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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Media Contact</b>:</p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Jeff Berres- 512-965-5909</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:jeff@fitcitysports.com">jeff@fitcitysports.com</a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Nancy Glass- 512-567-3939</p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Lauren McIntyre- 512-470-4331</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1225DE'>honorheroes@yahoo.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>INAUGURAL<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>LONE STAR TRAIL of HEROES: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>RUN ACROSS TEXAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>May 17-25, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>One</span></i><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>
Mile </span></b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>One</span></i><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'> Hero </span></b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>One</span></i><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>
Country<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Raising Funds and Awareness One Mile at a Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>Relay Team will cover one mile for each Texas fallen
service member in Run from Amarillo to Austin<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Austin, Texas (April 6,
2009) </b>Inspired by the sacrifice of military men and women whose lives
were lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, an Austin-based 501 (c) 3 organization,
OPERATION HONOR OUR HEORES, was formed to assist wounded warriors and veterans
and their families. To accomplish the organization’s mission, a
team of runners will embark on a cross country run this May to honor every
Texas fallen service member, all wounded service members, and all of the men
and women in the United States Armed Forces. <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The <b>Lone Star Trail of Heroes:
Run Across Texas</b> will begin in Amarillo on May 17 at the Panhandle War Memorial
and will cover over 400 miles before finishing in Austin on Memorial Day, May
25. Cities included in the Run include Amarillo, Childress, Quanah,
Vernon, Wichita Falls, Gainesville, Denton, Ft.Worth, Hillsboro, Abbott, West,
Waco, Temple, Belton, Killeen, Salado, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Austin.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Runners will mark every mile of
their journey with a United States flag, a photo, and a biographical card in
honor of every fallen service member. The dedication markers are being
made by students and JROTC cadets at Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Marcus
High School in Flower Mound, the Leander I.S.D. (Cedar Park, Leander, Vista
Ridge, Rouse High Schools) and Bowie High School in Austin will create a
symbolic memorial trail across Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>This Run will be a living
memorial that the runners hope can be continued from year to year and from city
to city in Texas. While each flag will represent a soldier who has
fallen, the run will represent all men and women of the United States
military. In particular, this journey will honor all wounded warriors and
veterans and their families. <b>For Every Fallen Hero there are 8 Wounded
Heroes.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The team will be asking
individuals and businesses across Texas to donate one dollar for each mile that
the runners cover on their way from Amarillo to Austin. All funds raised
by the Run will be donated to wounded warriors and veterans and their families.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>For more information on Operation
Honor Our Heroes visit <a href="http://www.honorheroes.org/">www.honorheroes.org</a>.
Specific information regarding the Run can be found at <a
href="http://www.lonestartrailofheroes.org/">www.lonestartrailofheroes.org</a>
and at <a href="http://www.runtex.com/">www.runtex.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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