NOTICE --- THIS PAGE ALTERS, DO NOT THINK THE JOURNAL HAS STOPPED. WE NEED TO KEEP THIS PAGE UP TIL NOVEMBER 15th, TO GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO GET THEIR HOMETOWN ON BOARD!
**ALSO, check the journal links on the side of the page. Deploying troops that have been adopted, will all have their own pages. We have opened an avenue that allows them to send their words to their hometowns directly. Be sure and take a peek.
Okay, folks ... here it is! This is the PROPOSED ROUTE ... the exact stops are open for your input.
For a one month period, we will take requests to make alterations to the route so that we can encompass stops of your choosing.
Some of the 55 stops are already in cement ... We always visit the three 9-11 sites over Memorial Day Weekend, so those stops are on the confirmed list.
*55. New York , NY
*54. Shanksville, PA
*53 La Plata, MD (DC)
The following are departments, or cities that have officially made a stop request ... and been confirmed ...
The list will grow as we get contacts, refer back to this page, and as we grow larger, we will post the official stops list.
(The list is posted by request order, not stop order. We are counting the stops down from 55, so you know how many we still need.)
#52 . Sarnia, Canada ... Welcome aboard, Sarnia! You are our first official sign up for 2006! And you are our first venture to our neighbors to the north ('cept we just found out that technically we will go south to get there, go figure! Eh?) ... we look forward to this visit!
#51. Orange County, Ca
#50 . Clarke County FD, Las Vegas, Nv
#49 . South San Francisco, Ca
#48 . Tillamook, Or ... We actually got these guys right off the side of the road on last year's national! Now they want to be an official stop ~ you got it! See you in May.
#47. PEYTON, Co ... Thanks, Dayna. You asked for it, you got it! We got close at the IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial in Colorado Springs ... this time we'll bring it on in!
#46. ST LOUIS, Mo ... FINALLY getting there! We originally had this stop planned on the first tour, and never finalized it. There is a dedicated "Stryker" mom waiting for us to come let St Louis represent, and we're glad to be able to make it happen this time! See you in June!
#45. PROVIDENCE, RI ... Hellllllllllllooooo Providence! This is a welcomed return stop. Danny and the crew there were a lot of fun. We stayed overnight at the station last time, and except for SHertz, we all had a great time. lol (You'll have to check the archives for that story!) See y'all in June!
#44. MODESTO, CA ... This is a highly anticipated stop for H2H! Mark Crook and his crew responded with well over 200 shirts! Our troops received Modesto FD shirts, and rumor has it that they may top themselves this year! We stopped in Modesto on the 1st National Tour, but I look forward to meeting a lot more of these fine reps! Glad to have you with us again ... we make a great team!
While you're at it, here are some of the other stories that have run on the program, including the recent story from the IAFF site...
http://www.iaff.org/across/content/Spotlight/05Stories/093005hero.html
http://www.everettwa.org/cityhall/insidecityhall/press_releases/view_release.asp? id=205
#43. RICHFIELD, UT ... Loved Utah the first time around, and we look forward to what Pops calls one of the most beautiful drives in the country! Folks in Utah were so welcoming, and warm. This will be a great stop! Welcome aboard, Richfield.
Some stops are planned, but not locked in ... We need contact from these POC's, to make it official. We have verbal invites from the 05 tour, but requests must be in writing for tracking purposes.
*Portsmouth, ME
*Chicago, IL
*New Haven, CT
*Buffalo, NY
*Boston, MA
In any event, we will make 55 Official Stops on the tour. If you are interested in your town being one of these stops, contact us immediately and lock it in!
Some stops will be overnight stays, most will be enroute. We are very open to what happens during the visit. To get an idea of what we do, check out last year's National Tour journal ... http://journals.aol.com/hwytoheroes/NationalTour/entries/200
This is your chance to show the troops following our efforts for the past three years, that their hometowns across the country support them still ... no matter their politics or stances on the war.
This is about the morale of our troops ... REPRESENT!!!
For more info, or to get your town locked in, email us at: H2HHeroes@aol.com
See you this summer!
Liz, Kathy, and SHertz
