JBM-HH is carried out in homage to the women Suffragists movement

Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall hosts its annual 5 kilometer run / walk to celebrate women's equality day, yesterday morning. Hundreds of Soldiers, families and civilians.
' ' What a good way to start a women's equality Day. " Major-General the Director General, Gina Farrisee military personnel management in the military, the Pentagon said the G1. The European Pact for gender equality run / walk was actually Soldiers, families and on the competition between the different.Master Sgt. Sabrina Washington, noncommissioned officer for JBM-HH equal opportunities program, organized event. Contestants arrived at Fort Myer physical fitness center, because they were handing out the place people greeted the organizers of the numbers on the front of the runners were their shirts.

From the runners was to listen to a few days of the event shall Farrisee opening remarks in the remarks for His gym. several stories of the suffragists, and a history and the present spoke Farrisee. His first anecdote about shall be determined in accordance with the 13-year-old girl, Chelsea Baker.

This little girl asked repeatedly Joe Niekro, one of the most successful knuckleball Pitchers and pitched his tent in the late 60s and refine his skills knuckleball major-leagues. Baker is a complete game unblemished record knuckleball (12-0). Farrisee Chelsea's story is used to display examples in which ' ' men and women is the value. They have something important to provide, and should be given the opportunity to work and participate in the world in any manner they wish-that regardless of the baseball player, congresswoman, mother, military, or all of the above, "Farrisee said.

The ceremony also included a brief address column Carl Coffman, JBM-HH Commander.He expressed his thanks to all participants for the time being present at the days of the event.Coffman's address, family Morale welfare and Recreations of the employee, Todd Hopkins after gave runners for walkers the designated route begins.

Fort Myer / walk through the run after the awards ceremony Maqui Berry Scam began to congratulate the participants who came first, second and third designated routes.Overview of the winners of the competition for men and women was Ray Matthews at 23: 38 19: 45 and Kate Konkova at a time. continental breakfast also was offered to Participants. Farrisee said, it was a great day "in conjunction with the men and women competing." "It was a very special day in a woman and inspiring as part of the "said retired Master Sgt. Tonja Deans, which was also the first place winner walker competition.

"I salute [former US] Representative Bella Abzug and all the women suffragists who fought for the development of 26 women's equality Day recognized.