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"From the Frontlines" Care Packages to The US Troops

By Ros Prynn

Week in, week out, those of us in the troop support community send care packages to our troops - no matter where they are stationed. Every day, someone is sending a care package to a soldier, a sailor, an airman, or a Marine.

This Thursday, June 26, 2008, a telethon is being hosted by the pro-troop group Move America Forward. This telethon's aim is to send the largest shipment of care packages - EVER! - to our troops. This grand finale will be live-streamed and many famous names are going to be there as their contribution to making sure that THIS July 4th is one our troops will never forget.

Melanie Morgan of MAF, and Michelle Malkin are hosting the telethon, and just some of the people planning to be part of this history in the making are:

Historic Effort to Help U.S. Troops! Move America Forward

Nancy Reagan, The Office of General David Petraeus, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Lt Col Oliver North (Ret.), Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Monica Crowley, Mike Gallagher, Comedian Jackie Mason, John Ondrasik - Five for Fighting, Medal of Honor Recipient Marcus Luttrell, NBC's America's Favorite Mom - Patti Patton-Bader (of Soldier's Angels),Larry Bailey, Chairman of Gathering of Eagles, Julie DeMaria, Iraq War Veteran, Pete Hegseth, Vets For Freedom, Gold Star Mother, Debbie Lee, Gold Star Father, Mike Anderson, Gold Star Father, Mark Crowley, Gold Star/Blue Star Parents Joe & Jan Johnson, Bev Perlson, Band of Mothers, MilBlogger Matt Sanchez, and all sorts of main stream media folks. (This partial list taken from Wake Up America here: [link wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2008/06/protests-and-counter-protests-in.html

As Spree says there: Quote

The Jelly Belly candy company has already donated 100,000 bags of gourmet jelly beans which are being used to launch a "Candy Diplomacy" program as gifts to Iraqi and Afghani children. Each bag is printed with the following message, in both English & Arabic, "A gift from the American people in hope that your country will one day enjoy the freedom and opportunities that we have in the United States."

From America all the way to Iraq, Move America Forward and multiple other groups of veterans, supporters, friends and family, as well as high profile personalities, are showing the troops how much they support them and their mission. End quote [http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2008/06/protests-and-counter-protests-in.html]

Be a part of history in the making! Move America Forward

You can be a part of this amazing event by sponsoring a care package yourself. Go to http://www.moveamericaforward.org/ and follow the links there. If a care package is not on your "to-do" list right now, you CAN listen in from 4pm - 12 midnight (eastern). What an unforgettable - and FANTASTIC - way to tell our troops: "We remember you on JULY 4TH"!!!!

Ros Prynn is a NewsBlaze investigative reporter and editor, who writes on a range of topics. Contact her by writing to NewsBlaze.