{"id":3720,"date":"2011-12-03T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-03T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2011\/12\/03\/helping-those-who-put-their-lives-on\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:17:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:17:00","slug":"helping-those-who-put-their-lives-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=3720","title":{"rendered":"Helping Those Who Put Their Lives On The Line For Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:16597,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/soldiersangels.org\\\/about-us.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20200810085216\\\/https:\\\/\\\/soldiersangels.org\\\/about-us.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soldiersangels.org\\\/about-us.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16417,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.wallsofthecity.net\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/soldiers-angels-fundraiser-and-giveaway.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/graphicalrepresentation.wordpress.com&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16598,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/soldiersangels.org\\\/donate.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/soldiersangels.org\\\/donate.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16599,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.dollardays.com\\\/soldiersangels\\\/wishlist.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16600,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/registry\\\/registry.html?ie=UTF8&amp;type=wishlist&amp;id=KZ4HJ3336AEW&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260219115224\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/registry\\\/registry.html?ie=UTF8&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 23:45:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 23:45:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16601,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.angelsstore.org\\\/Default.asp&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.angelsstore.org\\\/Default.asp&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:16602,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.wallsofthecity.net\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/support-your-overseas-soldier.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/graphicalrepresentation.wordpress.com&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>There is an organization called Soldiers&#8217; Angels which exists to provide aid and comfort to the men and women of our Armed Forces, their families, and veterans. Their motto is &#8220;May No Soldier Go Unloved.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/soldiersangels.org\/about-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To date, they have:<\/a> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sent hundreds of thousands of care packages and letters to deployed troops<\/li>\n<li>Provided over 6,000 voice-controlled, adaptive laptops to severely wounded soldiers as they recover<\/li>\n<li>Provided wounded soldiers with over 25,000 First Response backpacks<\/li>\n<li>Provided emergency aid to veteran&#8217;s families<\/li>\n<li>Provide Level III Kevlar blankets to soldiers in Iraq to help protect them in the early days of IEDs before up-armoring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And this is just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallsofthecity.net\/2011\/11\/soldiers-angels-fundraiser-and-giveaway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linoge at Walls of the City &#8211; a veteran of service in the US Navy &#8211; is spearheading a fundraising drive<\/a> for Soldiers&#8217; Angels and has asked other bloggers to help get the word out. In an effort to encourage donations, he has organized a giveaway which can be entered by donating to Soldiers&#8217; Angels. A number of people and companies have donated gifts and prizes including a Dragon Leatherworks holster, a Best Belt from Michael&#8217;s Custom Holsters, Gunwalker T-shirts from Sean Sorrentino, Crimson Trace Lightguards, and a copy of Stephen Hunter&#8217;s newest book. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking back over my childhood, my father was deployed with the US Army for at least five Christmases when I was growing up. While we sent him gifts and care packages, I imagine that there were many soldiers in his units who were not so fortunate. I know from personal experience just how much these letters and care packages mean to deployed servicemen and women. I would ask you to participate in the fundraising drive for Soldiers&#8217; Angels as it is for those who protect our freedoms here at home.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the rules for Linoge&#8217;s giveaway:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>How to Earn a Ticket:<\/p>\n<p>1.  Every five dollars you <a href=\"http:\/\/soldiersangels.org\/donate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donate directly to Soldiers\u2019 Angels<\/a> nets you one numbered ticket.<br \/>\n2.  Every five dollars you spend in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dollardays.com\/soldiersangels\/wishlist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dollar Days<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/registry\/registry.html?ie=UTF8&amp;type=wishlist&amp;id=KZ4HJ3336AEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon shops<\/a> (where the products are shipped directly to them) gets you one ticket.<br \/>\n3.  Every five dollars you spend in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelsstore.org\/Default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angels\u2019 Store<\/a> for any product that is shipped to &#8220;ANY Hero&#8221;, &#8220;ANY Wounded Soldier&#8221;, or &#8220;A SPECIFIC Soldier&#8221; earns you one ticket.<br \/>\n4.  DO NOT SEND ME MONEY.  All money and goods should go directly to <a href=\"http:\/\/soldiersangels.org\/donate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soldiers\u2019 Angels. <\/a><br \/>\n5.  DO SEND ME THE RECEIPT.  Anonymize it however you like, and use the actual receipt or a screencap, but email from an address I can reach you back at.  Send the receipt\/proof to \u201clinoge (at) wallsofthecity (dot) net\u201d. <br \/>\n6.  Within 24 hours, you should receive an email from me indicating your ticket numbers.  If you do not, feel free to email me again or comment here.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To get more information on Linoge&#8217;s fundraising drive, go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallsofthecity.net\/2011\/11\/soldiers-angels-fundraiser-and-giveaway.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. His original announcement of the program is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wallsofthecity.net\/2011\/11\/support-your-overseas-soldier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have sent a donation to Soldiers&#8217; Angels. Now it is your turn and I hope you will be generous.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an organization called Soldiers&#8217; Angels which exists to provide aid and comfort to the men and women&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4001],"class_list":["post-3720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-soldiers-angels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7463,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3720\/revisions\/7463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}