[10m] from another list--Military Appreciation Month

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Hi everyone,
My local radio club is rallying a special event for the armed forces and I a=
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passing it on to others.
If you or a club is willing to participate, let me know so I can let the=20
right people know. Lets make this something big.

73's=20
Fred=20
KC9EZP
Echolink node#=A0 149846
IRLP Node# 8380

To Whom It May Concern:
=A0 =A0=A0 Hello, and best wishes from Ft. Wayne,Indiana.=A0 May has been na=
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Military Appreciation Month by the U.S. Congress.=A0 My name is Emery McClen=
don, and=20
my Amateur Radio call is KB9IBW.=A0 As you may be aware I was the manager fo=
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the Ft Wayne,In. and National Rally For America Amateur Radio Special Event=20
station that was held in West Virginia.=A0 The purpose of the Special Event=20=
was to=20
have Amateur Radio operators contact military personnel around the globe to=20
show America's support for our young men and women in uniform.=A0 The event=20=
was a=20
huge success.=A0=20
=A0 =A0=A0 We are going to hold another special event this year on May 29,20=
04 that=20
will involve all Ham's who would like to contact troops and others involved=20
in Military Service, to show our support once=20
again.=A0 What we would like to do is have all Amateur Radio Clubs and=20
operators in the United States and around the world set up stations in publi=
c places=20
such as a shopping mall or public park or other public area where many peopl=
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may gather.=A0 Then we will=A0 contact military members and veterans world w=
ide for=20
approx 4 to 6 hours via radio.=A0 We would also allow the people who are=20
gathered at these sites to talk live to the troops and show them our support=
.=A0 We=20
ask that Military ham operators and Clubs join in with us so that we can hon=
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you.=A0=A0=20
=A0 =A0 Please pass this email on to as many Clubs and Ham Radio people as=20
possible so that we can receive feedback and to get the word out to as many=20=
military=20
bases and personnel as possible so that they can participate.
=A0 =A0=A0 We would like to have Amateur Radio bulletin boards, publications=
, and=20
internet sites post this information and provide feedback, as well as any ot=
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sites and publications that can be contacted.=A0=20
=A0 =A0=A0 We here at Ft Wayne, In. as members of the FT Wayne Radio Club, a=
nd the=20
Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society support the idea, and would lov=
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to have Amateur Operators join us in this endeavor to help show support to o=
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troops, and their families.
We want to=A0 have the family members of military personnel speak third part=
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via Ham Radio to our troops along with anyone else wishing to talk that may=20=
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at the location where a radio station is set up.=A0 This would be a great mo=
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booster for us at home, and for our military personnel.
=A0 =A0=A0 Please join us in this activity and submit any ideas to KB9IBW /=20=
Emery=20
McClendon; Special Event manager, via email at bib@net.com.=A0=20
=A0 =A0=A0 Thank you in advance and let's show the world what Amateur Radio=20=
can do=20
on this Special day.
=A0 =A0=A0 Other information will be posted as the Event progresses, and we=20=
move=20
forward with planning.

=A0 =A0=A0 Our troops have expressed a desire for this type of support, and=20=
Amateur=20
Radio could really be a great opportunity to show the world what our hobby=20
can do for public service.=A0 Please spread the word and join in with us for=
 this=20
very special event which we have named ARMADA.
Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day.
Thank you!

God Bless America & God Bless Our Troops!

Emery / KB9IBW
Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society :: Technical Committee Chairman=
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www.acarts.com and www.fortwayneradioclub.org

PS:=A0 I can also be reached on the 145.330 or 145.700,kb9rlw-l #16686 Echol=
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frequency, and at IRLP node #8380.=A0 Or contact Richard Andrews, n9hra on=20
146.940, and n9hra@arrl.net.
=A0 =A0=A0 Also more information on Military Appreciation Events are at=20
www.nmam.org under events 2004.