VA Supports Sept. 11 "Freedom Walk" from Pentagon

WASHINGTON – The Secretary of Veterans Affairs has urged employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans, their families and all Americans to take part in the "Freedom Walk" that begins Sept. 11 at the Pentagon.

"This is everyone's chance to salute the valor of ordinary Americans during the 9-11 attack and the extraordinary sacrifices of our service personnel in the Global War on Terrorism," said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

The "Freedom Walk" begins Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. in the Pentagon's south parking lot.  It winds two miles through Arlington National Cemetery and over the Potomac River before ending at the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.  The walk will include a free concert on the National Mall by country music performer Clint Black.

The Defense Department, which is sponsoring "Freedom Walk," hopes to make it an annual event, with other communities holding their own "Freedom Walks" next year.

Information about the event and about registration is available on the Internet at http://www.americasupportsyou.mil.

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