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USS Chafee DDG-90
Deployment Feb. 24th, 2009
This page is dedicated to the brave men and women who proudly serve aboard the greatest
Warship in the world!  
Thank you all for your service and sacrifice.
Sailor's Creed

I am a United States Sailor.

I will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States of
America and I will obey the orders of
those appointed over me.

I represent the fighting spirit of the
Navy and all who have gone before
me to defend freedom and
democracy around the world.

I proudly serve my country’s Navy
combat team with Honor, Courage
and Commitment .

I am committed to excellence and the
fair treatment of all.
Military Wife

I wear no uniform, no blues or army greens.
But I am in the military . . .
. . . within the ranks seldom seen.

I have no rank upon my shoulders.
Orders I do not give.
But the military world. . .
. . . is the place I proudly live.

My spouse is a patriot,
taking a brave and pride-filled stand.
And the call to serve our country. . .
. . . not all can understand.

Behind the lines I see the things,
required to keep this country free.
My sailor makes the sacrifice. . .
. . . but so do our kids and me.

I'm not in the chain of command,
orders I do not get.
But my sailor is the one who does. . .
. . . this I cannot forget.

I'm not the one who fires the weapon,
who puts my life on the line.
But my job is just as tough. . .
. . . For I'm the one that's left behind.

I love the one I married.
The Navy is his life.
But I stand among the silent ranks . . .
. . . known as the Military Wife.
DawnMarie Borders
If the music does not start automatically, please press play on the audio player and enjoy the music .... a
song that brings understanding of WHY the brave men & women of the armed forces do what they do.
Listen to the words, they are very fitting.
"Toby Keith ~ Courtesy of the Red White and Blue"
Department of Defense program dedicated to communicating citizens’ support to the men and women serving in our Armed Forces and their families. America Supports You currently lists more than 350 non-profit groups that are devoted to helping our service men and women. These groups provide a multitude of services, including financial assistance, sending care packages and letters, and helping our wounded warriors.
A cooperative initiative with various organizations across the country, Angels 'n Camouflage, Inc. reinforces the importance and advantages of supporting our Veterans and Deployed Service Members. Since its inception in 2002, Angels 'n Camouflage, Inc. has helped thousands of veterans and troops through 'Mail Call', and emergency assistance for those veterans homeless or injured from combat.
Our mission is to raise funds for Injured Marines and their families. Our severely wounded Marines continue to fight battles here at home with their struggle to adjust to their injuries. Our mission is to provide financial support to injured Marines while they continue their long road to recovery. As stated in our Bi-laws, Family & Friends For Freedom Fund, Inc is organized exclusively for charitable purposes to provide financial aid to injured marines and their families, as well as post traumatic stress disorder cases from war, and all branches of the U.S Military as the need arises.
The Fallen Patriot Fund of The Mark Cuban Foundation was established to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Financial resources are vital to enhancing the sustainability of the family unit who has suffered a loss because their loved one sacrificed him/herself for freedom. Within that group, grant recipients will be selected in accordance with criteria established by The Mark Cuban Foundation. All proceeds will be disbursed.
The Mission of Freedom Alliance is to advance the American heritage of freedom by honoring and encouraging military service, defending the sovereignty of the United States and promoting a strong national defense.
Gathering of Eagles is non-partisan. While each member has his or her own political beliefs, our common love and respect for America and her heroes is what brings us together. We are a non-violent, non-confrontational group. We look to defend, not attack. Our focus is guarding our memorials and their grounds. We believe that the war memorials are sacred ground; as such, we will not allow them to be desecrated, used as props for political statements, or treated with anything less than the solemn and heartfelt respect they–and the heroes they honor–deserve
Operation Hero Miles was created by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger in cooperation with close to a dozen United States Airlines in October, 2003. When started, the program allowed troops stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan to fly home on leave for free. It now gives family members of wounded servicemen and women free plane tickets to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across the country. Operation Hero Miles gives ordinary citizens an opportunity to help our troops in a very direct way that makes a real difference in their lives.
It is the firm conviction of HirePatriots.com that the honorable and often hazardous service our Armed Forces and their families have volunteered to perform for the defense of our country: Going whenever and wherever our Presidents orders them, that they should be held in highest esteem within the hearts of all their countrymen. Veterans and Transitioning Military Personnel: The companies that Post their jobs and Banners on HirePatriots.com are Military Friendly. Tens of thousands come to this site to find their next employees. Please Register and Post Your Resume.
Sergeant Brian Horn from LaPlata, Maryland, an Army Infantry Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade was in the Kirkuk area of Iraq when he started the idea of Any Soldier® to help care for his soldiers. He agreed to distribute packages that came to him with
Disabled American Veterans of the War on Terror must struggle every day to overcome life-changing sacrifices such as the loss of a limb, significant burns, and the reality of being in a wheel chair. The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes was created to provide a way for individuals, corporations and others to support our troops by helping severely wounded and disabled Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their families rebuild their lives.
TAPS provides ongoing emotional help, hope, and healing to all who are grieving the death of a loved one in military service to America, regardless of relationship to the deceased, geography, or circumstance of the death. TAPS meets its mission by providing peer-based support, crisis care, casualty casework assistance, and grief and trauma resources.
Hundreds of thousands of American Service Members are deployed in hostile and remote regions of the world, including the Middle East, Afghanistan, and on ships throughout international waters. The physical conditions they must endure are difficult and they may be separated from loved ones for long periods of time. OPERATION GRATITUDE seeks to lift morale and put smiles on faces by sending care packages addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed overseas. OPERATION GRATITUDE care packages contain food, hygiene products, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation, all wrapped with good wishes of love and support.
VFW Operation Uplink™ was launched in 1996 to connect active-duty troops and hospitalized veterans with their loved ones. The program uses contributions from supporters to purchase phone time for the men and women who are serving -- or have served -- this great nation, as well as hospitalized veterans.
On May 18, 2004, a small group of concerned Marine Corps spouses founded the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund to provide financial grants and other assistance to the Marines, sailors, and families of those injured serving our nation. In the summer of 2004, General Alfred M. Gray, the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, two retired general officers, and a retired sergeant major joined them. The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund has had over 1,400 cases and given more than $2.7 million in grants to our wounded heroes and their families.
As a volunteer-based nonprofit, we have over 30 different teams supporting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Through special projects, dedicated teams and individuals supporting our troops, we make a visible difference in the lives of our service members and their families
The purposes of the corporation shall be: to perpetuate the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., and the memory of all the men and women who have served our country as members of the Armed Forces; the further object of this organization shall be patriotic, educational, social, and for service; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States; to educate our members and others not to divulge military, naval, or other Government information; to assist in veterans' ceremonies, to attend patriotic rallies and meetings; to foster true democracy; to care for the unsupported mothers who gave their sons to the service of the Nation; to aid in bringing about recognition of the need of permanent civilian defense for each community and to ever be alert against invasion of un-American activities; to uphold the American institutions of freedom, justice, and equal rights, and to defend the United States from all enemies.
Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 2004. This organization is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. We assist severely injured Servicemen and Women and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and then coordinating the process of building a new home or adapting an existing home for handicapped accessibility. The finished home is then given to the veteran.
The USO is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the troops by providing morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform. The original intent of Congress — and enduring style of USO delivery — is to represent the American people by extending a touch of home to the military. The USO currently operates more than 135 centers worldwide, including ten mobile canteens located in the continental United States and overseas.
The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, To help severely injured service members aid and assist each other, and To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.
... And May We Never Ever Forget
In Support of Our Troops
& Veterans,
Please Support These Sites & Donate
If You Can....
AmericaSupportsYou.mil
USO.org
HomesForOurTroops.org
AngelsnCamouflage.org
SaluteHeroes.org
OperationUpLink.com
SoldiersAngels.com
AnySoldier.com
FreedomAlliance.org
HeroMiles.org
TAPS.org
OPGratitude.com
FallenPatriotFund.org
BlueStarMothers.org
SemperFiFund.org
WoundedWarriorProject.org
InjuredMarinesFund.org
www.gatheringOfEagles.org
www.hirepatriots.com
VetJobs makes it easy to reach transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members and veterans that have separated over the last several decades and are now productive members of the civilian work force in all disciplines, and their family members. VetJobs is a leading source for candidates with security clearances!
vetjobs.com
FreedomIsNotFree.com
FREEDOM IS NOT FREE, a California based 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, is proud to serve the brave men and women of the military and their families. Since its establishment in 2005, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE has raised funds to serve,support, and increase awareness with the aim of easing our heroes' and their families' burdens. We have assisted with travel expenses for families of fallen heroes; purchased
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