Posted on 09/07/2006 5:21:25 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 -- Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., has partnered with the Waynesville School District and communities surrounding the base to host a Freedom Walk on Sept. 11, a Fort Leonard Wood official said.
“It isn’t just about the military,” Mike Alley, chief of external communication at Fort Leonard Wood, said. “The impact of 9/11 five years ago impacted everybody, and remembering and making sure children remember was why we partnered with the school district.”
The event begins promptly at 9:11 a.m. at the off-post Waynesville Middle School parking lot. A representative of Fort Leonard Wood’s Maneuver Support Center is scheduled to make brief comments before the walk begins.
Scheduled to last about 20 minutes, the walk will conclude at the Pulaski County Courthouse.
More than 120 similar Freedom Walks are scheduled in all 50 states to remember those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and to honor America’s military veterans, past and present. The local events around the country parallel the Washington, D.C., Freedom Walk scheduled Sept. 10 and sponsored by the Defense Department’s America Supports You program. America Supports You spotlights ways the American people and the nation’s corporate sector support U.S. servicemembers.
Information for people interested in organizing Freedom Walk observances in their communities is available at the America Supports You Freedom Walk Web site.
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Folks from the SHOW ME STATE Showing Patriotism
Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery haha
I was not aware there was anything nearby but a strip of resturants, bars and dry cleaners leading to the front gate! The nearest postmark was always Springfield so I always assumed there was absolutely nothing nearby, let alone a school district, but I guess I was wrong. o.0
Spoken like someone who's been there! I remember visiting both of my brothers who went through boot camp there. Ah, Ft. LostintheWeeds! Springfield has really grown in the last 20 years.....
My home town has grown a lot. The area around "The Wood" has grown as well.
I didn't realize but now that I think it has been almost 20 years since I was last there. >.<
Another hint that it's been some time is, my basic training company was the first female one in the brigade. Ouch =P
Am I really getting that old?
AWESOME!! Love our Ft. Wood guys and gals!! I'll be walking here in St. Louis!
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