Schoolchildren lead more than 1,500 participants in Freedom Walk
Advertiser Staff
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More than 1,500 people � most of them schoolchildren from Holy Family Catholic Academy and Chester Nimitz Elementary School � took part in the third Freedom Walk this morning.
The 1 1/2-mile walk along Main Street near Hickam Air Force Base, is organized by Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that provides assistance to military families. The walk serves as the organization�s memorial to 9/11.
Also participting were members of Honolulu International Airport�s TSA personnel, Honolulu firefighters and police officers, members of the VFW and other veterans.