So here it is, the first chapter of what will hopefully be a helpful and interesting journey:

• Production Supervisor – Jeffersonville, Indiana (Manufacturing)
• Physician &amp,amp, Surgeon (Multiple Opportunities): Orthopedist, Urologist, Primary Care – Tulare, California (Healthcare)
• Director of Finance &amp,amp, Administration, Europe – University of Maryland University College (Administration)
• CDL Truck Driver – Williston, North Dakota (Transportation)

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Katy

As a host for NBC’s “Poker After Dark” and modeling for Maxim magazine, Leeann Tweeden has had national exposure on a number of different fronts. She became the face of Rethinking Autism, a website dedicated to educating the public about Autism, in 2009 and continues to speak out openly about Autism. The USO of Illinois awarded Tweeden the “Heart of a Patriot” award in 2008 for her work entertaining our troops.

To All Our Men and Women Serving In Uniform,

A heartfelt THANK YOU from a grateful American.  I have always counted my lucky stars that I was born in this great nation of ours.  If I was born in Afghanistan let”s say, I would not have the life that I have been fortunate enough to live.  Because of men and women like you, and those that have come before, I have been given freedoms like owning a house, being able to drive a car, and be in the entertainment business as a model and sportscaster.

My father served in the Air Force in Vietnam, as a chief mechanic on B57 bombers in Phan Rang.  He told me what it was like to deploy to a place he didn”t even know where it existed on a map.  He talked about turning 21 and being able to get a beer on base in the Philippines while on leave.  And probably the one thing that made the biggest impression on me was his story of having Bob Hope and Raquel Welch visit them in the jungles on a USO Tour!

At the time (I was probably about 8 years old) I didn”t understand why Hollywood celebrities would travel into a war zone.  My dad explained that the USO and Bob Hope would travel to these locations to ”bring a touch of home” to those who were a long way from it.  He said entertainers would go to express their thanks and it would take their minds off the war for those few hours.  He still talks about that USO tour to this day…

I remember when I got the first call to see if I wanted to entertain the troops on a USO tour!  I couldn”t believe it…I just said YES YES YES, hung up the phone and immediately called my dad and said ”guess what?!”  Since I have not put on the uniform, I feel like this is my way of serving my country.  I feel it”s the least I can do to give back to those of you who give so much.  The saying of, ”you sign a blank check up to, and including, your life” became very clear to me the first time I traveled into theatre.  To date, I have been on 15 USO tours…13 to Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11.  Some might think I”m crazy, but once you go, you have to go back!

I have visited many of the wounded who have made their way back to Walter Reed and Bethesda hospitals.  I am amazed by them every single day.  They have to overcome so much, but they do it without complaining and with an inner strength that inspires me.  You are not forgotten and we will take care of you!

And one last thing…please thank your families for me too.  They serve right along with you and sometimes I think it”s harder on them.  They”re the ones who have to sit at home waiting for your email *or* your call.  Most of the time they”re in the dark about what”s happening with you, and hearing things on the news only heightens their fear.  I know what it”s like to send your loved one off to war.  My husband (we just got married on July 4th, 2010!) is a C130 AF pilot who has deployed about 8 times now between Iraq and Afghanistan.  He is my hero.  And I pray for him every time he”s in harm”s way.  When he”s gone, I sleep with my laptop on the bed next to me so I can hear the ”you”ve got mail” chime in the middle of the night letting me know he made it back to base safe and sound.

Again, I can”t thank you enough from the bottom of my heart.  You all make me PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

With Love and Respect,

Leeann Tweeden

Dear Soldier,

I””m sitting at my dining room table thinking about you—-over there–fighting the war with the bad guys who hate us and want to take us out. I””m thinking about you from Hollywood California where I””ve worked for many years in an industry that””s been good to me—-full of blazing innovation, vision and new technology for entertaining the world. But lately, due to what appears to me as a lack of vision, **or** political pride, **or** the arrogance of ignorance, **or** downright ingratitude concerning what it took and takes to make these United States of America the “last, best hope” for the world—we have made movies that have been less than supportive of our military””s efforts to win the war on terror. I ask you to forgive us.

The very idea of FREEDOM brings me back to you. It””s all about you. Without you guys fighting the “good fight” there is no USA. There is no Hollywood, there is no innovation, no vision, no entrepreneurial adventures, no economy, no sitting at this table on a peaceful, cool California night, no NOTHING–period. I don””t know how to tell you how profoundly, inspiringly, undeniably incomparable and critically important you are to me, to my family and to our nation.

I feel small and humbled in the light of your unselfish service and sacrifice. I””ve lived all over the world and only here have I been able to think, breathe, speak, and move freely. So far.

There are many of us passionate patriots here in Hollywood. We cheer you on, we applaud you, we appreciate you, we love you terribly. And tonight, I wanted to tell you so. God bless you forever and ever. I am hugging you all close to my heart.

Diane Venora

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Maryann Phillips

WASHINGTON (Aug. 5, 2010), PRNewswire-USNewswire—Maryann Phillips of Soldiers’ Angels is a 2010 recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal for her self-sacrificing service to the wounded and their families at the U.S. military’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany.  Established in 1969 by Executive Order of the President, the Citizens Medal is the second-highest government honor a civilian can receive and recognizes “citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.”

Those who know Ms. Phillips are not surprised that the President deemed her worthy of national recognition for her work as the volunteer leader of Soldiers’ Angels Germany.  “The Board of Trustees and all Soldiers’ Angels are so proud of MaryAnn,” said founder Patti Patton-Bader.  “Her acts of care and compassion are nothing short of phenomenal and we are honored to stand wingtip to wingtip with her.”

While maintaining a residence in Wyoming, Ms. Phillips lives and works in Germany, where for the last five years she has devoted herself to caring for America’s wounded military personnel and their families five hours away from her at LRMC. As a volunteer, Ms. Phillips regularly spends hours at the bedside of wounded or dying soldiers, distributes gifts of support to patients and medical personnel, coordinates donations, and leads a staff of local German and American volunteers.  She also spends dozens of hours at home each week, completing paperwork and reassuring stateside families of patients she has met at LRMC.

Ms. Phillips was awarded the medal by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, along with 12 other recipients.  Past military-related recipients have included General Colin Powell, entertainer Gary Sinise and WWII veteran Bob Dole.  The President invited nominations from average citizens for 2010, inspiring military bloggers intimately familiar with Ms. Phillips’ work to nominate her over her strong and self-effacing protests.

According to the official citation, Ms. Phillips received the Medal for “putting her patriotism into action on behalf of our troops and our nation.”

Soldiers’ Angels is an award-winning 501(c)(3) with hundreds of thousands of volunteers providing aid and comfort to members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and military families through a wide variety of hands-on projects and volunteerism. For more information, visit www.soldiersangels.org or call 615-676-0239.