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12/30/03:
Coldwell
Banker adopts Army platoon in Iraq
WINCHESTER,
VA -- The Winchester Coldwell Banker Residential
Brokerage office is currently collecting much
needed items to ship to a United States Army platoon
stationed in Iraq.
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12/29/03:
A
family tradition, the American dream, Operation
Interdependence®
SHERBURNE
COUNTY, IL -- When Ron Chaffee began drag racing
back in the late sixties, it was just for fun.
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12/19/03:
Bringing
home to heroes for the holidays… Operation
Interdependence®
WINAMAC,
IN -- One of the true virtues of the United States
is the responsiveness of its citizens to underprivileged
individuals at this time of year.
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12/17/03:
Celebrities
and students recognize BLT Weapons Company Marines
and Sailors
CAMP
HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A company of 31st Marine
Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)
Marines gathered together for yet another mandatory
muster, Jan. 31. The occasional and all too familiar
"I wonder what this is all about" and
"How long this will take" phrases floated
around the Palms Non-Commissioned Officer's Club.
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12/06/03:
Women's
club ships gifts to U.S. troops
THOUSAND
OAKS, CA -- Daryl Reynolds of Thousand Oaks loves
the fact that the troops stationed in the Middle
East are enjoying the packages she and her women's
club send monthly.
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12/04/03:
Local
volunteers making a difference for overseas soldiers
WINAMAC,
IN --It's another example of how sometimes the
smallest towns make the biggest impact.
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12/03/03:
Bayonne
family sending care packages to soldiers
BAYONNE,
NJ -- One Bayonne family is doing its part to
support troops in Iraq, the Middle East and abroad
by sending care packages to them.
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12/03/03:
A
Soldier's Thanksgiving
LAKE
STEVENS, WA -- Gunnery Sergeant Carter Wolbaum
knows what it’s like to be thousands of
miles from his home in Lake Stevens. Wolbaum returned
from Kuwait in July, after serving there with
the Marine Corps Reserves since last December.
He also knows what it’s like to know people
back home are thinking about him.
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12/1/03:
Letters
from the front to Operation Interdependence®
USAFNS
-- Letters from the front.
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11/15/03:
Marines
get a little comfort
LAKE
STEVENS, WA -- There were movies and ramen noodles,
foot powder and feminine hygiene products.
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10/02/03:
Navy
League honors Sea Cadets and war veteran
MOJAVE,
CA -- Nearly one hundred people attended a barbecue
for the Bakersfield Council Navy League at Mojave
Airport Saturday, at the Hansen Hangar, honoring
the O'Callahan Division Sea Cadets and L/CPL Spencer
Hale, USMC, E Co BLT 2/1 15th MEU, recently returned
from Operation Iraqi Freedom, and stationed at
Camp Pendleton.
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| 9/13/03:
Operation Interdependence®
welcomes troops home
OCEANSIDE,
CA ---- Camp Pendleton Marines were the guests
of honor at The Show Palace in Oceanside on Saturday
as Operation Interdependence® welcomed the
troops back home. More
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| 9/8/03:
Troops Phone Cards
SEEN
ON ABC7 — Like many Americans, your desire
to provide assistance and comfort to our deployed
Troops may be outweighed by the difficulty of
doing so. More
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| 8/26/03:
OI® Center in Tupelo
MS bares the heat to reach the troops!
DALLAS,
TX —
The
temperature was a sweltering 93 degrees about
6 p.m. Friday, according to an electric sign on
Tupelo's McCullough Boulevard. For Kelly Scott,
it felt even hotter in the warehouse where she
was working. More
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| 7/8/03:
USF Bestway supports troops
DALLAS,
TX —
When
duty calls, USF Bestway Inc. answers. On June
27 Operation Interdependence® (OI®),
needed to transport 43,560 pounds of donated care
package products from Dallas, Texas, to Camp Pendleton,
California, with the final destination to US Armed
Forces still in Iraq. Gary Beggs, President of
the Scottsdale, AZ-based LTL (less-than-truckload)
motor carrier and his team responded immediately.
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| 7/6/03:
CBDFW's Community-wide effort
to gather care package goods for overseas military
gets "a huge thanks you" from troops in
Iraq
IRVING,
TX – July 6, 2003 - American troops serving
overseas during the ongoing Mideast conflict are
far away from home in difficult circumstances,
but many are receiving packages from U.S. friends
during Operation KLIF-Radio Care Package. A recent
letter from an Army National Guard officer in
Iraq illustrates how important the donation program
has been for his division. More
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| 6/03/03:
BMC
Supports Operation Interdependence®
BAYONNE,
NJ —
Spearheaded
by the Ward family of Bayonne, and in particular
the Ward children, Bayonne Medical Center (BMC)
is proudly participating in Operation Interdependence®.
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| 5/10/03:
Schoolchildren
sending letters and treats to deployed military
OCEANSIDE,
CA – Jessica Hartmann's little fingers moved
quickly as she filled dozens of ziploc bags with
her favorite treats to be sent to Marines stationed
in Iraq.
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| 4/19/03:
Bags
and boxes, love and caring mesh with students to
become a part of history
CARLSBAD,
CA —
The
table was piled high with plastic bags. Inside
were gum and candy, magazines and more. And notes
of love and encouragement, scrawled in a beginner's
printing or handwriting. More
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| 3/27/03:
Troops get comfort from home
in baggies
SAN
DIEGO, CA —
One
man can make a difference. And for thousands of
American troops far from home, Albert R. Renteria
is that man. More
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| 3/24/03:
Students gathering supplies
for Marines overseas
OCEANSIDE,
CA —
Teachers
James Harris and Collette Maranda, student council
advisors at Oceanside's Nichols Elementary School,
are teaching their students respect and compassion
for others through acts of kindness by collecting
items that can be sent overseas to military personnel
in war zones.
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| 02/01/03:
Pupils Tuck Small Reminders
of Home in Marines' Aid Packs
FALL
BROOK, CA —
Letters
from all 230 Garden Park students are starting
to make their way this week to Marines stationed
in Kuwait. The children are helping Operation
Interdependence®, a volunteer effort based
in the San Diego County community of Fallbrook,
send aid packages to military personnel stationed
overseas.
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| 1/17/03:
Operation Interdependence®
endures the long deployment
CAMP
PENDLETON, CA — Thousands
of Marines are deployed all over the world every
year. They endure long absences from home sometimes
in some of the most austere places on earth. Sometimes
they might need a new toothbrush or some socks.
Maybe they crave a piece of candy or a cookie,
but those items aren’t too easily come by
in some areas where the Corps operates. More
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| 1/04/03:
Program Mails Taste of Home
ORANGE
COUNTY, CA —
Shaving
kits. Candy. Beef jerky. Greeting cards from school
kids. Such gifts from the home front have long
been a morale booster for American troops serving
overseas. More
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