IDITAROD 2010 MUSHERS TO HONOR FALLEN SOLDIERS & MILITARY WIDOWS
This is a new and wonderful part of the Iditarod 2010....
One hundred military widows will be in Anchorage this week to be honored at the 38th annual Iditarod.
As the widows look on, six mushers - Martin Buser, Jeff King, DeeDee Jonrowe, Sue Allen, Michelle Phillips and Judy Currier will carry ribbons with the names of the fallen military heroes who have lost their lives in service to their country.
The widows are attending the 2010 TAPS National Military Widow Gathering March 3-7. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) was founded by Bonnie Carroll after the death of her husband - Alaska Army National Guard Brigadier General Tom Carroll - in a military aircraft crash in November 1992.
Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Carroll has grown TAPS into a national network with over 25,000 surviving family members, providing emotional support and care following the death of a loved one serving in the armed forces.
The Alaska gathering offers attendees an exciting adventure and the chance to meet other military surviving spouses. Through the generosity of local companies, funds were raised to support lodging, meals and activities (including, skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, dog-sledding, and a visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center) for the military widows.
Year-round, TAPS offers peer-based emotional support, grief and trauma resources, seminars and "Good Grief Camps" for children, case work assistance, and 24/7 crisis intervention care for anyone who has been affected by a death in the Armed Forces.
For more information on TAPS, please visit www.taps.org
Here are 2 of the widows with Martin Buser.... 4 time Iditarod Champion
