’s success!