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Retiree Appreciation Day set for October 19th at Scott AFB

By Senior Airman Greg Erwin, 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs / Published October 17, 2019

Col. Robert Grimmet, 375th Mission Support Group deputy commander, speaks with retired Air Force Col. Jim Harper during Scott Air Force Base’s 33rd annual Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 6, 2018. Retirees were given the opportunity obtain information from several booths including the American Legion, Red Cross, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Airman and Family Readiness Center as well as have the ability to receive immunizations and update identification cards. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chad Gorecki)
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Col. Robert Grimmet, 375th Mission Support Group deputy commander, speaks with retired Air Force Col. Jim Harper during Scott Air Force Base’s 33rd annual Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 6, 2018. Retirees were given the opportunity obtain information from several booths including the American Legion, Red Cross, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Airman and Family Readiness Center as well as have the ability to receive immunizations and update identification cards. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chad Gorecki)

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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – The 375th Air Mobility Wing will hold its 34th annual Retiree Appreciation Day at the Scott Air Force Base Event Center October 19th, 2019. The event is free to local military retirees and their dependents.

Scheduled events include information booths from base agencies and local partners including the Airman and Family Readiness Center, the Red Cross and a Space-Available travel presentation.

In the afternoon, Military Personnel Flight members will be available to issue or renew retiree ID cards at Building P-10.

Doors open at 8:15 a.m., and ID card issue will begin at 1 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Retiree Appreciation Day is a way for 375th AMW members to show their appreciation to the more than 20,000 military retirees who live in the local area and thank them for their service, said 2nd Lt. Robert Bornhauser, Retiree Appreciation Day coordinator.

“The concept of taking care of our Airmen doesn’t stop when you stop serving,” Bornhauser said. “This is our way to be able to give back and take care of those who served before us.”

For more information, call 618-256-1438.

 

Retiree Appreciation Day Itinerary

8:15 a.m. - Doors open

9:30 a.m. - Opening ceremony starts

10:20 a.m. - Space-A Travel presentation

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Food/Refreshments/Exhibitors

1 – 3 p.m. - Special retiree ID card issue at Building P-10