Ruppersberger to Honor Wounded Warriors in Baltimore

Tabrizi’s Restaurant in Baltimore to Host Special Salute to Troops

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) will join acclaimed Baltimore Chef and Owner Michael Tabrizi to salute wounded warriors at a special dinner at Tabrizi’s Restaurant in Baltimore on Thursday, November 12, 2009.  About 100 wounded warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda along with members from the Warrior Transition Unit at Ft. Meade will be honored.  Many of the troops were injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Congressman Ruppersberger started “Operation Hero Miles” in 2003.  The program allows every day Americans to donate unused frequent flyer miles to family members of troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Family members receive free airfare so they can be by the bedside of an injured loved one.  Sometimes the love and support of family is just the right medicine to help a loved one recover from injuries.  Learn more or donate at www.heromiles.org.
           
     WHO:    Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
                  Baltimore Chef and Owner Michael Tabrizi
                  Wounded Warriors

    WHAT:    Ruppersberger to Honor America’s Wounded Warriors in Baltimore

    WHEN:    7 p.m., Thursday, November 12, 2009 

   WHERE:    Tabrizi's Restaurant
                    500 Harborview Drive
                    Baltimore, MD 21230