FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN VETERANS TRAVELING TRIBUTE COMING TO FORT MYERS Fort Myers, FL / January 01 2011 American Veteran’s Traveling Tribute (AVTT) will be bringing their Cost of Freedom Tribute to Fort Myers, FL from January 20-22, 2011. The tribute will be located at the Lee County Sports Complex as part of the American Heroes Air Show taking place on Saturday January 22nd. In addition, the Cost of Freedom tributes will be open to the public Friday January 21st. Both the AVTT tribute and the American Heroes Air Show are free to the public. The event will kick off with a motorcycle escort on Thursday January 20th. Harley Davidson of Fort Myers will be the staging location for all participants. Members of Fort Myers HOG (Harley Owner Group) chapter and other local motorcycle clubs will be escorting the AVTT vehicles from the dealership location (2160 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers) to the event site. Staging begins at 3:30pm with Kick Stands Up (KSU) and departure at 4pm. All local riders are invited to participate. For more information on the escort please contact Jessica with Harley Davidson of Fort Myers at (239) 275-4647. In addition, AVTT is partnering with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service to conduct a special Naturalization Ceremony to honor foreign members of the U.S. Military as they become America’s newest citizens. The ceremony will take place at the American Heroes Air Show at 11am on Saturday. The American Heroes Air Show is the nation’s premier admission-free helicopter-only aviation event dedicated to educating the public about the unique capabilities of helicopters in law enforcement, fire service, public/private EMS, homeland defense and national security. The air show is open from 9am4pm. For more information on the American Heroes Air Show, visit www.heroes-airshow.com. The mission of American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) is to travel the nation to honor, respect, and remember men and women who have served, and to pay specific tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their country. The mobile nature of the AVTT tribute allows people around the country to honor, respect, and remember veterans and active military personnel without having to travel great distances. AVTT presents a comprehensive Cost of Freedom tribute which includes numerous memorials and exhibits. The centerpiece being the Traveling Wall, an 80 percent scale version of the Viet Nam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. Across its 370-foot length, the wall lists the name of every American casualty from the war; etched on its surface, just as the original. The memorial is eight-feet tall at its apex and is the largest Wall replica traveling the USA. AVTT is also the only tribute event which includes the one of kind Gold Dog Tag display representing the fallen from the Global War on Terror. Other memorials and displays include a 9/11 memorial, Law Enforcement/Firefighter memorial, Collection of photos and names of all casualties between 1980 -2000, and a variety of other displays honoring American heroes. Remembering, educating, and respect are the main focus of AVTT. The unique combination of exhibits and memorials set AVTT apart as the only comprehensive tribute today whose purpose is to HONOR, RESPECT, and REMEMBER America’s Heroes. For more information or to schedule an AVTT event, visit www.avtt.org or call Leah Gallagher at (903)-714-8634.
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