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With love from — and to — Afghanistan…Happy Fathers Day!
It’s already June 16 in Afghanistan — so we’ll start celebrating now! Happy Fathers Day to fathers everywhere, with a special thanks to ALL who serve…or have served in years past. We are mindful of the fathers who can’t be with … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, care packages, Father's Day, Operation GRatitude, Sgt. Jessi Ann McCormick, U.S. Army, U.S. military
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Save the Date: One Million Care Packages and Counting
Save the Date and join us as we celebrate our ONE MILLIONTH CARE PACKAGE on December 7th this year! To keep posted about all the festivities, sign up on our “March to a Million Info” list here: http://bit.ly/PFXPwN The One Millionth … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Army, care packages, charity, December 7, donations, First Responders, Kuwait, Marines, military families, Military support, milspouse, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, save the date, soldiers, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, veterans, volunteer, Wounded Warriors
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My Operation Gratitude Story: Nancy Pappas
A guest post from Operation Gratitude volunteer Nancy Pappas: My Operation Gratitude story is one of finding new identities and fighting pain. We all have our problems, but it is the way we deal with them that makes our lives … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, care packages, charity, chronic pain, crochet, deployment, donations, handmade hats, handmade scarves, knit, knitting, Marine Corps, Marines, Military support, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Sailors, Scarves for Troops Program, soldiers, troop support, U.S. military, US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, USAF, USMC, volunteering
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900,000 and counting…
What a GREAT day! On Saturday, December 15, more than 2,000 Operation Gratitude Volunteers joined to celebrate two special events: The assembly and shipment of our 900,000th Care Package and the presentation of the custom built Orange County Chopper to the recipient of the 800,000th … Continue reading
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Tagged #March2aMill, Afghanistan, Airmen, Army, care packages, CBS, charity, Cinnabon, Criminal Minds, donations, Erik Estrada, Joe Mantegna, Jon Cryer, March to a Million, Marines, Merrell Down & Dirty Mud Run, Michael Reagan, Military support, National Guard, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Orange County Choppers, Paul Teutal, Sailors, soldiers, Torque Sports and Performance, troop support, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, UFC, Upper Deck Sports, Urijah Faber, USAF, USMC, veterans, volunteers
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Meet Our 800,000th Care Package Recipient…
CAMP DEHDADI II — Surrounded by cheering and clapping comrades, Spc. Samuel Mancilla, a motor transport operator assigned to the 1072nd Transportation Company, 378th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade received Operation Gratitude’s milestone 800,000th care package on August 15, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, California, care packages, charity, combat, custom-built motorcycle, deployed, donate, donations, gifts, Heroes, letters, Marine Corps, Marines, Military care packages, military families, Military support, morale, Navy, non-profit organization, OC Choppers, Operation GRatitude, Orange County Choppers, Sailors, service members, Simi Valley, SJO Foundation for Hope, soldiers, Torque Sports and Performance, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, volunteer, war
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Holiday Greeting Card Design Contest
As we prepare for our 10th Annual Holiday Drive, we are excited to announce another art contest for students entering grades K-12! This time, we are looking for original artwork for the holiday greeting card we will send in 50,000+ … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, art contest, Battalion Buddy, care packages, charity, children's artwork, combat, Contest, deployed, design contest, donations, greeting cards, holiday care packages, K-12 students, Marine Corps, Marines, military, Military care packages, morale, Navy, Operation GRatitude, paracord "Survival" bracelet, patriotic, Sailors, students, Target, troop support, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC
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Operation Gratitude Celebrates Its 800,000th Care Package Milestone
The crowd was electric and in a celebratory mood on June 16 when more than 500 volunteers descended on the California National Guard Armory in Van Nuys to assemble the 800,000th Operation Gratitude Care Package. The Milestone package, which will … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, care packages, charity, combat, community service, corporate sponsors, crafts, crochet, custom-built motorcycle, deployed, donate, donations, gifts, Heroes, knit, letters, March to a Million, Marine Corps, Marines, Middle East, military, Military care packages, Military support, morale, National Guard, Navy, non-profit organization, Orange County Choppers, Sailors, SJO Foundation for Hope, soldiers, Torque Sports and Performance, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, video, volunteer, volunteers, war, YouTube
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How will you spend your Memorial Day weekend?
This is one of those pictures that is “worth a thousand words,” but we also like the reminder in the caption. We will spend part of the weekend assembling thousands of individually-addressed Operation Gratitude care packages for troops serving in … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, Beau Davidson, Blessed, care packages, CMT, Country Music Television, Desert Shield veteran, Desert Storm veteran, Iraq, Marines, Memorial Day, Military support, Navy, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation GRatitude, Operation Iraqi Freedom, soldiers, Tennessee Air Guard, troops, USAF, USMC, veterans, Vietnam veterans, volunteers
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Great Ideas…A Few More Ways to Support the Troops!
If you’ve ever visited our Vendors with Great Ideas page on the Operation Gratitude website, you’ve seen the wonderfully creative initiatives our corporate partners have designed to raise funds and collect items critically needed to send care packages to our … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, care packages, charity, combat, computer products, deployed, donate, donations, Facebook, Heroes, Hold On Another Day, Iraq, letters, Liberty Creek Vineyards, Marine Corps, Marines, Military care packages, military families, Military support, music, Navy, Operation GRatitude, Pinterest, Postagram, Sailors, Sincerely, Songs for Soldiers, Sovereign Brand Tees, t-shirts, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, veterans, volunteer
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A Care Package Saves a Life…Again.
A few days ago we received a heart-wrenching email that we feel is important to share with you: “I am a soldier who is currently deployed. Recently I have been pretty depressed. I see just about everyone here getting care … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, care packages, charity, deployed, donate, donations, gifts, Marines, military, Military care packages, Military Chaplain, military families, Military support, morale, Navy, non-profit organization, Operation GRatitude, Sailors, soldiers, troops, U.S. military, USAF, USMC, war
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