Move America Forward - Contribute to the Largest Care Package Drive in History

by Matthew K. Tabor on June 26, 2008

Move America Forward is an unprecedented fundraiser to send packages to our soldiers in the Middle East - you can make contributions both small and large.

And I don’t care how much you’re paying for gas - cut something out for a day or two and drop a gift to our troops.

Two men who I knew - neither close friends, but both were men who I’m proud to have known - served in Iraq and are gone. One was killed there, the other after his discharge. Last week I came up with a list of people I knew from high school and college who are serving or have served in Iraq/Afghanistan. It wasn’t a short list.

Since my name isn’t on that list, and yours likely isn’t either, the least we can do is send a few gifts their way to show our love and appreciation.

As I listened to today’s broadcast, the hosts relayed a call from a veteran of the Vietnam War. He said that in 1967, he received a Christmas package from someone unknown - it was a random send - filled with cookies. It was the only Christmas present he got that year, and he’s never forgotten that.

Again, take a minute to throw our guys and gals some gifts. They, like that Vietnam vet, won’t ever forget it.

A live stream of the event, which is loaded with all sorts of personalities, is at HotAir.

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Sandlee Fairbanks 06.27.08 at 3:05 pm

You all are AWESOME. We put all our Love, Trust, Respect and Prayers towards YOU daily. You are such a Blessing to us.

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