The post-holiday blues are bad enough when you are in your normal life -- they can be immeasurably worse for those who are wounded or injured, far from home, and away from normal life and support. Let's do something about that.
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Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, wounded, Landstuhl, troops, LRMC, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, CwtT, Cooking with the Troops, troop support, michael z. williamson, Baen Books, Ellen Adams, Operation FPH Blues, Pin-Ups for Vets, caregivers, families, Gina Elise, post holiday blues
As many of you know, Walter Reed will be closing in a year, so Cooking with the Troops' president Bob Miller wanted this last memorial barbecue to be a special one. Bob's been doing these since about 2005, after all. Thanks to a number of volunteers and sponsors, the barbecue on the 10th was...
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Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, wounded, Marines, Walter Reed, Malogne House, CwtT, Cooking with the Troops, Baen, Army, BBQ, Baen Books, SWAG Specialties, BarBQue, Red Hot Dish, barbecue
Right now, as much as we do need money, I'd rather have a few minutes of your time. Time spent contacting media and pitching the story. If you can and will do that, it will help right now as much as money. Next week may be different, but we need the help making up some ground and taking things forward...
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01-16-2010
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Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, wounded, Landstuhl, cooking, Soldiers' Angels, troops, Bakers without Borders, Yellow Bowl Bakery, Cooking with the Wounded, chefs, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
No PR, no photo ops for the media, no hoopla via PAO. Just a man, who quietly makes time for the troops. Thank you sir. LW
We are almost there, or are we? Times are tough, but there is always more we can do. Yet, sometimes we need a bit more incentive to go do it. Well, we have some incentive for you. Patti and others are willing to go bald if you will take it over the top. With an example like that, how can I fail to step...
According to the FTC, this is a shameless self-promotional plug: The talented (hey, he made me slimmer and less gray!) Damon Shackelford is running a series of strips in support of the upcoming Valour-IT fundraiser. To be honest, you need to go back a couple of weeks and start reading from there as there...
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10-21-2009
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Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, wounded, Soldiers' Angels, FTC, fundraising, Valour-IT, Delta Bravo Sierra, wolves, comics, Team Army, wolf, fundraiser
This started as "Cooking with Laughing Wolf" but was already "Cooking with the Wounded" before I left. Today, made it real. More soon, with lots of photos, but for now am off to get a couple of hours sleep before my plane leaves. We bought a lot on the local, and got a great deal...
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09-20-2009
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Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, "Cooking with the Wounded", wounded, "cooking with Laughing Wolf", Germany, porchini, steaks, crimini, Landstuhl, cooking, soldiers, USO, Marines, mac and cheese, Soldiers' Angels