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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
From the frontlines
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Angel-eye View - Soldiers' Angels
Angel-eye View - Soldiers' Angels
Tod
Today we're highlighting three amazing Soldiers' Angels projects doing
extraordinary things for wounded and returning heroes. Click, read,
and see how you can help...
Tod
Today we're highlighting three amazing Soldiers' Angels projects doing
extraordinary things for wounded and returning heroes. Click, read,
and see how you can help...
 | "Dear Mom," Project Valour-IT helps wounded troops stay in touch with family, friends and their teams in the fight. Requests for voice-activated laptops and electronics for severely-wounded troops continue to pour in... read more > |
 | Saddle Up! Heroes & Horses is designed to provide a challenging, educational, goal-oriented experience for war veterans who can benefit from the knowledge, camaraderie and skills found in a 7-day working ranch experience. read more > |
 | First Stop Before Coming Home Soldiers' Angels Germany provides onsite support for patients during their stay at LRMC. Receiving comfort items as gifts from everyday Americans has a powerful effect on morale and the recovery process. read more > |
| more news > |
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Gold Star Packages
12/23/11
While his association with Soldiers’ Angels began
last year in pain and sorrow, this holiday season Angel and Gold Star Father
Steven Ward is paying forward the comfort and support he received. With the
help of his local community, he has sent 425 holiday care packages to
Afghanistan in honor of his son. “I gave him reason all his life to always give
back,” Steven says, and he continues to set that example to those in his
community.
In February 2011 when Steven’s Marine son was killed in Afghanistan, Soldiers’ Angels showered him with hundreds of cards and letters full of condolences and comfort. Steven was overwhelmed. Seven months later he wanted to get involved with the organization that had given him so much, so joined the Cards Plus Team and later the Letter Writing Team.
Every winter Steven, who owns a chain of barbershops in Washington, chooses a charity project to sponsor during the holidays. This year he chose to support the troops in honor of his son, and asked Soldiers’ Angels for a list of 200 names to send care packages to. Instead, he receivd 425. “That panicked me,” he says. “A lot.”
But Steven knew what to do—he reached out to other organizations that he had worked with in the past and that he knew were working on care package projects for the troops. Those organizations, plus friends and fellow Gold Star Parents in Washington each took responsibility for groups of names, covering about 100 care packages of the 425 needed.
To meet the goal of sponsoring the remaining 325 deployed heroes for the holidays, Steven put a giving tree in each of his barber shops with names of troops on it. Customers were encouraged to take a name and contribute items for a care package, sponsor an entire package, or take home a box and fill it themselves before bringing it back for Steven to ship.
Even with all the help, Steven still came up a bit short on postage for the last 200 boxes. The word went out via local TV station KREM and within two days Steven had what he needed to get everything out the door and on its way to Afghanistan! He said the hardest part was just addressing and filling out the custom forms for all those boxes.
This holiday project is likely just the beginning of Steven’s Angel work. He donated the last quarter of his proceeds from eBay sales to Soldiers’ Angels and now is looking at applying to become a Community Network Coordinator so that he can take on an official leadership role for Soldiers’ Angels in his community.
Huge Angel thanks go to Steven for his continuing commitment to support the troops amid his grief. What strong wings this new Angel has!
In February 2011 when Steven’s Marine son was killed in Afghanistan, Soldiers’ Angels showered him with hundreds of cards and letters full of condolences and comfort. Steven was overwhelmed. Seven months later he wanted to get involved with the organization that had given him so much, so joined the Cards Plus Team and later the Letter Writing Team.
Every winter Steven, who owns a chain of barbershops in Washington, chooses a charity project to sponsor during the holidays. This year he chose to support the troops in honor of his son, and asked Soldiers’ Angels for a list of 200 names to send care packages to. Instead, he receivd 425. “That panicked me,” he says. “A lot.”
But Steven knew what to do—he reached out to other organizations that he had worked with in the past and that he knew were working on care package projects for the troops. Those organizations, plus friends and fellow Gold Star Parents in Washington each took responsibility for groups of names, covering about 100 care packages of the 425 needed.
To meet the goal of sponsoring the remaining 325 deployed heroes for the holidays, Steven put a giving tree in each of his barber shops with names of troops on it. Customers were encouraged to take a name and contribute items for a care package, sponsor an entire package, or take home a box and fill it themselves before bringing it back for Steven to ship.
Even with all the help, Steven still came up a bit short on postage for the last 200 boxes. The word went out via local TV station KREM and within two days Steven had what he needed to get everything out the door and on its way to Afghanistan! He said the hardest part was just addressing and filling out the custom forms for all those boxes.
This holiday project is likely just the beginning of Steven’s Angel work. He donated the last quarter of his proceeds from eBay sales to Soldiers’ Angels and now is looking at applying to become a Community Network Coordinator so that he can take on an official leadership role for Soldiers’ Angels in his community.
Huge Angel thanks go to Steven for his continuing commitment to support the troops amid his grief. What strong wings this new Angel has!
United We Roll Tour Show
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Tuesday 12/27/91 2:00pm – 4:00pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 12/28/11 6:30pm – 8:30pm Central (Repeat)
Welcome Stardust Listeners! Thank you for joining us on United We Roll
Tuesday, the 27th day of December, 2011.
This has been such a meaningful time of year with Christmas and Holidays of major importance to so many of us. We realize that for way too many families, one or more members were stationed far from home and it was not possible to be together. At the same time, many of our first responders were on duty and not able to be with their families, as they also protected their communities and fellow Americans.
We hope you were able to tune in for our Christmas Special For Our Heroes that we broadcast live at 10am Saturday morning (Dec 24th) and then let it repeat up until 8pm Christmas night. We had some great music and wonderful shoutouts from home.
In just a few more days, we will be looking at our New Year - 2012 - and we send out our wishes that this year will be full of good health, happiness and financial security for all of you.
Now, speaking of financial security, I was told by a friend of a custom to be done each New Year's Eve that came from her family. Please forgive me as I forget what country had been their original home. You take whatever change you have and place the coins in a dish, then place the dish outside your back door on New Year's Eve night. Bring the dish back in on New Year's morning and this is supposed to keep your coin dish full throughout the New Year. Now, I am not what you would call a superstitious person, but I do eat my Blackeyed Peas on New Year's Day! The list of traditions to celebrate New Year's both here in the US and around the world is long and full of interesting items, so we will share more on them in our United We Roll Blog before this weekend.
(2:08pm) Before we can begin something new, we must finish with the current or the "old" as it may be called. Our first interview today falls in this category as we visit with TSG Tammie Moore who has been responsible for the many wonderful visits we have held weekly with members on deployment at Transit Center Manas in the Kyrgyz Republic. TSG Moore has been with the 376th AEW at TC Manas for the past 6 months and, when we talked, was about to head home, hopefully in time to beat Santa before he came down the chimney. We also had the pleasure of working with Tammie in June 2008- January 2009 and look forward to more visits together in the future. But certainly not until after this mom has had plenty of time at home with her active duty hubby and their little gal. And, Tammie, if you are listening, I have the most adorable reindeer on my Christmas tree.
(2:40pm) We have another visit coming from Transit Center Manas with the help of SrA Lynsie Nichols who has just deployed to that location as we visit with SSG Benigno Cruz, who is a medic with the 376th EMG (Expeditionary Medical Group). At home base, SSG Cruz is busy in the Allergy and Immunology unit, but on deployment, he is much more hands on in the operation of the hospital and clinic. While SSG Cruz does have a schedule, he is also on 24 hour call to treat whatever ailments need his assistance, from sports injuries to appendectomies and on. We learn a lot about the medical team in this visit and appreciate the time that SSG Cruz spent with us. More, we appreciate the time and care that SSG Cruz provides for those with whom he serves.
As we prepare to wrap up 2011, we look back at the year that we just spent with the units of the 2nd HBCT, 1st ID during their last deployment in Iraq. Many of these members had been on 4 deployments since Operation Iraqi Freedom began up to and including this year as Operation New Dawn, which was a change from a combat position to one of mentoring and training. Thus, the name change to the 2-1 AAB or Advise and Assist Brigade for the 2010-2011 deployment.
(3:11pm) We are going to bring you a repeat of our last visit with SFC Christopher Roberts, who was a member of the 2-1 Public Affairs Office and assisted in bringing us weekly interviews with the members from Dec 2010 through Nov 2011. This is an outstanding visit and, like other outstanding interviews as the 2-1 or Dagger Brigade was preparing for the end of their last deployment, they should all be heard again.
Our show will end at 4pm Central today. Remember, if you are not able to stay with us through this afternoon, this show will repeat again tomorrow evening, that is Wednesday (Dec 28th) at 6:30pm Central.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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The song, "Auld Lang Syne," playing in the background, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scottish tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
SA and the USO working together to help heroes
Angel Wings Lift Georgia USO
12/21/11
In what is becoming a holiday tradition for all involved,
the USO at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport once again
received a boost of support from local Soldiers’ Angels.Nearly 15,000 service members pass through the Hartsfield-Jackson USO facility each holiday season. In fact,a special Personnel Assistance Point has been established at the airport simply to help manage the thousands of service members who come through each week.
On Tuesday, the height of the rush of service members
expected, Community Network Coordinator Dianne Moore led a team of Angels to the
USO, bearing gifts. With support from corporate headquarters, the Georgia Angels
supplied the USO with $1000 worth of hot drinks, soups and basic supplies.Diane
reported, “The goodies bought by Soldiers' Angels were well received and
appreciated!” Congratulations to the Georgia Angels for once again demonstrating the Soldiers' Angels principle of working together with other military support organizations to help our heroes!
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
The Gallery Collection Remembers and Thanks Our Troops!
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Saturday, December 03, 2011
Soldiers Angels Kids-Pack
Send our
military kids some love while their parent is away!Soldiers’ Angels proudly introduces the Kids Pack, an easy way to show America’s support for the “littlest enlistees,” children who must live the military life when their parents volunteer to serve. The Soldiers' Angels Kids Pack is designed to keep military kids happily busy during the challenging time when a parent is deployed.
Each age-appropriate pack is full of activities and gifts to bring a smile to a military kid’s face. They can write to their parent or draw them pictures, snuggle up with a book and new stuffed pal, or keep a photo diary of deployment to share when mom or dad gets home!
Kids Packs can be sent to a specific child you know, or reserved for a child Soldiers’ Angels knows who could use a boost while mom or dad is deployed.
For full details on this great to way to support military families, see the Angels Store.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Angel Eye View!
Here's the latest news from Soldiers' Angels--exciting, important, and
heart-warming...
Laptops Across America
Veterans Day become Laptop Day for wounded veterans across the country when Soldiers’ Angels distributed over 130 Valour-IT laptop computers to wounded warriors from Maryland to California. read more >
Holiday Care Packages Need Wings!
Care package items to wrap every deployed hero in holiday spirit have been stacking up! Now it's time to make sure all those gifts make it across the world to our heroes. Every dollar makes a difference! read more >
A Hero's Thanks
Not every hero is a position to show his or her adopting Angel just how much Angel support means during deployment, but MSG Gehring was. Check out the amazing thing he did for his Angel! read more >
more news >
Thoughts on Generosity...
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal."
- Albert Pike
Lawyer, Journalist and Soldier
1809-1891
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