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VOICE is a monthly disability support, education, social, and information group for individuals with disabilities and families who have disabled member (s). VOICE is also open to rehabilitation providers, therapists, counselors, social workers, or anyone else who is interested.  Anyone with any type of disabilities (s) or challenge (s) are welcome.

Our 200,000 volunteer members in over 20 different teams and programs operate internationally to provide letters, care packages, and comfort items to the deployed, and support for their families here at home.  We also provide assistance to the wounded, continuing support for veterans, remembrances and comfort for families of the fallen, and immediate response to unique difficulties.   Through special projects, dedicated teams and individuals supporting our troops, we make a visible difference in the lives of our servicemembers and their families.

May no soldier go unloved.
May no soldier walk alone.
May no soldier be forgotten,
Until they all come home.

 

Soldiers' Angels Operation Outreach

Supporting the Families of Deployed Heroes

"There is a group of people far more deserving of recognition than us soldiers. It is the military spouse. My wife is in xxxxxxxx taking care of my two beautiful daughters. Please someone give her some support."

The purpose of Operation Outreach is to offer support to military families at home. We have had many requests from our Heroes asking for items not for themselves, but for their families at home. Deployment isn't just hard on a Hero, it's extraordinarily difficult for their family as well.

Families worry, and struggle, and sacrifice, and Operation Outreach seeks to say "Thank You" to these unsung hometown Heroes. We are working to let our Heroes know that while they protect us over there, we will help look out for their families here at home.





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Iraq War Today is...

...News and photos of Heroes deployed to the Middle East and elsewhere. IWT is dedicated to all of our military Heroes - past, present and future.


Iraq War Today is proud to be archived by the Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/minerva/).

 

America Supports You is a Department of Defense program that provides opportunities for citizens to show their support for the US Armed Forces.  The program was launched in 2004 in an effort to highlight citizen support for our military men and women and communicate that support to the members of our Armed Forces at home and abroad, connects individuals, organizations and companies to hundreds of homefront groups offering a variety of support to the military community, connects military service members and their families to homefront groups that provide assistance. The website, www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil, provides a one-stop location for citizens and service members to connect with hundreds organizations eager to help. Homefront groups show support in many ways including writing letters and e-mails, sending care packages, offering scholar­ships and helping the wounded when they return home.  Dozens of corporations, recognized on the website, are also America Supports You supporters.

Seattle-based Newsvine, Inc. was launched in March 2006 by a small team of like-minded colleagues with one purpose: to build a perfectly different, perfectly efficient way to read, write, and interact with the news.

Founded by veterans of Disney, ESPN, and other media organizations, the mission of Newsvine is to bring together big and little media in a way which respects established journalism and empowers the individual at the same time.

At Newsvine, you can read stories from established media organizations like the Associated Press and ESPN as well as individual contributors from all around the world. Placement of stories is determined by a multitude of factors including freshness, popularity, and reputation. Contribution is open to all, and editorial judgement is in the hands of the community.


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