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Military Retiree Appreciation Day is August 22

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The 2nd annual Military Retiree Appreciation Day at Grissom ARB will be Friday, August 22, base officials announced recently.

The event will include lunch, information fair, Defense Commissary case lot sale and a host of surprises. 

"Last year's inaugural event was a great success," stated Lt. Col. Gary Lockard, chief of public affairs.  "More than 500 retirees attended the event, far surpassing our expectations.  We are adding additional activities so we hope to do even better with attendance this year." 

Organizations scheduled to be a part of the information fair include:

434th Mission Support Group
434th Operations Support Squadron
Defense Commissary Agency
Grissom Community Council
Health Net Federal Services 
Miami County Veterans Service Office
TRICARE Retiree Dental Program/Delta Dental
U.S. Small Business Administration

Additional details will be released as they become available.

Public Affairs Staff

Material contained on the Official Grissom Air Reserve Base Internet Web Site is written and produced by members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office. The award-winning staff includes:

Douglas Hays
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Ben Mota
Public affairs operations chief

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer