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closeThis letter is in regards to the presence of an Army recruitment center at the Northwest Washington Fair this year.
The fair supposed to be an event for families, not war. If any time was more inappropriate for the Army to be "pre-recruiting" young people it is now. This is a shame to Whatcom County. The fair needs to stick to appreciating our agricultural heritage and provide education to our youth about the role agriculture plays in the future of our community and in the world, not war.
Washington is better than this, Whatcom County is better than this and Lynden is better than this. We are Washington strong. Not Army strong. To have people, with "Army strong" t-shirts out there trying to sell war to our children who are not even in the military is hypocrisy. My family and friends are very displeased and will not be attending the fair until this military presence is banned.
Please call or write the Northwest Washington Fair Association President Curly Hoksbergen, and the 11 other board members, and ask them to keep the recruiters out of future fairs because their presence is inconsistent with the Fair's mission.
Everett Bone
Bellingham
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