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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR TROOPS!
Congratulations to our brave troops on a job well done in 2008 and good luck in the year ahead.Things are looking up for 2009 as U.S. Troops are continuing to do an amazing job in Iraq and Afghanistan and violence continues to drop! CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq — U.S. Soldiers gathered together inside the Stadium here to celebrate the arrival of the new year, Dec. 31. Being away from home doesn’t mean that Soldiers need to also be away from holiday celebration, and with the help of the Quarterback Club and the 4th Infantry Division Band, they didn’t miss a beat. The “Across the Nation” New Year’s celebration helped many Soldiers feel like they were back at home by providing a Vegas-like casino setting, a Texas house party setting and the vibe of a New York 80’s dance party. Click here for full story on MAF blog Follow MAF’s trip to GITMOMAF has just returned from a slam dunk visit to Guantanamo Bay's infamous Joint Task Force Detention Facility which houses the most dangerous terrorists ever captured by the U.S. military. MAF was able to tour JTF Detention Centers 4 and 5 and saw first hand where the troops lock up those terrorists and how they are treated just as well, if not better than any common criminal you might find in the U.S.More information will be availabe as soon as we can wrap up our visit to NAVSTA GTMO but for now assured that Move America Forward staff has confirmed without a doubt and seen with our own eyes that our troops are doing what needs to be done in order to protect and ensure our freedoms and safety.  GITMO!!! The HHH-II Tour is now officially complete, but the MAF team has one more little stop...Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. MAF will be sending Chairman Melanie Morgan, Gold Star mom Debbie Lee, Executive Director Cat Moy, Ryan Gill and Danny Gonzalez with Kylie Williams off to Guantanamo Bay to visit the troops there and bring them special tidings of comfort and joy for Christmas! Check back often for the latest updates. Honoring Heroes at the Holidays II wrapping up soon! Move America Forward continues the Honoring Heroes at the Holidays II tour and we have finally made it to Florida! We have a rally for 9 AM today in Tallahassee and we will be in Jacksonville at 2 PM for another rally to round up the tour. There is also A HUGE SURPRISE coming up afterward! Check out our blog posts with pictures for: Las Vegas / Henderson, NV Phoenix, AZ El Paso, TX San Antonio, TX Austin, TX Houston, TX Move America Forward Kicks off Honoring Heroes at the Holidays II !!!
Printable Fliers for Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour Stops  Printable fliers for all MAF events on the upcoming tour are now available for those that want to make some copies and hand them out or post them at your local schools, churches, clubs, supermarkets, etc. Just visit the Honoring Heroes at the Holidays II Main Page to download these fliers and get other details about the 2008 Nationwide Tour! (red HHH2 button to the left) ALSO: Tour T-Shirts Available NOW! MAF is producing a new line of shirts to commemorate our next historic national tour. Order your t-shirt RIGHT NOW and wear it to our upcoming rally in your city or get one by coming to one of our rally stops! Link also on the left bar. MAF Releasing First Tour Stop LocationsMove America Forward is releasing details on the first leg of the over 3,000 mile nationwide tour that launches December 13. The Honoring Heroes at the Holidays II Nationwide Tour is an effort by pro-troop group Move America Forward to drive sponsorships of care packages for our troops. Volunteers in MAFs Sacramento headquarters will be packing up the packages to support this monumental drive to send care packages to our troops who are still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and winning a stunning victory over terrorists. Move America Forward will be hitting the road for over a week visiting cities all across the country spread the word about the care packages, and encourage our troops to keep winning and not to lose heart during the difficult holiday season away from home. Our troops deserve our greatest appreciation and support and together with the patriotic American people, MAF intends to show it! Meet us in one of the following locations to show YOUR SUPPORT for our BRAVE troops and for the Honoring Heroes at the Holidays Tour!
MAF Announcing Honoring Heroes at the Holidays IIMove America Forward is thrilled to announce that we are bringing back Honoring Heroes at the Holidays to honor our troops again this Christmas and holiday season!Last year, MAF introduced Honoring Heroes at the Holidays and traveled to cities all over the country. We were so excited by the results that we had to do it again for 2008! Our troops deserve to know that we love and appreciate them!  Starting December 13th, well once again be hitting the road to take our message to the people of America who want to show their support for the men and women of the military. Instead of Christmas and Hanukkah with their families, these Americans are spending the holidays this year protecting our freedom in far off lands. Were thrilled at the prospects of what this tour can accomplish and give Americans the opportunity to show their support for the troops, but well need a lot of help from you to make it the huge success our troops deserve. Please come out and see us if were traveling through your city. Sacramento, CA on 12/13 Please keep an eye on our website this month as well as your inbox, as well be announcing a lot more details soon and more exciting news about our efforts to show our troops this year that that theyre still loved and their never forgotten. MAF Re-Launches Coffee and Cookies for the Troops ProgramThis week Move America Forward announces that it is renewing the successful Coffee and Cookies for The Troops program.The Coffee and Cookies program is a year-round effort to send the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan some of the most scarce items, gourmet coffee and name brand Oreo cookies to go with it. Read about the new brands in this effort to provide comfort and care to troops fighting overseas to protect our freedoms and safety here at home:
 Click here to find out more and sponsor a care package for Americas bravest!  MAF Volunteers surrounded by the care packages they made for the troops! MAF kickstarts HEROES VOTE program for Care PackagesIf you have been following the summer MAF Care Package push then you already know we have been frantically stuffing US Postal Service boxes full of goodies, treats and personal comfort items for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.Well now there is yet ANOTHER reason to SUPPORT MAF's Care Package Operation: The HEROES VOTE packet!  It has come to our attention that most state governments, and to a large extent the Federal Government (Department of Defense) have been largely ineffective in getting troops the proper information in a timely fashion so that they can successfully vote. As a result MAF put together the HEROES VOTE packet which includes vital information on absentee voting, voting online, critical contact information for election officials and a registration card that works for any state. With your contributions, we will shortly begin sending 5 or 10 of these packets to our care package recipients in Iraq and Afghanistan so that regardless of what state our troops originate from, they will be able to vote in this next important election! Move America Forward Shipping Operation Continues! Move America Forward ships another 2,000 care packages to troops with the help of an army of volunteers! Click the logo above for pictures of this, the largest shipment so far in our summer push to provide goodies and personal comfort items for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan Also check out the MAF Care Package Cam Live Videos by Ustream Historic Effort to Help U.S. Troops!News Coverage on the historic pro-troop push:NBC Affiliate (KCRA-3) live report CBS Affiliate (KOVR-13) live report ABC Affiliate (KXTV-10) news story KTVU-2 (Oakland/San Francisco) live report Contra Costa Times story Sacramento Union story CNS News story Newsmax story WorldNetDaily Story  BY CLICKING HERE. Tune in and watch the historic "From the Front Lines" Broadcast:  |
