A Purple Heart ceremony at Walter Reed is today at 10 a.m. in Heaton Pavilion’s Joel Auditorium. Everyone is invited to attend.

Common Sense Parenting

Common Sense Parenting classes sponsored by Army Community Services are Tuesday, Nov. 3, 10, and 17, and Dec. 1, 9 and 15 in Doss Memorial Hall (Bldg. 17), ACS, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants will be taught skills to help them encourage positive behaviors in children. Classes are open to Soldiers, family members and civilians. To register or for more information, call Monette Greene at (202) 782-0453 or 3412.

Prostate Cancer Support Group

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center Prostate Cancer Support Group’s next quarterly meeting is 7 p.m. Wednesday in Joel Auditorium. Dr. Myron Murdock, medical director of Vibrance Associates, will discuss “Prostate Cancer, Male Sexual Health, and Incontinence.” For more information call Vin McDonald at (703) 643-2658, or e-mail vpmjam@aol.com.

Fort Belvoir CIF reducing hours

The Fort Belvior (Va.) Central Issue Facility will be reducing operating hours and services. The new hours are 7 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday. CIF will be closed on Fridays. Priority will be given to advanced individual training Soldiers stationed at Fort Belvoir, followed by retiring and end of time in service Soldiers. Soldiers departing on permanent change of station orders will retain all organizational clothing and individual equipment. Soldiers should expect delays of two hours or longer.

AMEDD Commissioning Brief

The Army Medical Department Commis-sioning Brief is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Heaton Pavilion’s Joel Auditorium. Maj. Dawn Orta, interservice physician assistant program manager, is slated to be the presenter. If being a nurse, physician assistant, physician, dentist, veterinarian, optometrist, clinical or counseling psychologist is part of your goals, or if you are a leader who wants to guide subordinates in career options, come to the AMEDD brief to find out how the Army can help you accomplish your goal.

Command Recognition Ceremony

The monthly Walter Reed Health Care System Command Recognition Ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. in Heaton Pavilion’s Joel Auditorium. Everyone is invited to attend.

Health plan open season nears

The Civilian Personnel Advisory Center is sponsoring the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Annual Civilian Health Fair Nov. 13 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Old Red Cross Building (Bldg 41). The fair provides civilian employees with the opportunity to meet with representatives from local Federal Health Plan providers to explore health plan options available during the 2009 open season, which runs from Nov. 9 through Dec. 14. During the open season, employees can enroll in, change or cancel a health, dental or vision plan. For more information about the federal health program, visit the Office of Personnel Management Web site at www.opm.gov/insure.

SAMC induction ceremony

An induction ceremony for the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, Walter Reed Chapter, is scheduled for Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. in the old hospital (Bldg. 1), Vorder Bruegge Auditorium. A reception will follow the ceremony. For more information about the ceremony, call Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alexander at (202) 782-7107 or Sgt. 1st Class Tiffany Reid at (202) 782-3266. Soldiers slated for induction include Master Sgt. Kesha White, Sgts. 1st Class Shaun C. Miles, and Todd Turner, and Staff Sgts. Gustavo Ruiz, Shad Lorenz and Anton Arbatov. All are invited to the ceremony.