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Messages: Total:
Thank You Messages
Kids Take Action
The Troops Respond
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309
45

Support Groups:
Armed Forces Foundation
Hugs Project (The)
The Hugs Project
Armed Services YMCA
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Stories:

Memorial Will Honor Fallen Troops
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2008 - A memorial in Oklahoma City will honor servicemembers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom while serving Afghanistan and Iraq. Article

Project Sews Relief for Deployed Troops
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2006 - Karen Stark has found her mission organizing groups through "The Hugs Project," a nonprofit organization manufacturing reusable neck scarves and helmet liners to keep deployed troops cool. Article

Injured Marine Inspires Oklahoma DJ, Community
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2005 - David Kelso's trip to Iraq started out as an experiment to figure out how to broadcast radio live from the Middle East. But it turned into much more after the Oklahoma City disk jockey was introduced to a group of Marines from his area. Article

School Hosts Lemonade Stand to Support Troops
ENID, Oklahoma, April 19, 2005 - On April 11, the Cimarron Montessori School in Enid, Okla., hosted a lemonade stand to raise money for the Enid, America Supports You campaign. The youngsters, ranging between the ages of 5 and 10 years old, raised more than $600. Article

City Rally Kicks Off Initiative to Support Troops
ENID, Oklahoma, April 1, 2005 - This north-central Oklahoma city has shown for more than 60 years that it supports the men and women of the U.S. military. And it wasn’t shy about loudly expressing that support at a rally March 31 in which Enid joined the Defense Department’s “America Supports You” program. Article

Oklahoma Town Takes 'America Supports You' a Step Further
ENID, Oklahoma, April 1, 2005 - The prairie town that sprung from a land grab on Sept. 16, 1893, has evolved into Enid, Okla., a city that’s proudly proclaiming “Enid Supports You” to U.S. military servicemembers. The city showed the nation how a town supports its troops by joining the Defense Department’s “America Supports You” program March 31, the first community to form a partnership with the program. Article

America Supports You Program Highlights Resolve
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma, March 30, 2005 - American servicemembers have demonstrated their resolve to win the war on terror countless times, but sometimes they wonder if Americans back home understand the situation. That’s why the military’s America Supports You program is so important, said Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers. Article

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