A Salute To Our Troops
Wed, July 28th - Opening Night Of The Hood River County Fair
Hood River County Fairgrounds - Odell, Oregon
Dinner is served at 6PM - Program begins at 7PM. Dinner consists “Old Fashioned Can Corned Meal” that is cooked in milk cans!
Various Sausages- Corn- Cabbage- Potatoes - Carrots - Rolls - Desserts- Ryan's Juice-Punch
Meal Cost - $10.00/per person
Veteran’s - $5.00
Family - $25.00 with 4+ members
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Gorge Heroes Club to be used for the purchase of care package items and shipping costs for deployed Columbia River Gorge troops.
(Fair entry for the evening is: $15/per car regardless of number in the car with 3 or more adults)
The Hood River Unit of the Oregon National Guard will have military vehicles on display and invite participants to ask questions about the use of the equipment and about their pending deployment to Iraq this September. The Hood River National Guard will also present National Colors and vocalist Perry Cole will perform patriotic selections along with other presentations and speakers for the event. WAAAM- The Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum will have restore military vehicles present and if the wind cooperates, they will have a restored military plane flyover during the event.
Donation containers will be set up at the fair to collect boxed/canned food items for the Gorge Heroes Club to use for the monthly care packages GHC sends out.
This event offers the community the opportunity to meet our Home Town Heroes from the Gorge Region and thank them for their service.
The Gorge Heroes Club is a 501 (C) (3) non profit organization. For more information about GHC and a list of care package items, please visit our website at:
WE THANK YOU AND OUR HOME TOWN HEROES THANK YOU!
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Special thanks also goes out to SFC Gary Norris from the Hood River Oregon National Guard Unit. SFC Norris has been working with our committee for over three months to make sure the Oregon National Guard displays and vehicles are present for this event along with National Guard personnel. We appreciate your dedication SFC Norris!
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