Jim Parker Jr. (Jimmy) started the press conference off by thanking the
volunteers and the major donors including Kingsbury Construction and
Waitsfield Champlain Telecom for their support of the show. A special
thank you went out to his dad, Jim Parker, for his guidance and to the
families of the National Guard and its members for their sacrifice.
Dubie and Cray thanked the Parker family for the large donation and
talked of how much it meant to the families of the Guard members who are
serving. "It's been a tough few weeks for the Guard," Dubie remarked,
with the VT Guard serving on the Afghanistan/Pakistani border and
another large deployment heading out in September. Dubie went on to say,
"It really means a lot to the families and members of the Guard that
fundraisers like the airshow are being held."
The Parker family was presented with a VT National Guard flag that was flown in action as a thank you.
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