Margi Wright of Brownfield, Maine, (left) and Kim Cutler of Freedom loosen up before a 3-mile swim in Crystal Lake in Eaton on Saturday with a group of local swimmers raising money for Swim with a Mission, a non-profit for veterans. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
A group of local swimmers raising money for Swim with a Mission non-profit for veterans are ready to embark on a 3-mile swim in Crystal Lake in Eaton Saturday. From left are Margi Wright of Brownfield, Nelle Cooper of North Conway, Barbara Anderson of Fryeburg, Kim Cutler of Freedom and Hannah Sparks of Eaton. The group swam to remember U.S. Army Master Sergeant Richard Ferguson, 45, of Conway. MSG Ferguson was killed while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom when the vehicle he was in rolled over on March 30, 2004. MSG Ferguson had a 27 year career with the U.S. Army. In a handout from the group MSG Ferguson’s father is quoted as saying “when he came home, he laughed, he joked, he went camping with the kids, he went on trips, he worked around the house.” (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Margi Wright of Brownfield, Maine, (left) and Kim Cutler of Freedom loosen up before a 3-mile swim in Crystal Lake in Eaton on Saturday with a group of local swimmers raising money for Swim with a Mission, a non-profit for veterans. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson of North Conway was killed in the line of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004.
A group of local swimmers raising money for Swim with a Mission non-profit for veterans are ready to embark on a 3-mile swim in Crystal Lake in Eaton Saturday. From left are Margi Wright of Brownfield, Nelle Cooper of North Conway, Barbara Anderson of Fryeburg, Kim Cutler of Freedom and Hannah Sparks of Eaton. The group swam to remember U.S. Army Master Sergeant Richard Ferguson, 45, of Conway. MSG Ferguson was killed while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom when the vehicle he was in rolled over on March 30, 2004. MSG Ferguson had a 27 year career with the U.S. Army. In a handout from the group MSG Ferguson’s father is quoted as saying “when he came home, he laughed, he joked, he went camping with the kids, he went on trips, he worked around the house.” (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
EATON — Two former teachers took to the calm waters of Crystal Lake on Saturday morning to honor the memory of US Army Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson of North Conway, who was killed in the line of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. Although Barb Anderson of Fryeburg, Maine, and Margi Wright of Brownfield, Maine, never met Ferguson, they will never forget him.
Anderson and Wright were to swim across Newfound Lake on July 11 as part of the fourth Annual Swim With A Mission to raise awareness and funds “to honor the 89 New Hampshire service members who have died in service to our country during the Global War On Terror.” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was unable to take place in person. Participants were asked to take part in a virtual swim between July 1-31 to recognize the event.
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