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Dave Murphy of Thank a Soldier will be talking about how important it is to show gratitude to our servicemen and servicewomen at home and overseas, including by wearing red on Fridays, and how one Facebook group went from one member to 2.6 million today.

Major Michael Conroy, Director of Strategic Communications of US Army Freedom Team Salute will discuss honoring U.S. Army Veterans, and Soldier’s parents, spouses, employers of Guard and Reserve, and general supporters with official Army commendations from the Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army.

A More Unbending Battle: the True Story of the Harlem Hellfighters Struggle for Democracy in WWI and Equality at Home." Author Peter Nelson will discuss the Harlem Hellfighters, a unit of New York National Guardsman who became part of the French army during World War I.

Making Connections: The American Music Therapy Association sponsored a grant bringing music based programs to airmen, soldiers, and their families. Music therapist Barbara Else speaks about the issues surrounding connecting, reconnecting, and coping with stress using music and the arts before, during, and after deployments.

Mark Woods, from Executive Director of Operation Troop Aid will be our guest. His organization delivers care packages to deployed troops. Mark is here to discuss how his organization has inspired and uplifted the spirits of our deployed troops. You may learn more about his organization at OperationTroopAid.com.

Michael Kothakota, Chief Investment Officer of Wolfbridge Financial Services, will be discussing how to successfully transition from military member to business owner.

Kathleen Rodgers will discuss her new novel “The Final Salute: Together We Live On”. The story focuses on the lives of Air Force fighter pilots and their families around the time of the Persian Gulf War.

John Rodgers, President of Prime Mortgage Lending, will be discussing the best use of your VA benefit and help you navigate in the current real estate market.

Our guest this evening is Marilyn Morris. She will be discussing her new novel, "The Women of Camp Sobingo". Four women of diverse backgrounds form a bond while en route to join their Army officer husbands in Korea in 1946. Their experiences in a far-flung military compound strengthen three of the women, but a fourth chooses to end her life, and during a reunion twenty-five years later, long-held dark secrets and sorrows are revealed.

Wil Willis, former Army Ranger and Air Force Pararescueman, is the host of the new six-part TV series "Special Ops Mission" premiering in August on the Military Channel. Wil will talk about the making of this realistic series. Formore info, see www.military.discovery.com

Dan Katz, a former Special Forces soldier, professional fitness coach, and founder of Optimal Fitness, will be discussing his new company and how the most-advanced fitness knowledge can be applied by clients of any type to reach their personal fitness goals.

WoVEN; Women Veterans Empowerment Network ™ A tightly knit sisterhood of women from all branches of military service; active duty, reserve & veterans. Together Empowered; Forever Connected! AND The Women Veterans Summit on 9/12/09

Kasiah Hancock, President of Project Compassion, will be our guest to discuss her program of painting portraits of fallen soldiers for the grieving families. She will be speaking to us on a break from painting another portrait of a fallen American hero at her goat ranch in central Utah. You may learn more about her program at www.heropaintings.com.

Lindy Kyzer, strategist with the Army's Online and Social Media Division, will join us to discuss how the U.S. Army is implementing social media to better tell the Army Story.

Rabbi Barry Baron is deputy director of the Jewish Welfare Board's Jewish Chaplains Council and he is also a chaplain and a LTC in the U.S Army reserves. He will talk about the outreach undertaken by the national organization the Jewish Welfare Board to support Jewish servicemen and women in the U.S. armed forces. For more information please visit http://www.jcca.org/JWB/.