Support US Wounded Soldiers

Your role is key to making a difference!

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JOIN OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TEAM

The hope is for each financial partner to sponsor either $26.20 or $14.20. ($1 per mile)

Simply go to their website: www.uswoundedsoldiers.com and follow the links for donations. As a 501(c)(3) all donations are tax deductible. Enter "Bataan Team" and the name of the runner/walker you are sponsoring in the description line of the donation page. Thank you in advance for any support you give!

Gifts can also be in increments of $26.20, namely $52.40 or $262 or $2620, etc. Together we all can make a much bigger impact on our wounded heros' lives. Let them know they are not forgotten by your gift to the United States Wounded Soldiers Foundation (click to give).

JOIN OUR RUNNING/WALKING TEAM

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We are looking for a few good men/women with a heart for our wounded heros and a willingness to hurt their own bodies to show it!

The physical game plan is to run/walk the Bataan Death March through the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on March 25, 2012. The course offers both a marathon distance (26.2 miles) and a 14.2 mile option. (www.bataanmarch.com)

The support game plan for our wounded soldiers is for each runner/walker to seek to get as many people as possible to sponsor them either $26.20 or $14.20.
The donations will go to the United States Wounded Soldiers Foundation (click to give).

Over 95% of every donation goes to wounded soldiers!
(Donors simply indicate "Bataan Team" and the name of the runner/walker in the description line.)

If 10 runners get 100 sponsorships of $26.20, we will have raised $26,200! Let's not settle for just that though. If you want to join the team, please e-mail me and let me know. We will post your photo and story. May God bless you as you run/walk and may God bless America.

2012 Bataan Death March - March 25th

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Why this foundation?

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Besides the foundation's financial integrity, it distinguishes itself by supporting wounded US soldiers who are being evacuated through the hospital. Specifically, the foundation provides for various humanitarian needs so that the soldier's stay in the hospital is more like "home."

As an example, I have a part-time job selling running shoes. We obviously sell and organize our shoes in pairs. However, the supply center of the foundation where the soldiers can pick up needed items organizes a shelf or box with SINGLE SHOES! They keep a section that way whether the soldiers coming through need them or not, just to remind themselves and others of the sacrifice many have made. WOW!

Thank you again for any support you can give to this great cause!

Running/Walking Team Members

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JAMES WIERSMA

Experience: Over 50 ascents of 14K+ ft mountains

Bolder Boulder 10K - 3X

Greatest joy of climbing: Comradeship with climbing partners;

reaching a difficult goal; the awesome views;

the glory of God on display!

Why this race? My extreme son told me about it & being an old military guy who spent some time in the same place as the Death March--the Philippines--I got hooked. It may also be a means of generating financial aid for this worthy charity.