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One of the best parts of being a soldier is meeting new people all the time. Every 3-5 years we get to move someplace else and meet more people. Every now and then, we get to start a blog and meet all kinds of new people. Unfortunately, we only know them by name, screen ID, or email address. Sometimes, we get to actually meet these wonderful people. At the Milblog conference this year, I got to meet some of my readers as well as other fellow bloggers. Everyone was taller than I imagined, but that's a product of being short,...

Three of the four broadcast networks had yet to decide late Monday whether they would carry President Bush's speech on Iraq Tuesday in front of soldiers in Fort Bragg, N.C. By then, only ABC had said it would carry the address. The White House formally requested an hour of primetime at 8 p.m. ET for Bush's speech at a time when public opinion polls show the tide turning against the war in Iraq. While there was no question that the cable news channels would cover the president's address, the broadcast networks were a tougher sell. CBS, NBC and Fox all...

Van Nuys, Cal. - Over Memorial Day Weekend, Operation Gratitude's 1500 volunteers kicked off their Patriotic Drive, assembling and shipping almost 20,000 care packages to deployed troops. With round-the-clock service by the U.S. Postal Service, the first packages have already arrived in several of the deployment zones--a record-setting 7 days! A proud member of the United States Air Force serving in a deployed location in the war on terrorism wrote: "I just received a wonderful box of love from Operation Gratitude. I want to express my appreciation for this incredible surprise blessing. Your thoughts, prayers and warm wishes are greatly...

OPERATION GRATITUDE(SM), together with the California Army National Guard, 746th QM BN, Van Nuys, seek to lift troops' morale, and bring a smile to their faces by sending Care Packages to service members overseas. OPERATION GRATITUDE(SM) Care Packages contain food, toiletries, necessities, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support.