This Sunday,  November 14, 2010 at 10 a.m. EST (9 a.m. Central) you can hear a recorded interview I had with KRJM's own Kurt Philion. Kurt is the leader behind a great organization called "Philco's Freedom Team" and Kurt also has a wealth of information about our great troops and how we can continue to love and suport them.  I had the honor of speaking with Kurt for about 20 minutes last week about Faith and her role in the military.

As we enter this 2010 Veteran's Day week, I want to share how much I love being connected with you, the veterans and active duty soldiers, and their friends and family members. I truly am so very proud to be a blue star mom, and I thank God every day not only for my own personal hero (and son) Spec. Reuben Stringfellow, but also for you, the soldiers who have been with my son in body and spirit as you defend our great nation. I am also very proud of our Canadian friends and soldiers, who have served right beside us and have been in our hearts and prayers for many many years. Have a blessed Veteran's Day and know that you are prayed for.

I hope you have the chance to hear the interview, we will be posting it soon on this web site in case you do miss it.

The show can be heard at 10 a.m. EST on Sunday, November 14, 2010 on GOLD 101.5 FM in Mahnomen, MN. or at the radio station website  www.krjmradio.com 

You can see Kurt's GREAT site "Philco's Freedom Team" at www.philcofreedomteam.net  PLEASE stop by and check it out.  You can add them on Facebook too.

Spc. Reuben Stringfellow cradles Faith at Dallas-Fort Worth airport

after his release from the Army on New Year's Day 2010

Reuben is a double hero: he served his country honorably, and he rescued Faith in 2003!

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Spc. Reuben Stringfellow of Ft. Wainwright will be honorably discharged

and picked up by Jude at 9:45 PM CST on New Year's Day!

The best present of all!

(Reuben with sister Caity)

The mission of Let's Say Thanks is to provide a way for individuals across the country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas. By submitting a message through this site you have the opportunity to send a free personalized postcard greeting to deployed servicemen and women.

The postcards, depicting patriotic scenes and hometown images, were selected from a pool of entries from children across the country.

All you have to do is click on your favorite design and either select the message that best expresses your sentiment or draft a personal note. The postcards are then printed on the Xerox iGen3^® Digital Production Press and mailed in care packages by military support organization Give2TheTroops^®.

Xerox is committed to helping people across the nation express their gratitude to our troops overseas. The launch of this program is aimed at reminding them how much Americans appreciate their service.

HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY to Faith the Dog! Faith's REAL birthday is unknown but we gave her the date of December 22 to celebrate. We know she was born within a few days of that date and she is truly a "Christmas Miracle." This year Faith hopes to be celebrating her birthday for several days beginning this Friday through Sunday in Seattle, WA where she will be with more than 5000 soldiers in and out of uniform at two bases: McChord Air Force Base and Ft. Lewis Army Base just outside of Seattle/Tacoma.  WOW -- lots of hugs, lots of kissing. Then Faith hopes to make it to Carswell Joint Reserve Base the following weekend!  Nothing like camo colored icing on a big fat cake to make everyone happy!  Thanks to Pat McGhee at Ft. Lewis for hosting us, and for all the personnel you send to us to pick us up, carry us around, put us up and love us constantly. This is the best part about our Armed Forces - - they love us!  Thank a soldier when you see one, and pray for them all.  

Faith and her family grieve and mourn the loss at Ft. Hood, Texas yesterday. The lives of men and women in uniform hit harder to our family and our hearts than any other. We will try to make a trip to the base as soon as we can, as soon as we are allowed to go.  Faith of course doesn't know or understand the reasons for my tears, but she has been a great help in comforting me through the news stories and the internet stories I have tried to research. My love and heart, my prayers and soul go out to the families of those killed, hurt, and affected forever by this act.  Please join us in supporting our troops through this time.

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