Army Reserve Spec. Alejandro Villatoro was honored at a special Welcome Home Warrior-Citizen Award ceremony in recognition of the soldier's personal sacrifice, exceptional duty performance, and honorable service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Villatoro, a heavy-wheel vehicle mechanic with five years of military service, is the son of Alejandro and Reina Villatoro of W. Wellington St. He is a 2001 graduate of Schurz
High School.
The reservist is assigned to the 88th Regional Readiness Command headquartered at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, MN. The solider is a member of 685th Transportation Company based in Hobart, IN.
At the ceremony, the commanding general of the Army Reserve presented the soldier the award package. The award, exclusively for Army Reserve Citizen-Soldiers, consists of a personalized encased American flag, a commander's coin with Reserve logos, a lapel pin set for the soldier and spouse, and a Welcome Home Warrior-Citizen flag. |
