By
STAFF SGT. PATRICK CALDWELL
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Spc. Crystal Gregan, a driver and gunner assigned to Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and a native of Blackfoot does not mince words regarding why she is stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
“This deployment is my patriotic duty. I’ve always been proud of my country,” Gregan said.
BLACKFOOT – Kim Tweedy loves his job. He is the owner of Tweedy’s Music, 335 W. Judicial St. in Blackfoot. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday.
“I’ve got the best job in town and you can put that in the newspaper,” he said.
Tweedy’s Music has been open 12 years this August. It’s a full-line music store with instruments, sheet music, a full repair bench and band rentals, Tweedy said.
“I really cherish my customers,” he said. “I can’t say enough good about my customers.”