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Freedom Alliance supporters and friends from all over the country enjoyed an excellent Army-Navy Weekend in Philadelphia, December 10-12, with Freedom Alliance President Tom Kilgannon and Honorary Chairman LtCol. Oliver North. Upon arrival Thursday evening, guests mingled at a Welcome Reception and briefing from LtCol. North and former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence LtGen. Jerry Boykin.

Boykin, one of the original members of the US Army’s Delta Force, spoke again to attendees Friday morning during breakfast. He discussed US foreign policy and his book Never Surrender: A Soldier’s Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom.

Friday afternoon was spent on a tour of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. First was a look at the base’s new recreation center, next guests were taken to the New Jersey National Guard Battle Lab. The tour of the Battle Lab included hands on demonstrations of training aids and devices used in support of training programs like simulated weapon shootings and obstacle courses.

Many expressed that the best part of the tour was lunch, in which guests were seated with airmen stationed at McGuire. Before departure guests got to explore the inside of a Boeing KC-135, a military aerial refueling aircraft.

Freedom Alliance supporters and friends dinned that evening on the Moshulu one of the world’s grandest sailboats. The four-masted barque is permanently docked at Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing Waterfront. During the dinner banquet Freedom Alliance announced an extraordinary million dollar donation to endow “Poppy’s Wish Heroes’ Vacations” which will provide family vacations for wounded service members. (Check back after the holidays for more exciting information on Poppy’s Wish Heroes Vacations)