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Our Families are Real Heroes!

In times of war, the entire family of our men and women in our military are heroes. Many times, the main supporter of the family is quickly shipped off to a foreign land with no return date, very little information about their mission, and certainly not guarantee of their safe return.

We say "Bravo" to these everyday heroes who get the kids to school each day, work if and when they can, make the meals, do the laundry, and cry themselves to sleep watching CNN for any bit of information...

MEDIA ADVISORY

October 19, 2008

The California State Legislature & Yellow Ribbon America
Launches 5th Annual
Operation Christmas for Our Troops and Their Families
* * *

Goal is to deliver Christmas support to over 300,000 of California’s, Arizona’s and Nevada’s military members
and their families here and serving throughout the world

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National Guard (Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized as of October 28, 2008

· Army National Guard and Army Reserve: 95,327

· Navy Reserve: 6,177

· Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve: 10,606

· Marine Corps Reserve: 7,197

· Coast Guard Reserve: 758

Total National Guard and Reserve

personnel mobilized:
120,065

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Sacrifice is not all overseas
The men and women abroad are trained and skilled in serving our country, but their spouses and children are left with emptiness in their hearts and homes. Their heroic stores are often overlooked. Please take a minute and read their stories.

Operation Christmas for our Troops and their Families State Capitol kickoff, CA Democratic Party Chairman Art Torrez & Past California Republican Party Chairman Duf Sundheim

Ralphs Grocery Company Operation Christmas for our Troops and their Families. Southern California kickoff.

One of Operation Christmas for our Troops and their Families 475 donation drop-off locations.

Filming of the 2007 Operation Christmas for our Troops and their Families PSA Commercial.

August 4, 2007 Welcome Home Purple Heart Event; Former California Governors’ Grey Davis and Pete Wilson, Major General William Wade II, Adjutant General of the California National Guard and Honorable Wade Sanders, Lieutenant Governor’s Senior Military Advisor.