Posted in Supporting the Troops on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Project Valour-IT: Help For Our Heroes
2nd place winner
3rd place winner
If you haven’t yet made a donation to this year’s Soldiers’ Angels Valour-IT Fundraiser, there are still two days left. Please donate. Every little bit helps a hero.
(Psssstttt. The Marines are stomping Army this year. You gonna let that stand? Donate!)
Oh, okay. [...]
Posted in Supporting the Troops on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But I miss him. I really do.
via AoSHQ
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Posted in Supporting the Troops on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Soldiers’ Angels 2009 Fundraising Competition for Project Valour-IT beings Monday, October 26, and runs through November 11, Veterans Day. Pick a team and prepare to make a donation. All funds go toward providing voice-controlled laptops, Wii video game systems, and hand-held GPS devices for “Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other [...]
Posted in Supporting the Troops on June 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I sent an email out yesterday about the $25,000 social media makeover contest in which Soldiers’ Angels is a contestant. Soldiers’ Angels has moved up to second place! In case you forgot to vote (or have more than one email address ) consider this a reminder.
Pass this around to friends and family and [...]
Posted in Army, Army Bro's Afghanistan Adventure, Family, National Guard, Supporting the Troops on May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I guess it depends on what you’re filling it with. In this case…
Posted in Army Bro's Afghanistan Adventure, Supporting the Troops on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Below is a chart from the USPS with recommended dates for mailing cards, letters, and packages to U.S. military personnel overseas so they’re received by Christmas. (More info here.) I’m pretty sure our shipping date will be December 4, and that EMMS is not available.
Here’s a quick list of care package tips:
Use Priority Mail Flat [...]
Posted in Supporting the Troops on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This year the Project Valour-IT Fundraising Competition began today, November 11, and runs through November 27, Thanksgiving Day. Here’s the donation page. It seems to me Team Army is the only way to go this year. You can pay through PayPal using a credit card or a PayPal account.
Remember, all the money goes into the [...]
Posted in Army, Iraq, Supporting the Troops on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, I watch too much Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This story, though, isn’t about that show. This story is about veterans, volunteers, Operation Coming Home, Blackhawks, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, The Black Daggers, coming together to build a home for Joey and Jayme Bozik. Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee [...]
Posted in Supporting the Troops on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I could have sworn I’d posted about this awhile back, but darned if I can find it. An email I received today remided me of The Gratitude Campaign. Trust me, a simple “Thank You” means more than you think.
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Posted in Heroes, Military, Supporting the Troops on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There have been many policies with which I strongly and vehemently disagreed with President Bush. Still, it is hard not to admire him when he has repeatedly displayed an understanding of and commitment to his responsibilities and duties as Commander in Chief of the men and women serving in the Armed Forces and their families [...]
Never Forget!
