An Ignoble Experiment: Marine Sergeant Awarded Medal of Honor

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MarineParents.com Newsletter
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In This Issue

Deployment Learning Center
Outreach Dinner with Purple Heart Marine
Foundation Donates to Purple Heart Family Support
Marine Sgt. Receives Medal of Honor
Prayers and Packages for Deployed Marines
PHFS September 4th Dinner for Wounded Warriors
Book Review: What It Is Like to Go to War
Meet TMP Participant and Marine Dad Dale

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Unit Chat Nights

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September 16, 2011
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Greetings Marine Families!

If this is the first edition of the MarineParents.com Newsletter you have received,
WELCOME! If you are a returning reader we are glad you have joined us.
In This Newsletter
Learn how you can add your deployed Marine to a list to receive care packages and
prayers. Also, find a book recommendation and review by Marine mom and founder of
Marine Parents, Tracy Della Vecchia. She suggests that all Marine family members
and friends pick up the book to gain an understanding of what their loved one experiences
when they go to war.

Get Connected
Attend our October 29th Marine Parents outreach dinner for an opportunity to connect
with Marine families and hear guest speaker Purple Heart Marine Gunnery Sergeant
Nick Popaditch. See article below for more information.
As always, thank you for continuing to support Marine Parents and our troops!
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You're Invited...

Marine Parents Outreach Dinner October 29

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us for dinner and an opportunity to connect with other Marine families at our next
outreach dinner on October 29th, 2011 at the Courtyard Marriott ballroom in Columbia,
Missouri.

Guest speaker Purple Heart Marine Gunnery Sergeant Nick Popaditch will share his
compelling story, which can also be found in his book Once a Marine.

GySgt. Popaditch or "Gunny Pop" is an Iraq War veteran who, during the battle of
Fallujah, Iraq, sustained brutal head injuries and was awarded the Silver Star
for valor and combat innovation.

Tickets are $30 each with discounts on multiple ticket purchases. Hotel accommodations
at the Courtyard Marriot are available by calling (573) 449-8000 and asking about
the Marine Parents rate.

Visit www.MarineOutreach.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTPi1H8dK-bngXWQIdpCTC1XYrMpF4zl2aYKJPVp63y6hEkbh4h27ZGvqUQ3kJq_M5x0MkFQk3DyBKRiw8PZja6uh_BjWDMvmxULJHybgjyWWw==]
or call our office at (573) 449-2003 for more information and to purchase tickets.

We look forward to seeing you there!
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Thank You to The Paul E. Singer Foundation

Large Donation Will Help Expand Outreach

Donation to Purple Heart Family Support [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTPaqUCZerx93AcbBJ1yzciO5ofNieprSbxfVEk6erJx2kFzA5mnwXkzqmi6-dkuj41DBVzPuW5sxdlT-qec5zBbi17mNzzDkORajmUkVBW6qrX3ZOlHvk0F]As
most of you know, we attempted to win Pepsi's $25,000 grant for our outreach program
Purple Heart Family Support and the wounded warriors it serves this past summer.
We unfortunately fell short of the winners bracket.

However, we were contacted shortly after by The Paul E. Singer Foundation, who had
heard of our need for funding and wanted to donate the $25,000 themselves.

We are pleased to announce that we will use the $25,000 donation to expand the support
and services that Purple Heart Family Support offers wounded military personnel
and their families. The needs of this program are rapidly growing, and we appreciate
any contributions an individual, company or foundation can make.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTPaqUCZerx93AcbBJ1yzciO5ofNieprSbxfVEk6erJx2kFzA5mnwXkzqmi6-dkuj41DBVzPuW5sxdlT-qec5zBbi17mNzzDkORajmUkVBW6qrX3ZOlHvk0F]
to learn more about Purple Heart Family Support.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTP0p-25j1HUtc6ug5BAtEAHGwtUhZpyqHMJjns3XX63AxU043uTSvwxRcfYbZyerWRXsgr2N7A_1qzQOYE2zRe9cRmMP0cG-cfRYNi9EkG-0Q-fzX3GjBNtozeLg9n24F4=]
to make a donation to the program.
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Marine Cpl Receives Medal of Honor

Dakota Meyer Inducted into Hall of Heroes

Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTOUhqDMhAjoduZVvervinHG7hShoe6fqdlbOuOCklPb1gC-pY-6y-CrAENUd-OsdXJb-xmhZiXbKh3ZHXLdfxhY6PJApmhKrz-yQYlmOU_6mY0pk3JO9gcpHl7exv7uSe_ycwrjPqFCrtFXMAwS25Gs]Just
over two years ago, on September 8, 2009, Marine Corporal Dakota Meyer traveled
through a kill zone into the heaviest zone of fire in Kunar Province, Afghanistan,
to aid wounded American Soldiers, Marines and Afghan National Army and Border Police
forces.

Meyer entered this zone five times over the course of a six hour fire-fight, and
ultimately saved the lives of 13 Marines and soldiers and 23 Afghan soldiers.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTOUhqDMhAjoduZVvervinHG7hShoe6fqdlbOuOCklPb1gC-pY-6y-CrAENUd-OsdXJb-xmhZiXbKh3ZHXLdfxhY6PJApmhKrz-yQYlmOU_6mY0pk3JO9gcpHl7exv7uSe_ycwrjPqFCrtFXMAwS25Gs]
to keep reading...
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Have a Deployed Marine?

Add Your Marine to Our Lists to Receive Prayers and Care Packages

List of Deployed Marines [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTOb678-PQINAhlAj0ugUrSR-SPo6u4iySRCJr1fHnPiUcSP2MLKXZCyZWXqORyNKqu8OhEQP3JeLjE-fnTvEMpLr1l2xqOKCFZ57ktV5WQ13MgdCo9fb9tWoIP-SW7XHAmegY7E9SBUNZTX8Y0-CJYz]Sending
a child off to combat is one of the most difficult experiences a parent will face.
We hope to help you with this experience in any way we can. Consider adding your
Marine to our prayer list of deployed Marines. Sometimes knowing that others are
praying for the safety of your child helps, even if it's in the smallest way.

You can also add your deployed Marines' name to our Care Package Project database.
He or she will then receive care packages from us during deployment. This is a free
service for our Marines and their families, but donations are always welcome.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTPjslob9ZjftOwv5qMykNDt68e7RQIQE-4vx9mef4VaYI2UyOB0pUdTFbu9vqRHeompDqccIRPYXk4uct0ss_3OwAetGoFxOf09fnzOvx4VsAR8ODwSOxNUFGduFSmECYpUNEgfGiyFSWvLLp7n2mxb]
to add your Marine to the prayer list.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTOiJm6nkCjtFK8zdMJeQX_lcfhnC6uQDLQse2clJcoP1v-DrOWGZhW7JXIDY7ob3QWPcszxKwhx4OXXxfZ7A3rUg4vBvJtnJmqm7xb7GVhG_HYxp7RFuX4bKkip8H-IWgGM6BUMhL198Q==]
to sign your Marine up to receive care packages.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTNo79L4AoM3vjH5WXBeK8Y9m9-CHJ0dwnv50GQZSB61Z2NepxLBiRP07zCi5HYXgoqHd7_NOAKQ2MLaFYUg8ZxiYDeE-lxK_OlY1yZ7QkgXmQ9FUNpFAWKggN_NBHkoXzc=]
to make a donation to the Care Package Project.
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PHFS Now Serves All Military Branches

Purple Heart Family Support Dinner Report

PHFS East Coast Wounded Warrior Dinner [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTNreNDT-NnrizYHwsNqOXE6x8HvU7njtsYMuTRNzhj_kSQpRrcbUAF75xCYxDr3rBXHlc9DsUyOCYQ8z4FMPpt_FkSRsMuaPk-EmiE1nmC-uTYBSB5-Z6XF4gBGv8-MjhuGG77WHxde0Q==]The
East Coast Purple Heart Family Support team served suppers at the Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center in Bethesda on September 4, 2011. This was the first time
the team had served suppers since the merger between the National Naval Medical
Center and the Walter Reed Army Hospital, both located in Bethesda, Maryland.

We are honored to be given the opportunity to serve not only wounded Marine patients
and their families, but also those in other branches of the service. On September
4th PHFS volunteers served many Army patients and families in addition to Marines
and their families. We hope to be able to continue offering our services and support
to a larger group of military families.

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTNreNDT-NnrizYHwsNqOXE6x8HvU7njtsYMuTRNzhj_kSQpRrcbUAF75xCYxDr3rBXHlc9DsUyOCYQ8z4FMPpt_FkSRsMuaPk-EmiE1nmC-uTYBSB5-Z6XF4gBGv8-MjhuGG77WHxde0Q==]
to continue reading about our Sept. 4th dinner.
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What It Is Like to Go to War

Essential Reading

What It Is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTO6RGPoHPG-psW7bHdvzjZ5dNnEfo6sxTw6w3Qn3bUiMxF4Sid_GQkCR7XKBhh15zdErPcbOOz7Xj5wETjk-RFcsqXWGE0EjD1mEUaVwI6tjSqxUWSsxOqw9p876dnw8uQqkdyZ2SoC-4M6a8H6eJLbVpk-ZEL3P3M=]
What It Is Like to Go to War is the newest book by best-selling author Karl Marlantes,
and it is one you will regret passing up.

Marine mom and founder of MarineParents.com, Inc. reviews the book in detail:

"This book is a road map for the journey we're all on to understand what our kids
are going through....Karl Marlantes fuses ancient history and the philosophies of
war with his experiences in combat to consider how warriors today can mentally and
spiritually prepare for combat.

Some parts of the book are graphic, but they are not sensationalized just for the
sake of selling a book. The graphic imagery the author presents is necessary for
readers to understand the emotions his battle experiences evoked for him at the
time, the emotions he experienced two years later, and the emotions he continues
to face more than 40 years later."

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTO6RGPoHPG-psW7bHdvzjZ5dNnEfo6sxTw6w3Qn3bUiMxF4Sid_GQkCR7XKBhh15zdErPcbOOz7Xj5wETjk-RFcsqXWGE0EjD1mEUaVwI6tjSqxUWSsxOqw9p876dnw8uQqkdyZ2SoC-4M6a8H6eJLbVpk-ZEL3P3M=]
to read the entire review and to purchase the book.
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Meet TMP Participant Dale

Team Marine Parents Spotlight

TMP Participant Dale Larson [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTMuqeGl613QO-NHJnZBIWB-glGr2LIeGBgq7pI05htBHu3Gjcoxv2BT-SdEscbnfo9bgEJHApmLVK5Hz8ZOaUxvEuM-LQhdXnJ5qj8jDEW83e_r2-6ImuyH2VAHqaaT2AybizcQP10mEIcQutTeR4nygszi-m_aUo06w2KDE0tclw==]

Dale is running the half marathon in honor of a Marine who is pictured above with
his wife.

Marine dad Dale says:

"I am running in the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon on September 17 in honor of LCpl
Isaac Blunt. Isaac suffered major injuries while saving a colleague and has been
awarded the Purple Heart. The 20-year-old was hurt in June while on patrol in Afghanistan.

He shoved a fellow Marine out of the way so he could take the blast of a roadside
bomb himself. LCpl Blunt lost his left eye, three fingers and a thumb on his left
hand and parts of both legs. Both of his legs have been amputated above the knee.
The other Marine survived, but a third was killed."

Click here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTMuqeGl613QO-NHJnZBIWB-glGr2LIeGBgq7pI05htBHu3Gjcoxv2BT-SdEscbnfo9bgEJHApmLVK5Hz8ZOaUxvEuM-LQhdXnJ5qj8jDEW83e_r2-6ImuyH2VAHqaaT2AybizcQP10mEIcQutTeR4nygszi-m_aUo06w2KDE0tclw==]
to keep reading Dale's story and to help Dale reach is goal. He has raised $125
so far and he would like to raise $500, so let's help him get there!
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We hope this week's edition of our email newsletter has been useful for you and
your family. If there are topics you would like us to address, or if you have other
suggestions for the newsletter, please contact us.

The banner used at the top of this newsletter is an August 2011 USMC Photo by Lance
Cpl. Timothy Lenzo of Sgt. Jason Pacheco, 23, scout sniper instructor, Division
Schools, 1st Marine Division, from Las Vegas, N.M., using his prosthetic leg as
support for an M40 Sniper Rifle on a firing range at Camp Pendleton Aug. 30, 2011.
Click here to read additional credits. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qovdcsbab&et=1107600288198&s=60280&e=001szzOyDhjxTPt8sAC8j5LTfdegX1aj739hNXuaV7HoQW1R2ZACMLn6iIFToJ7j6ZNgNRm8oYKWBKiMgLtsxNji2uonGNu6tgQFrIs3eA32lIJKMDL9gOuOU2LJTSKx2oBwSV8vHVIdNc8heyN03vMSI8Sm5gfTKLPC11tNd86y9Z_tt0EYcLGXrjS9gY-rwcHAbc1D8TTugBZjYYxzO84CVvfWLbRVdaY9OVvwnr_YTOG5qEgmJ7gYDjexICjJhN0MXcvz5aSjX9wAEzvM_dajQ==]

MarineParents.com, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. MarineParents.com, Inc. was
founded in January, 2003 in response to parents' needs to find information and to
have a Place to Connect & Share(TM) with one another during deployments. Our free
online services and connections have expanded to support and educate Marine moms
& dads, spouses, families and friends. We've helped 400,000 Marine and recruit
families during bootcamp, training, active duty and deployments. We've shipped over
30,000 care packages overseas to our Marines in Iraq Afghanistan, sent 60,000 of
prayers and letters to injured Marines and served thousands of meals to Wounded
Warriors and their families on both the East and West coasts. You've found a Place
to Connect & Share(TM).

God Bless and Semper Fidelis,

Tracy Della Vecchia

Founder and Executive Director
MarineParents.com, Inc.

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