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The Heroes Run

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 5, 2007 03:00 PM

If you’re a runner in the Midwest, please put this race organized by the family members of fallen hero U.S. Army Captain Travis Patriquin on your schedule. You can also be a sponsor or donor. (Hat tip: Blackfive)

Operation Hero Miles

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 25, 2007 10:02 AM

Pitch in: Operation Hero Miles gives family members of wounded servicemen and women free plane tickets to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals. This Memorial Day weekend, participating airlines will match unused frequent flyer mile donations mile-for-mile, from 6 AM, Friday, May 25th through 11:59 pm, Monday, May 28th.

Defend the Defenders

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 11, 2007 08:50 PM

Please read: A request from Ilario Pantano.

For Mother’s Day

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 11, 2007 09:21 AM

Reader Stephanie asked me to publicize the “Thanks Mom Bone Marrow Drive,” which began this week and runs through May 21. She writes: “My son is 10 and he was diagnosed with leukemia in January, please would you advertise this event to help people like my little boy, it would mean so much to me.” [...]

Five for Fighting in D.C.

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 6, 2007 10:23 PM

After I taped The O’Reilly Factor in Washington on Friday night, the real fun began. John Ondrasik and Five For Fighting played at the 9:30 Club. He was kind enough to offer a few guest passes, which Bryan Preston and I gladly used to share a rare, kids-free night out with our spouses. What a [...]

Biking 100 miles for Young Life

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 4, 2007 11:49 AM

Got a second? Help sponsor my friend Mary Katharine Ham, who’ll be biking 100 miles for the Young Life ministries. I can’t even bike one mile. Send her a few bucks and support a great cause!

A gravely wounded Marine needs a miracle

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 31, 2007 08:26 PM

Your prayers and support are needed. Please help.

The giving season

By Michelle Malkin  •  November 24, 2006 08:00 AM

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m on a holiday schedule, counting blessings and enjoying family time. There are a number of worthy causes I wanted to mention. Instead of spending on Black Friday, how about contributing to one of these? *A group from one of my favorite, indispensable blogs, My Pet Jawa, is [...]

Support American snipers

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 24, 2006 12:00 AM

As you can tell from my O’Reilly appearance tonight, I am not in a good mood. I am not in the mood to hear about how CNN is justified in broadcasting “great footage” of American soldiers getting picked off by Iraqi snipers because it’s “great footage.” I am not in the mood to hear about [...]

REMEMBER

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 26, 2006 10:58 AM

Lorie Byrd, blogging over at her new digs at Wizbang, is collecting Memorial Day tributes. Lorie links to the song, “Arlington,” which reminded me of this poignant photo from last Christmas: *** A military chaplain writes about one of his toughest duties–following a script that begins “Ma’am, We Regret to Inform You.” CSM looks at [...]

THREE HOURS LEFT…

By Michelle Malkin  •  September 5, 2005 09:16 PM

…to contribute to the Hurricane Katrina Blog for Relief fund, which ends at midnight tonight. See who’s raising what here. Log your contribution here. Special thanks to the 253 readers of this blog who have donated $36,269 to my recommended charity, Mercy Corps, and many other worthy groups so far. Ok, the rest of you: [...]

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, PT. II

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 31, 2005 10:14 PM

I’m going to have to start ordering from Little Caesar’s Pizza. They rock. Hat tip: Reader Lee H.

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 30, 2005 09:51 AM

A lovely story. (Hat tip: Rob K.)

SEMPER FI

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 28, 2005 02:10 PM

Cassandra at Villainous Company has a moving photo tribute to our troops.. Be sure to help out Cassandra’s favorite charity, the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund if you can:

THE SCOUT JAMBOREE TRAGEDY

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 27, 2005 05:10 PM

President Bush will address the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Bowling Green, Va., tonight as participants mourn the loss of the four adult leaders who died in a horrifying electrocution mishap on Monday. The Anchorage Daily News memorializes the fallen Scout leaders, who all hailed from Alaska. AP profiles here. Here’s the riveting account of [...]

SAVING THE MT. SOLEDAD CROSS

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 26, 2005 07:25 AM

The city of San Diego votes today on a referendum to save the giant cross at Mount Soledad, which has long been under fire by an atheist activist. Via the San Diego Union Tribune: If two-thirds of San Diego voters approve the measure, the city would donate the cross, a set of memorial walls and [...]

MEET AMERICA’S FRIEND: AAGE BJERRE

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 13, 2005 08:29 AM

In case you missed it yesterday, you should read this story about a pro-American European pizza store owner who demonstrated his staunch support for our country and lost his business: A Danish pizzeria owner was jailed Tuesday for refusing to serve French and German tourists in protesting their countries’ opposition to the U.S.-led war in [...]

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 12, 2005 10:23 AM

Memorial services for the Navy SEALS recently killed on a special ops mission in Afghanistan are being held across the country. The Honolulu Advertiser has moving coverage here, profiles of the fallen here, and a memorial service photo gallery (Flash) here. An excerpt: The loss of life eulogized yesterday at the National Memorial Cemetery of [...]

CHINOOK DOWN

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 30, 2005 04:44 PM

From Kabul, Afghanistan via NYT: United States and Afghan troops today reached the site of a downed military helicopter that crashed in a mountainous area this week, the United States military announced. The military said Wednesday that the aircraft appeared to have been brought down by hostile fire. Keep the fallen heroes and their families [...]

OFFICER JASON SCHECHTERLE: A BEAUTIFUL HEART AND SOUL

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 29, 2005 08:19 AM

This story is jaw-droppingly appalling, but some good seems to have come out of it. I had not heard of Officer Schechterle before, but thanks to the idiots at the Weekly World News, I’ll never forget his courage and inspiring will to live. Read more at the Officer Jason site and at In the Line [...]

HELP SOLDIERS’ ANGELS

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 25, 2005 04:27 PM

I’ve written before on the “armor gap” and the dedicated volunteers at Soldiers’ Angels who continue to raise money to buy kevlar blankets for the troops. The Bush administration is dealing with the problem, slowly, but there’s always room for help. The angels have put out a new call for donations. Please check out their [...]

BABY TORRES UPDATE

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 24, 2005 07:24 AM

Baby Torres, whose mom, Susan, suffered a stroke at 17 weeks pregnant and is in a coma, is alive and kicking. The Arlington (Va.) Catholic Herald reports: It has been nearly eight weeks since Susan Torres (pictured at right with her oldest son) was rushed to the hospital after she suffered a stroke caused by [...]

WOUNDED MILBLOGGER UPDATE

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 24, 2005 07:05 AM

CPT Charles “Chuck” Ziegenfuss, the milblogger wounded by an IED in Iraq, is scheduled to arrive at Walter Reed this evening. Cpt. Ziegenfuss’s wife reports: There is one man (other than God Himself) in particular who saved Chuck’s life. CPT Jason Spencer, Chuck’s XO. Chuck said to me, “Jason saved my life. Don’t ever let [...]

THE CULTURE OF LIFE IN ACTION

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 16, 2005 03:07 PM

Read this. Donate here.

OPERATION HOMECOMING USA

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 14, 2005 11:12 AM

Tom Bevan at Real Clear Politics spotlights an awesome event taking place this week in Branson, Missouri called “Operation Homecoming USA” Here’s the event description: Thirty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War. During those three decades, the brave men and women who served in that conflict have never been given the [...]

VASILA’S HEART

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 9, 2005 11:17 AM

(Vasila Hossaini; Advocates for Afghanistan) Just a beautiful, uplifting story. More about Vasila here.

200 MILES FOR AFGHAN GIRLS

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 7, 2005 05:09 PM

A reader e-mails: A group of 9 National Geographic staffers are walking 200 miles in 10 days with only water and one teabag each– no food. They are camping out during the day, walking at night to aviod the heat. Their object is to raise $10000 each for the Afghan Girls Fund, a charity established [...]

LT. PANTANO RESIGNS

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 3, 2005 12:35 PM

Kit Jarrell of milblog Euphoric Reality has the exclusive and related commentary here on Lt. Ilario Pantano’s resignation of his commission. An excerpt of Lt. Pantano’s remarks at an event this week thanking supporters: I have taken up arms for my country and my corps in two wars and it has been my privilege to [...]

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: IN REMEMBRANCE

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 29, 2005 10:39 AM

Legacy.com has set up a moving tribute page to honor service members who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. The company set up the site free of charge and launched it in March. The Guest Book sections are must read. Well over 19,000 Guest Book entries from readers have been posted since the site [...]

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: HONOR THE TROOPS

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 27, 2005 03:46 PM

Blackfive: Opening the gates of heaven Mudville Gazette: Sacred words “I want to fight for something” Photo of the day: Maj. Mark Bieger Set a remembrance table

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