by Rich Lamance
Joint Hometown News Service
9/7/2010 - SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- Before candy gets stocked in supermarkets for the upcoming Halloween season, teams already will be busy taping at overseas locations throughout the world for special greetings to be aired during the holiday season.
Three separate broadcast teams from the Joint Hometown News Service in San Antonio are boarding planes this week to begin taping video holiday greetings of service members and their families stationed overseas during the holiday season.
Service members and civilian employees from all branches of service, their family members, and DOD civilians are eligible to participate, according to Erich Schwab, this year's holiday greetings coordinator. According to Mr. Schwab, who also is the European team chief, three teams comprising three members per team will travel to the Pacific, Europe and Southwest Asia theaters, setting up their cameras in more than 60 locations.
When a team sets up in your area, Mr. Schwab says there are just a few guidelines to follow to ensure family and friends back home see your personal greeting on local television and hear it on local radio stations.
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