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Armed Forces Week Featured Charities Part 1
Hello! I hope that you enjoyed the 1st installment about what Armed Forces Week/Day was and a little about the Marines and the Army. In a followup, I would like to showcase a few military charities and organizations this week. In this edition: Wounded Warrior Project AnySoldiers.com https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ You’ve probably seen this logo, heard about it on the news, seen a video or ad online or maybe even something in your mailbox. Wounded Warrior Project is a military charity that supports troops on the battlefield and off. It advocates physical and mental health of the troops, especially those who have been injured. As of May 1st,…
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Armed Forces Week Pt. 1 (Marines + Army)
Armed Forces Day is annually the 3rd Sat of the month. Armed Forces Week starts on the 2nd Saturday of May and lasts to the 3rd Sunday of May. Memorial Day follows soon after with being the last Monday of May. While May is usually the last push of school and college graduations (all to be celebrated!), don’t forget to remember our military and thank them when you see them! President Harry Truman was a pioneer in honoring our military. On July 26th, 1947, he signed the National Security Act, which joined all 4 service branches (at that time) all under one umbrella. Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense at the time,…
