CAFB duo march to 9/11 memorial

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. - Two Airmen from Columbus Air Force Base will begin a 100-mile marching journey with an American flag beginning the morning of Sept. 10 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and will travel through the day arriving at the 9/11 memorial in New York City on Sept. 11. Maj. Jonathan Leetch, T-6 instructor pilot with the 41st Flying Training Squadron, and Capt. Matthew Carpenter, graduation officer with the 14th Student Squadron of the 14th Flying Training Wing, are managing the setup of this year’s march which is in its seventh iteration. For Leetch, it’s his fifth year being involved; and it’s year two for Carpenter. The goal of the group is to bring awareness to remembering the victims of 9/11, while also fund-raising for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in NYC. Last year, the group raised $10,500. All proceeds help to preserve the memorial and museum. “We’ve forgotten what it feels like to all come under attack and to all pull together” Leetch said. (Source: Columbus AFB 09/09/19) https://www.columbus.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1955531/columbus-afb-airmen-to-march-100-miles-to-ground-zero-in-honor-of-911/