May Updates and Information

We hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and we apologize for not being able to connect with you before then. With all the rain we've been experiencing in Florida we had a bit of a flood in the office. All's well now, it was a minor issue but enough of an issue to have us drying things out for a day.

To add to the office chaos we've been experiencing some connectivity issues with our Dells. We're working on the issues with Dell but it has definately put a crimp in our response time. Speaking of responses, please be sure that you add our domain eMailOurMilitary.com to your white lists, safe lists and ensure that it's one of your approved sites to visit and receive email from. We reply to all email in the order it's received but hear too many folks telling us that they didn't receive our emails. Spam catchers are a great tool but sometimes they catch the good with the bad. Please be sure to always check your spam filters and folders to help us help you connected with our troops.

Beginning in June The Today Show will be spotlighting organizations that are helping to support our troops. We were fortunate enough to speak with the show's organizers through our various new media connections and we're pleased to announce that we'll be listed on their site as a resource.

Launching June 1st is a project we're happy to collaborate with comedian Dan Smith on called Operation Laugh. We'll have more about that for you on Monday so stay tuned!

One of the best things you can do to help eMailOurMilitary.com support our troops is to tell your friends and family about us. Invite them to join and help us support our military.

If you use social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace (to name a few) then you'll be able to find us and connect with us there as well and we encourage you to do just that. Our sidebar has a running list of where you can find us.

Finally, we've been working long and hard on a new look for our site along with a super-powered database to help you support our troops more efficiently. We're hoping to debut this very soon so stay tuned.

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Today is Armed Forces Day

Today is Armed Forces Day and the 2009 theme is United In Strength. That says it all doesn't it?

In the United States, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. The day was created in 1949, and was a result of the consolidation of the military services in the Department of Defense. It was intended to replace the separate Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Days, but observance of these days, especially within each particular service, continues to this day.

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense.

The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, receptions and air shows. Armed Forces Day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of May, and Armed Forces Week begins on the second Saturday of May and ends on the third Sunday of May. Because of their unique training schedules, National Guard and Reserve units may celebrate Armed Forces Day/Week over any period in May. The purpose of Armed Forces day is to honor Americans serving in the five services - the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

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If You're Reading This I'm Already Home

Every Friday is "Video Friday" and we'll try to give you a great video that gives you something to think about. We hope they'll inspire you to reach out to a service member who might be far from home and missing his or her family.

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