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Colorado Group to Sponsor Educational Seminar American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2008 - Military families, mental health professionals, educators, pastors and other interested parties are invited to attend an educational seminar addressing issues facing military families who don't live near installations.   Full article...

Ships Deploy to Support Georgia Humanitarian Assistance Mission American Forces Press Service NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 21, 2008 - Two Navy ships and a Coast Guard cutter are transporting humanitarian relief supplies to Georgia.   Full article...

North Carolina Group Honors State's Fallen By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2008 - More than 100 runners are expected to participate in a 99-mile run Aug. 23-24 hosted by a Greenville, N.C.-based care package group in honor of the 117 North Carolinians who have lost their lives serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.   Full article...

Kids Turn Tart Drink Into Sweet Support for Troops By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 - One Florida neighborhood's younger residents recently turned a simple lemonade stand, the ages-old financial bastion of kids looking to make some pocket change, into a fundraiser to help out an area troop-support group.  Full article...

Union Pacific Builds on Military Heritage by Supporting Guard By Sara Moore American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 - Union Pacific is a company that is proud of its strong ties with the military. Hundreds of thousands of Civil War veterans helped build the first transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, which was considered vital to national defense. During World War I and II, the railroad canteen in North Platte, Neb., was a resting place for many troops on their way overseas.   Full article...

Arizona Guard Evacuates Victims of Canyon Flooding By Air Force Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 - At least 14 Arizona Army National Guard soldiers and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters continued to assist in the evacuation and emergency care of residents and campers near the Grand Canyon yesterday after heavy rains overflowed the Redlands Earthen Dam and cut off routes to a remote village and reservation.  Full article...

Army Marksman Wins Gold in Skeet By Tim Hipps Special to American Forces Press Service BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2008 - (Tim Hipps works in the U.S. Army Family and Moral, Welfare and Recreation Command Public Affairs Office.) U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooter Pfc. Vincent Hancock set two Olympic records and prevailed in a four-target shoot-off against Norway's Tore Brovold to win the gold medal in men's skeet on the Beijing Shooting Range.  Full article...

Florida National Guard Prepares for Tropical Storm Fay By John Myatt Special to American Forces Press Service TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 18, 2008 - The Florida National Guard activated about 125 soldiers and airmen for its planning cells and alerted other units in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay as the storm approached Cuba over the weekend.   Full article...

Volunteers Unite to Serve Hospitalized Veterans By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2008 - For more than 60 years, a group of California-based volunteers has worked to ensure that no hospitalized veteran anywhere in the country making a worthwhile request gets "no" for an answer.   Full article...

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Colorado Group to Sponsor Educational Seminar
Thursday, 21 August 2008

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2008 - Military families, mental health professionals, educators, pastors and other interested parties are invited to attend an educational seminar addressing issues facing military families who don't live near installations.

Read more...
Ships Deploy to Support Georgia Humanitarian Assistance Mission
Thursday, 21 August 2008

American Forces Press Service

NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 21, 2008 - Two Navy ships and a Coast Guard cutter are transporting humanitarian relief supplies to Georgia.

Read more...
North Carolina Group Honors State's Fallen
Wednesday, 20 August 2008

By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2008 - More than 100 runners are expected to participate in a 99-mile run Aug. 23-24 hosted by a Greenville, N.C.-based care package group in honor of the 117 North Carolinians who have lost their lives serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Read more...
Kids Turn Tart Drink Into Sweet Support for Troops
Wednesday, 20 August 2008

By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 - One Florida neighborhood's younger residents recently turned a simple lemonade stand, the ages-old financial bastion of kids looking to make some pocket change, into a fundraiser to help out an area troop-support group.

Read more...
Union Pacific Builds on Military Heritage by Supporting Guard
Wednesday, 20 August 2008

By Sara Moore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 - Union Pacific is a company that is proud of its strong ties with the military. Hundreds of thousands of Civil War veterans helped build the first transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, which was considered vital to national defense. During World War I and II, the railroad canteen in North Platte, Neb., was a resting place for many troops on their way overseas.

Read more...
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