The Department of Defense has teamed up with Discovery Communications' Military Channel to broadcast messages from servicemembers on Valentine's Day. Beginning at 6 a.m. on February 14, mesages from servicemembers stationed in 177 countries will be aired. This 24 hour commercial free event is sure to bring tears to the eyes of many here in the United States and a lot of smiles as well!
In addition, the Military Channel will be accepting video from soldiers who are serving overseas for other programs. To learn more, visit the link below:
A friend sent me this notice thinking I might like to put it here on the site. I am glad she sent it to me. While I sincerely doubt my son would ever get in front of a camera to wish me a Happy Valentines Day, someone elses more romatically inclined hubby or boyfriend just might do that though.
All I found when I went to the site was a listing of the times different episodes would be playing on Feb 14. Even this took me some time to locate. I finally found it under TV schedule and requested the calendar so I could pick 2/14.
Also, don't forget that the Stars and Stripes will be publishing Valentines messages to the troops in its Feb issue. I apologize for not thinking of that sooner, but I am pretty sure they still accept them; they may not make the printed issue, but would instead be put online for viewing instead.
My husband is 1-505, and the NBC National News happened to come to Ft.Bragg on Valentines Day to do a story on recently married couples away from their spouses. I happen to work in a Marketing office, and they knew I could be in front of the camera, so they put me on. It was neat for my husband to be able to get online and hear me talk about him. Just thought it was fun...I love it when people recognize the sacrifice that is being made...by the guys and by the families.
Posted by: Brooke | February 26, 2007 at 02:58 PM