Joint post by Lauren Vargas and Leah Miller A new twist from the linear note taking and purging of knowledge…other bloggers have been there and posted/tweeted that. Instead, we are giving you the ABC’s of the 2009 Milblogging Conference from this past weekend in DC, 24 and 25 April! Armed Forces – This was not just a gathering of Public…
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Turn Old Cell Phones Into Talk Time for Troops
We originally posted this back in June 2008 but in honor of Earth Day, we thought we’d remind you to recycle those old cell phone to help support our troops. It’s official! We’ve partnered with Cell Phones for Soldiers, joining a network of more than 3,000 collection sites across the country, so you can recycle your old cell phones and…
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Two More Reasons to Support our Troops
By Brannan Vines Truthfully, I’ve been debating exactly what I should say in this post for almost two weeks. It’s so hard to put into words the many, many, MANY reasons I believe our nation’s Military and Veterans deserve our support. I wanted to write something moving… something profound… something that would cause each reader to jump up and get…
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PCSing – One Military Wife’s Experience
By Erin A. Nash My husband, son and I just PCSed (Permanent Change of Station) in early January. No big deal, right? Military families do it all the time. But this was our first PCS. I know, those of you who have PCSed are thinking, “So what, lady, we all have a first PCS, followed by many, many more.” What…
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And the Winners Are…
We gave you all weekend to get your entries in and now it’s time to announce the winners of eMOM’s Valentine’s Giveaway! We’d like to thank everyone who entered the eMail Our Military Valentine’s giveaway featuring flowers, gift baskets and goodies from ProFlowers.com. The following five winners were picked randomly and have each won a $70 gift certificate to ProFlowers.com….
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The Flowers Women Really Want
Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that gets men thinking about the flowers women really want. I love flowers and getting them as a surprise is always a treat. This is a sponsored post. ProFlowers.com, eMailOurMilitary.com, and CJ of Soldier’s Perspective and YouServed.com have teamed up for an incredible Valentine’s Day offer. ProFlowers wants to thank our…
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Valentine’s From The Heart (and for our troops)
eMail Our Military, or eMOM as we’re called, is kicking off our Valentine’s Day project for the troops this weekend. The 7th Annual Valentine’s from the Heart project is going to be a little different this year. This year, instead of having you send eMOM your Valentine’s Day cards to have us ship them in bulk to the troops, we’re…
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eMOM Volunteers Make a Difference for Troops
eMail Our Military’s volunteers were hard at work this holiday season creating custom cards and letters for our troops. Some even held card signing parties and get togethers to spread holiday cheer to our service members station across the globe. We had companies and organizations, schools and churches, girl scouts, boy scouts, cub scouts and brownies all spending a little…
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eMOM Members Get Creative for the Troops
All the mail has arrived and now the fun begins. Opening all the packages, sorting the cards into piles, counting how much we’ve received, snapping photos or scanning those that are really exceptional to share. Oh yes, that’s the best part of all – sharing the photos with you! We wish we had the time and resources to scan them…
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PA Community Sends Over 450 Cards to Troops
This giant package was sent to us by twitter friend & troop supporter @Gabbricha. It’s amazing how big a role new media and social networking has played this year in supporting our troops. We are humbled by your giving spirit! The outer label on this great big box said it was 25 lbs. (Believe me, it felt like it too…
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Snowman Poop for the Troops
Have some fun this holiday season, and get creative. Here’s a sweet treat you can share with your favorite service member in their care package. We purchased some mini marshmallows to create these neat little “Snowman Poop” packs. A sense of humor is definitely required! We found some cute clip art, printed the little poem, and slipped one in each…
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