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NASCAR Driver Kevin Harvick Makes Special Appearance at Fort Bragg

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(L-R) Rocky Sickmann, director of military sales for Anheuser-Busch, Major Jason Todd, Kevin Harvick and Major Dan Rooney, founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation Kevin Harvick presents his 2011 Coca-Cola 600 race-winning firesuit to Major Jason Todd of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg on Thursday, May 23, 2013 Photo - Budweiser Racing

(L-R) Rocky Sickmann, director of military sales for Anheuser-Busch, Major Jason Todd, Kevin Harvick and Major Dan Rooney, founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation Kevin Harvick presents his 2011 Coca-Cola 600 race-winning firesuit to Major Jason Todd of the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Photo – Budweiser Racing

America’s most iconic beer paid tribute to America’s heroes on Thursday, as Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, made a special visit with military men and women stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Folds of Honor Foundation founder Major Dan Rooney and Rocky Sickmann, director of military sales for Anheuser-Busch and retired U.S. Marines Sergeant, joined Harvick at Fort Bragg while he visited the Warrior Transition Battalion’s (WTB) Soldier and Family Assistance Center. The Fort Bragg Warrior Transition Battalion provides command and control, primary care and case management for warriors who have suffered injury or illness while serving as a member of the U.S. Army. Continue reading →

10,000 Military and Their Families Honored at Luncheon before Coca-Cola 600

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Business, Sports Leaders to Honor 10,000 Military and Their Families With Special Luncheon at the Coca-Cola 600

Event Hosted by Papa John’s to Mark World’s Largest Military Tribute at a Sporting Event

Business and sports leaders will celebrate Memorial Day weekend with more than 10,000 military members and their families with a special luncheon at zMAX Dragway. Photo - CMS/HHP

Business and sports leaders will celebrate Memorial Day weekend with more than 10,000 military members and their families with a special luncheon at zMAX Dragway.
Photo – CMS/HHP

Charlotte Motor Speedway is joining with business leaders from around the country to honor some 10,000 active military and family members before the green flag drops on NASCAR’s ultimate test of man and machine, the May 26 Coca-Cola 600, as part of a Memorial Day weekend saluting the U.S. Armed Forces. The day of tribute will feature a special celebration luncheon hosted by John Schnatter, founder, chairman and CEO of Papa John’s International, where more than 3,000 pizzas will be served to the military guests. Continue reading →