2006-09-13
9/13/2006 - LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Miss America Jennifer Berry spoke to Airmen here Sept. 12, promoting her campaign of building intolerance to drunk driving and underage drinking.
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to host Miss America," said Col. Joseph Schwarz, 61st Air Base Wing commander. "She is dedicated to America just as our Airmen are, and taking time from her busy schedule to meet with some of them is an experience they will not soon forget."
Airmen on base who recently returned from supporting the war on terrorism shared their deployment experiences with Ms. Berry.
"I come from a military family. My grandparents and my father all served in the Army," Ms. Berry said. "People never really have a chance to walk up to the men and women who deploy in harm's way and say thank you. They are the ones on the front lines helping us continue to do things we like doing here in America."
"On behalf of America, I would like to thank them and their families for their sacrifice, dedication and service before self, and I hope they know that every single day I will be thanking them and praying for them and I will continue to do that long after the crown has retired," she said.
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