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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 29 Antonella's bruschetta e park is open daily from dawn to dusk. About 400 people visit each month. Rick's Place, and the Rick Herrema Foundation, are named for a Special Operations Command soldier who was killed in Baghdad in 2006 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twenty- seven-year-old Rick Herrema, promoted posthumously to sergeant first class, wasn't able to fulfill his dream of one day marrying and having children. But the Michigan native made a major impact on many people who still remember his dedication to family, friends and others. Herrema was the soldier who worked on a friend's car that needed repairs. He was the one who hired a limousine for his sisters Kate and Janie to ride in to prom, Kate Herrema remembered. He was the one who purchased a Las Vegas vacation one year for his parents, Dick and Mary. Herrema was stationed at Fort Bragg. "He was generous with his time, willing to help anybody out who needed help," Kate said. "He never bragged about himself. We [my family] would find things out about Rick by what he accomplished through other people." e idea for Rick's Place and the Rick Herrema Foundation arose mainly from soldiers who had served with Herrema and others touched by his personality and generous spirit. ey asked Herrema's family for permission to create a nonprofit foundation in Rick's name that would support military families and help them relieve stress and reconnect aer deployments. "He would feel a little embarrassed that this was named for him, and he wouldn't feel worthy," Kate Herrema said, pausing to wipe away tears. "But I feel a lot of pride that he was a person so memorable to so many people that they would want to create this to get his name and legacy out to more people. A lot of people have been impacted by the way he chose to live." e foundation raised money to buy the FAYETTEVILLE'S DESTINATION FOR ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT | unique shops | galleries | restaurants | coffeehouses | tea shops | wine bars | brewpubs FREE PARKING all weekend & evenings Parking deck on Franklin Street | City parking lots CityView July/August 2018 Ad size: 1/2 page vertical 4.5"x 7" Contact: Cool Spring Downtown District 910-223-1089 Fayetteville Symphony Independence Concert | Sunday, July 1 Summer Art Walkabout | Friday, July 13 Fayetteville After 5 | Friday, July 13 African World Peace Festival | Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 15 Historic Tours by Horse & Carriage | Saturday, July 14 Fayetteville After 5 | Friday, August 10 Adult Field Day | Saturday, August 11 Historic Tours by Horse & Carriage | Saturday, August 11 Back-to-School Bash, FascinateU | Saturday, August 18 City Market at the Museum | Every Saturday downtownfayetteville For details www.FayettevilleNC.gov

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