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A simple low cost way to let Soldiers serving overseas know that they are not forgotten!

Support American Soldiers
is a site that encourages people who are traveling through airports and elsewhere to be anonymous angels.

It really is as easy as anonymously covering a cup of coffee or meal to show thanks to those in harm’s way. A very small gesture that will be remembered, and cherished, by soldiers who volunteer to put their lives on the line for all Americans.

Operation Iraqi Children is a organization founded to help American soldiers provide school supplies to the little children in Iraq, Afghanistan and Djibouti.

This is a wonderful organization! From their site: Soldiers’ Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families.

One section of their organization I really like is the family outreach that helps soldiers families. Read their blog HERE.

There were many speaches, music and heartfelt moments today. I want to pay tribute to all those police, firefighters and emergency workers who risked their lives trying to save others in the twin towers. Below is a link to a site that is run by those people that helped after the attack on New York. They are still helping others. [clap, clap,clap]

I added a new widget to the sidebar (bottom right). Get your’s here. Will look for other fun items like this one.

I have been reading tons of info on WordPress. (This site is running the software.) Mostly learning about themes and plugins. So now I highly recommend a plugin I just installed today. WordPress Automatic upgrade helps you keep up to date with the lastest version of WordPress without the headache. Thumbs Up!

Thanks to everyone for coming to celebrate my son’s birthday! Thanks a bunch for all the wonderful gifts!! We had a fabulous time visiting with every one of you. Special thanks to my mom (Gran) and my brother (Unca Mike) who travelled such a long way to make his first birthday the best! Thanks to my buddy Dave for sending a special gift!

God Bless all of you!

Love you little fella!!!!

Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turn old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas in 2008. To do so, Cell Phones for Soldiers expects to collect 15,000 cell phones each month through a network of more than 3,000 collection sites across the country.