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Stars, Bars
and a Maple Leaf
Salina,
Kan., (March 10, 2010) - The
leather clad patriots of the American Legion Riders will don a maple
leaf alongside their traditional stars and bars Friday morning as they
escort more than 60 airmen from Canada's Air Force 425th
Tactical Fighter Squadron on the first few miles of their trek to Altus
Air Force Base in Oklahoma.
The
group is scheduled to meet on Friday at 6:30 a.m. in front of the
Country Inn and Suites on South Ninth St. where the airmen have been
staying while they support Canadian soldiers training for deployment to
Afghanistan.
There
will be a short informal ceremony at the hotel before the American
Legion Riders lead the bus south on Ninth St. to Waterwell Rd., then
west to I-135 South, where they will bid farewell to our allies
guarding our northern flank until the next time they fill our skies
with the "sound of freedom."
Public and media are welcome to
attend.
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