Track hosts Texas-sized salute for returning OIF vets - Texas NASCAR welcomed Fort Hood soldiers

Army News Service ^ | April 19, 2005 | Maj. William Thurmond

[Former Military Chick]

Good news article

[Flyer]

Ping. . .

[ProudVet77]

Damn computer screen got blurry again.

[glock rocks]

This thread needs pingage, if one of you'd be so kind.

[Blueflag]

I hate it when it does that

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[SeeRushToldU_So]

bttt

[ProudVet77]

I think it gets to me because I'm proud of my country, that we have come so far from the dark days of spitting at vets.

[The Winnebago]

At the very end of the national anthem, a B52 flew over. The whole thing made me very proud to be an American who supports his country.

[R. Scott]

I’d like to see something similar happen in San Francisco or New York City.

[NormsRevenge]

Done! Thanks!

NASCAR Ping List Activation .. re: Sunday's race and track tribute to US Troops from Ft. Hood that have returned from Iraq and elsewhere.

[NormsRevenge]

PING LIst has been activated.. Thanks!

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks! :-)

[Blueflag]

Good time-on-target calculations to do that!

[Moiraine]

Ping...

[MeekOneGOP]

OIF vets - Texas NASCAR
welcomed Fort Hood soldiers

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my Texas ping list!. . .don't be shy.
No, you don't HAVE to be a Texan to get on this list!

[Fierce Allegiance]

It was great to see a sea of soldiers at Sundays race! I think every track should give away tix.

The local track I used to go to when I was in gave all active duty military half price tickets, you just had to ask.

[WestCoastGal]

Click on pic for link to Nascar thread for more pics of the B-52.

[don-o]

I missed all the pre-race while running back and forth - only caught GRRR (WCG???) cap of the B-52 flyover.

For those who do not follow the race threads, one of our number (ChefKeith) related his opportunity to do a good thing for a returning troop in a checkout lane.

Here's hoping each track will try to out-do the previous on the salute to the military.

[don-o]

I think every track should give away tix.

Don't know if that works for the Big Show. But, what we might be able to do is see about our local tracks, minor league baseball, etc.

[Jackknife]

Great article. Thanks for the ping. NASCAR and the majority of its fans always show big support for America, its military, and what it means to each of us. It always makes me proud to see the military tributes when I attend races, and when it's on TV.