羅傑斯大道之戰不僅僅是史密斯堡公立學校對手北區和南區之間的一場足球比賽

作為賽前儀式的一部分，史密斯堡市成為全國被授予 2024 年偉大美國國防社區稱號的三個城市之一

FORT SMITH -- The Battle of Rogers Avenue was much more than a football game between Fort Smith Public School rivals Friday night.

史密斯堡——週五晚上，羅傑斯大道之戰不僅僅是史密斯堡公立學校對手之間的一場足球比賽。

"We had lots of things happening," said Michael Beaumont, director of athletics and student activities for Fort Smith Public Schools. "We had lots of dignitaries present. To make all of that happen was a beautiful thing. We thought we would turn it into a patriotic event."

「我們發生了很多事情，」史密斯堡公立學校體育和學生活動總監邁克爾·博蒙特說。 “我們有很多政要出席。讓這一切發生是一件美好的事情。我們認為我們會把它變成一次愛國活動。”

As part of the pre-game ceremony, the city of Fort Smith was one of three cities nationally to be awarded as a 2024 Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities.

作為賽前儀式的一部分，史密斯堡市成為全國被國防社區協會授予 2024 年偉大美國國防社區稱號的三個城市之一。

"We are thrilled to celebrate Fort Smith as a 2024 Great American Defense Community," ADC President Karen Holt said in a statement. "The foundation of our military's resilience lies within our communities, and Fort Smith, Arkansas, serves as a prime illustration of how a community can support the mission."

ADC 主席 Karen Holt 在一份聲明中表示：“我們很高興慶祝史密斯堡成為 2024 年偉大的美國國防社區。” “我們軍隊的復原力的基礎在於我們的社區，阿肯色州史密斯堡是社區如何支持這一使命的最佳例證。”

The Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ebbing Air National Guard base, and the U.S. Air Force foreign pilot training center for the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales Program are all located in Fort Smith.

查菲堡機動訓練中心、埃賓空軍國民警衛隊基地以及國防部對外軍售計畫的美國空軍外國飛行員訓練中心均位於史密斯堡。

"We had 5,000 flags to hand out to everybody that came in the gate," Beaumont said. "We had a bunch of military families that were present in the end zone during that ceremony."

「我們有 5,000 面旗幟可以分發給每個進入大門的人，」博蒙特說。 “儀式期間，我們有一群軍人家庭在終點區。”

For the Pledge of Allegiance and the playing of the National Anthem, a flag covering 50 yards of the football field was unfurled.

在宣誓效忠和奏國歌時，一面覆蓋50碼足球場的旗幟展開。

"That was pretty stunning," Beaumont said. "To go from the 25 to the 25, that's not something you see very often at high school football games. Then we had red, white and blue fireworks."

「這真是令人驚嘆，」博蒙特說。 “從 25 號到 25 號，這在高中橄欖球比賽中並不常見。然後我們放了紅、白、藍色的煙火。”

Special permission was also granted for a flyover of F-35 fighter jets to culminate that portion of the pre-game ceremony, which coincides with the Agile Combat Employment exercise Sept. 9-20 at the air base that will deploy eight of the jets to Fort Smith from Florida.

還獲得了F-35 戰鬥機飛越的特別許可，以將賽前儀式的這一部分推向高潮，這與9 月9 日至20 日在空軍基地舉行的敏捷作戰部署演習同時進行，演習將部署8 架戰鬥機來自佛羅裡達州的史密斯堡。

"That's something that doesn't often at a high school game either, and that was part of the community award," Beaumont said. "The Chamber of Commerce was very involved in the planning of all of this. It's difficult to get a flyover to happen. For us to get the American Defense Community award, and then the foreign training center, this is a big boost for Fort Smith. We wanted to celebrate that, and we coupled that with the Battle of Rogers Avenue."

「這在高中比賽中也不常見，這是社區獎項的一部分，」博蒙特說。 「商會非常積極地參與了這一切的規劃。要實現立交橋是很難的。對於我們來說，獲得美國國防社區獎，然後是外國培訓中心，這對史密斯堡來說是一個很大的推動我們想慶祝這一點，並將其與羅傑斯大道之戰結合起來。

The game coin for the opening toss was also red, white and blue.

開場投擲的遊戲幣也是紅、白、藍。

Beaumont also enjoyed the pre-game ceremony with his brother, Steven Beaumont, and sister-in-law, Denise Beaumont, conducting the coin toss.

博蒙特還與他的兄弟史蒂文·博蒙特和嫂子丹尼斯·博蒙特一起參加了賽前儀式，並進行了拋硬幣活動。

Steven Beaumont is a retired lieutenant colonel, serving almost 21 years as part of the U.S. Signal Corps and overseas deployments in Korea, Hungary and two deployments in Iraq.

史蒂文·博蒙特 (Steven Beaumont) 是一名退休中校，在美國通信兵服役近 21 年，曾在韓國、匈牙利進行海外部署，並兩次在伊拉克進行部署。

In his military career, he received the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Superior Unit Award, National Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, the Airborne badge and Air Assault badge.

在他的軍事生涯中，他獲得銅星獎章、功勳獎章、陸軍嘉獎獎章、陸軍成就獎章、功績單位獎章、陸軍優秀單位獎、國民服務獎章、全球反恐戰爭遠徵獎章、全球反恐戰爭服務獎章、韓國國防服役獎章、帶有戰役之星的伊拉克戰役獎章、陸軍服役瑤帶、海外服役瑤帶、空降兵徽章和空中突擊徽章。

Denise Beaumont is a retired colonel, serving almost 27 years as part of the U.S. Nursing Corps and overseas combat nurse anesthetist in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.

丹尼斯·博蒙特 (Denise Beaumont) 是一名退休上校，在美國護理部隊服役近 27 年，並在伊拉克、阿富汗和非洲擔任海外戰鬥護理麻醉師。

Her award and decorations include Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the NATO Medal. She has earned the Army Combat Action Badge, Army Combat Medic Badge, and the Army Surgeon General's prestigious 9A Proficiency Designator.

她獲得的獎項和勳章包括功績勳章；銅星獎章、功績獎章、陸軍嘉獎獎章、陸軍成就獎章、海軍成就獎章、功勳單位獎章、國防服役獎章、阿富汗戰役獎章、伊拉克戰役獎章、全球反恐戰爭遠徵獎章、全球反恐戰爭服役獎章、韓國國防服役獎章、陸軍服役獎章、海外服役獎章和北約獎章。她獲得了陸軍戰鬥行動獎章、陸軍戰鬥軍醫獎章和陸軍軍醫長著名的 9A 熟練度標誌。

"Between them, 48 years of service and five combat tours," Michael Beaumont said. "They've won about every award that the military has to offer. You earn those. I thought I was the most decorated person in my family, but everybody knows my secret now that I am not the most decorated person in my family. It was an honor to have them do the coin toss. That was a special moment for me."

「他們服役了 48 年，並參加了五次戰鬥，」邁克爾·博蒙特說。 「他們贏得了軍隊頒發的幾乎所有獎項。這些都是你應得的。我以為我是家裡獲得勳章最多的人，但現在每個人都知道我的秘密，因為我不是家裡獲得勳章最多的人。 ”很榮幸讓他們來擲硬幣，這對我來說是一個特殊的時刻。”

Michael Beaumont's roots to the Fort Smith area goes way back. His mother is a 1965 graduate of the St. Edwards Nursing College in Fort Smith, his father is a 1965 graduate of Westark Community College, now UAFS, and his aunt is a 1965

邁克爾·博蒙特 (Michael Beaumont) 與史密斯堡地區的淵源可以追溯到很久以前。他的母親是史密斯堡聖愛德華茲護理學院 1965 年畢業生，父親是韋斯塔克社區學院（現為 UAFS）1965 年畢業生，他的姑姑是 1965 年畢業於