Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Re: [WFHSG] President Shakes Hand With Ham Radio Emergency Responder

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:03:07 -0500

Bush knows what a HAM is? Woooow I'm shocked!

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> --------- Original Message ----------
> From: <fl-react@y... >
> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:58:30 -0500
> Subject: [FL-REACT] Info from ARRL
>
> PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS WITH, THANKS HAM RADIO VOLUNTEER
>
> (Feb 9, 2004) -- Shortly after stepping off Air Force One February 5
> during a visit to South Carolina, President George W. Bush took
> a few moments to express his appreciation to ARRL member and
> Charleston County ARES Emergency Coordinator Charlie Hall, K4AOT.
>
> A member of the Charleston Amateur Radio Society and a retired US
> Army sergeant, Hall, 64, volunteers with a newly formed Community
> Emergency Response Team (CERT), a Citizen Corps program.
>
> The president shook Hall's hand and thanked him for his efforts on
> behalf of the community. ARRL is a Citizen Corps affiliate, and in
> a growing number of localities, Amateur Radio emergency response
> activities are being incorporated into CERTs. Hall, who also
> volunteers with the American Red Cross and a SKYWARN team, was
> tapped as Charleston County's "official greeter" for the
> presidential visit mainly because of his Citizen Corp/CERT activity.
>
> "For all Charlie has done for ham radio and the community, he
> certainly deserves to be put in the spotlight," said his friend
> Alex Krist, KR1ST.
>
> WCBD, Channel 2, covered the event live.
>
> - some information from Alex Krist, KR1ST, and Jim Boehner, N2ZZ
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