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Service Flag Information Page - What it means, the history, Yellow Ribbon Bracelet. Links to Sites you can purchase at
Marine Corps announcing a single toll-free Operation Iraqi Freedom Hotline.
The toll-free hotline number is 866-227-2708
Submitted by Anita Tomforde
This page was last updated on: October 9, 2009
Security Note - I will never, to the best of my ability, divulge any information that could conceivably put our soldiers and their mission at risk - and they will do the same by not telling you all they know. So, please keep that in mind if you don't read as many details as you'd like to see. We never know who is listening on phone lines from Iraq to the US nor do we know who might be reading these updates that I send out.
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Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act - Have you ever heard of this act, from 1940? Do you know what it covers? More important - do you know what it does not cover?
New York Congressman Steve Israel is trying to gather information to modify and update this federal act. Please read this page and check the links that detail this obsolete act.
If you know of any military having, or had problems after being deployed, please go to this page and let the Congressman know.
--Webmaster
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This is the link for the brownies, there is a list of 9 various recipes for "brownies in a jar". The only problem I see is that all the recipes call for either or all eggs, oil, milk. That's good for the states, but what about Iraq or Afganistan?
However - I have been urged not to send the "brownies in a jar" to Iraq - the heat will cause a fast growth in bacteria, also this was mentioned on www.military.com.
A warning also from Joe & Chris - There has been some information, as well as an official request from the Military, NOT to send brownies in a jar - they may not bake at suffienctly high temperatures to kill the bacteria.
--Mike
Special Note - Our primary News Source is Bob Babcock
Bob Babcock - "Deeds not Words"
President, Americans Remembered, Inc.
President, 22nd Inf Regt Society
Past President/Historian - Nat'l 4th Inf Div Assn
Thanks Bob for all you do!
If you click on this time clock, you will notice the top of the page show the 24 hour clock in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This is also know as "Zulu time".
The theme for our page is called "Armed Forces Medley". The order of the music is: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard. The music is provided by The Regimental Band of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
The Director of Music is Captain Kenneth R. Force.
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) provides college scholarship grants, based on need, along with financial aid and educational counseling to the children of Special Operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident.
WALL OF HEROES
MAPS OF IRAQ
INFORMATION ABOUT BROWNIES IN A JAR
Get 4ID Operation Iraqi Freedom Gifts Online!
The News updates are provided as a free public service to the families and friends of our deployed 4ID soldiers in Iraq by Bob Babcock, President of Americans Remembered, Inc..
They are always looking for donations and volunteers to help the non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in our efforts to preserve memories of America's veterans and home front workers.
If you would like to volunteer or make a tax deductible donation to our efforts, please go to our web site at www.americansremembered.org or email at info@americansremembered.org or write us at PO Box 682232, Marietta, GA 30068.
My name is Mary Harper and I am the founder of Operation Shoebox. We are a non profit organization that sends care packages to our troops deployed. Currently we are supporting 10 units that are deployed in Iraq and afghanistan.
You can check out our website at www.operationshoebox.com
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Dear Readers
We are trying to update our/your deployment list with new names and put the present people where they belong. In order to do this, we need your help. Please feel free to email me with the names of those deployed and those that came home.
Use the button on the side to send in any information you can. If you send along any APO addresses, I wont post them on the web, but I will keep them with me.
--Mike Bardunias
Please take a moment to review the new entries in the guest book. Some people are asking questions and I dont have the answers, perhaps you can help.
--Mike
If you are looking for yellow bows and cant find them - click on the bow for a link to the Paper Mart.
From the folks at National Lampoon to the members & families of the US Military
The Deployed list is as of 07/01/09 and has been put on the Altar of Rememberance. This is the altar that the Priests use to remember the military.
--Mike Bardunias
YELLOW RIBBONS & MORE
SOLDIERS & SAILORS RELIEF ACT
4ID HISTORIAN
MARINE CORP HOTLINE
DIRECTOR'S AREA - NEIL HALLORAN
The US Central Command webpage, http://www.centcom.mil, features news, photos, audio and video from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. If you’d like to receive the weekly electronic newsletter and monthly Coalition Bulletin, just ask.
Thank you!
SPC C. Flowers
CENTCOM Public Affairs
Greetings family members:
I have attached the latest Veteran's flyer from our good friend Ed Aulman, Director of Vet Affairs, Nassau County. Some good news for our Vets.
Take care and God bless our family members serving in harms way.
Neil Halloran
Director of Operations
If you know of Military that are not getting mail and want to let people know, email me. I will keep a list and pass it along with care and security in mind.
CHECK OUT THIS SITE - Troops in Touch
Designed & produced interactive postcards that deployed parents can send to their kids and each card is like a little "gift" with a design to color, connect the dots, or do a maze. There is room on address side of the cards for a short message from the parent. The website is www.createmygift.com -once you get to the Home Page, you can click on the "Military" link on the left side and then read about the "Troops In Touch" cards on that page.
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