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NEWS | Aug. 2, 2017

Army Emergency Relief contributions grow at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston

By Sgt. 1st Class Shelman Spencer U.S. Army North Public Affairs

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commanding general of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and senior commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis addressed Army Emergency Relief Project Officers Aug. 1 at the historic quadrangle. Buchanan thanked the project officers who make 100 percent contact with Soldier and civilian during the AER campaign that ran March 1 to May 15. Donations increased 19 percent this year and Buchanan presented a check in the amount of $149,245.45 to AER Director retired Lt. Gen.  Raymond V. Mason. AER is a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to active duty and retired Soldiers and their families in interest-free loans and grants.