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POW/MIA Walkathon slated for Sept. 16 (Ft Huachuca AZ)
U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca, PAO ^
| sep 13, 2005
| Grant Nulle
Posted on 09/13/2005 11:11:34 AM PDT by SandRat
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – The U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca will host a POW/MIA Walkathon, open to the public, 6-8 a.m. Sept. 16 at Chaffee Parade Field.
The event pays tribute to the profound sacrifices POWs, MIAs and their families have made for their country. POW/MIA Recognition Day is customarily observed on the third Friday of September.
The slated keynote speaker is Norm Wiseman, a former POW held for nine months by the German government during World War II.
Military uniforms may be worn to display Esprit de Corps while walking the two-mile course. No individual support teams/vehicles will be allowed on the route.
For more information, contact Gail Kraus at (520) 533-9904.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: army; az; chaffeefield; fthuachuca; mia; military; pow; sept16; slated; walkathon; wwii
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posted on
09/13/2005 11:11:45 AM PDT
by
SandRat
To: SandRat; HiJinx
Great post SR - I was just going to check and see if you and Jinxie had seen this. I should have KNOWN you posted it! LOL
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posted on
09/13/2005 11:31:47 AM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: 356SC; chiller; 20yearvet; S.O.S121.500; Kokojmudd; Rain-maker; Renzi4Congress; GoRepGo; ...
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posted on
09/13/2005 11:35:31 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: StarCMC
Yep, and it even came in an email direct from the PAO to me. Posting it is all my idea though.
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posted on
09/13/2005 11:39:32 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
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posted on
09/13/2005 1:43:51 PM PDT
by
AHerald
(If Jesus needed to pray how much more then do we need to pray?)
To: SandRat
Thanks for the heads up SR..
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posted on
09/13/2005 1:47:24 PM PDT
by
Americanwolf
(U.S. Navy Veteran.....93-97 Clinton I want my trip to Australia! I had to go to China you pervert!)
To: SandRat
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – The U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca will host a POW/MIA Walkathon, open to the public, 6-8 a.m. Sept. 16 at Chaffee Parade Field. 6 - 8 a.m. - they don't make it easy. But, good luck and I hope you get a big crowd in honor of the most deserving of our military.
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posted on
09/15/2005 8:38:27 PM PDT
by
lakey
To: SandRat
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – The U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca will host a POW/MIA Walkathon, open to the public, 6-8 a.m. Sept. 16 at Chaffee Parade Field. 6 - 8 a.m. - they don't make it easy. But, good luck and I hope you get a big crowd in honor of the most deserving of our military.
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posted on
09/15/2005 8:39:23 PM PDT
by
lakey
To: SandRat
BTTT...sorry I can't make it to this...
Jim
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posted on
09/15/2005 8:40:48 PM PDT
by
in the Arena
(CAPT (USAF) James Wayne Herrick, Jr. (Call Sign: FireFly33). MIA Laos 27 Oct 69)
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