WQIO Ohio's Super Station
160 mile paddle from Mount Vernon Ohio to Marietta Ohio. We would like to dedicate the 2020 paddle in honor of Williams R. Gains Jr. William R. Gaines Jr., was killed in the Beirut Bombing on October 23, 1983 as one of the Marine peacekeepers just five days after turning 21. Bill wrote home with the following lines just a month prior to his death: “I believe in our mission here, I believe we belong here; this is a matter of principle, not politics or money or even lives. It’s the principle of freedom, of peace for the majority. If I die in the process, I feel that I would have died for a good reason.” If you would like to donate please follow the below link.
https://wrgainesjr.org/on-line-donations
The paddle includes five nights of camping with stops at Terry’s Tavern in Zanesville and campgrounds along the way.
