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This is an email I recieved, there will be a big rally soon for the troops there..........

We are receiving tremendous feedback from Americans who want to support our "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour next week.

As you know, Move America Forward will be leading a caravan of military families who have loved ones serving in Iraq & Afghanistan to Crawford, Texas - where anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has been camped out for the past two weeks.

The news media has been obsessed in reporting every anti-war comment Ms. Sheehan has made and we thought that it was high time that "the other side" was heard from.

Our caravan will culminate in a giant "We Support Our Troops & Their Mission" Rally in Crawford, Texas on Saturday, August 27th.

There has been a tremendous response from the news media - and we are working very hard to make sure our message gets heard around the world. (We've included some news articles further down in this email). We want the terrorists overseas to know full well: AMERICA STANDS BEHIND ITS TROOPS AND THE MISSION IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN.

We've also been very appreciative of the influx of contributions to help us pay for this trip. One of the components of this caravan will be ads airing nationwide on Fox News Channel urging Americans to head to Crawford on August 27th for our big patriotic pro-troop rally.

We must continue to receive your financial support to make this trip a giant success - to both pay for the costs of motorhomes, trucks, gas, motels, and the ad campaign. MoveOn.org is backing Cindy Sheehan's vigil. The anti-war activities are being coordinated by Joe Trippi (the man who ran Howard Dean's campaign - now the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee - see http://www.JoeTrippi.com ). We can't compete with their financial resources of this liberal, anti-military alliance without your help.

Please support us with a contribution. You can donate online:

http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org/Contribution

Or mail in a contribution:

Move America Forward
ATTN: Pro-Troop Crawford Trip
P.O. Box 1497
Sacramento, CA 95812

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PRE-CARAVAN MEDIA COVERAGE BEGINS!
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CNN is reporting on our pro-troop caravan and rally:

Meanwhile, the Right plans more anti-Sheehan pushback. The pro-Bush group, Move America Forward, will conduct the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" caravan beginning next week. It will feature military family members who have loved ones serving in the war against terrorism in Iraq or Afghanistan. The delegation will be led by Deborah Johns of a group called Northern California Marine Moms. Johns will lead the caravan to Crawford, where she and Move Chairman Melanie Morgan will lead a "We Support Our Troops and Their Mission" rally on Saturday.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/17/sr.weds/

CNS News has a great story you can read online here:

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=\Nation\archive\200508\NAT20050817c.html

And the Oakland Tribune (and its sister newspapers) also have coverage of our efforts:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_2948628

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Americans Lining Up to Join Us
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Deborah Johns of Marine Moms (whose son has served in Operation Iraqi Freedom) will lead the caravan. We are pleased to announce that many other military families - including those who have lost loved ones in Iraq and the war against terrorism - will join us.

We've received word that the Free Republic Heart of Texas Chapter will mobilize their members to attend. We will be contacting other Free Republic chapters in Texas to see if they can join us.

Lt. Colonel Buzz Patterson (the man who carried the nuclear football - http://www.BuzzPatterson.com ) will be heading down from Atlanta, Georgia to participate.

Martha Zoller of WDUN 550 Atlanta/Gainesville is making the trek as well and bringing her listeners. You can find Martha on the Internet at www.MarthaZoller.com

Also, there are now the first t-shirts available online to show your support for the troops in Iraq. You can see it here:

http://www.thecampaignstore.com/store/itemdetail.asp?id=234

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Final note... help make this a success...
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Again, we need all the help we can get to make this huge undertaking a success. Please support us with a contribution. You can contribute online here:

http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org/Contribution

Or mail in a contribution:

Move America Forward
ATTN: Pro-Troop Crawford Trip
P.O. Box 1497
Sacramento, CA 95812

P.S. If you have loved ones serving in Iraq or Afghanistan and want to know how you can join the caravan (or rally in Crawford, Texas on August 27th) - or if you have general logistics questions/comments about the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour, you can email Move America Forward's Robert Dixon at:

Robert@MoveAmericaForward.org