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Just wanted to give you folks a heads up that the bumper stickers everyone signed up for are being printed at this very moment! I'm 'hiring' my daughter to address and stuff envelopes as soon as they get here. Katie (14) has been looking for some work this summer and this is her first job. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, I sent an email out when we hit 300 members to sign up for a free bumper sticker. Don't worry if you didn't make this giveaway, though! We'll have many more!

Excerpt: There are loads of resources out there that are designed to help veterans find work after they've returned home and to make their job searches easier and more rewarding. Here are a few places that former members of the military can look to for help finding the job they've always wanted. Check out this article: 100 Job Solutions and Resources for Military Personnel

I was talking to Tim and told him how bummed I was that I missed the first episode of Carrier on PBS. I just did some searching though, and found that PBS has the entire series available online! http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Menzie, Naval Special Forces Warfare Command Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) -- A Navy SEAL who sacrificed himself to save his teammates during combat operations in Iraq will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush the White House announced March 31. The parents of Master-At-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor wil… Continue

For you ol' salts, this is a fantastic story on wired about salvagers - guys that travel all over the globe rescuing ships. The Cougar Ace had $100,000,000 worth of cargo on it - mostly Mazda automobiles - when it became grounded. The ship was sitting at a 60 degree angle when the salvagers got on board. With one team mate killed and the salvagers using software to calculate how to get the ship r… Continue