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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2008 – New Year’s resolutions frequently include good intentions, such as joining a gym, calling parents or organizing closets. But through its America Supports You program, the Defense Department is helping Americans resolve to support the nation’s servicemembers throughout 2008. America Supports You is a DoD program that connects citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad. It’s ringing in 2008 with a 12-month calendar suggesting ways to support the nation’s military men and women and their families each month. “Remembering the troops at a time when people are already setting...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Tonight we'll finish up with Football Facts by looking at the Super Bowl. America's SUPER BOWL In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). It and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday, which over the years has become the most-watched U.S. television broadcast of the year, and has become likened to a de facto U.S. national holiday....

I've been involved with the military since 1984. I've served with the 82nd Airborn Divison, 19th Special Forces Group and 145 FA as an FO. My civilian job is quite the opposite of this life, I work around women and make them look good (a hair stylist). I have a tiny little salon called Lucky Seven and I've been fortunate to have done hair for some rather famous models. My hobbies include building custom bikes and cars,photographing the custome car world.

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Tonight we'll continue to look at more football facts. Starting into the Professional series. EARLY PLAYERS, TEAMS, and LEAGUES (1892–1919) In the early twentieth century, football began to catch on among the general population of the United States and was the subject of intense competition and rivalry, albeit of a localized nature. Although payments to players were considered unsporting and dishonorable at the time, a Pittsburgh area...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2007 – America’s wounded troops are getting the best medical care possible, and the country is committed to ensuring the bureaucratic system serves them equally well, President Bush said today in Fredericksburg, Va. Marines from Quantico Marine Base Delta Company 1st Platoon look on as President George W. Bush boards Marine One before departing the White House for his trip to Fredericksburg, Virginia, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. White House photo by Eric Draper  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Speaking to the Rotary Club of Stafford, Va., the president also told a questioner that Iran remains...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2007 – There’s no set limit on how long the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior program will provide one-on-one service to severely wounded soldiers and their families, a U.S. Army official said yesterday. “We assist and advocate for severely wounded soldiers and their families for as long as they need us, wherever they are located,” Army Col. James Rice, the Wounded Warrior program’s director, said in a conference call with online journalists and “bloggers.” The Wounded Warrior program is for soldiers who are considered 30 percent or more disabled, as found by the Army disability system, to ensure...

Touching slide show of President Bush meeting with some of the most severely injured vets during his visit to the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, November 8, 2007.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2007 – A Chilean winery, through its U.S. marketer, is helping to make sure servicemembers stationed away from home this holiday season can stay in touch with loved ones. On behalf of Santa Rita winery, Michael Preis (back right), a portfolio director for Palm Bay International wine importers, presented a check for $25,000 to Cell Phones for Soldiers on Nov. 11, 2007. Robbie (front right) and Brittany Bergquist (front left) accepted the check at Stew Leonards in Newington, Conn. Meghan Flynn (left), the siblings’ father, Bob Bergquist (second from left), and Stew Leonard (center) also attended...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Tonight we'll continue to look at some football facts. From 1958-present. Following the enormous television success of the National Football League's 1958 championship game, college football no longer enjoyed the same popularity as the NFL, at least on a national level. While both games benefited from the advent of television, since the late 1950s, the NFL has become a nationally popular sport while college football has maintained...

I was in Sausalito recently. While walking and window shopping I saw this. Damn nice to see. And in a rich liberal area like that.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2007 – A nonprofit group is using a treasure hunt to get people interested in helping military families. “We hope treasure hunters, individuals and corporations will generously donate to the scholarship fund for the families of our brave men and women in uniform who protect our freedoms each and every day,” said Gayle Osterberg, a spokeswoman for the group, ThanksUSA. “More than 1,300 scholarships have been awarded to the kids and spouses of active-duty military personnel in all branches of the service, … including those in the Guard and reserves.” ThanksUSA is a supporter of America...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28, 2007 – With thoughts turning from tasty Thanksgiving turkey to holiday shopping lists, one national bookseller has made it easy to find the perfect gift for everyone, including the nation’s servicemembers. Barnes & Noble, a corporate supporter of the Defense Department’s “America Supports You” program, has created an online book store that benefits troop-support organizations with a 5 percent donation from each sale made through the www.bn.com/asy Web site. America Supports You is a Defense Department program connecting citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad. “After Barnes & Noble...

Supporting the Troops 24/7/365 FREEPER CANTEEN HOLIDAY SPECIAL It's Thanksgiving. In honor of that, let's all share some of the things you are thankful for. Are you thankful for family and friends? It's Thanksgiving....do you know where your turkey is? Let's try not to eat so much that we fall asleep and miss the football games. Then there are those shoppers out there who brave the mad rush of Black Friday. Are you one of them? But, rest assured that when you've had enough and you just need to relax, the Canteen is here. When your feet are dragging...

I'm Tossing in with Romney With apologies for any coronaries caused. By Leon H Wolf Posted in 2008 | 2008 | Elections | Mitt Romney | Republicans | Stuff I Never Thought I'd Say — Comments (121) / Email this page » / Leave a comment » So this is probably the last thing I saw myself doing nine or ten months ago when I first started seriously following the 2008 race and committed to support Sam Brownback. But here I find myself doing it nonetheless. So I suppose a little bit of explanation here is in order. In the...

For those seeking a quick way to show appreciation to troops serving far from home this holiday season, look no further than “Giving Thanks,” a new initiative from the Defense Department’s America Supports You program. America Supports You connects citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.“This is a simple way to connect our citizens to our soldiers using modern technology,” Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communications and public liaison, said of the text messaging program.The program, which already has received nearly 4,000 messages, officially kicks off at 6 a.m....

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2007 – Americans who offer extraordinary support to the nation’s servicemembers got the red-carpet treatment yesterday during a luncheon held in their honor at the famous Rainbow Room restaurant here. Cast members from the FX show "Rescue Me" congratulate Army Maj. Todd Schmidt during the Microsoft Above and Beyond Awards ceremony in New York City, Nov. 12, 2007. Schmidt, a member of the headquarters Army staff at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., received the award for providing school supplies for children in Afghanistan. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump, USAF  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution...

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Operation Santa-USMC launches holiday outreach for troops Last year the Marine Corps Family Foundation, along with the dedicated help of Marine Corps families and friends, sent Christmas-in-a-Box to over 17,000 Marines deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. For many of these young men and women, this will be their first Thanksgiving and Christmas they will be away from home and family. And it is an unfortunate fact that some of these young men and women will not receive mail and packages from friends and family members. Marine Corps Moms and many other volunteers hope to make a difference for...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FOOTBALL FACTS Thanks for joining us once again as we look at some football facts. This time we’ll look at "From a regional to a National sport. From 1930-1958" In the early 1930s, the college game continued to grow, particularly in the south, bolstered by fierce rivalries such as the "Third Saturday in October"—a rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. While prior to the mid-1920s most national powers came from...

KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 22, 2007 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today thanked fellow participants in the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial conference for their support in Iraq and Afghanistan and told the group he plans to press NATO to live up to its commitments in Afghanistan. Gates, speaking with SEDM members at their 12th conference, expressed frustration that some NATO countries still haven’t followed through with troop commitments made at the 2006 NATO session in Riga, Latvia. “I am not satisfied that an alliance whose members have over 2 million soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen can’t find the modest...

A group of University of Cincinnati students are working to boost the morale of our troops in Iraq. Students from three different colleges have started a program called S.P.O.R.T.S. for their senior project. It stands for "Special Program Offering Recreation To Our Soldiers." Their goal is to collect used or new sporting equipment to send to our troops overseas. "We're trying to send it over there and help with morale and as well build relationships with youth over there, get out have some fun, goof around that way they can take their minds off what's going on overseas at the...