Working to create connections with citizens of the community and soldiers and families of Fort Carson
are Citizen Soldier Connection Board President Terrance C. McWilliams (right), a Retired Command
Sergeant Major for Fort Carson, and Citizen Soldier Executive Director Elizabeth Quevedo, who served
six years in the Army as an Engineer.
McWilliams said. “Community members cover the
cost for the soldiers to play and all proceeds is donated to Citizen Soldier Connection so we can continue
to do our mission.”
All proceeds from the Rocky Mountain Scramble go
toward new uniforms and banners for the Fort Carson
Mounted Color Guard.
Having community connections have proven helpful when military men and women decide to leave
the military and return to civilian life, Quevedo said.
“Transitioning out of the military is a huge deal,” she
said. “A lot of our volunteers are retired military and
they have gone through that transition. They can give
advice, they can help with interview preparation and
they can help with resumes.”
“The Mounted Color Guard bring a pageantry to a lot
of ceremonies,” McWilliams said. “They are dressed
in the Civil War uniforms, so they bring a touch of history, as well.”
“When I got out I felt like I had a little bit of an identity
crisis asking myself, ‘If I am not a solider, who am I?,”
Quevedo noted. “Citizen Soldier Connection wants to
help with this transition as much as possible.”
Another widely anticipated annual event is Citizen
Solider Connection’s Friendship Golf Tournament,
which pairs two soldiers with two civilians for a day