USS IWO JIMA (At Sea) – Four Continuing Promise 2010 (CP10) U.S. service members with family members who live in Guyana plan to reconnect with their families on Oct. 22, 2010 at a location yet to be determined. Marine Cpl. John Charles Eversley II, Navy First Class Petty Officer Kurt Powdar, Petty Officer Third Class Daniel Singh, and Army Capt. Devicka Sahadeo  all currently support Continuing Promise 2010 – Partnership of the Amercias – a U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and Commander, Fourth Fleet/Navy Southern Command (C4F/NAVSOUTH) Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) mission.
All four have family in Guyana and expect to be reunited with one of them during the 10-day mission.
Eversley, who lives in Baltimore, Md., is assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Command Element and has an aunt, uncle and cousins who live in Guyana.
His paternal grandmother, grandfather and father were all born in Guyana.
Eversley has served in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years and presently serves in the motor transportation division providing cargo movement support for land-based communications.
Eversley, who also has ties to New York, said CP10 is “an opportunity of a lifetime” that is “history in the making.”
“To know I am going to a country in which I have deeply rooted heritage and family ties in is immeasurable by words or a statement.  This is big deal!” said Eversley.
“This is truly a chance of a lifetime to be able to contribute to Guyana and will be a memorable moment in my life for years to come. CP10 is history in the making and will be printed in U.S military missions of great significance for those to follow.  This mission has truly humbled me and has taught me to appreciate all that I do have and that is provided for me as a U.S citizen.” 
Sahadeo, who is presently stationed in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a medical planner for the 807th Medical Command Deployment Support and was born in Guyana in the region of Berbice. She joined the U.S. Army in 1998 and earned a bachelor’s of science in psychology from St. Francis College. She is presently pursuing a master’s degree in public administration.
Sahadeo has aunts, uncles and cousins who reside in the Berbice area.
“I am grounded by family and strive to contribute to society as much as possible. I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of this mission because it is excellent opportunity to help my fellow brothers and sisters in need,” said Sahadeo. “We migrated to the United States in 1985. My immediate family settled in the Bronx, and I lived there for 24 years.”
During the four month CP10 mission, over 1,500 military personnel and a total of 120 Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) personnel provide medical, dental, veterinary, engineering, community relations and subject matter expert exchange support to eight Latin and Central American countries.
“This mission is about the continued promise of partnership between the United States and host nations,” said CP10 Commodore Capt. Thomas Negus, USN. “It is about building and sustaining relationships in the interest of better cooperation and collaboration when disasters hit.”
Singh, who now calls Orlando, Fla., home is assigned to USS Iwo Jima’s security division has family in Berbice and Esiqubo (Essequibo) and has served in the Navy for three and a half years.
On Oct. 22, 2010, the four U.S. service members will reunite with their families at a specific location within the New Amsterdam, Guyana area.