AEDC team members volunteer at Area 13 Special Olympics Spring Games

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  • By Jill Pickett
  • AEDC/PA
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. --  Athletes gathered May 2 at Tullahoma High School to compete in track and field events and bocce during the Tennessee Area 13 Special Olympics Spring Games.

Thirty-three AEDC team members, including military, DOD civilians and contract personnel, signed up to volunteer at the event. They assisted in many areas, such as timing races, assisting delegations as they arrived and holding the finish tape.

Col. Charles Roberts, chief of the AEDC Test Support Division, addressed the athletes and supporters, noting the history of the Special Olympics, during the opening ceremonies.

The event was the 41st spring games competition held by Area 13, which is comprised of five counties – Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Lincoln and Moore. More than 350 athletes were registered to compete this year.

AEDC’s support of the games also included a pair of Airmen to walk in the parade of athletes with the U.S. flag and a flag detail to raise the U.S. flag and the Special Olympics flag.