WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Just in time for the holidays, Wounded Warriors Family Support, a leading non-profit, military family assistance organization, has launched a new webpage, “Messages of Hope,” www.supportwoundedwarriors.org, to help raise funds for Wounded Warriors Family Support programs. Significant among them is the building of the very special Wounded Warriors Family Support [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Boise, Idaho, was recently recognized by an independent group for reducing its environmental impact. The U.S. Green Building Council recently awarded its “gold” rating for the construction design of the 25,000 square-foot facility. “We continue to take steps to assess and [...]
AMERICANS RECOVERED: 1,724 Americans are now listed by Defense POW/MIA Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. Inmid-December, DPMO posted the names of Staff Sergeant (SSG) Robert Griffith, USA, of GA, and civilians James Ackley and Clarence Driver, both of CA, as no longer missing. SSG Griffith’s remains were recovered November [...]
NEWTOWN, Pa., Dec. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today pledged to donate $400,000 to the Washington Crossing Historical Park in Washington Crossing, Pa. The park, which has experienced recent state budget cuts, is visited by more than one hundred thousand tourists each year. Lockheed Martin’s donation will fund the addition of a dedicated [...]
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 24 /PRNewswire/ — In the spirit of the holiday season, Scion, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, has launched a special holiday toy program which helps servicemen and women currently deployed overseas to send their children a miniature die cast or plush tC at no cost, along with a personalized message from [...]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Wounded Warrior Project and Under Armour (NYSE: UA) today announced the results of the online auction of custom Under Armour gameday jerseys worn by University of South Carolina and University of Maryland football players against University of Florida and Virginia Tech, respectively, on November 14 for the first Wounded [...]
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It may not be mom’s home cooking, but the Defense Logistics Agency is making sure deployed troops eat a meal that tastes just as good. There are thousands of troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan who won’t be able to celebrate the holidays with their loved ones. But that doesn’t [...]
CLOVIS, Calif., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ — The new Fairfield Inn & Suites in Clovis has joined forces with the United States Marine Corps in this year’s annual Toys for Tots drive. The goal of Toys for Tots is to gather new and unwrapped toys for needy families in the Central Valley. Fairfield Inn and Suites [...]
VAN NUYS, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ — With the classic roar of freedom catching their attention, over 1200 Operation Gratitude volunteers witnessed the presentation of the organization’s historic 500,000th care package, as a custom motorcycle drove onto the Armory Drill floor carrying keys for Two Harley Davidson Sportsters. The keys, along with several other unique [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ — “For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots” (www.forloveofliberty.com) – the untold saga of African Americans’ courageous service to their country – will premiere on public television in February 2010, coinciding with Black History Month. (Check local listings.) Hosted by Halle Berry, narrated by Avery Brooks, and [...]