Operation Thin Mint Sendoff

Posted by on April 28th 2008 to Attractions, Entertainment, Events  Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Operation Thin Mint Sendoff

Each year, Girl Scouts sell cookies to raise money to fund their troops and councils. Since 2002, they have also collected donations for Operation Thin Mint during their cookie sales.
Operation Thin Mint is a nationwide Girl Scouts of America effort, originally spearheaded for the Navy by the Girls Scouts from the San Diego-Imperial Council in 2002. Since that time, San Diego-Imperial Council has sent 1,086,157 boxes of cookies to the troops, and the Operation Thin Mint effort has spread nationwide.

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San Diegans Lost in Iraq War Mourned

Posted by on March 19th 2008 to Events, Politics & Religion  Tagged , , , , , , , ,
San Diegans Lost in Iraq War Mourned

Today marks five years of war, with no end in sight.
Nearly 4,000 Americans have died in the war in Iraq.  Three-hundred, thirty of them were from Camp Pendleton in Oceanside.  Another ten from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.
Today San Diegans mourn these local heroes, as well as other friends and family members now gone.
The North County Times reports that some 11,000 Camp Pendleton and Miramar troops remain in Iraq today.
Demonstrations have been held around the county for months and years protesting the war and/or supporting the troops. These are not mutually exclusive principles.
Members of both parties are now …read more

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