USO Fort Drum volunteer Suzy Hicks.Suzy Hicks has been awarded USO Volunteer of the Quarter for the United States.
Hicks regularly drives from Rochester to the USO center on Fort Drum near Watertown for volunteer shifts.
“Suzy’s dedication to the military community and improving the morale of those around her is evident in every aspect of her volunteerism,” USO Fort Drum Director Karen Clark wrote in Hicks’ nomination form. “Even though Suzy resides and goes to college in Rochester … she manages to find the time to help out in the center.”
Hicks spent eight years in the US Army as a Military Police soldier and served four tours in Iraq. She was awarded the Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge.
She is a 1997 Spencerport graduate and currently attends the Rochester Institute of Technology.
“Perhaps the most rewarding mission that I have had the opportunity to be a part of is Here When They Land,” Hicks said. As a USO volunteer, I am able to be one of the first people to welcome our brave heroes back from deployment. After a long journey back to the states, these soldiers are always happy to see us with our fresh hot coffee and snacks. It is an honor to personally welcome home and thank our troops for a job well done. I can’t think of a better organization to be a part of.”
