The 444th weekly Support Our Troops Rally will be held at 11 a.m. on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 2 at the Park Stage (near the Log Cabin) during the Walworth County Fair.
Every Monday morning since Nov. 29, 2004, a rally has been held at the Government Center on the square in Elkhorn. The Government Center will be closed on Labor Day Monday.
As part of the rally, special recognition will be made of the 88,000 POW/MIAs unaccounted for from previous wars.
Bob Miller, Commander of the Walworth County Council of the American Legion, stated that the Council and the Support Our Troops Committee appreciated the opportunity to hold their weekly troop rally in front of a larger gathering again this year at the fair.
The weekly rallies recognize troops with ties to Walworth County who are serving in Afghanistan or other “hot spots” in the world and those who have served there and returned or moved on to a new duty station. The families of these personnel are also recognized.
Recent events in Afghanistan have caused the committee to continue to be concerned about the safety of our troops serving there. The public is asked to keep our troops in their prayers.
Over the past nearly nine years the Support Our Troops Committee has shipped over nine tons of goodies to our troops in 1,767 care packages with a value of over $53,000.
The group has shipped 34 brand-name coffee makers with coffee, cream, sugar, cups, etc. to our troops in Afghanistan and also offered a personal GPS to those who stated that they had a use for one.
The public is invited to attend the Labor Day rally at the Fair as well as the weekly rallies held every Monday at 11 a.m. at the Government Center in Elkhorn.
Any groups or individuals wishing to make a donation may do so by mail to: American Legion, P.O. Box 821, Elkhorn, WI 53121. The committee maintains a website at www.supportwalcotroops.com.
The group is always looking for names of others with ties to Walworth County who may not be aware of the program and not included. Call (262) 275-6587 with those names.
