{"id":2158,"date":"2010-03-30T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2010-03-30T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2010-03-30T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T16:10:02","slug":"press-conference-set-to-announce-lineup-for-branson-mos-landmark-2010-purple-heart-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2010\/03\/30\/press-conference-set-to-announce-lineup-for-branson-mos-landmark-2010-purple-heart-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Conference Set to Announce Lineup for Branson, Mo’s Landmark 2010 Purple Heart Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWS RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR\u00a0 IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONTACT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marlyce Stockinger <\/strong><\/p>\n

(417) 239-4524<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marlyce@Branson.com<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Conference Set to Announce Lineup for Branson, Mo\u2019s Landmark 2010 Purple Heart Event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Branson, MO (March 23, 2010)<\/em><\/strong> Organizers of Branson, Missouri\u2019s highly successful \u00a0\u00a0Hand in Hand – Branson Honors Purple Heart Recipients, <\/strong>have scheduled a press conference for 2 pm, April 1, 2010, at the Hamner Barber Theatre, 3090 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO to outline highlights of the 2nd<\/sup> Annual Purple Heart Recipient gathering.<\/p>\n

On April 22-24, 2010, Purple Heart Recipients from across the nation will come to Branson, the city widely recognized as America\u2019s favorite destination for Veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Last year\u2019s <\/strong>Purple Heart event was such an overwhelming success that we\u2019ve added an additional day and some exciting new events for 2010.\u201d stated \u00a0Marlyce Stockinger, the Event\u2019s Coordinator. \u201cOur goal is to present new opportunities for the Purple Heart Recipients and their families to have fun, be entertained, receive relevant Veteran\u2019s information and to feel, first-hand, the deep gratitude that this nation has for the service of these courageous men and women.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Opening Ceremony<\/strong> will feature experts from the National Military Order of the Purple Heart <\/strong>speaking about Veteran\u2019s benefits.\u00a0 There will be a panel discussion, a question and answer segment, and an opportunity for those seeking some \u2018one-on-one\u2019 time for more personal, in-depth questions.\u00a0\u00a0 This special event is open to all veterans and their spouses, not just combat<\/strong> wounded.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2009, some of the Purple Heart Recipients participated in a drawing to win an opportunity to spend the morning alone with a professional fisherman on one of the area\u2019s pristine lakes. The fishing pros graciously provided the boats, tackle, fuel, time and bait for the unique experience.\u00a0 This event, back by overwhelmingly popular demand, has been moved to a new location, the State Park Marina in Branson, in order to accommodate more fishermen and more boats in 2010. The State of Missouri waived the license fees for the Purple Heart Recipients citing the \u201cemotional healing\u201d that comes from fishing and being on Missouri\u2019s waters.<\/p>\n

\u2018This year, thanks to Jim Thompson, owner of the Central Pro-Am Association bass fishing tournament circuit, and at the urging of our Recipients, we are adding a big Fish Fry<\/strong> to the 2010 lineup.\u2019 Stockinger shared.\u00a0 \u2018We\u2019re also producing a special entertainment event at one of Branson\u2019s theatres, filled with great music, lots of laughs and some surprises and<\/p>\n

The Missouri Wine & Food Festival <\/strong>will once again invite Purple Heart Recipients to be honored guests at their wonderful event. And new in 2010 will be the Motorcycle Run<\/strong> from Ozark, MO to Branson.\u2019<\/p>\n

The three day event will conclude on Saturday evening with the Purple Mountain Majesty Ceremony<\/strong>.\u00a0 A complete schedule of Hand in Hand – Branson Honors Purple Heart Recipients<\/strong> can be found at www.VeteransGalleria.com<\/a> or www.Branson.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Words cannot express the healing that took place at the event in 2009.\u2019 one of the attendees said, \u201cI have never been treated like this in my life. Never has anyone honored me the way Branson has these past two days.\u201d\u00a0 Hearing those simple, heartfelt \u00a0sentiments, Larry Milton, owner of\u00a0 Branson.com and a Marine, decided to give something back to the veteran community. And in presenting Hand in Hand – Branson Honors Purple Heart Recipients,<\/strong> the healing process has begun.<\/p>\n

For more information contact:<\/p>\n

Marlyce Stockinger, Special Veteran Events Coordinator<\/p>\n

Branson.com<\/p>\n

(417) 239-4524<\/p>\n

Marlyce@Branson.com<\/a><\/p>\n

220 Branson Hills Parkway<\/p>\n

Branson, MO\u00a0 65616<\/p>\n

www.branson.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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NEWS RELEASE FOR\u00a0 IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marlyce Stockinger (417) 239-4524 Marlyce@Branson.com Press Conference Set to Announce Lineup for Branson, Mo\u2019s Landmark 2010 Purple Heart Event Branson, MO (March 23, 2010) Organizers of Branson, Missouri\u2019s highly successful \u00a0\u00a0Hand in Hand – Branson Honors Purple Heart Recipients, have scheduled a press conference for 2 pm, April […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}