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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)

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.

Please read: A request from Ilario Pantano.

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.” [...]

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 [...]

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!

Your prayers and support are needed. Please help.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

…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: [...]

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

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

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:

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, 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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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