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56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Airman 1st Class Dylan Vogel Courtesy photo
56th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician
The LEAD president at Luke Air Force Base FROM LEFT: Senior Airman Travis Michael, 56th Force Support Squad-
is also a dedicated family man. ´7KDW·VZKHQ,KDGDQHSLSKDQ\µ9RJHOVDLG ron journeyman, Airman 1st Class Tegan Michael, 56th Communica-
“Life is too short to worry about small things. I tions Squadron, and Senior Airman Nathaniel Rodriguez, 56th Opera-
+H·VDWDOO\RXQJPDQZLWKDVHULRXVQHVVDERXW get frustrated at times like everyone does, but I tions Support Squadron, volunteered to load and unload furniture at
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After speaking with him, it becomes apparent to do what is best for my daughter; she matters distributed to veterans in need.
his experiences have matured him and allowed too much for me to do anything dumb.”
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man 1st Class Dylan Vogel, 56th Medical Opera- raising his daughter.
tions Squadron medical technician. “I spent most Trilogy Veteran’s Club
of my childhood moving around. I left for Georgia “Five years from now I see myself as a tech
when I was 9 and graduated high school there.” sergeant with my little girl being in school,” Vo- About 30 Luke Air Force Base volunteers have been working with Trilogy
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Vogel spent his time in high school, playing there is something about becoming a chief that is ÀQGWKHLUZD\EDFNLQWRVRFLHW\
soccer and basketball. awesome. I do want to stay in, and I plan on it. I
believe it will be best for me and my daughter.” TVC supports these people through a series of volunteer activities. One
´$IWHUÀQLVKLQJKLJKVFKRRO,ZDVJLYHQDEDV- is to provide a place to live. Most of these residences are unfurnished
ketball scholarship, but I took a year off school apartments and volunteers are needed to locate and deliver furniture to
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my grandma became sick, I ended up leaving
for Washington state, where I began playing TVC has conducted several furniture drives using rented trucks to pick up
basketball in junior college. My career ended DQGGHOLYHUIXUQLWXUHWRWKH9HWHUDQ·V)XUQLWXUH&HQWHULQ3KRHQL[ZKLFK
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more than 40 22-foot trucks have been loaded and unloaded since June.
Trying to stay active, he joined the track team
with his friends and received a scholarship to The Luke volunteers have also delivered furniture to the apartments,
Southern Utah University. See VOLUNTEERS, Page 11
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in and decided the military was the best option
after learning I was going to be a father,” Vogel
said. “I felt like I reached a different stage in my
life. Finding out I was having a daughter was
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Vogel described how proud he was when she
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