| Visit Shamu for Free! By: Erica I. Peña-Vest In February of 2005, Anheuser-Busch, owners of SeaWorld Parks, announced that they would be offering free admission to all active duty military, ready reserve members, Coast Guardsman or national Guardsmen who wish to visit any SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Sesame Place, Adventure Island or Water Country USA park nationwide. “Here’s to the Heroes” program offers free admission for the service member and as many of three of his or her dependants with dependant ID. Since then, the tribute program had provided free admission to more than 4 million members of the U.S. and coalition armed forces and their families. “We take great pride in saluting our men and women in uniform,” said SeaWorld San Diego Manager Andy Fichthorn. “For all of us at SeaWorld and Anheuser-Busch, it’s an honor to show our appreciation for the sacrifices they and their families make every day for our freedom.” Anheuser-Busch has recently announced that it will extend its program through 2009. What a great opportunity to take your family on a memorable vacation for minimal cost. To take advantage of this offer, log on to www.herosalute.com or visit the entrance plaza of a participating park and show your Department of Defense ID. Unfortunately, inactive, standby and retired reserve members, military retirees, and civilian department of defense workers are ineligible for the program. For more information on SeaWorld parks, go to www.seaworld.com. —————- MilitaryConnection.com is proud to be featuring the travel articles of Erica I. Pena-Vest to our users. Erica is a travel industry veteran with over ten years of experience in public and media relations. Erica has worked with hundreds of travel writers before becoming one herself in 2004. As a Navy wife, Erica understands the needs of military families and focuses her research and articles to travel deals for those in the armed services. Erica’s travel column is appropriated titled “Sweet Land of Liberty”. MilitaryConnection.com works hard to bring a multitude of resources and information to our audience. This site has thousands of pages of resources and information. There is something for everyone. Users refer to MilitaryConnection.com, as the “the Go To Site” for the military and veteran communities. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com |