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For thousands, Father's Day will mean only memories. Their fathers were killed in America's longest wars.

As you may know, the Readers and Book Lovers group has accepted ...

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 ...

Reposting for the Saturday crowd. Hi, folks. As I wrote ...

What? No! Not that kind of bharns.......

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: ‘...

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.

On Memorial Day , Americans in big cities, small towns and rural communities commemorate those who made the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Sometimes we forget that buried deep in our Defense Budget are items of critical importance. No, not bombs and weapons. No, not armor or tanks. Schools. We pay for the upkeep of schools on many a ...

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 ...

I thought I give an update as to where the NFTT Daily Kos Group Challenge stands. There'...

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 -- ...

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. [Netroots For The Troops®

(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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Our goal for Netroots for the Troops TM 2011 is $100,000.0 (cash or in-kind donations)

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. ...

For the brave women who suffer from MST and deserve to have their stories shared to a wide audience, I am asking upfront that you recommend this diary. We want to see Ballroom C at Netroots Nation ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE�

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Writers Note; This was originally posted last night ...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE.

Hi, folks. As I wrote about last week , I am coordinating the ...

If you're looking to avoid the crowds here's a great way to get your shopping done and support Netroots For The Troops® at the same time. While you're browsing online for gift ideas, take five ...

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.

I received this from Lance Cpl Adam Buck's dad the other day. You know him as LCaseRussell here on Daily Kos. Tony, I will forward your request. So far, only Facebook has the pictures. I do know ...

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...

Yes, it's true. I watch Dancing with the Stars . Now before you burst into a horrified "How could you'??!!!!", or throw a copy of ...

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 ...

To give my Marine son that hug before his third deployment, I drove 2000 miles back to the Midwest. His emotional detachment for this third deployment was very extreme. He didn’t want to fly out ...

Life in the military is a roller coaster. There is no other way to put it. Often, it's like we're sitting in the car waiting to start, anticipating the thrill of a new and exciting ride and ...

Before we get to the meat of this post, I highly recommend starting the video below to set the mood. Yes, there's a good chance you're going to get tired of hearing the words Do you know the way to ...

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, ...

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 ...