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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2008 – Media outlets portray a version of the U.S. military as seen from the outside, but Americans across the country can access the primary source: hearing the military experience described by a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine who lives it. At universities, high schools and rotary clubs in scores of U.S. cities, “Why We Serve,” a Defense Department outreach program, is connecting men and women in uniform to the American public they serve. Started in July 2006, the program provides a platform for servicemembers recently returned from operations in Afghanistan, Iraq or the Horn of...

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2007 – Brittany and Robbie Bergquist, respectively 16 and 15, got a pleasant surprise recently when telecommunications giant AT&T responded to their request for help and agreed to support Cell Phones for Soldiers, their troop-support organization. “I actually e-mailed AT&T directly and explained our need for phone cards and what Robbie and I have been doing to support the troops, and I received a response,” Brittany said. “AT&T/Cingular has recognized what Robbie and I have started and have offered to help, which is amazing because they are such a big corporation.” The company is providing the...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2005 – Representatives of grassroots organizations supporting troops and their families in partnership with the "America Supports You" program got hearty thanks and encouragement from defense leaders today during the first-ever America Supports You summit here at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the 85 attendees, who represent nearly half of the 175 nonprofit groups partnering with America Supports You, their efforts are making "an enormous difference" for military members. Rumsfeld likened their initiatives - from sending care packages, to providing video links between troops and their families, to building houses for wounded troops - to...

VOLKEL AIR BASE, Netherlands -- Training young pilots to push the F-16 Fighting Falcon to its operational limits is a job Lt. Col. David Stine loves as much as flying. Even better is doing both those things with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, he said. That is just what he has done for three years as an exchange pilot at this busy fighter base. The colonel is a training instructor pilot with the Dutch air force’s 306th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron. He said the job is satisfying and has an important purpose. “From the start, I try to instill in...

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Radio Notes: Bill Clinton; Lynn Cullen; Clarke Ingram Monday, June 21, 2004 Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Former president Bill Clinton will be on the air in a one-hour live radio special Thursday. The town hall-style program coincides with the publication of his book "My Life," which goes on sale tomorrow. "Bill Clinton Connects with America" will air on Infinity Broadcasting news/talk stations around the country, and locally on KDKA-AM (1020) Thursday at 6 p.m. Clinton will talk about the book and about his life before and during his time in the White House and answer listeners' questions. Harry Smith, co-anchor...