U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

Participants in the annual FOOFARAW event sail towards Hope Island on the Puget Sound, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invite military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members attended this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. service members compete in a game of tug of war during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invites military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members participated this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. service members compete in a game of tug of war during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invite military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members attended this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. service members compete in a game of basketball during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. The purpose of the FOOFARAW event is to foster ties between the community and service members. FOOFARAW, defined as “much ado about nothing,” started in 1962 and is held for service members to be recognized for their dedication to this country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. service members compete in a game of basketball during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. The purpose of the FOOFARAW event is to foster ties between the community and service members. FOOFARAW, defined as “much ado about nothing,” started in 1962 and is held for service members to be recognized for their dedication to this country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kenneth Smith, a member of Veterans Funeral Services Post 318, smiles during the FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. Smith retired out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. service members prepare for the national anthem during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invite military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members attended this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

Members with the Veterans Funeral Services Post 318 perform at the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. The purpose of the FOOFARAW event is to foster ties between the community and service members. FOOFARAW, defined as “much ado about nothing,” started in 1962 and is held for service members to be recognized for their dedication to this country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. service members participate in games of cornhole during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invite military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members attended this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Crystal Burgen, left, and Sgt. Katherine Hendershot, nursing instructors with Army Madigan Medical Center, talk to each other during the annual FOOFARAW event on Hope Island, Washington, Sept. 9, 2023. The purpose of the FOOFARAW event is to foster ties between the community and service members. FOOFARAW, defined as “much ado about nothing,” started in 1962 and is held for service members to be recognized for their dedication to this country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

Yachts assigned to the Olympia Yacht Club sail on the Puget Sound, Washington, during the annual FOOFARAW event in, Sept. 9, 2023. The purpose of the FOOFARAW event is to foster ties between the community and service members. FOOFARAW, defined as “much ado about nothing,” started in 1962 and is held for service members to be recognized for their dedication to this country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)

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U.S. Service Members sail into annual FOOFARAW event

Published Sept. 18, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus
62d Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --

Every year, the Thurston County Chamber of Commerce and Olympia Yacht Club invite military personnel in coordination with local installations and commands to attend the event. More than 400 Department of Defense service members attended this year. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus)