Posting History for Netroots For The Troops
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| Netroots For The Troops--A tiny FUNDRAISER!!! One of the great experiences I had at NN 2011 was volunteering for Netroots for the Troops. Yesterday, Chris (Electablog) asked for volunteers. I can't be at NN12 so I sadly could not throw my ... |
Tasini | 06/05/2012 | 2 | 8 | - | 38 |
| Dozens of Father's Days; Decades of Grief For thousands, Father's Day will mean only memories. Their fathers were killed in America's longest wars. |
brasch | 06/19/2011 | 3 | 2 | - | 37 |
| Mr Romney, what about the troops? It is unimaginable in today's world that while accepting the nomination from his party, a candidate for president wouldn't say a single word about the war in Afghanistan. And he wouldn't mention ... |
Kaneblues | 08/31/2012 | 3 | 8 | - | 27 |
| Welcome to today: April 15: NFTT edition It has been a while since I've had time to punch an installment of this diary series out, for which I apologize to my miniscule fan club. One of the things which has held me back is my team ... |
aravir | 04/15/2011 | 4 | 8 | - | 36 |
| R&BLer NFTT challenge: let's take it up a notch As you may know, the Readers and Book Lovers group has accepted ... |
aravir | 04/26/2011 | 4 | 7 | - | 58 |
| NFTT: DK birthday edition Here we are, celebrating the 9th birthday of our beloved orange juggernaut, Daily Kos. And ... |
aravir | 05/04/2012 | 4 | 14 | - | 34 |
| Vet Arts Profiled on PBS PBS Newshour ran an unusual program the other night, providing an insightful look at the Combat Paper Project that I’ve been working with for some time. “Finally tonight, transforming the ... |
Jan Barry | 05/02/2012 | 4 | 6 | - | 29 |
| R&BLers NFTT group challenge update Note: this diary is being written on Thursday, for Saturday morning release. I am away from the computers on weekends and holidays, but wanted to give you all a general idea of how we are doing.
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aravir | 04/23/2011 | 5 | 13 | - | 67 |
| Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts! Reposting for the Saturday crowd.
Hi, folks. As I wrote ... |
Eclectablog | 06/11/2011 | 5 | 10 | - | 55 |
| Netroots For The Troops Challenge Update I thought I give an update as to where the NFTT Daily Kos Group Challenge stands. There'... |
TexDem | 04/20/2011 | 6 | 22 | - | 57 |
| Air Education and Training Command: "Sexual Assault is a Crime" The Air Education and Training Command (AETC), those people that oversee all training in the Air Force, posted an article on line yesterday:
6/27/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- ... |
angelajean | 06/28/2012 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 82 |
| Netroots for the Troops - Songs For Soldiers This is just a quick diary ... and related to Netroots For The Troops in that this effort is also focused on helping our troops and veterans.
Today, in the Boston Globe, was this article: ‘... |
bjedward | 06/29/2012 | 6 | 11 | - | 41 |
| You got Questions? The Progressive Caucus has Answers! Not only do they have answers but they have two ways for you to get those answers!
Update: Rep. Grijalva has been invited to be on the Lawrence O'Donnell show on MSNBC at 8 pm EST sooo ... |
Spedwybabs | 04/11/2011 | 8 | 28 | - | 122 |
| Netroots For The Troops® Challenge Diary Reminder
Netroots For The Troops Challenge Diary
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 2:30 pm Eastern Time
A HUGE Netroots For The Troops® Challenge Diary will be posted on Tuesday, May 28th at 2:30 pm EDT/... |
TexDem | 05/28/2013 | 8 | 22 | - | - |
| Your Help is Needed - Please Recommend the NFTT Diary
A diary was posted earlier this afternoon and has slipped off of the Rec List. It is for a very worthwhile cause and it would help greatly if you could rec it . Thanks.
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JekyllnHyde | 05/28/2013 | 8 | 22 | 1 | - |
| Books That Changed My Life: NFTT Edition We have filled out the roster of diarists for the Books That Changed My Life series, through the end of May. A list of books already written about, and the list of impending diarists below the fold. |
aravir | 04/09/2011 | 9 | 13 | - | 113 |
| This Memorial Day, Let's Pay for Our Wars On Memorial Day , Americans in big cities, small towns and rural communities commemorate those who made the ... |
Jon Perr | 05/31/2011 | 9 | 13 | - | 46 |
| Netroots for the Troops® final fundraising push - Help us meet our goal! It takes a community...
Cross-posted from Eclectablog .
As the wars the United States is engaged in around the world wind down and our troops come home to great fanfare and welcoming parades, it'... |
Eclectablog | 05/29/2013 | 9 | 34 | 1 | - |
| Talking about Sexual Predators in Our Military On Live Radio at 3pm + Link to video Uniform Betrayal 91.7 VMFM Radio has invited me to speak about Sexual Predators in Our Military today at 3 PM. You can listen to the livestream and call in to ask questions at (570) 348-6202.
I won't lie to you, I'... |
angelajean | 07/09/2012 | 10 | 23 | - | 73 |
| NFTT Issues a Friendly challenge to All Daily Kos Groups - II Writers Note;
This was originally posted last night ... |
TexDem | 04/07/2011 | 11 | 35 | - | 141 |
| Readers and Book Lovers NFTT Final Call When we started this journey together, I truly believed we might be able to reach our $3000 goal for the NFTT group challenge. Based on the number of R&Bler group members, I calculated that am ... |
aravir | 05/14/2011 | 11 | 12 | - | 70 |
| We Fight Our Country’s Battles On Monday, March 19th, 2012 the swallows returned to Capistrano and a few miles away at Camp Pendleton, my son was deployed to Afghanistan along with 400 other United States Marines. My wife and I ... |
LCaseRussell | 03/23/2012 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 180 |
| Memorial Day! 'Flags In' Tradition and the Real Joe Biden Just a gathering of links on the start of this Memorial Day weekend to hopefully bring real reflection, not for those of us who've served or are serving but the 99% who never did nor are, and not ... |
jimstaro | 05/28/2012 | 11 | 15 | - | 109 |
| Cut Veterans Benefits? Hell No! Congress is looking at many ways to cut the deficit and the debt, but their most recent attempt would include cutting veterans benefits. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this would ... |
imobannon | 06/08/2011 | 12 | 16 | - | 61 |
| Have a spare rec or comment? bubbanomics wants to give away $1000 and you can help! Yes, my beloved kossacks, he does!
I'll match each dollar pledged herein.
I'll throw in a dollar for each rec.
I'll throw in a dime for each comment.
Up to a cap of $1,000 from me. That makes me ... |
Onomastic | 02/21/2012 | 12 | 28 | - | 150 |
| DK Quilt Guild: NFTT Community Quilt - We Need a Name for Our Quilt DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. ... |
Chinton | 03/11/2012 | 12 | 18 | - | 157 |
| Hacked AT&T-Yahoo Email I started getting notes from some of you as well as numerous others in my email contact list yesterday afternoon. I started trying to fix it then, to no avail.
It appears it wasn't just my account ... |
TexDem | 06/14/2012 | 12 | 17 | - | 209 |
| Photos: Honoring Sgt. Samuel Nichols, USMC Please see photographs at the link below:
Sgt. Samuel Nichols, USMC
Sam’s Retirement from the Marines
August 11, 2012
Today was Sam’s retirement ceremony from the Marines. He is officially ... |
WakeUpNeo | 08/12/2012 | 13 | 17 | - | 96 |
| Breaking! Pootie Strike Ends! (NFTT) Thursday a tragedy occurred here on Daily Kos. The pooties went on strike and their only demand was that everyone should contribute $ to Netroots for the Troops.
I'm thrilled to report you came ... |
Spedwybabs | 03/28/2011 | 14 | 29 | - | 158 |
| Netroots For The Troops round-up (Posted on behalf of the organizers and participants of the NFTT blogathon)
Netroots For The Troops® is holding a blogathon this week, Feb. 20-24, to raise funds to send Care Packages to soldiers ... |
Barbara Morrill | 02/22/2012 | 14 | 23 | - | 81 |
| Update: For Vets: The Veteran's Certificate Created for People in my Building Last Veteran's Day Last Veteran's Day a few of us held a "Veteran's Day Thank You" lunch for the building I live in. This would be the first time anyone held a celebration for veterans in this senior building. I ... |
Liberal Granny | 05/28/2012 | 14 | 24 | - | 152 |
| PLEASE REC! Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts! I am reposting this so that as many people as possible see it. Please Rec it up and forgive the repost and the subsequent one I will do next week. We still have MANY unfilled slots and I need to get ... |
Eclectablog | 05/31/2012 | 14 | 44 | - | 93 |
| American or Republican? Time to decide. I'm particularly talking to House Republicans. Are there any sane and reasonable moderate Republicans left in the House? The country only needs twenty (20) of you (technically 19, but 20 gives a one ... |
TexDem | 11/07/2012 | 14 | 33 | - | - |
| Kos Katalogue Blogathon: Malls? We doan need no stinkin' malls! We got each other! I gave up on shopping in malls several decades ago. If you find me in a mall these days, it's only because I had no other choice (that's where the local Apple Store is in Ann Arbor, unfortunately, ... |
Eclectablog | 11/13/2013 | 14 | 47 | 1 | - |
| International Currency 101 - Is that a dong in you pocket or are you ready to donate? | Onomastic | 05/15/2011 | 15 | 24 | - | 117 |
| Books That Changed My Life: Open Forum: NFTT edition Note: this diary was written on Thursday, April 4th.
Because of the holiday today, I will not be able to monitor this diary. Let me first tout for NFTT. The Readers and Book Lovers group has a ... |
aravir | 04/06/2012 | 15 | 10 | - | 92 |
| NFTT - Friends, Heroes and Falling Stars My father was ten years old when he became the man of the house and began helping his mother care for four younger siblings. It was the 1930s. The Great Depression was devastating millions of ... |
desertguy | 05/15/2012 | 15 | 44 | - | 129 |
| Buy this quilt at NN12 today. Support our troops. The DailyKos Quilt Guild has made a quilt, named Better Together!
The quilt will be auctioned off at a silent auction today at Netroots Nation at 1:30 PM Eastern time. All funds will be donated to ... |
RLMiller | 06/14/2012 | 15 | 55 | 1 | 211 |
| Help! Help!! We Need Bharns! Lots of Bharns for bubba!!!! What? No! Not that kind of bharns....... |
Onomastic | 05/05/2011 | 16 | 11 | - | 127 |
| Our Undeclared War If you are attending Netroots Nation #12 this weekend in Providence, RI, you will have a plethora of sessions from which to choose, everything from Lizz Winstead to effective tweeting to carrying ... |
julimyers | 06/07/2012 | 16 | 37 | - | 270 |
| On This Day, of All Days - For our Troops and Their Families - Thank You Our goal for Netroots for the Troops TM 2011 is $100,000.0 (cash or in-kind donations) |
Onomastic | 05/02/2011 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 96 |
| Netroots Nation attendees: Netroots for the Troops is still in need of volunteers. Can you help? As of this morning, there are still 13 shifts in the Netroots for the Troops booth still unfilled. If you are attending Netroots Nation this week, would you be willing to spend a couple hours ... |
Eclectablog | 06/13/2011 | 17 | 11 | - | 68 |
| From Ripples to Waves I have spent most of my life wondering how, if at all, I could make a difference. It’s a lofty ideal, but it didn’t mean much because I never allowed myself to get past the part where I ... |
julimyers | 05/31/2012 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 155 |
| WAR ON WOMEN [Soldiers] - House GOP Blocking Abortion Access for Raped Military Women The Department of Defense currently grants abortion access to women only if their life is at stake, which stands in stark contrast to all other federal employees, who are granted abortion access in ... |
David Harris Gershon | 06/13/2012 | 17 | 47 | - | 155 |
| Netroots For The Troops Well it's time to start our little group for NFTT. We're looking for followers, members and editors.
Followers just so you'll know when we write a diary. Editors if you think you may write an NFTT ... |
TexDem | 02/15/2011 | 18 | 25 | - | 96 |
| "Firefight Dream": A Memorial Day dream poem in support of NFTT In honor of Memorial Day and to help raise some money for Netroots For The Troops (NFTT), I'd like to share a poem that came to me in a dream.
I had ... |
dewtx | 05/30/2011 | 18 | 28 | - | 127 |
| When Adam Comes Marching Home On August 8th, 2012 my son returned safely home from his deployment to Afghanistan. I would like to like to thank family, friends, coworkers and the complete strangers who offered support to Adam, ... |
LCaseRussell | 08/28/2012 | 18 | 24 | - | 141 |
| RIP CA Berkeley WV CA Berkeley WV, a woman active at Daily Kos at one time, has died. She passed away February 15, 2015. Her death was confirmed to me this AM by her daughter.
Her name irl was Terri Taylor Miskovsky and a link to her obituary is here.
I met... |
maggiejean | 05/21/2016 | 19 | 93 | - | - |
| NFTT--Camouflage Snuggies and Courage in Afghanistan "Please send more camouflage Snuggies!"
Josh, a dear young man whose parents are family friends, was deployed to Afghanistan as a medic several months ago. As a joke, his parent ... |
Ekaterin | 04/27/2011 | 20 | 32 | - | 98 |
| NFTT: Since you're off to Heaven this evening... why not leave some cash behind to help us send some helpful items to the men and women who are serving this country overseas?
It would be virtuous and I have reliable word that donating to NFTT ... |
cskendrick | 05/21/2011 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 116 |
| Military Sexual Trauma: An Epidemic In the last few years, as the debate played out surrounding the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, it was easy to get the impression that by allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in our armed ... |
julimyers | 05/30/2012 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 205 |
| NFTT Fundraising- So easy even a child can do it! ***REPOST*** This is a requested re-posting of a diary that I wrote and published on 04/10/2011- Please enjoy the diary, but more importantly, please donate to this amazing cause! I know ... |
beantown mom | 04/12/2011 | 21 | 22 | - | 110 |
| Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts! Hi, folks. As I wrote about last week , I am coordinating the ... |
Eclectablog | 06/10/2011 | 21 | 36 | - | 128 |
| NFTT...The Friends and Family Connection I grew up in the shadow of an Air Force Base in an area with a large military presence and it has had a lasting effect on my life. Many of the kids I went to school with called themselves 'Air Force ... |
VL Baker | 02/23/2012 | 21 | 52 | - | 161 |
| Here's a FREE way to help Netroots for the Troops doing something you'll do anyway! NFTT- Who Will You Buy4 This Christmas?
With Black Friday only days away, and Cyber Monday right after, if your thoughts aren't already on Christmas shopping, chances are they soon will be. After ... |
Eclectablog | 11/19/2012 | 21 | 41 | - | - |
| $10,000.00 raised in less than one day! Netroots For The Troops® says THANK YOU! I knew you could do it! You guys knew you could do it and you did! Hitting our goal of $15,000.00 should be a breeze now thanks to you. So we still need your help, don't stop now!
Our Anonymous ... |
TexDem | 05/29/2013 | 21 | 48 | 1 | - |
| What talk of Butterflies, Budding Tree Leaves, and Spring Flowers can do. Yes, of course he's brilliant, all three of the grand boys are, if I do say so myself. But the four year old beautiful boy out did himself the other day. We were talking about the quick change ... |
Onomastic | 05/03/2011 | 22 | 25 | - | 123 |
| NFTT -- Repost: Let’s thank the Iowa National Guard (and all the other troops serving!) This is a repost from my diary that was published on 3/31/2011. Since then, Rob has had to return to Afghanistan, where several of the men he serves with were injured by an IED during his last week ... |
glendaw271 | 04/14/2011 | 22 | 25 | - | 110 |
| Slut Shaming in the United States Armed Forces Hey y'all did you hear I am a "psyco [sic] jizz gobbler" and a "slam pig" Of course you did-rape survivor and name calling they go hand in hand. Its okay. I know that if Mother Theresa (RIP MT) was ... |
Panayiota Bertzikis | 06/22/2012 | 22 | 51 | 1 | 255 |
| Brothers in Arms - Update with Audio It's late, three forty one am as I write this, a Diary about a song. Tonight is Friday, and songs are on my mind on Fridays, because every week I run a karaoke show in a local bar, getting home ... |
twigg | 05/21/2011 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 175 |
| Mortgage Relief for Troops, Veterans h/t lulu57
This afternoon President Obama will hold his first full news conference since November to discuss new protections and payouts for troops that were harmed by unfair mortgage practices. ... |
kirbybruno | 03/06/2012 | 23 | 22 | - | 117 |
| Cheers and Jeers, NFTT and You
Netroots For The Troops® would not have had the success it's had without Bill in Portland Maine and his C & J'ers. From the very beginning Bill's ... |
TexDem | 09/17/2012 | 23 | 29 | - | 116 |
| PLEASE REC! Netroots for the Troops volunteers at Netroots Nation: It's time to pick your shifts! Hi, folks. As I have for the past two years, this year I am again coordinating the volunteers for the Netroots for the Troops (NFTT) effort in a couple of weeks at Netroots Nation in San Jose. If ... |
Eclectablog | 06/06/2013 | 23 | 90 | 1 | - |
| Netroots For The Troops: Random Meanderings on a Rainy Tuesday Netroots For The Troops is a group which is very dear to my heart. Many thoughts run through my mind as I sit here on a very dreary, rainy Tuesday. As Mets102 reminds us in his posting, Thank A ... |
PoliSigh | 05/08/2012 | 27 | 57 | 1 | 137 |
| NFTT - I'm a brat and I need to do more. Can you? I'm a brat. A Navy Brat. And yet, I have done so little to help those who serve and who have served in the past. I need to do much more. Have you done all you can? Can you do more? Give to NFTT. |
bjedward | 05/22/2012 | 27 | 39 | - | 175 |
| Doing the Funky Chicken! Why? You met the $1500 Match for NFTT! But wait! There's more! Wanted to put together a little fun diary to tell you about the good news! We raised $3000 dollars last night thanks to all of you meeting the $1500 Match Challenge. Isn't that ... |
Onomastic | 05/19/2011 | 28 | 36 | - | 123 |
| Protecting Our Heroes on the Homefront President Barack Obama has taken the final major step in bringing our brave soldiers home from Afghanistan, and this is an exciting moment for military families across America. The President's ... |
cbrangel | 05/11/2012 | 28 | 65 | - | 229 |
| I'm going there because someone needs to....Creating Class Warfare among Veterans ..New War vs Old First let me say that I appreciate each and every honorable service member who served in the military but something IMO needs to change before we have a brewing problem, especially among the wives ... |
Vetwife | 06/23/2012 | 28 | 30 | - | 172 |
| The Great War's 100th Anniversary The Great War began one hundred years ago this very summer. But while the 70th anniversary of D-Day made headlines for a week and more across the nation, our memory, when it comes to the First World ... |
Matthew R Bishop | 06/25/2014 | 28 | 21 | - | - |
| Soupin It Up W/Sped: Back with a Cause :::dusts off the soup pot::: I'm back! Many of you will remember my series of diaries called [http://dailykos.com/news/soupin%20it%20up%20with%20sped Soupin It Up W/Sped] which featured a different ... |
Spedwybabs | 05/12/2011 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 216 |
| DK Quilt Guild and NFTT: Community Quilt - Show and Tell DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. ... |
Chinton | 02/26/2012 | 29 | 19 | - | 161 |
| Kos Katalogue Challenge for All of Daily Kos: Could You Do THIS? It Will Help Lots of People
I am reposting the diary from late last night in the hope that more of you would see fit to consider the simple request I made, which is rather easy to implement. As OPOL wrote far more ... |
JekyllnHyde | 07/12/2013 | 29 | 65 | 2 | - |
| The Christmas Truce: For At Least One Night, the Guns of War Fell Silent I first posted a version of this diary on the night of December 24, 2011. Wars suppress the natural urge of men to behave in a manner that has no bearing and can even remotely be construed as civilized behavior. Combat does terrible things to human... |
JekyllnHyde | 12/24/2019 | 29 | 41 | - | - |
| Mommy, When Is Daddy Coming Home? An NFTT Diary
Sitting at the breakfast table, his eyes convey what his mind has yet to comprehend. Quiet tears roll down his little face as he looks at his Mommy ... |
VeloVixen | 04/26/2011 | 30 | 74 | - | 361 |
| There's one big problem with Netroots Nation - and YOU can help fix that!
I've been to two Netroots Nation conferences so far and, wow, what a rush. But, there is one thing about ... |
Eclectablog | 12/10/2011 | 30 | 53 | - | 297 |
| NFTT: A Soldier's Thank You I was 28 when I arrived in Afghanistan. I was a Private in the US Army. I was beginning my first and only 12 month tour as an Army Infantryman. At the time, I had no idea how much my life was about ... |
Showtime | 12/14/2011 | 30 | 65 | 1 | 265 |
| Supporting Netroots for the Troops I hope all of my friends in the Daily Kos community will join me in support of Netroots for the Troops. As the daughter of a career military service member, I know firsthand the impact taking action ... |
DonnaFEdwards | 05/10/2012 | 30 | 60 | - | 161 |
| NFTT - We Need You. More Importantly, They Need You. | Onomastic | 04/05/2011 | 31 | 28 | - | 146 |
| Words are Tumbling, Shifting like Sand. How do I Say - They need You? There are too many memories of 9/11 and the days, weeks, months that followed, bubbling up today. The grief over the lives lost on that day and in the years following is ever present. Normal, I ... |
Onomastic | 05/02/2011 | 31 | 30 | - | 170 |
| They Give Years - Can You Spare 12 Minutes? On this and every Memorial Day we honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country, and there are so many who are still in harms way. I pause today to think of them too. |
Actbriniel | 05/30/2011 | 31 | 30 | - | 149 |
| Netroots for the Troops, Baybeee! As I'm sure you've noticed, the NFTT blogathon is on and strong! We have one more month before the big box day happens, so let's rock this out! All the goods below the squiggeldy-doo.
Now, I'ma ... |
Cedwyn | 05/07/2012 | 31 | 66 | - | 155 |
| PLEASE REC! Netroots for the Troops volunteers: Now is the time to pick your shifts! Hi, folks. As I wrote about last week, I am coordinating the volunteers for the Netroots for the Troops (NFTT) effort in a couple of weeks at Netroots Nation in Providence. If you are unfamiliar ... |
Eclectablog | 05/24/2012 | 31 | 81 | 1 | 203 |
| Netroots for the Troops….Oops I consider myself lucky to be a member of the Daily Kos community for a variety of reasons. I visit the site every day, and post diaries on occasion. My son is a United States Marine, currently ... |
LCaseRussell | 06/21/2012 | 31 | 124 | - | 406 |
| TexMex's ShelterBox work in Texas. Dear Daily Kos readers,
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to actually stand in front of a ShelterBox tent and promote it to Rotary members from Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Monterrey and other ... |
TexMex | 09/16/2012 | 31 | 50 | - | 155 |
| Poets and Propaganda in a Time of War: "The Old Lie: Dulce Et Decorum Est, Pro Patria Mori" The War to End All Wars? On September 1, 1939, the armed forces of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany invaded Poland with overwhelming force, lightning speed, and unprecedented ferocity. World War II had begun and the term "Blitzkrieg" would enter our... |
JekyllnHyde | 11/11/2019 | 32 | 30 | - | - |
| Troop Morale at Five Year Low A NFTT Diary
"We're an Army that's in uncharted territory here," says Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, according to the report. "We ... |
TexDem | 05/10/2011 | 33 | 55 | - | 226 |
| Sen. John Kerry writes in support of Netroots for the Troops Sen. John Kerry wrote this diary, but because of a computer problem asked that I post it here for him. —Meteor Blades.
By John Kerry
Sen. John Kerry Just a quick post about your "Netroots for ... |
Meteor Blades | 02/24/2012 | 33 | 103 | 1 | 250 |
| DK Quilt Guild: NFTT Round Robin DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips. ... |
Melanie in IA | 01/29/2012 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 140 |
| We few, we happy few, we band of brothers This is one of the most moving scenes I have ever seen in a movie. I think it completely illustrates the commitment that those in our armed forces have for each other. |
Actbriniel | 05/01/2011 | 35 | 32 | - | 194 |
| NFTT: "It seems like you just got home" Those are the words I said when my son called me to say he was deploying for a second time. “This is what I signed up for, Mom,” he said.
In my mind, those six months stateside flew by so fast. |
Proud Mom and Grandma | 05/12/2011 | 35 | 34 | - | 148 |
| Why Netroots for the Troops? It's still personal. Netroots for the Troops needs diary writers for this week's fundraising blogathon - especially today and tomorrow. I wanted to help get out the word and spent a good chunk of time trying to decide ... |
Onomastic | 02/21/2012 | 35 | 51 | 1 | 151 |
| NFTT: The “Anythings” After 3 Deployments This fundraiser for our military is one that is near and dear my heart. As I wrote about last year, I am the very proud mom of a U. S. Marine, who did three deployments in three years. I wrote ... |
Proud Mom and Grandma | 02/22/2012 | 35 | 56 | - | 177 |
| NFTT: Once a Marine, Always a Marine During the spring of 1945, there was a war on in the Pacific, as well as over Europe. At home young men were being called up to fight in what Studs Terkel called "The Good War."
Even though his ... |
Susan Grigsby | 05/06/2012 | 35 | 78 | - | 240 |
| NFTT - My friend joined the Army, I want to honor his service My friend Mike joined the Army. I call Mike a kid but he is not that much younger than me, he is in his mid-twenties, I'm not that much older than him, but I look at him like a younger brother, Mike ... |
MinistryOfTruth | 05/15/2012 | 35 | 59 | 1 | 197 |
| I Went to See My Dad Today. He wasn't there, of course. He hasn't been around since 2002 when he died at the age of 80. Our little family of three wasn't alone there at Willamette View Memorial Cemetary in Portland, Oregon. ... |
CJB | 05/31/2011 | 36 | 65 | - | 392 |
| Nurse Kelley Sez: If you like this love story, donate to NFTT On March 20, 1942, a young first lieutenant sat down at a table preparing to write a letter. His stationery was embossed with a seal and a heading in red, "Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma" |
KelleyRN2 | 05/30/2011 | 38 | 66 | - | 194 |
| Attending Netroots Nation? Netroots for the Troops needs VOLUNTEERS! As you probably already know, every year at the Netroots Nation conference, a group of very hard-working, compassionate and caring people step up to help ... |
Eclectablog | 06/03/2011 | 38 | 33 | - | 154 |
| Netroots for the Troops - The Family Gram FLASH TRAFFIC...RICHARD SENDS...
It's been said that submariners are a crazy lot – as in, literally nuckin' futz. Perhaps that explains a lot about me. What else would possess anyone to ... |
Richard Cranium | 02/22/2012 | 38 | 53 | - | 143 |
| Just Incredible. A Jail 'dedicated' to US Military Veterans If this doesn't scream "Failure", Im unsure what does.
Georgia opens first jail devoted to U.S. veterans The problem of US military veterans falling into a life of crime after returning from Iraq ... |
xxdr zombiexx | 05/07/2012 | 38 | 49 | - | 247 |
| "Today we have peace. Tomorrow you fight for your country. I fight for mine. Good luck."
I first posted a version of this diary on Christmas Eve 2011. Even in the midst of unprecedented carnage in World War I, soldiers on both sides found within themselves a modicum of human decency ... |
JekyllnHyde | 12/24/2014 | 39 | 92 | 2 | - |