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SOLDIERS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN FACING LONG
HOLIDAY SEASON
Local radio station launching care package campaign
to give back to troops deployed- asking Austinites to give
Austin, TX
(November 1, 2012) The Holiday season is supposed to be the happiest time of
the year, but for those not able to be with their loved ones, it can be the
loneliest. Thousands of American men and
women will be spending their Christmas in Afghanistan facing hard weather and
terrain but more importantly, holidays away from their families, friends and
comforts of home so that each of us can be with ours.
“This time last year I was in Afghanistan with nothing by
my assault rifle. I was all alone while my family was trying to have a normal
holiday back home” said LT Rick Tackaberry, “I was trying to pretend it was
just another day but I could only deny it for so long and everyone has that
moment when they realize.” Tackaberry,a 27-year-old U.S. Army Lieutenant and
single father of five adopted children, is currently stationed at Fort Bliss,
TX and continued “getting packages in the mailhelped me feel connected to home,
even if they were from strangers.”
Each Saturday this Fall, ESPN Austin (104.9 The Horn) has
featured a military hero that has gone above and beyond the call of duty in
their series, The Real Heroes. This November, they’ll be collecting supplies
and monetary donations to send care packages to soldiers deployed to
Afghanistan in time for Christmas with their Real Heroes Care Campaign.
Deployed soldiers are in need ofbasic items, always
welcome comforts from home and truly enjoy cards and letters from home. Requested
items include: travel-size toiletries, eye drops, chapstick, hand and feet
warmers, socks, beef jerky, hard candy, coffee, etc. (a full list of acceptable
items can be found at www.espnaustin.com).
“It should be a high priority for any American to remember
and give back to those that protect our freedoms to live in this great country,
and what better time to do that than the Holiday season,” says Ashley Kamrath,
Host of The Horn’s Real Heroes.
Austin and surrounding area residents are asked to drop
off their donations at The Range Golf Center and Sports Bar (10910 Domain Dr.,
Ste.120, Austin, TX 78758) or any of the ESPN Austin live radio remotes in
November.
The Real Heroes Care Campaign will run the entire month
of November with a special all-day live remote and drop-off event at The Range
Golf Center and Sports Bar on November 23rd (Black Friday, 9am-7pm).
There will also be a special invite-only VIP/Media event
on December 3rd from 6-8pm at The Range Golf Center and Sports Bar
to package up items received with special guests.
For more information on “The Real Heroes” radio series on
ESPN Austin, visit: http://www.espnaustin.com/page.php?page_id=341
or the facebook page: www.facebook.com/therealheroesmilitary
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