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MASSACHUSETTS RUN FOR THE FALLEN ~ A Military Friends Foundation Project

Start Date:	09/06/2014
Start Time:	09 : 00 AM
End Time:	12 : 00 AM
Location:	Market Street Lynnfield – Exit 43 off Route 128/I-95 Lynnfield, Massachusetts 01940

Name:	Military Friends Foundation
Phone:	(844) 357-8387
Email:	Email the Event Director
Website:	facebook.com/massrunforthefallen

Information for GOLD STAR FAMILIES
Are you a post 9/11 MASSACHUSETTS GOLD STAR FAMILY? Please call or email for your Gold Star Family code to waive your registration fee for four family members! Email: MARFTF@militaryfriends.org Ph: 1-84-HELP-VETS
About the Massachusetts Run for the Fallen
Massachusetts Run For The Fallen (MARFTF) is a Military Friends Foundation project dedicated to keeping alive the memory of our military Heroes that gave their lives to protect our freedom since September 11, 2001. We are a group of runners, walkers and support crew whose mission is clear and simple: To run in honor every Massachusetts service member who lost there lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. Each mile of sweat and pain and each flag saluted, is to pay homage to one service member’s life and their family. We run to raise awareness for the lives of those who died, to rejuvenate their memories and keep their spirits alive. We run to raise support for programs that assist the families of the fallen and to aid in the healing process for Massachusetts residents whose lives have been affected by war. MARFTF has no political affiliation or agenda, but simply honor those who have fought, and those who have fallen under the American Flag.
2014 Event Schedule
7-8:00 AM – Same Day Registration Opens 8:15 AM – Name Reading of Fallen Heroes 9:05 AM – Wheelchair Start 9:11 AM – Timed 5K Start 9:15 AM – Untimed 5K/Walker Start 9:30-12:00 – Food, Festivities and Fun!
Event Highlights
Limited edition tshirt for the first 400 registered runners (additional shirts may be available for purchase day of event) Pre-run airbrush tattoo Post-Run lunch featuring eats from Kings Lynnfield Free ice cream tasting Great promotions for registered runners/walkers from MarketStreet stores Raffles *Live music

Click here to Register

Today is the Freedom Fest at Fort Kent, Maine

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August 9th 2014 Freedom Fest

Freedom Fest 2014 is an outdoor concert on August 09, 2014 in Fort Kent, Maine to raise funds for a
Veterans Museum & Community Center in Northern Maine.
A joint project of Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 and the Fort Kent Historical Society

“So that the future can understand what the past has given in the name of Freedom”

Their Vision
To build a Veterans Museum & community center in Northern Maine to showcase and appreciate the sacrifices provided on our behalf so that our children and future generations will understand the true cost of freedom. The Center shall be a living, breathing kiosk of history providing a dynamic educational opportunity for all those in the community!

Fort Kent Municipal Airport

Tickets: FreedomFest2014.bpt.me
ADULT: $40/$35 advance purchase
Under 16: $25 Under 12: FREE
or visit Albert’s Jewelry or Gas-n-Go Foods in Fort Kent
Bring your own chair or blankets
NO Backpacks
NO Coolers

Contact Information
Duane Belanger – Martin-Klein American Legion
Email: commander@americanlegionpost133.org
Chad Pelletier – President of Fort Kent Historical Society
Email: fkhistory1@yahoo.com

Featuring
Thomas Nicholas Band
Madison Rising
Mallett Brothers Band
Spirit of Cash
Harold Ford
Laura Lucy & the Cash Band
Gunther Brown
Forget, Forget
Randolph S Michaud
Tennessee Haze
Uprooted
Kindered
Along with the cast of Freedom Fighters TV!
Featuring on opening Bike Run from Plourde Harley Davidson , Caribou to Fort Kent lead by the Patriot Guard Riders & First Lady Ann LePage honoring the fallen and respectfully welcomed in Fort Kent by the Saluting Marine SSG Tim Chambers! Honored to welcome quad-amputee and American Hero SSG Travis MIlls as well!

Featuring a parachute jump by the First Lady of Maine & Travis Mills courtesy of Wreaths Across America!!

Vendors – Partners
VMI New England ● Fort Kent Lions ● Vets Rock ● Young Marines ● Toys For Tots ● Post 133 LadiesAuxiliary ● Fort Kent Knights of Columbus ● Market Street Coop ● Armed Forces Motorsports Foundation ● Maine Veterans Homes ● National Veterans Family Center ● US VA Togus ● Maine Military & Community Network ● Gas-N-Go Foods ● Albert’s Jewelry ● Maine Veterans Services ● VetCenter ● Maine National Guard
● VFW Department of Maine ● American Legion Department of Maine ● AMVETS Department of Maine ● Fort Kent VFW ● Gary I Gordon Division Sea Cadets ● KTC’s Brainfreeze ● Mad Town Grillers ● Carter Dogs ● Wreaths Across America ● Jeni’s Jewelry ● JSB Arts ● Maine State Council Knights of Columbus ● the Lunchbox ● Sally Bateau ● Maine Army Guard 185th Engineer Company ● Honor & Remember – Massachusetts Chapter● Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce

FREEDOM-FEST 2014
Make a Donation — http://www.iamtheamericanflag.com/donate/

Amputee Veteran embarks on cross-country bike trip from Maine

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More than 50,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors and Marines have been injured in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly 2,000 of them are now amputees. Marine veteran Rob Jones says his cross country bike trip is for them.

From a distance, the 28 year old looks like any other cyclist enjoying the last of autumn’s splendor in the Camden foot hills in Maine. It’s only up close that you realize this is no ordinary bike trip – since Jones’ legs are man made.

“I’m a combat engineer, so my job when there are IED’s is to find them. I found it with my foot,” said Jones. He lost both legs above the knee in Afghanistan, but not his determination.

He’s riding across the country, 5,400 miles in all, from Bar Harbor, Maine to San Francisco. Calif. He has an entourage of one; his 17-year-old brother Steve Miller.

They will spend around 6 months sleeping on cots in the back of a box truck, eating camping food along the way. They log around 30 miles a day.

Jones can’t stand on his bike to power up the hills because he has no knee joints. Because he has no knees, he can’t use his quads. He powers the bike with his hips and hip. But this Marine says he’s never shied away from a challenge. “The harder you push yourself, the more you’re gonna grow as a person. That’s what life is about for me,”.

Jones powerful message is painfully clear to his kid brother who watches every move he makes from behind the wheel of the support truck. “If someone can do an activity that requires legs, and do it without legs, then you can do anything,” said Miller.

Jones will donate 100 percent of any donations to three charities: The Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes, The Marine Semper Fi Fund and Ride 2 Recovery. He’s hoping to raise more than $1 million.

To follow Jones’ journey across America click here

To make a donation
click here

Freedom Fest 2014

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Freedon Fest 2014 Freedom Fest 2014 is an outdoor concert on August 09, 2014 in Fort Kent, Maine to raise funds to build a Veterans Museum & community center in Northern Maine. A joint project of Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 and the Fort Kent Historical Society, more information is available at www.IamtheAmericanFlag.com

Headliner
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Thosmas Ian Nicholas - Freedom Fest Actor, Singer and Songwriter: Most famous for Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year
and Kevin Myers in the American Pie film series

Without Warning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQzntEjOBaM
Wasting My Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAajKcChLTw
Heroes are Human: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7inWvwFwJU
You Don’t Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPq9U0fxTI
American Pie Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDTNyyOZ5s
American Pie Reunion Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpzBNYkwfDs
Thomas Ian Nicholas career info: Thomas Ian Nicholas Resume

FREEDOM-FEST 2014
Make a Donation — http://www.iamtheamericanflag.com/donate/