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Those staying in town for the Fourth of July holiday can look forward to a smorgasbord of TANJA LINTON
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July 4.
The 48th annual Fourth of July Celebration and Fireworks Event, organized by
the Sierra Vista Rotary Club with the assistance of other local groups and organiza- kind, SierraVista Rotary Club member and event organizer. “The community’s generosity is
tions, offers special activities and entertainment in Veterans’ Memorial Park all day humbling and enables us to put on one of the best fireworks displays in the state each year.”
long, before people gather in the sports fields located east of the Oscar Yrun Com-
munity Center in preparation for the fireworks display at 8:05 p.m. For more information on Fourth of July activities, contact Randy Sueskind at
rsueskind@gmail.com.
The day begins in Veterans’ Memorial Park with the 5th annual Pets and People Prom-
enade. Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the actual promenade gets underway at 8 a.m. Each For those looking to start the holiday early, the San Pedro Kiwanis Just Kids Inc.
year people bring out all kinds of patriotically-dressed pets to participate in this competition. Youth Talent Show and Street Dance promises food, fun and music in Veterans’
Memorial Park from 5 to 11 p.m. on July 3.
Then, at 11:30 a.m., the Salute to the Union Ceremony will begin in the Centen-
nial Pavilion at Veterans’ Memorial Park, featuring a cannon fire salute to the 50 The youth talent show runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m., while Train Wreck takes the
states by the Fort Huachuca Honor Battery and an F-16 flyover by the 162nd Wing stage from 8 to 11 p.m., providing tunes for the street dance.
of the Arizona Air National Guard, which will occur at 12:15 p.m.

A chili cook-off will be heating up nearby, with tasting cup presales starting at
noon. Entertainment and arts-and-crafts vendors will be ongoing in Veterans’ Me-
morial Park all day long.

Once evening sets in, head to the Domingo Paiz and Stone Fields located east
of the Oscar Yrun Community Center to secure a spot for the Sierra Vista Rotary
Club’s 48th Spectacular 4th of July Fireworks Show set to start at 8:05 p.m. This
fireworks show is still ignited completely by hand, thanks to a team of volunteers.

“The festivities wouldn’t be possible without the close cooperation of the Sierra Vista
Rotary Club, City of Sierra Vista, Fort Huachuca and many other community organizations,
plus the corporate and private donations that fund this whole celebration,” said Randy Sues-

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By Karen Parrish sent the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Coast “Gosh, it felt amazing,” Davis said.
DoD News, Defense Media Activity Guard, Air Force, U.S. Special Operations “[To] think about getting here, and doing
Command, and the British Armed Forces. really well, and then it actually happening.”
SHANNON COLLINS, DOD WASHINGTON — Motivational
Army Reservist Sydney Davis throws the posters throughout the Pentagon depict Basketball and volleyball events, Davis said while today’s distance didn’t
discus during the 2015 DoD Warrior Games at people with prosthetic limbs — even still underway, are tournament-style, match her personal best, she felt she did
Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Tuesday. She one small boy with two “blade” legs — while cycling races and archery match- well -– as her first-place showing attests.
earned the gold medal in the women’s standing engaged in athletics, with the sentence, es took place earlier this week.
discus 5.0 and women’s standing shot put 6.0. “Your excuse is invalid.” The Soldier said the “Army team
Field events are composed of seated shot in general — we’re just screamin’ at
That spirit helps explain the Defense put, standing shot put, seated discus, and the competition.”
Department’s 2015 Warrior Games standing discus. The men’s shot weight is 6
held at Marine Corps Base Quantico kilograms for standing and 4 kilograms for Also a winner for the Army today, Spc.
in Virginia. The Games bring together seated. The women’s shot weight is 3 kilo- Haywood Range III earned his first gold
wounded, ill or injured Service mem- grams for standing and seated. medal in his first Warrior Games competi-
bers and veterans from across the U.S. tion, beating the field in standing shot-put.
military, and also include troops from The men’s discus weight is 1.5 kilo-
the United Kingdom. grams for standing and 1 kilogram for Range told Collins the victory
seated. The women’s discus weight is 1 “feels great.”
The Olympic-style event opened June 19 kilogram for standing and seated.
and continues through Sunday, with about “I’ve only been to a couple meets,”
250 athletes competing in eight events: U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Sydney Da- he said, “trying to get the ‘nerves out’
wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, vis competed in the field competition in each meet I go in.”
cycling, archery, shooting, track and field, and earned a gold medal in discus. She
and wheelchair rugby. Competitors repre- spoke to DOD News’ Shannon Collins TheArmy leads this year’s overall stand-
on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Vir- ings to date, with most medals earned and
ginia, the site of this year’s games. most gold medals: nine, versus four each
for the Marine Corps, U.S. Special Opera-
tions Command and United Kingdom.