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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Deputies aim for 13th title

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Deputies aim for 13th title
Deputies aim for 13th title

AN UNDERSTATED BUILDING THAT'SHOME TO MAYBE THE TOUGHESTTEAM ARODUN.

TAKE A LOOK.THIS IS TWO YEARS AGO -- THELAST TIME THE DULLES DAY PLANEPULL WAS HELD.

THE CHESAPEAKESHERIFF'S OFFICE COMING AWAYWITH THEIR 12TH STRAIGHT TITLETHAT DAY...BEATING OUT NEARLYA HUNDRED OTHER TEAMS. HELD ATDULLES AIRPORT IN NORTHERNVIRGINIA -- THE PLANE PULLSUPPORTS SPECIAL OYMLPICSVIRGINIA.

TEAMS OF 25 HAVE TORAISE 25- HUNDRED DOLLARS TOQUALIFY TO PULL A FEDEX AIRBUSA DISTANCE OF 12 FEET.

WHICHEVER TEAM DOES IT THE FASTEST,WINS.

LAST TIME -- CHESAPEAKEDID IT IN ABOUT SIXSECONDS...EXTENDI NG THEIRLONG WIN STREAK...AND NEXTSATURDAY THEY'RE GOING FORNUMBER 13.

MAJOR CHRIS PASCALHAS BEEN A PART OF ALL 12WINS...HE'S GOT THE TROPHIESAND CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS TOPROVE IT.

BUT AS MUCH AS HELOVES WINNING -- HE LOVESSUPPORTING SPECIAL OLYMPICSEVEN MORE...A CAUSE EXTREMELYCLOSE TO THE SHERIFF'SDEPUTIES HERE.MAJ.

CHRIS PASCAL// CHESAPEAKESHERIFF'S OFFICE "FOR SPECIALOLYMPICS, WHEN YOU FIRST THINKABOUT IT, YOU HTINK OFCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, IFYOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUTIT.

THEN YOU MEET THEM ANDTHEN WHEN YOU GET TO KNOWTHEM, YOU DON'T REALLY REALIZETHE DISABILITY.

IT GOES AWAY.THEY'RE JUST LIKE US, THEYCOMPETE LIKE US.

AS A MATTEROF FACT, SOME ARE PROBABLYMORE COMPETITIVE THAN WE COULDBE." WHICH IS WHY THESEDEPUTIES ARE DETERMINED TO WINAGAIN... AS ALWAYS, THESPECIAL OLYMPIANS WILL BETHREE TO WATCH.

I'M TOLDDEPUTIES HAVE BEEN TRAINING ACOUPLE MONTHS...WHICH INCLUDESPULLING A FULLY-LOADED 70-THOUSAND POUN DFIRE ENGINE.THAT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN HALFOF WHAT THEY'LL BE PULLINGNEXT SATURDAY.

THE SHERFFI'SOFFICE SAYS SO FAR THEY'VERAISED ABOUT 75- HUNDREDDOLLARS FOR SPECIALOLYMPICS...WELL OVER THEMINIMUM AMOUNT TO JOIN THEPLANE PULL.

LIVE INCHESAPEAKE, AS, NEWS THREE.IN JUST HOU

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