A Special Ceremony for Soldiers on Leave
Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation honored bay area service members on holiday leave from Iraq and Afghanistan with “Operation Welcome Home.”
KCBS: “The Sentinels, a nonprofit that offers support to soldiers that are injured while serving in the military, honored six members of the Army, Air Force and Marines from the Tri-Valley for their service and sacrifice….” Read the full story.
KTVU: “It was an emotional homecoming for some bay area service members who managed to make it back from Iraq or Afghanistan just in time for the holidays.” Watch the full video.
Jose’s Homecoming Result Of A Lot Of Work, Hope
TAMPA – When the neurologist told Nelida Bagley her son wouldn’t survive his brain injury, all she could do was scream.
“You’re lying. My son is not going to die,” she wailed into the telephone before throwing it against the wall. READ MORE »
Operation Homefront brings some extra holiday cheer
By Two-year-old Lilly Florio tore the wrapping off a children’s DVD, then put her hands in the air as if she’d scored a touchdown.
In a way, she had. An early version of Santa’s sleigh arrived Tuesday afternoon, stocked with gifts for Lilly and her three older siblings. READ MORE »
Legislator helps Jacob’s Light Foundation with supplies for troops
Suffolk County Legis. Steve Stern (D-Huntington) chairman of the Veterans and Seniors Committee, joined with dozens of volunteers to help the Jacob’s Light Foundation with its year-end packing of holiday cheer for our troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Stern also awarded a $1,000 legislative grant to the foundation to help defray the cost of shipping the care packages overseas. READ MORE »
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund: World Class Medical Facility Breaks Ground for Military Personnel to Combat Traumatic Brain Injury at National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, MD – The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary, Department of Defense, the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable James Peake, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rear Admiral Richard R. Jeffries, Commander, National Naval Medical Center, READ MORE »
Applications Now Accepted for National Military Family Association Military Spouse Scholarship Program
For Immediate Distribution
Contact:
Michelle Joyner
703-931-6632
publicrelations@nmfa.org
http://www.nmfa.org/
ALEXANDRIA, VA December 9, 2008 — The National Military Family Association is accepting applications for its Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship Program. READ MORE »
NEW LAWYERS SERVING WARRIORS™ PROGRAM HELPS IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN VETERANS GET BENEFITS AND HEALTHCARE THEY DESERVE
NVLSP Advocates say free legal services for wounded and discharged veterans will help those returning from war with PTSD and other injuries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2008
WASHINGTON – Legal eagles are descending into the emerging healthcare crisis over how injured and disabled veterans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are treated READ MORE »
