ADVISORY/SWEPT AWAY BY YOU Sends a Hearty Happy Valentines to Our Servicemen and Women in Afghanistan and Bosnia.News Editors ADVISORY...for Friday-Sunday (Feb. 8-10) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2002 With our servicemen and women away from home in Afghanistan and Bosnia, communities and businesses want to do their part to help provide some sense of normalcy nor·mal·cy n. Normality. Noun 1. normalcy - being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning normality and show their appreciation to those so far away. SWEPT AWAY BY YOU, a leading matchmaking Matchmaking Matricide (See MURDER.) Kecal marriage broker whose plans are foiled by a pair of lovers. [Czech Opera: Smetana The Bartered Bride in Osborne Opera, 32] Levi, Dolly service in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , will do its part by placing two 6-foot by 4-foot Valentine's cards on the Third Street Promenade The Third Street Promenade is a pedestrian street in Santa Monica, California, United States. It is considered one of the premier shopping destinations in West Los Angeles and frequently draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County. during the weekend of February 8, 9 and 10. Shoppers and members of the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. community are invited to come to the Third Street Promenade and send their appreciation to our soldiers abroad. The cards will be presented to the 10th Mountain Division on Sunday, February 10, at 12:45 p.m. Maximillian Gross, president of the local chapter of the 10th Mountain Division, will be on hand along with 11 other retired members of the 10th Mountain Division to accept the cards as well as the appreciation of residents and visitors to the Third Street Promenade. The cards will then travel to Fort Drum in Watertown, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , home of the 10th Mountain Division. There, they will be placed on display for soldiers coming from and going to Afghanistan and Bosnia. Due to security concerns, the United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local will take pictures of the cards and forward them to our fighting men and women in the Middle East, but the cards themselves will remain on display at Fort Drum for an appropriate period of time. The cards will be available for signing starting from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
WHAT: Valentine's Day Card signing for troops in Afghanistan and
Bosnia.
WHERE: 3rd Street Promenade, 1300 Block, Center Court, Santa Monica
WHEN: February 8th, 9th and 10th (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
WHO: 11:45 a.m. -- Friday: Command Sgt. Major Funk -- U.S. Army
3:45 p.m. -- Saturday: Lt. Colonel Kemp -- U.S. Army
12:30 p.m. -- Sunday: Maximillian Gross -- Retired --
10th Mountain Division -- U.S. Army.
Presentation to the U.S. Army
The U.S. Army will have servicemembers on hand throughout the event. |
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