Think You Can Run With The Marines?
Spend the day with "The Few. The Proud."
October 22, 2011
Come show your support for local Greensboro Marines and support Hope for the Warriors™ – at the 3rd Annual USMCR Freedom 5k Run/Walk. Take part in a 5k course starting and ending at the Triad Armed Forces Reserve Center using precision timing technology. You will run with a group of local Marines, some of which will be will be running in formation and calling military cadences the entire route.
After the run/walk, take a tour of the Reserve Training Facility, where Reserve elements of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Marines train. There will also be various items on display including communications equipment, military gear and weapons, as well as humvee rides.
Your participation supports the Marines that live and work in our local community.
A portion of the proceeds raised will go to the Hope for the Warriors™, in Jacksonville, NC. Hope for the Warriors™, a non profit organization whose mission is to enhance quality of life for US Service Members and their families nationwide who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. Hope for the Warriors™ actively seeks to ensure that the sacrifices of wounded and fallen warriors and their families are never forgotten nor their needs unmet, particularly with regard to the short and long-term care of the severely injured. They will ensure that the proceeds will be used for support of servicemen such as those housed at the Wounded Warrior Barracks at Camp Lejeune. Please visit their website at:
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