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Posted: 12:57 AM Aug 23, 2010
"Tour of Duty" runs for 9-11 victims through Texoma
They're calling it a "Tour of Duty" - a group running across the county to honor the hundreds of lives lost in the largest terrorist attack on American soil. Sunday night and into Monday the group is running through Texoma.
Reporter: KXII-TV Email Address: firstnews@kxii.com |
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They're calling it a "Tour of Duty" - a group running across the county to honor the hundreds of lives lost in the largest terrorist attack on American soil. Sunday night and into Monday the group is running through Texoma.
The group -- made up of 36 firefighters from the U.S. and Australia -- is running to commemorate 9-11.
Sunday the group was in Oklahoma, running between Sulphur and Ardmore Sunday evening. The group should to be in Gainesville, Texas by Monday morning.
The group is taking shifts, running around the clock.
They began their cross-county run in California, on August 12th. Their trek will cover 4,600 miles, across 20 states, in 31 days.
The group plans to arrive at the World Trade Center site on September 11th.
To follow the group with a live gps tracking, visit their website - http://www.tourofduty.com.au/
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