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King of Prussia, Pa, Sept. 9, 2011 – Lockheed Martin employees will have an opportunity to cheer on participants in the Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) 9/11 Challenge on Tuesday, September 13, as they make their journey commemorating the events of September 11, 2001.
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Between 10:15 and 11:00 a.m., nearly 350 bicycle riders will be stopping at the Lockheed Martin Building 100 facility's lower parking lot (near the King of Prussia Mall) for a short respite en route to their final destinations: the United 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and the Pentagon Memorial in Va.
Details for Lockheed Martin/Ride 2 Recovery rest stop:
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Lockheed Martin |
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Building 100 |
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230 Mall Boulevard |
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King of Prussia, PA 19406 |
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(Riders will be stopping at the lower parking lot on the Lockheed Martin campus located on Goddard Boulevard, across from the King of Prussia Mall.) |
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Expected biker arrival between 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
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About the 9/11 Ride 2 Recovery Challenge:
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a special 8-day, 530-mile bike ride will begin at Liberty State Park in New York City, with a view of the World Trade Center site. Along the way, riders will cross the Delaware River at Washington's Crossing, stop in Philadelphia, ride thru Valley Forge and Gettysburg, head west to the United 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., and finish at the Pentagon Memorial. Participants will include survivors, family members, and first responders from 9/11, wounded heroes from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the general public. Supporters of the 9/11 Challenge ride include UnitedHealthcare, USO, and American Legion Family. For more information see the 9/11 Challenge website.
About Lockheed Martin:
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion. Learn more at www.lockheedmartin.com.
Media Contacts: Marcia Beach-Malinowski, (610) 354-5315 (o)/ (609) 870-5070(m)/email:marcia.a.malinowski@lmco.com; Tracy Carter Dougherty, (610) 354-3350/email: tracy.l.carter@lmco.com; Debora Spano, (401)258-3081/email: dspano@spanopr.com
/PRNewswire -- Sept. 9, 2011/
SOURCE Lockheed Martin