{"id":8014,"date":"2012-07-04T23:46:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-05T03:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/?p=8014"},"modified":"2012-07-05T14:12:42","modified_gmt":"2012-07-05T18:12:42","slug":"u-s-military-personnel-to-assist-nhms-officials-volunteers-during-nascar-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/2012\/07\/u-s-military-personnel-to-assist-nhms-officials-volunteers-during-nascar-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Military Personnel to Assist NHMS Officials, Volunteers During NASCAR Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/index.php\/2012\/04\/12\/magic-hampshire-motor-speedway\/nhms_20th\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maineracing.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/nhms_20th.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nhms_20th\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6989\" \/><\/a>LOUDON, N.H. (July 4, 2012) \u2013 As America celebrates its 236th birthday, New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials are honored to announce the inclusion of three United States military branches that make that independence possible.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army will each be represented by local units, volunteering their time to assist with everything from security to ushering during the upcoming LENOX Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR weekend July 12-15.<br \/>\n<!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are privileged to have representatives from our local armed forces join us here at \u2018The Magic Mile,\u2019 \u201d says Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of the speedway. \u201cThe sacrifices our American troops make on a daily basis are why we\u2019re able to celebrate our independence with our friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Navy will be represented by the N.O.S.C (Navy Operational Support Center) of Manchester. They will aid NHMS Security on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of race weekend by working security detail and running traffic control. The Navy will set up a tent on the speedway base, where 25 naval volunteers will stay night and day over the course of the three days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tremendous opportunity for us to lend a hand to the speedway and show our colors,\u201d said John Camp, command chief of the N.O.S.C. of Manchester. \u201cWe are happy to lend our support and make sure this event goes as smoothly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A total of 24 members of the Hanscom Air Force Base out of Bedford, Mass., will come to the speedway on Sunday, July 15. Squadron volunteers will help usher folks to their seats before the green flag drops on the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Sprint Cup race. Tech Sargent Wayne Briggs said there are already plans for Hanscom AFB to assist with September\u2019s SYLVANIA 300, too.<\/p>\n<p>The Army will have soldiers from Nashua, N.H., assist with Speedway Children\u2019s Charities volunteers on Sunday, July 15. Army personnel will work with the SCC\u2019s \u201cRed Bucket Brigade,\u201d to collect donations from race fans during the LENOX Industrial Tools 301.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll do anything to help the kids,\u201d says U.S. Army Recruiter Laura Spencer.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/NERacingForum.Com\" target=\"_blank\">NERacingForum.Com<\/a> for latest New England Racing community News and updates.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest New England Racing News in your in box, <a href=\"http:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/blog\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">Join our Newsletter today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[adrotate block=&#8221;3&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOUDON, N.H. (July 4, 2012) \u2013 As America celebrates its 236th birthday, New Hampshire Motor Speedway officials are honored to announce the inclusion of three United States military branches that make that independence possible. The U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army will each be represented by local units, volunteering their time to assist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,6,20,4],"tags":[1339],"class_list":["post-8014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maine-racing-news","category-new-england-racing-news","category-nhms","category-latest-touring-news","tag-nhms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maineracing.com\/legacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}