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Fort Hood warrant officers and Family members clean up a section of Stillhouse Lake Road in Harker Heights Saturday morning at the end of Warrant Officer Week. Erin Rogers, Sentinel Staff

Fort Hood’s warrant officers pose with their chapter sign dedicated to their 25 years of loyalty under the Don’t Mess With Texas campaign. Erin Rogers, Sentinel Staff

Warrant Officer 1 Dil Uhlin, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Bn, and Devon Zimmers, 8, clean up a section of the road, signifying the end of Warrant Officer Week Saturday morning in Harker Heights. Erin Rogers, Sentinel Staff

Warrant Officer Week 2012 wrapped up a week’s worth of events with their annual Trash Off Saturday morning in Harker Heights.

The Trash Off is the traditional ending to Warrant Officer Week, and is partnered with the Don’t Mess With Texas campaign to keep the Lone State State clean.

“This is important because this is the community that we live in; this is where we take care of our Families. Doing this is taking care of our home,” Chief Warrant Officer 4 Nicole Woodyard, III

Corps G4, said.

Woodyard is the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Association Fort Hood Silver Chapter president and said two-hours of cleaning up a 2-mile stretch of road makes a significant difference. This quarter’s cleaned-up stretch of pavement was FM 3481 Stillhouse Lake Road in Harker Heights.

Even though Warrant Officer Week only lasts one week a year, Warrant Officers from Fort Hood’s Silver Chapter have been loyally going out to pick up trash four times a year for 25 years.

“We’ve never missed a quarter,” Woodyard said. “Whether it’s rain, snow, dirt, desert, shine – we are there.”

Fort Hood’s Silver Chapter

Warrant Officer Association was recognized and awarded in April for its community service under the Don’t Mess With Texas campaign.

Woodyard also said the Warrant Officer’s Association is an official organization who can award official community service hours as a part of the city court council. Not only do they help clean up the community, they do work with animal shelters, food shelters, retirement homes, veterans organizations and much more.