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Click here for live video stream of the Troopathon.Click here for Syncro's Blogger Shootout Competition thread.Jim Robinson and Syncro should be on site at the Reagan Library for the Troopathon. Howdy hi guys!Move America Forward's Troopathon is being hosted by FRiends of Free Republic Melanie Morgan and Andrew Breitbart.Here's a recent press release mentioning some of the guests for the Troopathon. Sacramento , CA – Hollywood movie stars Kelsey Grammer and Gary Sinise have generously agreed to participate and appear on Move America Forward’s campaign to send the largest ever shipment of care packages to our troops serving overseas. “Both...

We are here at the Troopathon! Jim Robinson, Shelia and Chris And me Syncro Rush Limbaugh is on now, click on the link!

Week 216 (June 5) Week 217 (June 12) ToleranceSucksRocks, Fraxinus [Mr] Trooprally Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter Small bus RonGKirby Bus Week 216 (June 5) Week 217 (June 12) RonG's shirt Titusville crew, Frax, and TSR VFW Post 5958 June 5th - Drizzly rain. I wasn't there. Then the bus. The End. June 12th - Drizzly rain. I wasn't there. Then the ... NO, WAIT! The weather was great and I WAS there! We got a visit from the Titusville VFW. Bob, Beth, and Carrie drove all the way from the other side of Pennsyvania to spend the evening with us...

With just two days left, Hot Air continues to surge! Our latest count brings their total to $13,005.70 in care package! We're absolutely stunned with the great success of this blogger competition-further noted by EVERY team's standing on our score board. The Anti-Jihadists continue their strong rally and remain in second with $5,099.21. And in a remarkable comeback, Ron Winter's Greyhawks team is now in third with $1,574.64 for care packages. Our new teams, FreeRepublic.com and Family Security Matters, are in fourth and fifth with $274.95 and $224.98, respectively. And, Team COINS rounds up the list in sixth with $124.98...

The YMCA is offering up a free week of summer camp for the first 150 kids whose parents are unemployed or serving in the military. The children would be treated to a free week at Camp Nissokone in Oscoda. It's a $500 value, per child, being offered at no cost to qualified families on a first come, first-served basis. Parents and guardians are encouraged to follow the guidelines and register on the YMCA Web site at www.ymcadetroit.org Children must be 9 to 16-years-old. Camping sessions begin the week of June 28 and go through August 15. You can also get...

From the Front Page of Free Republic: MAF's 2nd Annual Troopathon! Announcing MAF's Second Annual "HONOR THEIR SERVICE" Care Package Program and TROOPATHON!! Webcast LIVE from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, June 25, 2009, hosted by Andrew Breitbart and Melanie Morgan, featuring Ann Coulter, Mark Levin, Sean Hanity, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham and many other FReeper favorites! Free Republic will be there!! Syncro is the FreeRepublic.com Team Captain for the Troopathon BLOGGER SHOOTOUT competition and we will also be joining the MAF Team at the Reagan Library! Hope to see you there! Click the Troopathon.org banner to sponsor a care...

I’m almost glad that I missed the previous week’s AAR. There were a lot of interesting things that happened during these two Support the Troop Rallies and they kinda ran together. Other than the list of patriots, I’m not going to separate the two weeks. But if you look at the sky, Week 177 was sunny, and Week 178 was over cast. Week 177 roll call of our 9 Patriots included Sophia, Legionnaires Dave (Army WWII) and friend Janet, and Ed, (Army - WWII), Lurker Bill, and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, {Mrs} Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T. MOONBATs:...

Where: Corner of Shaw and Blackstone When: Tonight! Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm * Bring your signs, flags and banners. Come and show your support for our troops! Hope to see everyone there! * note special starting time

In conjuntion with www.freerepublic.com, The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Patriot Guard (AR), and Alerts Secure Arkansas is planning a huge rally to support our military. It will be held on Thursday, June 4th, at 4 p.m., in front of the Army-Navy Recruiting Station at Ashley Square, corner of Reservoir Road and Rodney Parham in Little Rock (. This is an emergency rally to show respect for our troops and let them know we mourn the loss of soldier William Long and the wounding of soldier Quinton Ezeagwula. Please bring your Flags, yellow ribbons, and signs. For more...

Thank You, Military Recruiters, May 15, 2009, Dateline: Silver Spring, Md. On Friday, May 15, 2009, members of the Free Republic, DC Chapter went to the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Silver Spring to thank the recruiters for their service. The AFRC is about a mile up Georgia Ave from the front gate of Walter Reed. We spent our time with three Navy recruiters, as the Army and the Marine recruiters were at Andrews Air force Base preparing for this weekend’s air show. We heard that recruiting goals are being met, that re-enlistments are high and that fewer are getting...

Today is Armed Forces Day! Thank a vet for what they have done, are doing, and will do to defend our United States of America!

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2009 – For the last five years, the California-based troop-support group, Their Angels, have met every first Saturday, monthly, to pack civilian care packages and write letters of support to send to deployed troops. On May 2, the volunteers brought together 100 people in honor of Military Appreciation Month. Army Sgt. First Class Luis Green talks to Their Angels volunteers at the Military Appreciation Month ceremony held at Hilltop Church of Christ in Richmond, Calif., May 2, 2009. The volunteers expressed their gratitude to Green for his service.   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “We...

BufordP and Cindy-True-Supporter Fraxinus Lurker Bill Pics of "not the usual" perps. While we were setting up for Walter Reed, a little excitement happened. About four patrol cars sped around our corner chasing another vehicle and all came to a screeching halt at the entrance to the lot we use to park our cars. During the commotion a couple of fellows coming from Walter Reed entered the lot to retrieve their cars. Since they were unable to leave the parking lot I had a chance to talk to one of the young men. Found out he was from India....

Where: Corner of Shaw and Blackstone When: Tonight! Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Bring your signs, flags and banners. Come and show your support for our troops! Hope to see everyone there!

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan, April 28, 2009 – Country singer and troop supporter Toby Keith finished up a 15-show tour in Afghanistan yesterday as he drew near the end of his seventh tour with the United Service Organizations. Service members crowd the stage April 27, 2009, at Bagram Air Field, to catch a photo of Toby Keith during his concert in Afghanistan. This was Keith’s seventh tour with the United Service Organizations. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Michael Greenberger   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Keith spent five days criss-crossing the war-torn country visiting bases large and small in...

BETHESDA, Md., April 23, 2009 – Golfer Tiger Woods vowed April 20 to dedicate his AT&T National PGA Tour event to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces for the third consecutive year. Golfer Tiger Woods is donating 30,000 tickets for the AT&T National to retired veterans, active-duty troops, reserve-component servicemembers and their families. The tourney is scheduled for July 2-5, 2009, on Congressional Country Club’s 7,173-yard blue course in Bethesda, Md. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods will donate 30,000 tickets for retired...

RALLY FOR THE TROOPSThe seventh annual Rally for Troops was held in Cleveland, Ohio on Sunday, April 19, 2009, on Public Square from 11 a.m. to noon.  It featured tributes to military personnel and veterans.  Motorcycle processions from various Harley-Davidson dealerships in Northeast Ohio arrived downtown at 10 a.m.  Organizers said last year an estimated 5,000 motorcyclists attended the event, which is held regardless of the weather. Here are some pictures of this event.

New MOABRaising the New MOAB - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAl1caKemPk NEWS FROM THE FRONT GATETonight – Week 208, we unveiled our new MOAB ( Mother Of All Banners), Last week was too windy for its coming out but tonight was just fine, breezy and mild. We had a good crowd and a lot of good conversation throughout the evening. A perfect ending to the Cherry Blossom week long festival. MOAB Slogan Contest – The Winner Is ….Jimmy Valentine’s brotherJimmy Valentine’s brother and the New Slogan (BufordP and Trooprally are also in this photo under the banner) We want to THANK those Freepers...

Family kept [Mrs] T at home and a cold rain kept me from taking pictures and kept us from putting up our banners. But the flags were up on our flanks and in our middle on the ‘grassy knoll’ behind our position were our smaller parade flags. Still the Olney patriots stood our ground. BELOW: Pictures from previous Olney FReeps. The Patriots this Saturday were Legionnaire, Halsey (USMC - Korea), along with Lurker Bill and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, and myself. The moonbats numbered two. But since there was only one sign between them, the other just stood there and talked....

Everyone knows it's Windy! Boy, it was windy! Gusts up to 40 mph. It was our 4th Anniversary and we were going to unveil our new MOAB. Had we put up the MOAB Windy would have... Tripped down the streets of the cityand destroyed it,Smilin' at everybody she sees.But it wouldn't have been funny. Not at all. Windy even captured a moment ... and Cindy's sign ... and sent it sailing right into a little kid in a stroller. Nope, the new MOAB unveiling will have to wait - weather permitting. Honor Roll: Cindy-True-Supporter; [Mr/Mrs] Trooprally; Lurker Bill; RonGKirby;...