60 to 60 Ruck

nbspspan stylefont-size 12ptThe PurcellvilleVolunteer Fire Company hosted the 60 to 60 Ruck to Remember onSaturday May 23 over the Memorial Day weekend.nbsp This event is afundraiser to support wounded veterans and is sponsored by the group Ruck toRemember.nbsp Each hiker must pledge to raise 500 in donations all of whichgoes to the selected charity this year Operation Enduring Warrior.nbsp Therewere 85 hikers this year covering the 60 miles from Harpers Ferry to Section60 at Arlington National Cemetery.nbsp By my count the group raised over42000spanp classMsoNormal stylemargin-bottom 0.0001pt background-image initial background-attachment initial background-size initial background-origin initial background-clip initial background-position initial background-repeat initialspan stylefont-size 12ptnbspspanspan stylefont-size 9.5pt font-family Arial sans-serifopopspanpp classMsoNormal stylemargin-bottom 0.0001pt background-image initial background-attachment initial background-size initial background-origin initial background-clip initial background-position initial background-repeat initialspan stylefont-size 12ptOur part in thiswas to host them on their first of three nights by providing a place to sleepunder the stars and access to restrooms.nbsp I was pleased that we couldeasily accommodate this request and the event went off flawlessly well thehikers arrived atnbsp930 PMnbspinstead ofnbsp730 PM but no lessenthusiasticallynbsp The hiked in and passed under our huge American flagdeployed by our Tower Ladder.spanspan stylefont-size 9.5pt font-family Arial sans-serifopopspanp