2018 Clearing the Path Gala

October 2018

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MLI held its 21st Anniversary Clearing the Path Gala on October 24, 2018 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. During the celebratory evening, our Founder & Chairman, General Gordon R. Sullivan, joined congressional and international leaders in presenting awards to richly deserving Honorees, including: a life-saving Mine Detection Dog Team from Azerbaijan; an inspirational landmine survivor, Mirsad Mirojević, from Bosnia Herzegovina who has dedicated his life to helping others and co-founded the “Fantomi” Sitting Volleyball team for mine survivors; the Marschall family from Maryland, who has been selflessly dedicated to helping others around the world through MLI’s Children Against Mines Program (CHAMPS); Stephen and Jaqui Edelmann, a devoted couple that has been a great supporter of MLI’s work and has sponsored 7 life-saving dogs; and Representative Brian Mast (18th district, R-FL), a Florida Congressman who lost multiple limbs while serving with the US military in Afghanistan.

Mark Swayne, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability and Humanitarian Affairs, delivered a compelling keynote address and Andrea McCarren of WUSA 9 News and her service dog in-training, Nigel, gave a masterful performance as Emcee.

Thank you to all who participated in and supported our annual Gala! We hope to see you for another memorable night in October 2019!

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To view all 2018 Gala photos click HERE.