Volunteer Appreciation Reception
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Brig. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan, 55th Wing commander, presents the Volunteer Excellence Award to Mary Burden, an account manager for the 55th WG Chapel, during the Volunteer Appreciation Reception at the Patriot Club here April 28. More than 80 people from various organizations on and off-base attended the event to honor the contributions of Offutt's many volunteers. Mrs. Burden, the spouse of Master Sgt. Ken D. Burden, crew chief section chief with the 55th Maintenance Group, volunteered more than 380 hours in 2009 to support the chapel in a number of ways. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond