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BuildASign.comTM Fulfills 63% of its 10,000 Banner Give-Away in Two Weeks

Austin, TX- July 17, 2008 – BuildASign.comTM gives away over $450,000 worth of free banners to the families and friends of returning soldiers for their welcome home celebrations. On July 1, 2008, the leading online retailer of custom signs launched the effort to support US troops by donating 10,000 free banners, and in just fourteen days has given away over 6,300 banners.

As daily orders from all 50 states continue to pour in, BuildASign.com is sprinting towards its goal of providing 10,000 soldiers with an unforgettable welcome home celebration.

Friends and family members of troops coming home have been spreading the word rapidly and continue to get their free banners at www.BuildASign.com/Troops. Organizations like the Family Readiness Group, SpouseBUZZ.com, and ArmyWives.com have been enthusiastically promoting the site to their members. Local Austin news station KEYE, a CBS station, aired a story about the promotion on July 2 when only a few hundred orders had gone through. Since then, BuildASign.com has received an abundance of orders and heart-felt testimonials praising the company for its generous efforts.

“God Bless You! There are no words to describe my gratitude to you for this generous gift. I will fly this banner with such pride when my son arrives home 10 Mar 09!”
HOOAH!!!! Diane Sherman, Fruitport, MI

“I want to thank your company for doing this for our troops. All three of my sons are currently deployed to Iraq, and being a single mother I would never have had the extra funds to pay for these banners. I am so excited to be able to greet them with the banner as they each return home.”
-Linda Hill, Springfield, VA

“Thank you for providing this service so we can give my husband the hero’s welcome he deserves! It makes it worth the sacrifice to see such grateful Americans rally around us. Thank you! God Bless!”
-Megan Bailey, Bamberg, Germany

In addition to donating 10,000 banners, BuildASign.comTM is also contributing proceeds to support disabled veterans. BuildASign.com will automatically donate 15% of sales through www.Buildasign.com/Troops to an organization that is focused on building better lives for disabled veterans and their families.

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The information below is provided to you as an official Marine Corps response regarding this series. We ask that you distribute this comment to your constituents as you deem appropriate.

From: Acting Director, Division of Public Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps

The recent airing of the first episode of HBO’s ‘Generation Kill’ has generated numerous inquiries regarding Marine Corps support of the series. The Marine Corps did not provide any official support to the filmmakers. The series is based on the book by the same title by Evan Wright, a former Rolling Stone magazine reporter who was embedded with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While there are certainly aspects of the film that are accurate, it is at its heart a commercial production. It’s raw and has elements that are very much out of synch with the core values our nation rightly expects of its Marines. Viewed as a whole, in my estimation, it does not accurately portray the honor and professionalism of our Corps of Marines.

Semper Fidelis,

Major David Romley
Director, Community Relations
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
3000 Pentagon Rm 4A532
Washington, DC 20350-3000

7/20/08

Hello. My name is Kyle Nappi. I am 18 years old and I live in Ostrander, Ohio ( USA ). I was wondering if you could do me a favor.

I have a big interest in history, specifically WWII. I collect military medals, patches, badges, insignia, field gear, and a very unique thing, veteran autographs. I have a collection of autographs from military veterans who served during WWI, WWII, Korea , Vietnam , Gulf War, and the present war in Iraq .

I have been interested in history for over 6 years now, and I have collected the autographs and stories from nearly 1,600 veterans in 20 countries. The oldest veteran is currently 112 years old and the youngest enlisted at age 14. I have autographs from Pearl Harbor survivors, D-Day veterans, airman, POWs, USS Indianapolis survivors, Holocaust survivors, and even German soldiers!

Back in June (of 2007), I was interview by PBS, to talk about my collection for an interview that was to be shown online (YouTube). After that, I was interviewed for “The Columbus World War II Roadshow.” They mentioned that it was to come on (in Central-Ohio) before some of the episodes of Ken Burns’ “The War.” You can find this interview on YouTube under “Kyle Nappi.”

I was recently interviewed by the American Legion for an article that will appear in their August magazine. Here is an internet link to the online article (different than the magazine article, which will appear in August)
http://www.legion.org/whatsnew/publications/newsletter/story?id=635

There have been several other people have taken the time to post my request online and in newspapers. There are too many for me to list, but if you go to Google or Yahoo and search “Kyle Nappi” you can find most of them.

Recently, I also had the privilege of going to Washington, D.C. during the early part of March. I was invited to the Pentagon for a Ceremony honoring WWI veterans. I was able to meet with the last American WWI veteran, Frank Buckles.

I have attached a questionnaire with this E-mail. It includes some basic questions I have for military veterans about their service time. I was wondering if it is possible to provide any veterans (who are interested) with my questionnaire, put me in touch with them, or pass along the word about my collection. If possible could they print off the questionnaire, autograph it, and mail it to me for my collection (my address is below). Please let me know if this is possible.

If not, is it possible to post my request?

My main purpose for writing it to share with you that there are people from my generation who do remember the past and the sacrifices that were made for our great country. I would greatly appreciate it if you could pass the word around that there are people who remember, along with the information about my collection. Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,

Kyle Nappi


Mr. Kyle Nappi’s Questionaire

Signature:

Name Printed:

Today’s Date:

Hometown:

Branch Of Military:

Date You Enlisted/Were Drafted:

Date You Were Discharged:

Rank(s):

Division:

Your Age When You Entered The Service:

Duties:





Stationed:





Battles/Campaigns:




Awards Received (And How You Received Them):




Other Information/Comments:







Signature:

Kyle Nappi
1890 Warren Rd.
Ostrander, OH 43061 USA
Phone Number: 740-363-8095
E-mail: knap607@yahoo.com

I am without a doubt a Redneck and I’m proud of it!

This isn’t your typical redneck joke.

We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It’s time to take a reflective look at the core beliefs of a culture that values home, family, country and God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I’d choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit – that’s what rednecks are made of. I hope I am one of those.
If you feel the same, pass this on to your redneck friends. Y’all know who ya’ are.


You might be a redneck if: It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, ‘One nation, under God.’
You might be a redneck if: You’ve never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You might be a redneck if: You still say ‘Christmas’ instead of ‘Winter Festival.’
You might be a redneck if: You bow your head when someone prays.
You might be a redneck if: You stand and place your hand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.
You might be a redneck if: You treat all veterans with great respect, and always have
You might be a redneck if: You’ve never burned an American flag.
You might be a redneck if: You know what you believe and you aren’t afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You might be a redneck if: You respect your elders and expect your kids to do the same.
You might be a redneck if: You’d give your last dollar to a friend.

If you got this email from me, it is because I believe that you, like me, have just enough Red Neck in you to have the same beliefs as those talked about in this email.

My name is Marnie Mowles and I want to tell you about a disabled Marine veteran who has been reaching out to his fellow vets by entertaining them with his patriot songs that he has and composed himself and has been performing them at our local Va hospital Ft Harrison Mt.

We have only one Va hospital for the whole state of Montana so this veteran has entertained most of the state of Montana veterans. I have watched while the patients swarm around him every time he takes a break and goes outside and talks to his fellow veterans. I wish we had more like him.

This veteran Robert C Perry has been traveling around the states and has been invited to many places to perform. Check out his web site and find out what I am talking about at www.wethepeopleremember.org and you can also watch his music video in memory of Lima Co.3/25 Marines who all lost their lives in Iraq by a IED ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKGTeEbc0LQ ).

The reason I have told you all this is because Robert has been trying to go and entertain the troops but he needs a sponsor to make this happen. If you have seen and listen to his heartfelt songs and see what is does for all who have heard him young and old veterans alike will you please help make this happen for Robert and all of us.

Please send this letter to all your e-mail contacts and let everyone know about Mr. Robert C. Perry.

If y’all know anyone that can help Mr. Robert C. Perry’s dream come true please call me at 406-266-3782 or e-mail me at vietnamveteranswife@gmail.com

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Forever Grateful For Our Veterans,
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