In the news this weekend
July 27, 2008 by Nicki Faulk
Published in the Tuscaloosa News this morning:
Brandon C. Matthews, a 2006 graduate of Linden High School, completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
Congratulations, Brandon!
Also, this story was featured in Friday’s edition of The Enterprise Ledger:
Local woman baking homemade cakes to send to soldiers in Iraq
It’s in Nancy Helms’ nature to be giving and the soldiers in Iraq are benefiting from her generosity.
Helms has been baking homemade pound cakes at Country Best Farm in Enterprise for several months and because of an idea and “the Lord telling me to do this,” she is now sending the homemade cakes to soldiers from Coffee County who are stationed in Iraq…
Read the entire article here.
Thank you, Nancy!
Give A Veteran Some Tank Support
July 24, 2008 by Nicki Faulk
I received the following release via Lori at the SA VA Team:
Soldiers’ Angels VA Team Announces New Project
PASADENA, CA July 19, 2008 – Thousands of troops are returning home and making regular trips to their local VA Hospital for evaluation, treatment or rehabilitation, and regular health care. With the high cost of gas, these vital trips are becoming more and more of a burden for some veterans.
Now the Soldiers’ Angels VA Team is stepping up to help with the Tank Support program. Grateful Americans can help give a veteran some “tank support” by purchasing a gasoline gift card. All gas cards received will be sent to the VA Hospitals across the country to help ensure returning OEF/OIF Veterans get the checkups and medical care they need.
“It’s so important that our returning heroes get regular evaluations and basic healthcare after having been in combat,” says Soldiers’ Angels founder Patti Patton-Bader. “The Tank Support program is an important way to help veterans to stay on top of their ongoing healthcare needs.”
Supportive Americans can help returning veterans by purchasing a $10.00 gas card today at any chain gas station in their area, or ordering online through www.svmcards.net and using the shipping address below. People can also make a donation to the Soldiers’ Angels Veterans’ Support Team at www.soldiersangels.org and indicate that it is for the Tank Support program.
Gas cars should be mailed to:
Soldiers’ Angels Tank Support
914 Tourmaline Dr.
Newbury Park, CA 91320Soldiers’ Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of U.S. military and their families. Comprised of 200,000 volunteer members in over twenty different teams and programs, their activities include letters, care packages, and comfort items to the deployed, and support for their families at home. They also provide assistance to the wounded, continuing support for veterans, remembrances and comfort for families of the fallen, and immediate response to unique difficulties. For more info – www.soldiersangels.org or soldiersangels@gmail.com
Local family welcomes one of their own
July 23, 2008 by Nicki Faulk
There’s a great article posted on the Baldwin County Now site about a Rosinton family who welcome home one of their own: Will Stanback. He served in Iraq with the 1387th Quartermaster Unit of the Army National Guard, which is from Greenville, Mississippi, also known as the “Waterdawgs.”
You can read the whole article here.
Welcome home, Will!
Fort Rucker soldiers return from Iraq
July 21, 2008 by Nicki Faulk
A friend of mine emailed me this morning about something published yesterday in the Dothan Eagle. A very touching story detailing the recent return of the 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group at Fort Rucker, including one couple who met through Soldiers’ Angels!
Read the entire story here.
Barons host Military Appreciation Night, July 12th
July 7, 2008 by Nicki Faulk
The Birmingham Barons will be celebrating Military Appreciation Night Saturday, July 12th, when they take on the Carolina Mudcats.
According to the Patriot Guard Riders site, “the Birmingham Barons will be honoring those veterans who have served our country and soldiers who are presently active duty with a discounted $3.00 General Admission ticket.”
Sounds good to me!
For more information, you can call the Birmingham Barons at (205) 988-3200 or visit their website at www.barons.com.
Anyone interested in joining the Patriot Guard Riders in the infield should contact them at their website, www.patriotguard.org.
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