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Military Support Resources
The links we have listed below represents a few of the hundreds of sites set up to help our troops, their families and their beloved supporters!! By visiting any of these you will find wonderful exciting ways to do your part in supporting our heroes. There is such a great need especially during war time. There is no better way to lift the moral and the spirits of our troops than to let them know we are here for them!!! The sites represented here offer many different avenues of support. They are educational as well as encouraging. Many of them offer opportunities to directly adopt a troop and communicate with them personally. Please take moment to visit any or all of these sites!! You will be very impressed with the wonderful information shared by these kind Military servants!!

Local Links
"Whole in my Heart" Military Support Group
"Whole in My Heart" Military Support Group is being held the 1st Thursday of the Month at Union Township Civic center. It is 7:00 pm on Aicholtz Rd. It is a wonderful time to meet other Military Families as well as having a special opportunity to learn about our troops and all of their successes. Any and all Military supporters are welcome!! For more information, please contact mia@militarysupportconnection.com .
Star Support Military Group Here is a local cyber- group established in Cincinnati, just after 9-11!! They are a wonderful group of folks taking care of hundreds of troops!! They also have a special place in their hearts for many veterans in our area as well as across this great nation!! Stop by and see what they are all about!! Tell Tania hey for us!!! The Thank You Foundation The Thank You Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit 501c3 organization whose mission is to show appreciation and express gratitude for those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces both past and present. The Foundation accomplishes its mission through several programs and activities such as sending care packages, visiting Veterans in care facilities, providing complimentary tickets to sporting and entertainment events, and presenting foundation Thank You Cards and Certificates of Appreciation to those who have served or are serving in the military. John Guinn, President and Founder http://www.thethankyoufoundation.org/ Toll Free 1-877-280-8893 Direct 513-850-4910
Military Connection Military Connection is a comprehensive directory of military resources and information with over 3000 pages. All of the resources are free to users. There is something for everyone including directories for each branch of the Military, Reserves, National Guard, veterans and military spouses. We focus on connecting top corporations with outstanding military candidates. There are numerous valuable recruitment components including our Directory of Employers with over 7500 employers. We also feature a "Charity Connection" to help many military non-profits. Please also check out the newest addition to our web site called: "Military Buzz". This is a place dedicated to and for the military community to post special events, press releases, psa's and newsletters. We also feature DoD and Centcom news as well as the columns of seven talented writers. Support 4 Troops This is a dynamic group of people that meet in the Clermont County area. They are there with a personal touch!!! Everyone and anyone is always welcome. The group represents all kinds of folks!! There are wives, moms, dads, sisters, brothers, family members, loved ones of every kind represented at these group meetings. They put together wonderful support events to not only benefit the troops but their families as well!! Come stop by one of the meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month. They meet at the American Legion Post 72 in Mt. Carmel!! Please contact David Stultz at support4troops@fuse.net for more information about Support 4 Troops!! Cincinnati Military Support Group This group is open to anyone who has a family member or friend in any branch of the military. The purpose of the support group is to help members cope with the stress, anxiety, and emotions experienced in having loved ones serve in the military. The meetings are comprised of open discussion of events involving members sons and daughters. They also draw upon other members experience to help understand the military way. The group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at The Red Cross Building, at 10870 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, Ohio. For more information, please contact Sam & Nancy Arnold, 513-874-7378 or arnold45014@yahoo.com
Clermont County Veterans
This link will help you find loads of information pertaining to our veterans. Please feel free to browse around this very informative site. It may answer any questions you have about services provided to our hero vets.
Clermont County Yellow Ribbon
This site honors those who have or are currently serving our Country. At first, the site recognized those whose hometown is Clermont County, now this wonderful website has names from ALL over our great nation!
Support Sites
www.anysoldier.com
Please contact this wonderful site if you are interested in adopting a soldier or a platoon. Individual soldiers register at this site asking for support from their fellow countrymen. It is a wonderful opportunity to thank them personally for what they are doing. If you are interested in putting together a support/packing event for any of these troops, we will be happy to give you some guidance. It is our hope that folks can continue this grassroots movement and do these wonderful events on their own. The support starts in our churches, our schools and other organizations through out this community.
www.adoptaplatoon.org
This cyber-group has been around for many years!! They are a wonderful group of people adopting out individual troops to individual families!! They have taught so many of us so much about wonderful ways of caring for our heroes!!! There is always a wealth of information on this site!! Stop in and say hello to Ida and the ladies!!
www.keystonesoldiers.com
Keystone Soldiers is one of several groups put together under the same leadership of a incredible lady named Kyle!!!! She is a superstar when it comes to getting the job done taking care of our heroes!!! Sending out 50 or so air conditioners to Iraq is all in a days work for this group!! They are always up to something new and exciting!!!!!! See if there is something there for you!! Kyle also runs the following groups: www.keystonemarines.com
www.keystonesailors.com
Military Mom's/Kids Play-group site (Ft. Campbell Kentucky)
Click on: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/campbell_moms/ then hit "Join this group". Please come join us Ft. Campbell military mom's as we meet together on this fun new support-group site!! It is a brand new group site so it will take some work to build a good members base. It is a great way to share ideas, information and just share some fun down time together as moms. If you are a military mom that is interested in joining, we ask that you participate in posting. IT'S FUN and very informative!!!!! No lurking please. We hope to get our kids together for playtime activities and also give us mom's a time to get to know each other. We are hoping to plan some fun activities and possibly take turns hosting gatherings at our homes. Some of us work out of the home and some of us are work at home mom's. What ever you are we would love to meet you and your children. Please come and see what we are all about!! We look forward to meeting you!!!
Military Family Support Sites/Information Military Family Resource: http://www.mfrc-dodqol.org/progman.cfm#prog National Military Family Association: http://www.nmfa.org/ Red Cross' military link: http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/0,1082,0_321_,00.html Veterans Upward Bound (UC Main Campus): 556-8387
Military Severely Injured Scholarship Program Grantham University is proud to offer a 2006 Military Severely Injured Scholarship Program that will provide four (4) year scholarships to: · Any U.S. service member in any branch of the United States Military who has received a "Rating Decision" memo of 60% disability or higher from the Veterans Administration, as a result of being wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom and has been retired from active military duty. · The 2006 Military Severely Injured Scholarship includes tuition and fees. · Scholarships are also available for:Spouses and adult children of severely injured service members, providing a 25% tuition, textbooks, and software discounts. For more information: http://www.grantham.edu/msi.htm The National Personnel Records CenterThe National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214s online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/ This may be particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his DD-214 for employment purposes. NPRC is working to make it easier for veterans with computers and Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their military files. Military veterans and the next of kin of deceased former military members may now use a new online military personnel records system to request documents. Other individuals with a need for documents must still complete the Standard Form 180, which can be downloaded from the online web site. Because the requester will be asked to supply all information essential for NPRC to process the request, delays that normally occur when NPRC has to ask veterans for additional information will be minimized. The new web-based application was designed to provide better service on these requests by eliminating the records center mailroom processing time.
Veteran's affairs information contacts:
Ohio Veterans and family members: http://veteransaffairs.ohio.gov/county_veterans_service_offices.htm
Indiana Veterans and family members: http://www.in.gov/dva/2875.htm
Kentucky Veterans and family members:
They can contact the Hamilton County Offices in Ohio and they will get them in touch with the Ky. office in Louisville. There is no Kentucky website available.
Army Resource Links Army Emergency Relief's main site: http://www.aerhq.org/ every state's contact site: http://www.aerhq.org/section_locations_usa.asp For family members to get application materials and/or add'l info at: ARMY Emergency Relief 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, VA 22332-0600 Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation: http://www.armymwr.com/
Army Scholorship Program: http://www.militaryedu.com/Detailed/108.html
Navy/Marine Resource Links Navy-Marine Relief: http://www.nmcrs.org/about.html (These folks also have food & clothing banks, and educational help as well. Even have visiting nurses.)
National Guard Resource Info Joint Staff National Guard's Chaplin's Office: Email: Chaplain@ngb.ang.af.mil Phone: 703-607-5280 (A number that a concerned citizen can call to get help for a family.)
Coast Guard Resource Info Coast Guard Relief: http://www.cgmahq.org/Contacts/Frame.htm
Air Force Resource Links
Local Helpful Resources Catholic Social Services (Withamsville) 752-0113 Child Focus 752-1555 Clermont Counseling 248-0421 Clermont Recovery Center (Batavia) 732-5510 James Sauls Homeless Shelter: 732-0717 Metropolitan Housing Authority 732-6010
Northland (Drug/Alcohol Recovery) 753-9964
Salvation Army (Batavia) 732-6328
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