LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ANDY THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHILE, THERE WERE MANY CEREMONIES TODAY COMMEMORATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D- DAY, ONE LOCAL MILITARY FRIENDLY BUSINESS IS SHOWING ITS SUPPORT AS WELL. HERE'S WJCL 22 NEWS' DAVE WILLIAMS WITH MORE. NINE LINE APPAREL IS NO STRANGER TO SUPPORTING MILITARY CAUSES, AND NOW WITH THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY UPON US, THEY ARE DOING IT AGAIN. THE COMPANY IS PRODUCING A LIMITED EDITION OF 80TH ANNIVERSARY D-DAY T-SHIRTS, WITH 100 PERCENT OF THE SALES GOING TO HELP SUPPORT THE GREATEST GENERATION FOUNDATION. (JOHN BOHANNON- SALES DIRECTOR, NINE LINE APPAREL) "WHAT THAT ORGANIZATION DOES IS THEY GIVE RECOGNITION AND THEY GIVE A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE TO THOSE SOLDIERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO THE BATTLEFIELD." " IT'S PART OF OUR MISSION TO NOT ONLY GIVE BACK TO THOSE TYPE OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUT TO PROVIDE THAT CONDUIT TO WHERE WE CAN BRING AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION TO THESE MEN WHO ARE NOW, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THEM PUSHING 100 YEARS OLD." AND THE SUPPORT FOR THE SHIRTS BOTH ONLINE AND IN THE RETAIL STORES HAS BEEN OFF THE CHARTS. (BOHANNON) "WHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FANBASE GETS TOGETHER AND SUPPORT SOMETHING LIKE LIKE THIS 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US AND IT'S ALWAYS OVER WHELMING THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT." AND WHILE, THE PRINTING OF EVERY SHIRT HAS GREAT MEANING TO THOSE WHO WORK AT NINE LINE, THEY SAY BEING ABLE TO PRODUCE SOMETHING WITH THIS KIND OF MEANING JUST FEELS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. (STACEY WHARTON- CHIEF PRODUCTION OFFICER, NINE LINE APPAREL) "YEAH, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU'RE PRINTING A SHIRT FOR THE LAST LIVING AMERICANS. THEY HAD A GREAT IMPACT ON THE DIRECTION OF OUR WORLD, OUR FREEDOMS, STOPPING TYRANNY. YEAH, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. AND IT'S AND IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS THINKING ABOUT IT. " THESE 80TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF D-DAY SHIRTS HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY POPULAR, BOTH ONLINE AND IN THE RETAIL STORE. BUT IF YOU WANT ONE, YOU NEED TO ACT FAST BECAUSE THEY WILL ONLY BE ON SALE THROUGH JUNE THE 17TH IN SAVANNAH. DAVE WILLIAMS WJCL 22 NEWS
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Nine Line Apparel commemorating 80th Anniversary of D-Day with special T-Shirt
Company also donating all of the proceeds to help WWII veterans
Dave Williams
Reporter
Nine Line Apparel is no stranger to supporting military causes, and now with the 80th Anniversary of D-Day upon us, it is doing it again.The company is producing a limited edition of 80th Anniversary D-Day T-shirts, with 100% of the sales going to support The Greatest Generations Foundation.John Bohannon said the organization gives recognition and a special experience to soldiers who would like to return to the battlefield."It's part of our mission to not only give back to those types of organizations, but to provide that conduit to where we can bring awareness and recognition to these men who are now, you know, a lot of them pushing 100 years old," Bohannon said.The support for the shirts online and in retail stores has been off the charts"When our community and our fanbase get together and support something like this 80th Anniversary of D-Day, it means the world to us," Bohannon said. "And it's always overwhelming the amount of support."And while the printing of every shirt has great meaning to those who work at Nine Line, Chief Production Officer Stacey Wharton said being able to produce something with this kind of meaning just feels a little different."Yeah, it does make a difference when you're printing a shirt for the last living Americans," Wharton said. "They had a great impact on the direction of our world, our freedoms, stopping tyranny. Yeah, that's a big deal and it gives me goosebumps thinking about it."These 80th Anniversary edition of D-Day shirts are still available both online and in the retail store. But if you want one, you need to act fast because they will only be on sale through June 17.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
Nine Line Apparel is no stranger to supporting military causes, and now with the 80th Anniversary of D-Day upon us, it is doing it again.
The company is producing a limited edition of 80th Anniversary D-Day T-shirts, with 100% of the sales going to support The Greatest Generations Foundation.
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John Bohannon said the organization gives recognition and a special experience to soldiers who would like to return to the battlefield.
"It's part of our mission to not only give back to those types of organizations, but to provide that conduit to where we can bring awareness and recognition to these men who are now, you know, a lot of them pushing 100 years old," Bohannon said.
The support for the shirts online and in retail stores has been off the charts
"When our community and our fanbase get together and support something like this 80th Anniversary of D-Day, it means the world to us," Bohannon said. "And it's always overwhelming the amount of support."
And while the printing of every shirt has great meaning to those who work at Nine Line, Chief Production Officer Stacey Wharton said being able to produce something with this kind of meaning just feels a little different.
"Yeah, it does make a difference when you're printing a shirt for the last living Americans," Wharton said. "They had a great impact on the direction of our world, our freedoms, stopping tyranny. Yeah, that's a big deal and it gives me goosebumps thinking about it."
These 80th Anniversary edition of D-Day shirts are still available both online and in the retail store. But if you want one, you need to act fast because they will only be on sale through June 17.
