...We Will Never Forget...

September 11, 2001: Never Forget…..We pause to remember the events of eleven years ago today.

For the past five years, the Pepperdine University community in Malibu, CA, places nearly 3,000 flags on the front lawn of its main campus. Each flag represents a life that was lost during the terrorist attacks. Here’s a link to a video about last year’s “Wave of Flags” Memorial: http://vimeo.com/15694393

On Sunday, 9/16, join friends of Operation Gratitude as we “Ride to the Flags” – starting at Pt. Mugu Naval Base in Oxnard and ending in Malibu — to honor and remember the victims of 9/11. Learn more here: http://www.ridetotheflags.com/

Our work to support our nation’s heroes continues. In honor of 9/11, Operation Gratitude will be open to Volunteers from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm: http://www.operationgratitude.com/volunteer/volunteer-info-schedule/

As always, THANK YOU for your support.

About Operation Gratitude

Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000 care packages filled with snacks, toiletries, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation addressed to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed in harm's way, to their Children left behind, and to Veterans, Wounded Warriors and First responders. Our mission is to lift morale, bring a smile to a service member's face and express to our our Military and their families the appreciation and support of the American people. Operation Gratitude receives the names of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines from commanders in the field who see the positive impact of care packages on their troops' morale. Each package contains donated product valued at $75-100 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship. For safety and security, assembling of packages occurs at the Army National Guard armory in Van Nuys, California. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude has shipped more than 900,000 packages to American Military and their families.

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2 Responses to …We Will Never Forget…

raysrope says:

September 13, 2012 at 9:20 pm

Reblogged this on rope.

Jack Benton says:

September 11, 2012 at 11:32 am

Ooops! We have the same Wave of Flag Memorial video! I guess that proves that it’s making an impact on many people! Excellent post. God Bless All We Lost.