Championship firefighters want new records
Charmain Z. Brackett Correspondent
      Although they didn't fare as well as they would have liked in the national competition, Fort Gordon's firefighters have a positive attitude heading into the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge World Championships next week in Las Vegas.
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Tribute to the Fallen
      The closing ceremony for the Fourth Annual Tribute to the Fallen will take place at 2 p.m. today on Barton Field across from the Library on Rice Road. More than 100 Marines and some Navy service members have been running 24 hours per day since Oct.
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Troop fishing event about saying thank you
Spc. William Norris 35th Signal Brigade
      The second annual Take our Troops Fishing event took place Oct. 26 at Clarks Hill Lake in Appling, Ga. The tournament was hosted by The Freedom to Fish which is an organization that honors service men and women. All active duty Soldiers were invited to come and see who could catch the largest fish.
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Child Youth and School Services
      Parents interested in registering their children for the Child Youth and School Services Winter Basketball and Cheerleading Program can do so now through Nov. 21 at the CYS enrollment office, Building 28320, on Lane Avenue.
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Night golf tournament
      The Greater Augusta-Fort Gordon Chapter of the Association of the United States Army is hosting the 7th Annual Night Golf Tournament Nov. 14 at the Gordon Lakes Golf Course. The tournament is 9 holes Captain Choice course. Cost is $40 which includes dinner, night golf supplies, after-golf refreshments, and all proceeds go to the Christmas House. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m.
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Quick pit stop
     Tommy Neeson made a pit stop at the MCGHealth Children's Medical Center while running from Bangor, Maine, to Miami, Fla., to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. He began his Four Million Steps - the Ronald McDonald House Run for Compassion on August 27. Larmeisha Neal (left) is very surprised at the distance Neeson has covered as he shows her and her sister Charisse his route. Neeson lost a child to cancer and knows firsthand the benefits of the Ronald McDonald House Charities in providing support and a home away from home to Families with children facing medical challenges. Courtesy Photo
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Veteran puts long-drive energy into youth sports programs
Tim Hipps FMWRC Public Affairs
      MESQUITE, Nev. — The second-placer finisher in the 2008 Military Long Drive Championship presented by 7UP wishes more kids would get involved with the Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command's Child, Youth and School Services Sports and Fitness programs.
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