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My brother-in-law is in the Marines and has served two tours in Iraq and my best friend’s husband is in the National Guard and has been to Iraq and is currently serving at the AZ/Mexico border. And my dad was in the Navy when I was little. I have seen what families go through while their loved ones are deployed. I am so thankful for these men (and all the other servicemen and women) and their families for their sacrifices to protect our freedom.
When our troops are called to serve, their families must rise to meet the challenges of service as well. To thank them, Cheerios and the USO have partnered in a postcard campaign that spreads Cheer directly to these honorable military families and supports USO programs. Here´s how it works:
- You might have noticed specially-marked boxes of Cheerios cereal have Cheer postcards on the front of the box. You can simply cut out the postcard from the Cheerios logo, write a message of thanks on the back, add a stamp, and mail the pre-addressed card to the USO. The USO will deliver the Cheer card to military families across the country.
- For each postcard received through November 2012, Cheerios will make a $1 donation to the USO to help fund programs that support military families.
- To kick off the campaign, Cheerios already donated $150,000 to the USO and will donate up to an additional $100,000 based upon the number of postcards received from specially marked boxes now through November 30th, 2012.
Sending a “Cheer” postcard is a simple way to say thanks and lift the spirits of our country´s military families. So, take a moment out of your day to spread some Cheer and send a message of thanks! To help get you started, Cheerios and MyBlogSpark have partnered together to bring you this great little package.
GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED…see the winner announcement here!
*I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample of the product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.*
We have several family members that were in the military, but currently my cousin just became a Marine on Friday!
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My childhood friend, whose mother I’m still Facebook friends with, has served three tours in Iraq and Afganistan. Other than that I don’t know anyone currently in the military, but I have several family members who are retired or are in the reserves.
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Our son is currently stationed in Camp Pendleton and returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan at the end of May. We missed him greatly at the holidays last year and we know how much they all appreciated the cards and care packages we sent to him and his buddies.
My nephew just joined the Army.
Yes, I have several family members in the military plus some close friends.
Mary
I know several people in the military
Yes, I worked with several member of the military when I was overseas.
My ex-husband was a Marine. My neighbor is a Marine. And I grew up in a “military town”, right next to Camp Pendleton, California.
my cousin is currently in the army and serve 3 tours. two to iraq and 1 to afghanistan
mychancetowin at gmail dot com
i have several cousins serving and friends
My neighbours sons.
Yes, a few acquaintances.
I am a wife married to a military man for 17 years
No I don’t know!
sabrinasmith05 at gmail dot com
i do charity knitting for the troops, this is even better. thanks
Julie
Great giveaway!! My husband used to be in the Navy as well as my cousin!
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Yes I do. My oldest grandson’s father is career Army!
My husband and I are both in the Army as well as having many family members in the Air Force.
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My cousin is in the Army, and has served overseas at least twice that I know of.
YES…I HAVE A COUSIN IN THE MILITARY
My daughter-in-law is active duty, career USAF. She and my son and grandson live on a USAF base in Europe.
I don’t know anyone in the military.
No, not currently.
My hubbyman!
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My friends son just joined the Marines. It was heart wretching to see her deal with it as a parent.
too many, yes
my daddy was!
My brother was in Afghanistan for over 2 years.
yes, a lot of my friends are.
Yes, I know some people in the or were in the military.
I have a very good friend who is Special Forces. I try not to think about what he does from day to day, and I miss him so much! But I’m so proud!
coriwestphal at msn dot com
Yes, I have family that is currently serving in the military.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Not currently.. my husband was many years ago.
my sister n law-her nephew is
tcogbill at live dot com
Yes — I’m a 17-year Air Force veteran with a military family history ヅ *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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I have a cousin overseas
my nephew is headed to Afghanistan right after Christmas
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Not currently
I don’t know anyone in the military.
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My cousin is in the Navy and my husbands best friend is in the Army.
yes i do
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Yes, my ex & I were both USAF, my bil is Marines, my daughter’s fiance is Guard and my youngest is considering USAF as well.
A great nephew and my cousin’s son
yes my dad,step mom and step sister
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
My husband and a bunch of friends I met while I was in the military.