BEAUFORT, SC (WTOC) -
F-16s will conduct a low-altitude flyover across the South Carolina coast on July 4th to honor the U.S. Armed Forces.
The Salute from the Shore event will start at 1 p.m. in Cherry Grove. F-16s of the 77th Fighter Squadron "The Gamblers" of the 20th Fighter Wing stationed at Shaw Air Force Base will be doing the flyover.
The flight will cover every beach on the coast before concluding south of Hilton Head Island at about 1:15 p.m. Spectators are encouraged to wear red, white and blue and to offer their own individual salute along the beaches during the flyover.
The non-profit organization Salute from the Shore also encourages participants to tell their personal stories about why they love America by shooting their own video and images of the event for sharing on social networks to be seen by American Armed Forces deployed throughout the world.
People who "like" Salute from the Shore on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SalutefromtheShore) can upload photos directly to the page. They are also encouraged to follow on Twitter (http://twitter.com/saluteshore) and to use the hashtag #saluteshore on tweets and photo uploads. More information is available at www.salutefromtheshore.org.
The Salute from the Shore flyover can be seen at these estimated times along the South Carolina coast:
Myrtle Beach 1:01 p.m.
Surfside 1:02 p.m.
Pawley's Island 1:04 p.m.
Sullivan's Island 1:08 p.m.
Edisto 1:10 p.m.
Beaufort 1:12 p.m.
Hilton Head 1:15 p.m.
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