Photo by Christina Mennella Three actors at Kings Dominion scare Boss Soldiers and guests Oct. 30 in an effort to make Kings Dominion and its Halloween Haunt a hit.

Soldiers arrived at Kings Dominion in the early evening of Oct. 30 and quickly entered the section entitled ‘‘Club Blood” at the park’s main entrance. The theme entailed a new clan of vampires who have opened up a nightclub. The vampires hope to attract fresh blood suited to meet their tastes. Vampires with ghoulish theatrical makeup, dressed in nightclub attire, walked right up to Soldiers, got close to their face and showed their fangs.

Soldiers laughed and pulled out their Kings Dominion maps to find the locations of separate attractions. Servicemembers decided to break up into different groups to head toward the destination of their liking.

The amusement park was divided into nine different haunting attractions and five different scare zones. The night’s festivities also included four shows that repeated throughout the night: ‘‘Disturbia,” ‘‘The FreakShow Deluxe,” ‘‘Elvira’s Superstition” and ‘‘Graveyard Shift.”

‘‘I have been in the BOSS program for a year and fourteen days. It is my favorite activity on base,” said Spc. Justin Martin, 529th Regimental Support Co. ‘‘This is great. It’s Halloween and we are at Kings Dominion, and it only cost $15 to come and enjoy these fantastic rides and shows.”

Between attractions, BOSS Soldiers could be seen at games they played at booths inside the park, jumping in line for a thrill ride or laughing at one of many ghoulish attractions. The night concluded around midnight with BOSS Soldiers piling back into vans to return to base for a good night’s sleep.

‘‘I had a great time,” said Spc. Alberto Oviedo, 529th Regimental Support Co. ‘‘It was especially fun walking around. I had to watch my back, because all of these scary creatures were jumping out to scare me.”

BOSS Soldiers not only take time off for trips, they are always ready to serve JBM-HH through volunteering and keeping it fun.

At a recent BOSS meeting, Spc. Debbie Jagtiani, 529th RSC, discussed volunteering with five other BOSS Soldiers at a Candlelight Vigil Oct. 8 and the Health and Community Craft Fair at the Community Center Oct. 22.

‘‘At the Candlelight Vigil in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we helped with food set up and clean up,” said Jagtiani. ‘‘The victim’s stories were truly touching and I couldn’t help but cry. It was a true honor to volunteer for this event. The health fair was great too. We helped vendors set up their stands for their merchandise, and we stuck around to help them take it down,” she said. ‘‘This way, the vendors could concentrate on helping the customers.”

BOSS Soldiers are always looking for new servicemembers to join their team and ideas for new volunteer efforts and events. Contact Spc. April Butler, BOSS president with questions or comments about BOSS activities, or to become a BOSS Soldier or volunteer, call (703) 696-7147.