For the third consecutive year, five ambassadors from the National Hot Rod
Association will take part in a USO-sponsored goodwill trip to visit wounded
American troops and Air Force/Army personnel stationed at the Kaiserslautern
Military Community (KMC) in Germany. Just days following the completion of the
43rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., on Nov. 4, six-time NHRA
Pro Stock champion Warren Johnson, two-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jim Yates,
Top Fuel drivers Melanie Troxel and Cory McClenathan, and Funny Car driver Tommy
Johnson Jr. will depart the United States for a post-season support mission to
the KMC that will include a visit to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
(LRMC).
WATCH VIDEO - NHRA Drivers' Group Visits Spangdahlem Air Base,
Nov. 2006 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVSkR4jCmS0
For more than 66 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been
providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military personnel
and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on
the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The
USO will once again be providing air transportation (as it did in 2005-06) for
the group's trip to Germany, and GM Racing will ship 1,500 souvenir gift bags to
KMC for distribution during the visit. The 435th Services Squadron at Ramstein
AB will host the NHRA drivers and provide transportation and logistics support
during their three-day stay in Germany.