IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 806-05

CAN YOU BELIEVE

THIS!!!!!!

August 9, 2005


Rumsfeld Announces

America Supports You

Freedom Walk
As part of the Department of Defense effort to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld today announced the first-ever “America Supports You Freedom Walk” to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, to honor U.S. troops and veterans, and to highlight the value of freedom.

The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” will begin at 10 a.m., EDT, Sunday, Sept. 11, and follow a two-mile route from the Pentagon to Arlington National Cemetery, across Memorial Bridge, passing several national memorials and ending on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. At the conclusion of the walk, participants will be invited to a concert by country music singer and songwriter Clint Black.

The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” is free and open to the public. Individuals interested in walking must register to participate at http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/ . Registration closes at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 9, 2005.

The “America Supports You Freedom Walk” will be preceded by a private ceremony for the families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The Pentagon Memorial Fund is sponsoring the ceremony and additional information is available at http://www.pentagonmemorial.net/ .

To arrange an interview with the “America Supports You Freedom Walk” spokesperson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Allison Barber, please contact Tech. Sgt. Eileen Lainez, USAF, at (703) 697-5131.

“America Supports You” is a nationwide program launched by DoD to recognize citizens’ support for U.S. military men and women and communicate that support to members of American Forces at home and abroad. Information on the program is found at http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/ .

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