On Nov. 3, 2014, Mayor Sweetie Marbury signed a proclamation naming Fridays as Red Shirt Fridays.
This was done because the veterans of Durango desire to support local veteran and military organizations such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Military Officers Association of America, the Disabled American Veterans, the Blue Star Moms, Salute to Veterans, American Veterans, Wounded Warriors, Gold Star Moms and other groups such as the Elks Durango Lodge 507 and Building Homes for Heroes – all organizations that support Red Shirt Fridays.
We are asking the businessmen and businesswomen in our great county to show their support for our troops by giving those that wear a red shirt into their business that reads “Home of the Free because of the Brave” a 5 or 10-percent discount on Red Shirt Friday. We know this will generate new business because of their support and it will also show our military and their families that they support veterans’ sacrifices for them and our country.
Help us in this great cause. Support Red Shirt Fridays; remember everyone deployed.
Steve Salka and Demetrius Lewis
Durango