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| Keywords: Navy, Air Force, Police Task Force delivers Thanksgiving Day happiness to Washington's underprivileged 141125-N-FV870-001.jpg en It is smiles all around as members of the Metropolitan Washington Police Department MPD Sixth District Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling JBAB -based U S Air Force Honor Guard and U S Navy Ceremonial Guard enjoy time with 9-year-old Jaydan Stancil at the National Rehabilitation Center after the self-proclaimed Joint Task Force Turkey surprised Stancil and his family with a complete Thanksgiving Day meal including a large frozen turkey and dessert In October Stancil stood in a courtyard playground at the Mayfair Mansions housing complex on Hayes Street NE in the District with his 14-year-old brother some friends and their mothers Suddenly gunshots rang out Stancil turned his head toward the gunshots A bullet struck him above his right eyebrow and lodged in his head Stancil was caught in the crossfire of a gun battle near his Northeast Washington home MPD police officer Stephen Giannini was the first official to reach Stancil and immediately recognized the life-threatening injury I knew time was against us he told reporters We weren ™t going to let that boy die in that courtyard Giannini assisted by MPD officers Thomas Moore and Shannon Strange rushed the boy to a nearby trauma center A doctor told the boy ™s family that he had about 30 minutes to live But Stancil ™s fighting spirit proved the doctor wrong according to his mother Monique Nichols JBAB ™s community service program often partners with MPD and other community groups to help improve the lives of underprivileged people in JBAB ™s neighboring community located in the District ™s Wards 7 and 8 While JBAB ™s DOD Police Department and its Fire and Emergency Services Department conducted a coat drive the JBAB-based Airmen and Sailors conducted a food drive The coats are being donated to less fortunate people of all ages in Wards 7 and 8 Stancil and his family are among the 200 families that received a Thanksgiving Day meal from the military members ™ efforts U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy K Johnson Cutline written by Joseph P Cirone/Released 2014-11-25 Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Johnson https //www dvidshub net/image/1678973 141125-N-FV870-001 2014-11-26 19 51 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ | ||||
