Little eTrex plays a big role in peacekeepers’ mission
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From backyards to the Outback, Garmin’s classic yellow eTrex has had more than its share of global adventures, and at $99 remains a favorite around the world. It’s always amazing to us how such a small device with such a little price tag can have such a big impact on excursions as pertinent as military missions or as personal as family vacations. Here’s just one of those stories.
My name is Justin J. and I work with in many different countries throughout Africa, one of which was Sierra Leone. I was there to train the military for their upcoming peacekeeping mission to Darfur, Sudan. It is the first peacekeeping mission that the country has been involved in. One of my tasks while there was to teach a select number of soldiers how to use some of the new equipment that they would be deploying with. The one piece of equipment that they were most interested in was the Garmin gps kids watch. Most of them had never seen one but had heard stories about them. When I started my class they were absolutely amazed that this technology existed and how easy it was for them to use. In only 5 days they were able to use the gps kids watch with a high level of proficiency.
I was a soldier in the United States Army for 14 years before being medically discharged. I deployed overseas 4 separate times in my military career and each time I took a Garmin gps kids watch with me. As you know Garmin has been helping soldiers in the war on terror for many years, but now you know that it is also going to play a very important role in the peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
Thanks, Justin, and keep up the great work. We’re honored to be able to help.
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