National Military Family Association and Armed Services YMCA Selected for DoD Military Family Readiness Council
Last month, the Department of Defense (DoD) convened the Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC) that was mandated in the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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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
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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 »
