Military Channel's 'Operation V-Day' Nears
Beginning at 6 a.m. on Feb. 14, Discovery Communications' Military Channel plans to launch "Operation V-Day," a 24-hour commercial-free airing of messages from troops around the world to their loved ones in the states.
The channel also plans to begin airing troop-recorded videos for a new feature showing the personal stories of the men and women stationed overseas.
Let me tell you about why you guys own about 90 percent of the backbone in the whole world right now and should be happy with yourselves and proud of whom you are.
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Do you know how important you are? Do you know how indispensable you are? Do you know how humbly grateful any of us who has a head on his shoulders is to you? Do you know that if you never do another thing in your lives, you will always still be heroes? That we could live without Hollywood or Wall Street or the NFL, but we cannot live for a week without you?
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You are everything to us, as we go through our little days, and you are in the prayers of the nation and of every decent man and woman on the planet. That's who you are and what you mean. I hope you know that. Full Article
Cyber Thieves Target Travel Card Holders
Servicemembers should be on the lookout for suspicious e-mails asking for personal account information relating to government travel charge cards. Cyber extortionists have attempted to steal identities by posing as representatives from Bank of America, the company that handles government charge accounts. The extortionists solicit information using scare tactics such as claiming that an account will be cancelled unless the user renews information on another site. The thieves are getting people to enter their personal information, and they are gaining access to their accounts. With that information, they can set up a credit card in a person's name and ruin their credit.
States Declare Silver Star Day
Thanks to the efforts of Silver Star Families of America, the states of Indiana, New Mexico, Illinois, North Carolina, and Louisiana have proclaimed May 1 as "Silver Star Day" to honor the nation's wounded servicemembers. The group would like to establish May 1 as a national day of observance in every state that would honor America's wounded servicemembers. Individuals wanting to help represent Silver Star Day in a their state should contact Janie Orman, the group's vice president, or Steve Newton, Silver Star Families of America's president and co-founder. For more information, including contact information, visit the Silver Star Families website.
VA Promotes Weight Management
The MOVE! program - "Managing Overweight Veterans Everywhere" - encourages veterans enrolled in VA care to get in shape and also offers information to family members and anyone trying to lose weight at www.move.va.gov where a questionnaire helps identify personal barriers to weight control. The questions link to about 100 informational materials on the site. VA started MOVE! to encourage veterans to increase their physical activity and improve their nutrition.
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