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325th SFS members participate in 9/11 Ruck March to Remember

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  • By Airman 1st Class Christopher Reel
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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  In remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, Air Force security forces members are participating in the 9/11 Ruck March to Remember which began July 12 and will end Sept. 11, and Tyndall's security forces members are joining in.

The ruck march route began at the Security Forces Center, Lackland Air Force Base Texas and will cover more than 2,000 miles and is broken into 15 portions.

According to security forces officials, each unit will have approximately 56 hours of daylight to conduct their portion of the march.

Tyndall security forces members will begin their 146-mile portion of the march in Gilberton, Ala., Aug. 1 and will meet security forces members from Moody AFB, Ga. in Brantley, Ala., Aug. 5.

Each person marching has a personal reason for participating in this ruck march.

Technical Sgt. Nathan Spradley, noncommissioned officer in charge of community police said, "I am participating in this event because it raises awareness to honor and remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks, as well as those who have died fighting this unconventional war on terrorism. It is important to remember what happened ten short years ago; people seem to have forgotten all too soon."

"As an Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan veteran this means a lot to me, I have lost friends to this war, and this helps to remember them and the legacy they left behind," added Sergeant Spradley.

Air Force security forces units from Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases in Texas; Barksdale AFB, La.; Keesler and Columbus Air Force Bases in Mississippi; Moody and Robins Air Force Bases in Georgia; Pope and Seymour-Johnson Air Force Bases in North Carolina; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.; Joint Base Andrews, Md.; Dover AFB, Del.; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.; and the New York Air National Guard are also participating in this ruck march according to security forces officials.

"I feel that anything we can do here at home to let all know we remember the lost and have not forgotten those still in the fight, is very important," said Richard Thore, 325th Security Forces civilian member participating in the ruck march. "I have served 10 years in the United States Air Force as a combat controller and I have friends who are like brothers who have fought, are fighting and some who have lost their lives in this valiant effort. "

"It is important to support the deployed troops and to remember those who died, not only in the attacks of September 11, but all who have died since to rid the world of terrorism," he added.