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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Gene Leslie <elesl091953@yahoo.com><BR>Subject: Fw: PGR Statewide - AR - Welcome Home - 39th IBCT, N. Little Rock/Ft. Smith/ Russellville, AR, 25 APR 09<BR>To: "Jim Roberts" <jimr1253@yahoo.com><BR>Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 4:27 PM<BR><BR>
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<TD vAlign=top><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 4/24/09, Kevin O'Brien <I><zonie@patriotguard.org></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Kevin O'Brien <zonie@patriotguard.org><BR>Subject: PGR Statewide - AR - Welcome Home - 39th IBCT, N. Little Rock/Ft. Smith/ Russellville, AR, 25 APR 09<BR>To: "info" <info@patriotguard.org><BR>Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 3:11 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">This e-mail is being sent by national at the request of Arkansas State leadership. </SPAN></B></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">WELCOME HOME TO THE 39th IBCT</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">We have been invited to join with the families and friends of members of the 39th IBCT as they celebrate their homecoming from their latest deployment in Iraq. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Approximately 1,000 Arkansas Soldiers will be honored for their service in Iraq at Freedom Salute Ceremonies to be held this weekend in North Little Rock, Fort Smith and Russellville, as follows:</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Freedom Salute #1:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Location:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Camp Robinson, Davis Auditorium, North Little Rock, AR.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Staging:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Saturday, 25 Apr 2009, 1415 hrs, Main Gate on Military Drive; ceremony begins promptly at 1515 hours. We will have an escort onto the post.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Special Instructions</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">: As this ceremony will be taking place on a military installation, if you are riding a motorcycle, you must be wearing the following: DOT approved helmet, eye protection, full-finger gloves, long-sleeved jacket, long pants and boots that cover the ankles.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">RC for this stage: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Gerald Gaines, <A title=mailto:geraldgaines@patriotguard.org href="http://us.mc371.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=geraldgaines@patriotguard.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow>geraldgaines@patriotguard.org</A>, 501-230-0156. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Freedom Salute #2:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Location:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Fort Smith Convention Center, Arkansas Best Center for the Performing Arts, 55 S. 7th Street, Fort Smith, AR.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Staging:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Sunday, 26 Apr 2009, 1230 hrs, in the parking lot at 7th and Wheeler, one block south of main entrance to National Cemetery; ceremony begins promptly at 1300 hrs.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">RC for this stage:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Mike Turner, <A title=mailto:resq8hd@yahoo.com href="http://us.mc371.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=resq8hd@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>resq8hd@yahoo.com</A>, 479-522-3825.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Freedom Salute #3:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Location:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Tucker Coliseum, 1604 Coliseum Drive, Arkansas Tech Campus, Russellville, AR.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Staging:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Sunday, 26 Apr 2009, 1430 hrs, in the parking lot outside the Coliseum; ceremony begins promptly at 1500 hrs. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">RC for this stage:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> Scot Peterson, <A title=mailto:arroadstar@cebridge.net href="http://us.mc371.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=arroadstar@cebridge.net" target=_blank rel=nofollow>arroadstar@cebridge.net</A>, 479-233-3136.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Mission Thread:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> </SPAN></STRONG> <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"> </SPAN></STRONG><A href="http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1140447/view/topic/Default.aspx" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/forumid/132/postid/1140447/view/topic/Default.aspx</A></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Respectfully submitted,</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Gayle "Scooter" Browning<BR>Arkansas HOTH Coordinator<BR>Patriot Guard Riders</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">501-681-8305<BR><BR><I>"Standing for Those Who Stood for US"</I></SPAN>
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