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wear blue, Wounded Warrior Project honor fallen heroes at Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona
PHOENIX – wear blue: run to remember and Wounded Warrior Project united at the Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon to create a powerful space of remembrance and healing through the wear blue Mile, honoring fallen service members while supporting wounded warriors, their families, and the broader military community. Honoring Heroes Together: wear blue: run to remember and Wounded Warrior Project at Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona The wear blue: run to remember community came together this past weekend at the Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon to honor the service and sacrifice of America’s fallen heroes. At the heart of the event was the wear blue Mile, a mile-long corridor lined with Faces of the Fallen tribute posters, inviting runners, volunteers, and spectators alike to pause, reflect, and remember. This year, the Mile was proudly supported by the Wounded Warrior Project, whose mission to honor and empower post-9/11 wounded
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Arizona border arrest resurfaces in Whiteman Air Force Base security case
A federal criminal complaint filed this week has drawn a direct line from the Arizona-Mexico border near Nogales to a national security investigation involving one of the U.S. Air Force’s most sensitive installations. U.S. Attorney R. Matthew Price announced the filing of charges against Qilin Wu, 35, a Chinese national accused of illegally photographing a vital military installation and military equipment at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, home to the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber fleet. According to the complaint, Wu first entered the U.S. illegally on June 22, 2023, near Nogales. He was arrested by immigration authorities at the time for being unlawfully present in the country. Court documents state Wu was released on his own recognizance because of a lack of detention space and was awaiting immigration removal proceedings scheduled for Feb. 9, 2027. More than two years

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