RADIO HOST & TV PERSONALITY DANA LOESCH COMING TO CO-HOST TROOPATHON V! (July 12)

RADIO HOST & TV PERSONALITY DANA LOESCH

COMING TO CO-HOST TROOPATHON

Exciting news! As you know, each year we go out
and get co-hosts to participate in Troopathon, to help host Melanie Morgan get
through the marathon show to help raise money for care packages for our troops
in Afghanistan. In the past we've been lucky to have great co-hosts like Andrew
Breitbart, Roger Hedgecock, and S.E. Cupp.

The Troopathon care package
drive is already underway and we need your immediate support! Our goal is to
send the largest shipment of care packages to our troops serving in war zones
overseas and far from home.

Our theme for 2012 is "Never Forget our
Troops" because sadly, as Americans carry about their day-to-day lives, we often
forget to show our appreciation for the men and women of the military who risk
their lives so that we can live safe and free. With support for the troops at an
all time low, we are calling on you to step up and let our troops know that
we'll "Never Forget" their courage and sacrifice.

SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION BY SENDING CARE
PACKAGES
TO LET OUR TROOPS KNOW YOU WILL NEVER FORGET
THEM!

We
are heartbroken that we can't be joined on this year's Troopathon by our friend
Andrew Breitbart, who was tragically taken from us earlier this year. Breitbart
and his unique personality and dedication to the troops can never be matched.
Breitbart helped Move America Forward in every single one of our Troopathons and
they would not have been successful without him. That's why this year we are
dedicating Troopathon 2012 "NEVER FORGET" to Andrew's memory and legacy.

Dana Loesch is stepping up to the plate and filling Andrew's formidable
shoes. She is one of the few people in the country who can harness the power of
the conservative social media sphere and netroots the way Andrew could.

MORE ABOUT DANA LOESCH

As a close personal friend of Breitbart's
and frequent contributor to Breitbart's new media empire, Dana was handpicked by
Andrew himself to be the editor of his Big Journalism site. In addition, Dana
has her own radio show on KFTK Newstalk in St. Louis, MO and is a regular
contributor to the major new networks.

Earlier this year Dana was
honored to receive the 2012 Grassroots Journalism award from the Accuracy in
Media foundation.

Just as Andrew was, Dana Loesch is also a fervent
supporter of our troops, and she is willing to put herself on the line to defend
them.

Earlier this year the mass media went on a total witch hunt against
a few Marines for acts they considered inappropriate, painting them as monsters
and calling for arrests, court martial and other egregious punishments.

Dana was one of the first conservatives to defend the Marines and remind
the American people that our troops out there are under enormous stress and
called for the people to be understanding of the fact that this is war, and that
none of us sitting at home on our couches could possibly imagine what that's
like.

As a proven fighter and advocate for our troops, and someone who
is well known by the community that Andrew Breitbart helped to build, Dana is
the perfect addition to this year's Troopathon.

The Troopathon
is a whole campaign to raise money for our troops overseas. It ends July 12, but
we've already started collecting donations to so please think of our troops and
send some care packages
now!

SEND CARE PACKAGES TO OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

Troopathon 2012 is almost here! We now have
only 17 days left! We have a long way to go if we're going to send the
largest-yet shipment of care packages to our troops! Join the cast of
celebrities, musicians, journalists, and others who are coming together to
support our troops and Troopathon 2012! Send care packages to our troops today!

MORE TROOPS DEPLOYING TO AFGHANISTAN
THEY NEED OUR HELP!

Across several states this weekend, friends
and family bade farewell to fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and
wives deploying to Afghanistan to fight and protect our country from ruthless
terrorists.

Over 800 Troops from the Alabama National Guard.

About
150 Troops from the Utah National Guard.

300 Troops deploying out of Ft.
Benning, Georgia.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is training for
deployment.

Over 3,000 Troops from Ft. Riley, KS now set to
deploy.

2,950 Troops from the 101st Airborne are set to deploy out of
Kentucky.

Army Col. Michael Getchell, commander
of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, discusses the
concerns of Afghan provincial leader role players during an exercise at the
National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., June 11, 2012. The brigade is
preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in the fall.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher M.
Gaylord

WITH MORE TROOPS HEADED OVERSEAS
THEY WILL NEED
MORE SUPPLIES!

SEND CARE PACKAGES TO OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

Troopathon is a month-long effort
that culminates on July 12th,
but we are taking donations
for Troopathon RIGHT NOW!

Troopathon brings together
conservative celebrities from all walks of life to concentrate on supporting our
troops for one day, where we really try to hit it out of the park for our
military servicemen and women.

Mark your calendars now, and be ready July 12th for an event
that will amaze and energize you to support our troops more than
ever!

FRENCH TROOPS MUNCH ON EXPENSIVE
CHEESES

WHILE OUR TROOPS EAT PEANUT BUTTER
& JELLY

U.S. Navy Reservist Andrew Sand is currently
deployed to Afghanistan and occasionally sends blogs to the New York Times for
publishing. In his last blog, he talks about the food available to troops
deployed over there.

What he found was that in order for troops to
really get a decent meal, they had to travel to FRENCH or BRITISH bases. Read
some excerpts from his blog.

The
Best, and Worst, in Kabul Military Dining
By ANDREW
SAND

I’ve risked my life in Afghanistan for a plate of
French cheese. While not as arduous as serving in rural Afghanistan, the
prisonlike conditions on Kabul bases — no family, long hours, repetitive food
and confined spaces — often drive service members to extremes to escape the
pressure and keep up their spirits.

Camp Warehouse DFAC
Rating: 4
Exploding Stars

The
premier military dining facility in Kabul. Dashing Frenchmen sport oversize
berets. A 30-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower looms over plates of creamy
Camembert and smoky Gouda. French chefs serve up authentic French fries, crisp
and hot. And fresh sole with a lemon cream sauce in a landlocked country — how
did they do that? At this quaint French base, meals end sweetly, with rare
deployment joy found in the delicate bûche de Noël. All in all, an exquisite
dining experience that brings a bit of Paris to Kabul.

Camp Eggers
DFAC
Rating: 2 Exploding Stars

Camp
Eggers has two dining facilities — Goat and Marshall, for double the capacity
and double the mediocrity. Fake Tex-Mex, fake roast beef, fake turkey and fake
burgers. Even the real steak tastes fake. Given the selection, most meals
ultimately degrade into some combination of cereal, peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches, and saltine crackers. Slightly better than eating field rations in
the mountains while evading insurgents, but not by much.

Camp Julien
DFAC
Rating: 1 Exploding Stars

“The food at Camp Julien was revolting
and unhealthy…. I’d rather eat shell casings….”
– Anonymous U.S. Special
Operations service member

You can read the
full article HERE which rates 6 overseas dining
facilities:

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AMBASSADOR JOHN
R. BOLTON CONFIRMS
PARTICIPATION IN TROOPATHON 2012

We're extremely excited to announce that
Ambassador John Bolton, former Bush Administration official who was legendary
for his tough diplomatic style, that always put America first, has graciously
agreed to participate in Troopathon again for 2012.

Trooathon is a huge
event that we do once a year to support our troops and raise much needed funds
for care packages to send to the troops over in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, it
seems that in recent months support for our troops and their missions is
waning.

The media is all but ignoring our men and women serving in
Afghanistan. You no longer see the stories of their heroism on the nightly news.
We can't allow our troops to be forgotten. This year's theme for Troopathon is
"NEVER FORGET our TROOPS" because we are fighting to remind the American people
that our troops are still at war, while the rest of the country is at the
mall.

Ambassador
Bolton, ever the expert when it comes to the threats against our nation posed by
hostile foreign dictators, is the perfect addition to the Troopathon. His
expertise reminds us about the threats America faces from around the world.
There are even whispers that Bolton could be Secretary of State under a future
President Romney

We may have grown complacent in recent years, because
the media and the Obama Administration have downplayed the significance of the
War on Terror. Obama's domestic agenda, programs like Obamacare, and rampant
spending on social experiments distract us from the OTHER threats leering just
outside our attention span.

IRAN'S MISSILES

Iran,
Syria, North Korea, these are just a FEW of the possible threats we may face,
according to Bolton, not to mention the continuing war in Afghanistan, and the
delicate peace in Iraq, and the frightening instability in Egypt threatening to
boil over.

Former U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says it is definitely in America’s
interest to see the Assad regime collapse in Syria but he recommends no direct
U.S. role at this time.

“I don’t think President Obama understands the
significance of everything that is going on in the Middle East,” Bolton told
WND.

Bolton scolds the Obama administration for making many concessions
to Russia on missile defense and other issues but failing in every way to end
Russian support of Syria and Iran.

Finally, Bolton assesses the latest
developments in Egypt, where he says there are no good options. He says the
military and Muslim Brotherhood will likely find a way to work together and that
anything close to a representative democracy won’t be a reality there anytime
soon.

JOIN AMBASSADOR BOLTON IN SUPPORTING OUR
BRAVE TROOPS OVERSEAS. DONATE NOW TO TROOPATHON AND SEND SOME CARE PACKAGES THAT
OUR TROOPS NEED NOW!

LAURA INGRAHAM
CONFIRMS
PARTICIPATION IN TROOPATHON 2012

We are
proud to announce popular conservative talk radio and TV host Laura Ingraham is
joining Troopathon 5 – Never Forget Our Troops. Laura will join our hosts for a
lively interview to talk about her continuing support of the troops and the
importance of never forgetting these heroes, no matter what is written or said
in the media.

Trooathon is a
huge event that we do once a year to support our troops and raise much needed
funds for care packages to send to the troops over in Afghanistan.
Unfortunately, it seems that in recent months support for our troops and their
missions is waning.

The media is all but ignoring our men and women
serving in Afghanistan. You no longer see the stories of their heroism on the
nightly news. We can't allow our troops to be forgotten. This year's theme for
Troopathon is "NEVER FORGET our TROOPS" because we are fighting to remind the
American people that our troops are still at war, while the rest of the country
is at the mall.

WATCH THE LAURA INGRAHAM VIDEO
MESSAGE HERE!

Laura
Ingraham is one of the most successful and famous talk radio hosts in America.
She has been a champion for our troops, their missions and for many other
conservative causes as well. She started out as a speech writer for Ronald
Reagan’s White House and went on to serve as law clerk for Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas. In 2001, she launched her radio career with her first show,
aptly titled “The Laura Ingraham Show”. Since then she has become one of the
top-rated conservative talkers in the country.

In addition to her radio
success, Laura is an accomplished author. She is the #1 New York Times
bestselling author of five books: The Hillary Trap, Shut Up & Sing,
Power to the People, The Obama Diaries, and new smash hit Of Thee I Zing:
America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots.

By participating in the Troopathon effort and
lending her voice to support the troops and encourage Americans to sponsor care
packages, celebrities like Laura Ingraham and the many others who are
participating are using their fame to bring awareness to the Troopathon effort
and our mission of supporting the troops in this time of waning interest and
coverage.

We are overjoyed to include Laura Ingraham to our
distinguished list of guests and participants. But it is imperative that the
American people follow the likes of these celebrities in supporting Troopathon
if we are to make it a success and give the men and women on the front lines a
clear message of support from the home front.

WATCH THE LAURA INGRAHAM VIDEO
MESSAGE HERE!

LAURA INGRAHAM IN SUPPORTING OUR BRAVE
TROOPS OVERSEAS. DONATE NOW TO TROOPATHON AND SEND SOME CARE PACKAGES THAT OUR
TROOPS NEED NOW!

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