Comments on: Association 2007 Reunion http://www.dragoons.org/2007/11/08/association-reunion/ Connecting the Soldiers of today with the Veterans of yesterday. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:04:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jim Rudy http://www.dragoons.org/2007/11/08/association-reunion/comment-page-1/#comment-19646 Jim Rudy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:34:08 +0000 http://www.dragoons.org/news-center/2007/01/20/test-for-calendar-events/#comment-19646 Dear Fellow Veterans, Bad news. The Army Leadership abruptly pulled the funding for the Army Freedom Team Salute program and it dies as of the end of this month. Abruptly in that I received an email from the FTS program office in Alexandria, VA on Feb 10th that no more commendation requests would be accepted after, get this, Feb. 11th and that the program would cease at the end of the month. Through this guest book I have found and honored a whole bunch of Army veterans with the free FTS commendation (Certificate, Letter of Thanks, Army lapel pin, & 2 Army decals). I and several others are mounting a nationwide campaign to get Army veterans and others to write letters send emails, and to make telephone calls to their Congressman, Senators, and to the senior Army leadership. Consider doing the same. O date some 2.3 million Army veterans and Army supporters have been recognized through this program since it was initiate in May/2005. However, an estimated 15 to 17 million Army vets are in the USA at any given time. This number continually turns over as WW II Army veterans pass away and as our younger soldiers end their terms of service. Write to: Honorable John McHugh Secretary of the Army 101 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310-0101 General George W. Casey, Jr. Chief of Staff, US Army 101 Pentagon Washington, DC 20310-0101 Contact your Congressman through this below link: http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml Contact your Senators through this below link: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Contact me via email (jimrudy@bellsouth.net) and I would be glad to share some copies of letters to give you a flavor of what to write. Please help on this important effort and pass this information along to other contacts. We can get this decision reversed with your help. Regards, Jim Rudy Seneca, SC Cell 864-784-3836. Dear Fellow Veterans,

Bad news.

The Army Leadership abruptly pulled the funding for the Army Freedom Team Salute program and it dies as of the end of this month. Abruptly in that I received an email from the FTS program office in Alexandria, VA on Feb 10th that no more commendation requests would be accepted after, get this, Feb. 11th and that the program would cease at the end of the month.

Through this guest book I have found and honored a whole bunch of Army veterans with the free FTS commendation (Certificate, Letter of Thanks, Army lapel pin, & 2 Army decals).

I and several others are mounting a nationwide campaign to get Army veterans and others to write letters send emails, and to make telephone calls to their Congressman, Senators, and to the senior Army leadership. Consider doing the same.

O date some 2.3 million Army veterans and Army supporters have been recognized through this program since it was initiate in May/2005. However, an estimated 15 to 17 million Army vets are in the USA at any given time. This number continually turns over as WW II Army veterans pass away and as our younger soldiers end their terms of service.

Write to:

Honorable John McHugh
Secretary of the Army
101 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-0101

General George W. Casey, Jr.
Chief of Staff, US Army
101 Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-0101

Contact your Congressman through this below link:

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml

Contact your Senators through this below link:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Contact me via email (jimrudy@bellsouth.net) and I would be glad to share some copies of letters to give you a flavor of what to write.

Please help on this important effort and pass this information along to other contacts. We can get this decision reversed with your help.

Regards,

Jim Rudy
Seneca, SC
Cell 864-784-3836.

]]> By: Jim Rudy http://www.dragoons.org/2007/11/08/association-reunion/comment-page-1/#comment-15632 Jim Rudy Sat, 30 May 2009 15:51:35 +0000 http://www.dragoons.org/news-center/2007/01/20/test-for-calendar-events/#comment-15632 I posted this before but here it is again for those who misssed it. I continue to be a volunteer for th Army Freedom Team Salute program. The Army will send any Army veteran (Active, Army Guard, or Army Reserve) a very nice and free commendation package (Certificate fo Appreciation, Letter of thanks, Army lapel pin, and two US Army decals). All I need is your name, former Army rank, and mailing address sent to me at jimrudy@bellsouth.net or if you prefer call me at home at 864-972-2085. Also if you were married at any time while in the Army your spouse is also eligible for the FTS commendation, supporter category. Regards, Jim Rudy Army Freedom Team Salute Ambassador #382 Seneca, SC I posted this before but here it is again for those who misssed it. I continue to be a volunteer for th Army Freedom Team Salute program. The Army will send any Army veteran (Active, Army Guard, or Army Reserve) a very nice and free commendation package (Certificate fo Appreciation, Letter of thanks, Army lapel pin, and two US Army decals). All I need is your name, former Army rank, and mailing address sent to me at jimrudy@bellsouth.net or if you prefer call me at home at 864-972-2085. Also if you were married at any time while in the Army your spouse is also eligible for the FTS commendation, supporter category.

Regards,

Jim Rudy
Army Freedom Team Salute Ambassador #382
Seneca, SC

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