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Books for Soldiers Need Your Attention

May 7th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Books for Soldiers In 2007, we shipped care packages filled with books, movies, music, chapstick, tube socks and who knows what else to over 17,000 troops. That is a record and so are our bills. Everything went up this year – bandwidth, hosting, rent, care package items and most importantly POSTAGE! Now, 2008 is projected to be our heaviest year yet and we need your help more than ever. With more soldiers deployed than any single time since 9-11, canceled stop-losses, increased tour length and more work for our troops to do, our soldiers need us the most right now. Books for Soldiers operates totally on donations and usually this is a month-to-month operation. Please help where you can. Books for Soldiers is a Red Grail charity, a Not-For-Profit corporation registered in North … Read entire article »

Filed under: Charity, Military

War Has Little Affect on Children’s Spirits

March 28th, 2008 | Comments Off

War Has Little Affect on Children’s Spirits

Army Sgt. Caroline Roman helps Parmina, an Afghan child who lost her eyesight due to an IED, manuever small magnets onto a board. Scattered on the bed are other toys, including a jump rope, a soccer ball, a stuffed duck, and building toys. For service members stationed in Afghanistan, the term “Improvised Explosive Device” is commonly used. Many Soldiers know someone who has been involved in a blast, while many more have experienced it firsthand. But … Read entire article »

Filed under: Afghanistan, Rebuilding, War on Terror