Page Updated August 31, 2010

IMPORTANT NOTICE - AMERICAN LEGION POST 380 P.O. BOX # CHANGE as of June 5, 2009

American Legion Post 380
P.O. Box 110624
Campbell, CA 95011-0624

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Dear Friends,

Friday September 17th is National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

In an effort to spread public awareness further than one day, The American Legion Post 564 is partnering with National League of POW/MIA Families to present a Commemorative Candlelight Ceremony one week earlier on Friday September 10th.

This will be a poignant, short ceremony that will allow us to remember and honor America's "unaccounted for veterans" and remember the sacrifices of their family members who still wait.

Please see the above flyer for details and distribute as widely as you see fit to members of your organizations.

Thank you

John Carlson Commander
American Legion Post 564

Contact Julie DeMaria, Operation: Care & Comfort (408) 373-8635, troopsupport@comcast.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Operation: Care and Comfort’s TROOPFEST 2010 and Freedom Walk on 9-11 to Support U.S. Troops and Bay Area Military Families

August 12, 2010, San Jose, CA - Hosted by Neto’s Grill and Market in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday, September 11th from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm, Operation: Care and Comfort will host TroopFest 2010, a classic rock benefit music festival, BBQ and raffle to raise funds to send care packages to U.S. Troops abroad. Funds raised will also support military families in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In partnership with the City of Santa Clara and Navy volunteers from NOSC San Jose, a one mile commemorative “Freedom Walk” will start the event at 10:30 am at Neto’s, ending in a ceremony by the Mayor’s Office, and Santa Clara Police and Fire Departments. After, attendees may write letters and help OCC volunteers and soldiers from the 7th Psychological Operations Group of Moffett Field assemble care packages for deployed troops, while enjoying the benefit concert with six hours of classic rock music and entertainment featuring guest emcee Greg Kihn. Music by Midlife Vices, Crimes of Passion, The Cocktail Monkeys, The T Clemente Band and others will rock downtown Santa Clara. Guest performances will include comedienne Tina Allen. Sponsors include 98.5 KFOX, The San Francisco 49ers, The San Jose Earthquakes, Santa Clara and San Jose Police Officers’ Associations, Santa Clara Country Sheriff Deputy’s Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and Piperite Systems. All sponsorships will allow OCC to distribute complimentary tickets to military families, and all military branches are expected to participate in the day’s events. Hundreds of sports tickets from Bay Area sports teams will be given to military families who attend.

“We decided to bring the event back to the South Bay, where it first started in 2005” said Julie DeMaria, co-founder of Operation: Care and Comfort. “Local military members are excited that we are holding this family friendly event to support troops and their families on such a significant day in our country’s history. Although the public will have a fantastic time, our goal is to offer military families and veterans a special day, with complimentary sports tickets and other items given to them as a thank you for their service” added DeMaria.

"The events of Sept. 11, 2001 led to the tragic deaths of many public safety officers. It is fitting that we show our support today for the men and women in the military who fight to preserve our freedom just as those public safety officers did" stated Steve Lodge, Chief of Police for the City of Santa Clara.

Although the events are free, a $10 ticket to TroopFest 2010 supports the cause, and gives you a Neto’s BBQ lunch and a raffle entry. Winners need not be present to win. Tickets may be purchased at Neto’s located at 1313 Monroe Street, Santa Clara, through local American Legion posts, or by logging on to the official TroopFest 2010 web site at www.troopfest.org. Updated information will be posted, so check back often.

For more information on how you may participate in this event, call Julie DeMaria of Operation: Care and Comfort at (408) 373-8635 or via email at troopsupport@comcast.net.

About Operation: Care and Comfort (OCC): Since April 2003, the all-volunteer Operation: Care and Comfort program has shipped over 600,000 pounds of monthly care packages for distribution to Marine, Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard personnel deployed in conflict regions. OCC also supports military families through their “Tickets for Troops” and “Adopt a Military Family” campaigns. Operation: Care and Comfort is listed on the Department of Defense “America Supports You” web site, and has been received numerous national and local awards, including the DoD’s Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Citizen Humanitarian Award, and the National American Red Cross’ Service to Armed Forces Award. For more information on this worthy organization and how you can help support our Troops, please visit: www.operationcareandcomfort.org. ###

Hello all,

See the above Flyer/Invitation for the AFSA Chapter 1379 11th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Dinner to be held on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Friday, 17 September 2010, at American Legion Post 564. Please note that we will also be commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War (27 June 1950) and the 65th Anniversary of the ending of World War II (14 August 1945).

Individual and table reservations are being accepted now.

Thanks for participating in our 2010 POW/MIA Recognition Dinner Program.

Tony Rollis
President, AFSA Chapter 137 9