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While Sinise is fondly remembered as veteran Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 film classic "Forrest Gump," it's the actor's tireless work on behalf of the armed forces that continues to earn him so much praise. "There's only one Gary Sinise. He's in a class all by himself," says Brandon Millett, co-founder of the festival, adding that the actor and rocker is definitely the "Bob Hope of this generation. That's what a lot of folks have called him. And it's so completely authentic."

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I went to the Rod Stewart/Stevie Nicks concert last night at the Hollywood Bowl. I was surprised to hear him dedicate "Rhythm of my Heart" to the troops fighting around the world. He mentioned the third conflict ongoing in Libya. He said that once again soldiers for the U.S., Great Britain, Canada and others, but "mostly our two countries" were once again inn harm's way. He said he takes his hat off to any service members in the audience, and we rally owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who served form WWI to today for defending our freedom. The...

PROTECT THE SANCTITY OF ARLINGTON CEMETERY, Saturday, March 20,2010 - Notice #2 Some changes since the November notice was first posted. First, we will still have a presence at Arlington Cemetery Memorial circle. More later in this thread. The moonbats have change their abnormal plans from years past. This year they appear to be eliminating their march to the Pentagon. They plan on staying in D.C. to protest Obama’s handling of foreign affairs, from Afghanistan to Iraq to Haiti. But they have not yet mentioned any times or particulars. Either way, we’ll be in the Circle. If you want read...

The Women of Pro Bass Fishing are Making Their Mark Janet Parker accepted a commendation given to her and Aaron’s by the U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute on the Talladega driver introduction stage. Pam Martin-Wells of Bainbridge, Ga., has a shot at being the first woman to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series and the Bassmaster Classic in the same year. Women's Bassmaster Tour angler Janet Parker of Little Elm, Texas, lapped the entire Academy Sports + Outdoors Women's Bassmaster Tour field April 25 in Louisiana on the Ouachita River when she took her first BASS win by a margin...

Just got a call from Syncro. The Tour is in San Antonio now. Will be in Austin tonight at 5:00 pm at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1030 Norwood Park Blvd and in Houston tomorrow at noon at the Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4810 Highway 6 N #A. Bring your flags and support the troops signs. Sponsor a care package for our troops! The Tour continues on to Baton Rouge and Mobile on Thursday, and on to Tallahassee and Jacksonville, FL on Friday!

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Thousands of soldiers hoping to receive a holiday package from home may be disappointed this year. Troops support programs report that fewer packages are being sent this year than ever before. Popular online package provider Treats for Troops says the number of soldiers being sponsored through their Foster-A-Soldier program has fallen by nearly 25 percent from last year. "People are struggling to pay their bills and worried about making it a Merry Christmas for their own families," says TFT founder Deborah Crane. "But I am heartsick thinking about the thousands of soldiers who have registered with...

Trail's End has been able to ship 300 tons of popcorn on behalf of the Boy Scouts of America to Iraq and Afghanistan, to Overseas Military Bases, to Domestic Military Bases and to Military Families. My son is in cub scouts and they are selling popcorn for summer camp and we've spent all day last weekend and all day today and he's only sold about $160.00 worth. We've hit the million dollar houses and the 135 K houses and everyone is tapped out and don't want to buy a $10 can of pop corn for the scouts. They have an...

Savannah area Starbucks employees and customers have donated over a ton of coffee to the troops over the past two years, and the troops really appreciate it.

Students at Forest Park Magnet School are looking for a few good men - and women - to honor. Part of Longview Independent School District, the middle school is designing a poster featuring active military service members. The poster has room to feature 80 service members from the Longview area, said principal Margaret Davis. If the school receives more than 80 photos, a second poster design will be considered. A mock-up of the poster featured three servicemembers, each related to school faculty members. The posters will be sold to businesses, and any profits will be divided between school programs and...

People drive across state to celebrate military BY AMANDA HICKEY January 26, 2008 - 10:41PM DAILY NEWS STAFF More than 250 people gathered with U.S. flags and signs showing their support for the military in front of Wal-Mart by U.S. 17 and Western Boulevard on Saturday. More than 100 American flags were waved in the air while signs asked drivers to “Honk if you love the Marine Corps.” Another sign told people that “If you don’t stand behind the troops, stand in front.” The celebration was one of two events — with the other at Jacksonville Commons Park — organized...

The lionesses of IraqSince the American Revolution, U.S. women have served in different capacities at wartimes. It wasn't until 1978, however, with the dissolution of the Woman's Army Corps that women regularly served in the same units as men in the U.S. Army. They were legally and officially dispatched in combat situations since only 1994 – thanks to Defense Secretary Les Aspin, who removed "substantial risk of capture" as a ground for exclusion of women in warfare. Still, they are prohibited from serving in infantry, artillery and armor branches, as well on submarines, special operations and forces (like the Navy...

Sonoma County Support The Troops Rally Saturday, June 23, 2007 10am - 2pm Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa

From 1/27/07: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1774684/posts " Counter ANSWER march on the Pentagon on March 17th " --Posted on 01/27/2007 10:15:21 AM PST by Thunder90 and: From 1/31/07: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=March%2017th " RESOURCE LINK for March 17th: Counter ANSWER's march from the Wall to the Pentagon " Posted by Just A Nobody On News/Activism 01/31/2007 2:42:16 PM PST And: from 2/01/07 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=March%2017th Counter Protest March 17th, 2007 At the Wall Posted by 1stbn27 On News/Activism 02/01/2007 9:56:54 AM PST And Last THREAD:From 2/12/07 'Gathering of Eagles' Flyer PRINT IT! GET IT OUT THERE! Defend The Wall March 17th! Posted by Earthdweller On News/Activism 02/12/2007 2:06:37...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

I just got this in an email and had gotten the same thing about a week or two ago, and I went to the website and picked out and sent a card. They have a selection of about 10? cards and a variety of messages you can pick to put into the card..AND, if memory serves - I think you can type your own message instead of using the prepared ones. It'd be nice for all of us to do this and swamp the GI's and the server with cards. God knows, they need the support! MESSAGE: Just Say Thanks!...

NOTE: Below is an e-mail from a soldier, Josh Lomen, who is 24 years old. By the time he was 21, he had two combat tours under his belt and had made Sergeant. He and others like him are the heroes your kids like to read about. The only difference is that they are real. They may not have degrees from Harvard, but they can take an order without question and recite from memory the Army values. They may not have seen the seven wonders, but they can save or take your life. They are not afraid to cry for...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...