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WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2009 – In this season of giving, America has not forgotten her troops or their mission overseas. Thousands have contributed their time, energy -- and Beanie Babies -- to help Marines gain the respect and confidence of the Afghan population. Members of the Marine Aviation Officer's Spouses Club and the Marine Officer's Spouses Clubof Washington, D.C. collected more than 70,000 Beanie Babies for Marines to distribute to children throughout Afghanistan. The Beanie Babies, stored at Marine Barracks Washington, will be heading to their final destination when the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps makes a special visit...

While an Associated Press photographer was embedded with Marines in Helmand last month, a Marine convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, or RPG. It struck Lance Corporal Joshua M. Bernard severing his legs. He was treated on the scene, but later died at a combat field hospital. The AP took still photos and video of the attack, and of Bernard, as he lay dying. Several weeks later, while working on a feature story about the war in Afghanistan, the AP reporter met with Bernard's family and told his father that they had photos and video of their son before...

A lawsuit has been filed against two officers at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune Marine base for banning a civilian worker – a 25-year Marine whose son was a victim of the U.S.S. Cole attack – from publicly condemning Islamic terrorists. One of the 'offensive' bumper stickers The lawsuit was filed by the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of Jesse Nieto after base officials first ordered him to remove bumper stickers from his private vehicle then banned the vehicle from all federal installations nationwide. In a statement e-mailed to WND, base spokesman Nat Fahy said the action against Nieto was...

That’s how it appears: A coalition of military groups is planning a nationally televised town-hall-style meeting with the presidential candidates near Fort Hood, Tex., the largest active-duty military installation in the country. But so far, only Senator John McCain of Arizona, the presumptive Republican nominee, has agreed to attend.CBS has agreed to broadcast the meeting live from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 11. The candidates would face questions directly from an audience of 6,000 people, made up of veterans, service members and military families from the base.Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has...

This is exactly what I am doing this for, to document cases of intolerance and brutality by the "peaceful" anti war activists. Here we have a military family who has been harassed and attacked. Be proud peace activists: your true colors are showing.

Marine Cpl. Jeremy Meadows heard his son's first sounds from Al Asad in Iraq. Since his deployment in February, Meadows has participated in the birth of his firstborn son, Damien, long distance through e-mailed sonogram pictures and phone calls where his wife, Taryn, would hold the phone to her stomach while he spoke to the baby. And when at last he knew Damien was born, he began to cry. "He wishes that he could have been here," said Taryn Meadows. "It was really hard on him." Damien Alexander Lee Meadows was born early Wednesday morning at University Medical Center. His...

FRiends, I just received this in my e-mail. A close friend of mine is in Sunday School class with the son of U.S. Marine James Graham, who was recently killed in Iraq. (See e-mail below). The family will have enough to be bothered by and grieve over without the protesters. This e-mail was sent out to the church, to help support the family. If you want to participate, please go, and (as he states) do not engage the protesters. Arrow Heights Baptist is located on Elm (161st) Just North of 101st in Broken Arrow.Here is the e-mail as I received...

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2005 – ABC's hit TV program "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" this weekend will feature the show's design team building and furnishing a new home for the family of a soldier killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The family of Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, a soldier who died during the opening days of the Iraqi war, recently took ownership of a new $500,000 house north of Flagstaff, Ariz., that resulted from the effort. A team from the Extreme Makeover program designed the sprawling home and furnished it in a southwestern motif. A two-hour season finale, to air May 22,...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces! Good morning Troops! Happy Happy!! WOO HOO!!Themeless Thursday rolling on! ~Clancy Brothers~ <~Irish Drinking Song~Kiss My Irish A$$~ **Don't click if you think you may be offended.** Today is Wednesday, March 16, the 75th day of 2005 with 290 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The evening stars are Jupiter and Saturn. ~Bing Crosby~When Irish Eyes Are Smiling~ ~Three Irish Tenors~When Irish Eyes Are Smiling~ Irish Rovers~Tura Lura Lura ~Irish Rovers~Danny...

This was sent to me by my sister-in-law. The Flash Movie Presented by Pallet Master's Workshop In Association with Todd Clegg http://www.thepalletmaster.com/flash1.html Our loved one is waiting on Fallujah.

FRANKLIN — A reader, Douglas Shaw, recently wrote The Tennessean and asked if the America that sacrificed at home to win World War II had died. Would Americans today give up their SUVs so the military could have fuel? Would they give up precious possessions if the military needed the materials for weapons? Or have they become too selfish and jaded? Mr. Shaw, I have your answer. And I found it in the faces of our young people coming of age, starting their own families and seeking their own purpose. The kind of America that would sacrifice to vanquish any...

More New York Times lies revealed Great to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and your family. It is so great to get messages from old friends and to see the intrest in supporting all the good we are trying to accomplish. It would be great if you could get the word out on the type of things the military is doing over here. There is too much neagtive press about what is going on. Just the other day, an Iraqi doctor approached me on the street and thanked my soldiers for being there. He also...

Organized by the local chapter of The Veterans of Foreign Wars, the call went out through the week to return to the front lines once again with signs of support for our troops. One Hundred and Sixty Patriots assembled on the corner of Standiford Ave. and Sisk Rd. today to voice their support for our troops. The above intersection is right off the Highway 99 freeway on the north end of Modesto. First, a little history. Two weeks ago, the antis decided to hold their peace vigil on the corner where the Armed Forces Recruiting offices are located. They called...