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9/11 & Hero To Hero Kickoff

Sep- 9-2005 » Filed Under: Homefront

This Sunday the volunteers from Hero to Hero will team up with the Tacoma Fire Department to honor the victims of 9/11 and kick off their '06 campaign. The event is open to the public - all of the details are provided in the email below.

Hero to Hero has sent shirts to a number of Stryker Brigade units the past two years, and hopefully units from the 172nd will sign up as well.

UPDATE: There are revised driving directions to the event if you are planning on attending. Send an email to todd (at) strykernews (dot) com and I will forward them to you.

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"Remembering 9/11"

This year, as every year since that heartbreaking day in 2001, Tacoma Fire Department will hold a ceremony to remember those who lost their lives September 11th.

The event will begin at 8:30 am at the Firefighter's Memorial, located at 3301 Ruston Way in Tacoma, WA.

For the second year, this ceremony will also include the official kick off of "Hero To Hero'06" Hero To Hero in a nutshell, is firefighters, Police, and First Responders, giving the shirt off their backs to show their support for our troops.

NO politics ~ NO pro/antiwar stances ~ Strictly morale for our troops!

Shirts are sidned with messages of support, then sent to adopted units in the desert...to date, over 5,000 shirts have been sent to deployed troops, and wounded soldiers.

~ The ceremony marks the start of the shirt drive across America...shirts ship in February.
~ Unit adoptions open on the www.HeroToHero.us website after the ceremony...first signed, first served.

We will be honored by the efforts, and presence, of the Tacoma Fire Department Honor Guard and Pipers Tacoma Fire Department Honor Guard & Pipers.

We look forward to the presence of our local First Reponders, Military & their loved ones.

Any mambers of, or family members of these units who received shirts so far. are asked to attend:

- 25th BSB
- 3/21 In
- 1/24 In
- 42nd Mp Bde
- 602/503 THT
- 54th Med Co (AA)
- Mob Sec Sqdn 2 Det 22
- 928 Fin Det FWD
- 73rd Eng, 3rd Plt
- Co A/249 Aviation

And, we anticipate continued participation from Fife Destination Harley...if you are interested in riding in with them, to the ceremony, please contact us at the address below for specifics.

First Responders are asked to bring department shirts they can give to attending troops...Military Members are asked to bring unit shirts, or desert tee's that can be swapped with First Responders.

All are asked to wear their uniform ... to represent! Pens will be provided for messages.

This is a public event, and one that touched everyone last year.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to stand side by side with Heroes & Angels.

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have questions, or concerns, feel free to e-mail to: H2HHeroes@aol.com.


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