Thousands Take Part in America Supports You Freedom Walk
![The 4th annual America Supports You Freedom Walk kicks off at the Women in the Military Service for America Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The walk is a national tradition that calls on people to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, remember those who responded, honor our veterans past and present and renew our commitment to freedom and the values of our country. Defense Dept. photo by Leslie Benito](images/thumb_story1.jpg)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2008 – An assembly of thousands gathered this morning at the entrance of Arlington National Cemetery, the starting point of the fourth annual America Supports You Freedom Walk.
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Groups Share Missions with Freedom Walk Participants
![Becky Mizener (far right) of Packed with Pride, a supporter of America Supports You, hands out pamphlets to participants of the 4th Annual National America Supports You Freedom Walk Sept. 7, 2008, at the Pentagon after completing the walk. Nearly 10,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the walk to reflect on the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael Carden](images/thumb_story2.jpg)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2008 – While the fourth annual National America Supports You Freedom Walk was winding down for its nearly 10,000 participants, the day’s activities were just beginning for troop-support groups set up in the Pentagon's South Parking lot.
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Family Members, Troops, Veterans Join Freedom Walk
![Army Staff Sgt. Chad Atkinson walked with his family in the fourth annual America Supports You Freedom Walk. Joining him are his wife, Sylvia, right; daughter Mackenzie, 9, far left; daughter Rylia, 11, left; and 16-day-old daughter, Sophie. Defense Dept. photo by Donna Miles](images/thumb_story3.jpg)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2008 – Participants in the fourth annual Freedom Walk came to honor loved ones, friends and coworkers lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and to honor servicemembers who continue to sacrifice to defend the freedoms attacked that day.
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Freedom Walk Ends With Musical Tribute
![William Lee Golden, a member of the Oak Ridge Boys, sings during a concert after the 2008 National America Supports You Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2008. The event honors those who died during the Sept. 11, 2008, terrorists attacks. Defense Dept. photo by Linda Hosek](images/thumb_story5.jpg)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2008 – Nearly 10,000 people walked the mile between Arlington National Cemetery and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the events of Sept. 11, 2001, as part of today’s fourth annual National America Supports You Freedom Walk.
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Local Walks
Ohio Remembrance Gives Meaning to Sacrifice
![Scott Warner pauses while addressing participants in Sebring, Ohio's third annual America Supports You Freedom Walk on Sept. 11, 2008. Warner's son, Marine Pvt. Heath D. Warner, was killed Nov. 22, 2006, while serving in Iraq’s Anbar province. Defense Dept. photo by Samantha L. Quigley](images/thumb_story6.jpg)
SEBRING, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2008 – Significance is meaningless without sacrifice. That was the message more than 100 people heard yesterday after completing Sebring's third annual America Supports You Freedom Walk.
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Kadena Air Base Students Honor 9/11 With Walk, Lessons
![Naijah Woods, a fifth grader at Stearley Heights Elementary School on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, puts finishing touches on a poster she will carry during her school's 9/11 Freedom Walk. Defense Dept. photo by Charles Steitz](images/thumb_story7.jpg)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2008 - Freedom Walks, special bulletin board displays and moments of silence marked the seventh anniversary of 9/11 at Department of Defense Dependents Schools around the world.
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California Freedom Walk Honors 9/11 Victims
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2008 – Close to 200 people, from college students to police officers, walked nearly a mile yesterday in Orange, Calif., to honor all the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Shauna Fleming, 19, founder of the nonprofit group "A Million Thanks" - a home-front group of the Defense Department's America Supports You program - was the event director and organizer.
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