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By Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment The annual Armed Forces Day Celebration at Biggs Park Saturday was a free chance for the El Paso community to learn about the military and have fun. This year’s celebration began with the 1st Armored Division Band per- forming a selection of patriotic music including “God Bless America,” “Stars and Stripes Forever” and the “Armed Services Medley.” The band also played the songs from the country’s five armed forces organizations and those who have served stood when the band played their branch’s song. Several thousand people saw military combat vehicles, a “Salute the Troops” car show, a William Beaumont Army Medical Center health fair and an El Paso Area High School Junior ROTC Exhibition Drill Team Competition. Those who attended said they learned about the Armed Forces. “I just moved to El Paso and this was a great way to see what Fort Bliss has going on,” said El Paso resident Alexander Chopski. Soldiers enjoyed schooling the public. “I love getting the chance to interact with the people who don’t normally get to see this stuff. I like to educate the kids about what not to touch be- cause a lot of this stuff is hazardous,” said Spc. Christopher Sarratori, team member, 741st Ordnance Company, 84th Ord. Battalion, 71st Ord. Group. President Harry Truman’s administration created Armed Forces Day in 1949 to establish a holiday for citizens to learn about the military and thank members for their service. It is always the third Saturday of May. FORT BLISS BUGLE • May 21, 2015 • 1B COMMUNITY >> Fort Bliss is El Paso and El Paso is Fort Bliss. Things to do ... Wicked: Jam Theatricals and El Paso Live present a two-week run of Broadway’s blockbuster now to May 31st at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets on sale Feb. 16: $65-$87.50 at Ticketmaster. 231- 1111 or ElPasoLive.com/Broad- way Silver City Blues/Bikes Festi- val: Two-time Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Famer Taj Ma- hal headlines the Saturday night show for the 20th annual event at Gough Park in Silver City. Mim- bres Region Art Council spon- sors the event and will have live acoustic and electric blues music, artisan’s alley, raffles, food ven- dors and a beer garden. This event is free. (575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org. Friday’s Kickoff features Grateful Dead tribute artists The Noodles. Sunday’s headliners are the Campbell Brothers. In conjunction with the festival is People’s Choice Bike Show. Guests include the Wall of Death, called “America’s Origi- nal Extreme Motorcycle Thrill Show,” more than 50 vendors, a bike run and custom builders and detailers. (575) 313-5709 Neon Desert Music Festival: J. Cole, Kaskade, Passion Pit, Flume and Zoé will headline the 5th annual music festival Friday to Sunday on three stages in Downtown El Paso, from Cleve- land Square to San Jacinto Pla- za. Three-day general admission tickets are $119. neondesertmu- sicfestival.com The Eagles: The legendary rock band bring their “History of The Eagles” tour to El Paso Friday at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets are $99-$199 on Ticket- master. Slayer: The metal legends per- form Saturday at Socorro Enter- tainment Center, 11200 Santos Sanchez. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com KLAQ International Balloon- fest: The 30th annual festival’s special “throwback” theme fea- tures the return of Star Wars balloons Darth Vader and Mas- ter Yoda Saturday-Monday at Wet N’ Wild Waterworld. The morning balloon launch is free, entrance to the park is $24.99 per day and $49.99 gets you a three-day pass available online at holdmyticket.com. Headlining concerts are nightly at Wet N’ Wild following all-day entertain- ment. Saturday is the Gin Blos- soms, Sunday is All That Remains and Sons of Texas and Monday is Volbeat with special guest An- thrax. 544-9550 or klaq.com Mayfair: Cloudcroft’s 38th an- nual juried arts & crafts show is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Zenith Park. The event is free. (888) 874-4447 or cloudcroft. net Armed Forces Day celebrates service members UTEP ROTC commissions 13 n 3B USASMA celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Month n 12B 32nd Soldier wins qualifier n 15B Fort Bliss Fire Department The “Salute the Troops” Car Show featured sports cars while military combat vehicles were on display for adults and children at Armed Forces Day at Biggs Park here Saturday. Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien / 16th MPAD Sgt. 1st Class Leon Butler, bass player, 1st Armored Division Rock Band, belts out a tune during Armed Forces Day at Biggs Park here Saturday. Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien / 16th MPAD Cousins Jazzlyn Madrid, 6, front, Evelyn, 6, middle, and Tommy Junior, 7, rear, examine the controls of a Black Hawk helicopter at Armed Forces Day Saturday. Benny R. Ontiveros / WBAMC Public Affairs SFC Darin E. Elkins, NCOIC, Executive Wellness Program USASMA, provides health care information to an attendee at the 2015 Armed Forces Day health fair at Biggs Field Saturday. Guy Volb / Garrison Public Affairs Burgess High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets compete in the annual El Paso Area High School JROTC Armed Forces Day Drill Team Competition in the Armed category Saturday. The Mustangs took second place.
Transcript of Fort Bliss is El Paso and El Paso is Fort Bliss....
By Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
The annual Armed Forces Day Celebration at Biggs Park Saturday was a free chance for the El Paso community to learn about the military and have fun.
This year’s celebration began with the 1st Armored Division Band per-forming a selection of patriotic music including “God Bless America,” “Stars and Stripes Forever” and the “Armed Services Medley.” The band also played the songs from the country’s five armed forces organizations and those who have served stood when the band played their branch’s song.
Several thousand people saw military combat vehicles, a “Salute the Troops” car show, a William Beaumont Army Medical Center health fair and an El Paso Area High School Junior ROTC Exhibition Drill Team Competition.
Those who attended said they learned about the Armed Forces. “I just moved to El Paso and this was a great way to see what Fort Bliss
has going on,” said El Paso resident Alexander Chopski. Soldiers enjoyed schooling the public. “I love getting the chance to interact with the people who don’t normally
get to see this stuff. I like to educate the kids about what not to touch be-cause a lot of this stuff is hazardous,” said Spc. Christopher Sarratori, team member, 741st Ordnance Company, 84th Ord. Battalion, 71st Ord. Group.
President Harry Truman’s administration created Armed Forces Day in 1949 to establish a holiday for citizens to learn about the military and thank members for their service. It is always the third Saturday of May.
FORT BLISS BUGLE • May 21, 2015 • 1B
COMMUNITY>>
COMMUNITY>>
Fort Bliss is El Paso andEl Paso is Fort Bliss.
Things to do ...Wicked: Jam Theatricals and El Paso Live present a two-week run of Broadway’s blockbuster now to May 31st at the Plaza Theatre. Tickets on sale Feb. 16: $65-$87.50 at Ticketmaster. 231-1111 or ElPasoLive.com/Broad-way
Silver City Blues/Bikes Festi-val: Two-time Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Famer Taj Ma-hal headlines the Saturday night show for the 20th annual event at Gough Park in Silver City. Mim-bres Region Art Council spon-sors the event and will have live acoustic and electric blues music, artisan’s alley, raffles, food ven-dors and a beer garden. This event is free. (575) 538-2505 or mimbresarts.org. Friday’s Kickoff features Grateful Dead tribute artists The Noodles. Sunday’s headliners are the Campbell Brothers. In conjunction with the festival is People’s Choice Bike Show. Guests include the Wall of Death, called “America’s Origi-nal Extreme Motorcycle Thrill Show,” more than 50 vendors, a bike run and custom builders and detailers. (575) 313-5709
Neon Desert Music Festival:J. Cole, Kaskade, Passion Pit, Flume and Zoé will headline the 5th annual music festival Friday to Sunday on three stages in Downtown El Paso, from Cleve-land Square to San Jacinto Pla-za. Three-day general admission tickets are $119. neondesertmu-sicfestival.com
The Eagles: The legendary rock band bring their “History of The Eagles” tour to El Paso Friday at UTEP’s Don Haskins Center. Tickets are $99-$199 on Ticket-master.
Slayer: The metal legends per-form Saturday at Socorro Enter-tainment Center, 11200 Santos Sanchez. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. 860-7777 or speakingrockentertainment.com
KLAQ International Balloon-fest: The 30th annual festival’s special “throwback” theme fea-tures the return of Star Wars balloons Darth Vader and Mas-ter Yoda Saturday-Monday at Wet N’ Wild Waterworld. The morning balloon launch is free, entrance to the park is $24.99 per day and $49.99 gets you a three-day pass available online at holdmyticket.com. Headlining concerts are nightly at Wet N’ Wild following all-day entertain-ment. Saturday is the Gin Blos-soms, Sunday is All That Remains and Sons of Texas and Monday is Volbeat with special guest An-thrax. 544-9550 or klaq.com
Mayfair: Cloudcroft’s 38th an-nual juried arts & crafts show is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at Zenith Park. The event is free. (888) 874-4447 or cloudcroft.net
Armed Forces Day celebrates service members
UTEP ROTCcommissions 13 n 3B
USASMA celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Month n 12B
32nd Soldierwins qualifier n 15B
Fort Bliss Fire Department
The “Salute the Troops” Car Show featured sports cars while military combat vehicles were on display for adults and children at Armed Forces Day at Biggs Park here Saturday.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien / 16th MPAD
Sgt. 1st Class Leon Butler, bass player, 1st Armored Division Rock Band, belts out a tune during Armed Forces Day at Biggs Park here Saturday.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien / 16th MPAD
Cousins Jazzlyn Madrid, 6, front, Evelyn, 6, middle, and Tommy Junior, 7, rear, examine the controls of a Black Hawk helicopter at Armed Forces Day Saturday.
Benny R. Ontiveros / WBAMC Public Affairs
SFC Darin E. Elkins, NCOIC, Executive Wellness Program USASMA, provides health care information to an attendee at the 2015 Armed Forces Day health fair at Biggs Field Saturday.
Guy Volb / Garrison Public Affairs
Burgess High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets compete in the annual El Paso Area High School JROTC Armed Forces Day Drill Team Competition in the Armed category Saturday. The Mustangs took second place.
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