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Happy Independence Day!

It should go without saying (but of course I’ll say it anyway, because I have a blog and I can!) that there are about 10 zillion reasons to honor Independence Day in this country - and yes the fact that I can pretty much say whatever I want to on this blog - without worrying [...]

Send a soldier a FREE phone card!

If you have a loved one (or just know of someone) serving overseas in the military or a hospitalized veteran, you can request a free phone card (every 60 days) that will allow them to call home. Check it out here at Operation Uplink. And if you have a couple bucks to spare they’d LOVE [...]

Cure for the holiday blues: reach out to a soldier

Do your crazy relatives drive you over the edge this time of year? Don’t have as much money as you’d like? Having trouble keeping up with your mortgage payments? Wish you were thinner? etc.? etc.? etc.?
Put all of those things aside and visit the www.anysoldier.com website. Find a soldier who will spend the holidays far [...]

A video from the Broomfield Veterans Museum Memorial Day Picnic

The Broomfield Veterans Museum put on a great Memorial Day picnic today and here is a short video.

How can I help the soldiers?

When I was little (okay, when I was younger) my grandpa always tied one of those poppies, you’d often see the VFW vets passing out at the grocery store, to the rear view mirror on his car.
I can’t say that I specifically understood the symbolism behind the poppy until recently. (At this point my dad [...]

Flag Retirement Ceremony in Broomfield

You can attend a Flag Retirement Ceremony in Broomfield on June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Station 61 - 1275 Midway Blvd. If you’ve never witnessed one of these you should make an effort to get to this one because it really is something special to watch.
The United States flag code dictates that U.S. flags [...]