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• Ft. Hood: Remember their names (Part 2)

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:09pm EST
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• Remembrance Sunday

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  In Flanders fields the poppies blow
  Between the crosses, row on row,
  That mark our place: and in the sky
  The larks still bravely singing fly
  Scarce heard amid the guns below.

  We are [...]

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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:03am EST
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• Every Day Heroes

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  In the line of fire: Fort Hood first responders heroically save lives

  Nov 7, 2009

  By Staff Sgt. Joy Pariante, Special Troops Battalion, III Corps
  
  
  
  A first responder to a lone gunman's attack at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5, [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:00am EST
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• Wednesday Hero

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  This Week's Post Was Written By Greta
  
  Col. Henry J. Cook
  
  
  Past National Commander, Military Order of the Purple Heart, after serving over fifteen years with MOPH, gaining invaluable experience while in the positions of National [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:21am EST
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• Every Day Hero

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  Photo credit Dave Melancon (U.S. Army Europe)
  
  
  U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Württemberg Command Sgt. Maj. Annette R. Weber congratulates retired Staff Sgt. Alfred Pankey Jr. for his service after he was presented the Bronze Star with Valor during the annual U.S. Army Europe [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 12:28am EDT
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• B*N*S*N1

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  Iraqi Air Force officers graduate at RAF Cranwell A Training and Adventure news article

  26 Oct 09
  

  Iraqi Air Force (IAF) officers Lieutenants Barzan Barzani and Arzhang Zebari received their IAF pilot 'wings' when they graduated from RAF Cranwell on Friday 23 October 2009.

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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 11:49am EDT
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• B*N*S*N2

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  Staff Sgt. Freddie Figueroa, a Soldier in Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fills out an envelope to mail his daughter a book and a recording of him reading at the USO at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 11:48am EDT
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• B*N*S*N3

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  2 RIFLES support wheat distribution in Sangin A Military Operations news article

  29 Oct 09
  

  2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES) are currently returning home from Afghanistan. One of their last missions in Helmand was to provide security for an Afghan Government-run shura to take place [...]

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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 11:47am EDT
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• B*N*S*N4

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  Staff Sgt. Cory Ginger, a member of Troop B, 106th Cavalry in Dixon, hugs his 8-year-old daughter after the two reunite during a homecoming ceremony in Marseilles, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2009. Ginger is one of nearly 3,000 Soldiers from the Illinois National Guard’s 33rd [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 11:46am EDT
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• B*N*S*N Bonus picture

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  10/25/2009 - From left, U.S. Navy Capt. Chip Miller, the commanding officer of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), and former Presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush watch an NFL game between the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers Oct. 25, 2009, [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 11:45am EDT
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• Why I Like the Air Force

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  Today's inspiration for the Valour-IT fundraising competition, "Why I Like the Air Force"
  
  The first reasons is that my dad was an airplane mechanic. He was never in the service, but he was a civilian mechanic in war time of the 1940's. From the time I was very young' [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
  by Laurie

• Wednesday Hero

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  Spc. Justin Slagle
  
  
  Spc. Justin Slagle returns to Forward Operating Base Lane in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after an air assault mission in the Zabul province of Afghanistan, Oct. 15, 2009. Even as leaders in Washington struggle with [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:50am EDT
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• I'm late to the party

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  The Valour-IT Party, that is. What can I say, I'm just a civilian...
  
  I've got my donation thingy up on the sidebar, (that's a technical term - thingy). Now what I need everyone to do is click on it and donate. Let me know how it works, okay?
  
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:20pm EDT
  by Laurie

• Valour-IT: This is IT!

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  From Delta Bravo Sierra (You DO read them every day, don't you? )
  
  October 26th, 2009 Daily » Soldiers Angels 10/26/2009 ' [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 9:45am EDT
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• Every Day Hero

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  Meet First Lieutenant Travis Manion:
  
  
  Travis Manion

  Many believe that leadership is an innate quality rather than something learned. If this is a valid belief then First Lieutenant Travis L. Manion was certainly born a leader. Manion began his military [...]

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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 5:54am EDT
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• B*N*S*N1

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  10/19/2009 - U.S. Soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol in a village near Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan, Oct. 19, 2009. The Soldiers are assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo. (DoD [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:50am EDT
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• B*N*S*N2

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  Army cyclists get on their bikes in Helmand A People In Defence news article

  21 Oct 09
  

  Two Army cyclists are discovering the hard way that it's a long way from Land's End to John O'Groats, especially if you go via Afghanistan.

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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:48am EDT
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• B*N*S*N3

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  Children receive backpacks from Iraqi Army Soldiers during a “Junior Hero Program” supply delivery to their school in Arab Koy, Kirkuk province, Oct. 20. The children also recited a pledge to become “Junior Heroes” in their community and respect the Iraqi Security Forces who work [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:47am EDT
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• B*N*S*N4

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  h3 {color:#1a2a5d;line-height:1.1em;margin:2px 10px 0;} .newsStory {font-size:12px;line-height:1.3em;} General in Iraq ‘Encouraged’ as Elections Approach

  By Gerry J. Gilmore
  American Forces Press Service

  WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2009 – Violence in Iraq has dropped to the lowest levels seen since 2003 as the Iraqi people prepare to vote in new legislative and general [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:46am EDT
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• Wednesday Hero

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  Sailors & Marines Playing Volleyball With Local School Children
  
  
  Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) play volleyball with students from Sangley Point National High School during a lunch break at a community service [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:19am EDT
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• Soldiers' Angels w/Laura Kennedy Live on Veterans Day

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  Date: Tues, Oct 13 2009 3:19 am
  From: Shelle Michaels
  
  
  Have you joined the Flag Still Stands For Freedom Veteran's Day Campaign?
  
  
  Soldiers' Angels will take a spotlight in veteran support on this
  nationally acclaimed radio' [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 6:04pm EDT
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• Soldiers' Angels PSA

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  From Shelle Michaels:
  Date: Sat, Oct 10 2009 9:53 pm
  
  Soldiers' Angels (OFFICIAL) is in America's Giving Challenge—Let's win $50,000!
  
  
  
  Soldiers' Angels (OFFICIAL) Bulletin
  Posted by Shelle Michaels
  Hi everyone,
  
  Our cause just entered in America's Giving Challenge, which gives [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
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• Every Day Hero

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  Meet Staff Sgt Robert Zackery III:
  'We put hellfire into them'

  Bronze Star with First Oak Leaf Cluster (for second Bronze Star with "V")

  earned 3.3.03-5.19.03

  while serving with

  8th Air Support Operations Flight, in support of special-operations forces

  
  

  When then-Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert L. [...]

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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 7:50am EDT
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• B*N*S*N1

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  Students of the Twin Schools wait for the official opening of the schools in Taji, Iraq, Oct. 12. The Twin Schools will provide education to more than 1,200 children. Photo by Pfc. Adam Halleck, 1st Cavalry Division.
  
  
  New ‘Twin Schools’ open for Taji [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:35am EDT
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• B*N*S*N2

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  Soldiers of the Virginia Army National Guard compete in a road march event as part of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge Sept. 30, 2009 in Reston, Va. All 23 of the Virginia Guard participants qualified to wear the gold German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge. [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:34am EDT
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• B*N*S*N3

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  New fund for public to provide modern gifts for overseas troops A Defence Policy and Business news article

  15 Oct 09
  

  British troops in Afghanistan are to benefit from a new Operational Welfare Fund which will see a range of items including portable DVD players and [...]

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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:31am EDT
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• B*N*S*N4

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  10/13/2009 - U.S. Soldiers with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment and Afghan Border Policemen walk along a mountain trail during a patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera in the Paktiya province of Afghanistan Oct. 13, 2009. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, U.S. [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:30am EDT
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• Wednesday Hero

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  This Week's Post Was Suggested By Beth
  
  Cpl. Benjamin S. Kopp
  21 years old from Rosemont, Minnesota
  3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
  July 18, 2009
  
  
  Ben Kopp has been a fighter since the day he was [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 12:15am EDT
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• Your vote needed

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  Soldiers' Angels sent this out:
  Hi Everyone!
  

  
  Many of you already know, but I was named one of the top 10 CNN (Humanitarian) Heroes for 2009 a few nights ago! Now I'm eligible to be voted as the CNN Hero of the Year, but that's where you and [...]

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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 6:10pm EDT
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• For my Canadian soldiers: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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  THANK YOU all!
  
  Always in our hearts..."I stand with you..."
  
  You are ALL my Every Day Heroes....HAPPY THANKSGIVING!For more information about Soldiers' Angels, please visit www.soldiersangels.org' [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 8:26am EDT
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• Call to Action!! We Need YOUR Help!

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  The needs are urgent.
  
  We have over 2,000 service members waiting for adoption.
  
  We have care packages ready to send, but scraping the bottom of the barrel for shipping money.
  
  There are many wounded and sadly, KIA.
  
  Donate any amount, a one time monetary gift, or [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 1:14pm EDT
  by Laurie

• B*N*S*N1

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  Black Watch troops seize weapons and ton of drugs -
  
  British troops seized 1.5 tons of cannabis resin during a three-day assault on an insurgent hotspot in Afghanistan. Hundreds of Black Watch soldiers surged into Lakari in southern Helmand Province under cover [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:23am EDT
  by auntybrat

• B*N*S*N2

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  The Clinic to Nowhere
  If this is what it feels like to win against bureaucracy I like it.
  
  
  
  I wrote several weeks ago about a very large Police clinic which was to be constructed in our Region. [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:22am EDT
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• B*N*S*N3

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  Welsh Guards - Taliban weakened by our efforts A Military Operations news article

  8 Oct 09
  

  As the first tranche of soldiers from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards arrived home from Afghanistan yesterday their Commanding Officer talks about what they have achieved in the last six [...]

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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:20am EDT
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• B*N*S*N4

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  Capt. Jeffrey Mann, a soil scientist from the Kansas National Guard teaches students from Nangarhar University how to test soil for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium using chemical tablets, soil and water. (Photo by Pfc. Elizabeth Raney, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs)
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:17am EDT
  by auntybrat

• May no soldier go unloved

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  For more information about Soldiers' Angels, please visit www.soldiersangels.org' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 11:54am EDT
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• Wednesday Hero

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  Sgt. Michael Egan
  36 years old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
  September 19, 2005
  
  
  News of Egan’s death came to Pennsauken shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday, Krista Egan, Sgt. Egan's sister-in-law, [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 12:26am EDT
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• Survivors in Afghanistan Need Immediate Help - 56 Soldiers Lost EVERYTHING

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  As everybody must know by now, we lost eight US soldiers this last weekend in a fierce fight in Nuristan, Afghanistan. You can find the BBC report on that here. Not only are eight families now Gold Star Families, and I will have more on them later, I promise, [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 7:32pm EDT
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• Valour-IT Blogger Competition Fundraiser

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  Once again, it is nearing the time for the blogger competition for Soldiers' Angels Project Valour-IT. This project provides laptops with voice activated software to wounded soldiers with hand injuries that make it difficult or impossible for them to otherwise use a computer.
  
  Bloggers sign up on one' [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 3:55pm EDT
  by Laurie

• Sale-abration Yard Sales!!

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  This Saturday, October 3rd, is the Soldiers' Angels National Sale. New York has five locations having a sale:
  
  New YorkCopiagueMassapequaFloral ParkClarence
  
  
  If you are near any of these cities, please stop in on Saturday. For more information on these NY locations, or for' [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 8:09pm EDT
  by Laurie

• Tim Kennedy and SA

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  T-shirt company Ranger Up and Mixed Martial Arts fighter Tim
  Kennedy are at it again! In a fight to be broadcast live on Showtime
  this Friday (September 25), Tim will once again be sporting the Soldiers'
  Angels logo on his shorts as he goes into the ring under' [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 10:18pm EDT
  by auntybrat

• Camo stockings

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  What does Santa do when his target is a hero in a war zone? He deploys a
  camouflage stocking, of course!
  
  Unfortunately, Bob Gilead discovered it's hard to find a camo stocking when
  you're not Santa. A few years ago he wanted to send' [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 10:16pm EDT
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• Every Day Hero

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  Squadron Leader Amanda Martin-Smith on parade
  [Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2009] (source)
  
  RAF female officer takes command of parade A People In Defence news article

  25 Sep 09
  

  Having recently returned from operations in Afghanistan, Squadron Leader Amanda Martin-Smith has now [...]

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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 8:56am EDT
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• Every Day Hero

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  Amputee soldier returns to Afghanistan Believed to be a precedent-setting case
  Capt. Simon Mailloux, 25, says he has unfinished business in Afghanistan. (CBC)
  
  

  A Canadian soldier who lost his leg in a roadside bomb attack in [...]

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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 8:55am EDT
  by auntybrat

• Listen up on Veteran's Radio

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  Saturday 26 September 2009

  9:00-10:00 AM Eastern

  www.VeteransRadio.net
  
  

  This newly-edited compilation of eighteen years of Yablonka's reportage on American involvement in Indochina is a great read whether you’re a veteran or not. After all those years and numerous articles about an indelible [...]

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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:52am EDT
  by auntybrat

• A Birthday Like No Other

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  I know I say this often, but this really IS a must read. I came across this via a Soldiers' Angel (thanks, Faye..lol) and knew I had to share this as far and wide as I could.
  
  Another of our special boots on the ground - a warrior/writer -' [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 12:41am EDT
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• Wednesday Hero

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  Lt. John Madea
  
  
  Lt. John Madea holds his daughter as she is baptized with holy water from the ship's bell of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). This is the fourth person baptized aboard Tortuga since [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 12:16am EDT
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• NYC American Trash!

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  If you are in the NYC area, please come out on Saturday the 26th to American Trash!!
  
  For more information about Soldiers' Angels, please visit www.soldiersangels.org' [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 9:40am EDT
  by Laurie

• Every Day Heroes

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  MOD police officer helps empower Afghan women in ANP A Military Operations news article

  14 Sep 09
  

  Thirteen women are quietly making history in the most conservative corner of Afghanistan thanks to the support and mentoring of an MOD police officer.

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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 12:12am EDT
  by auntybrat

• Unknown Civil War Soldier Laid to Rest

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  Dan from Gathering of Eagles has put together a collection of videos and stories about the unidentified NY Civil War soldier who was laid to rest yesterday at Saratoga National Cemetery.
  
  Unfortunately, I was not able to attend, but I thank Dan for being there and for putting together [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 1:56pm EDT
  by Laurie