Remembering September 11th

September 11, 2008 marks the 7th year anniversary of that tragic day. Listen to this video from our new media department - talking to Lisa Dolan, wife of Captain Bob Dolan, who was stationed at the pentagon and lost his life when the plane hit that day.

On Thursday, the pentagon memorial will be dedicated, and the family members will get a chance to spend some time in the memorial. There were 184 people killed that day here at the pentagon and as part of American Airlines Flight 77. You can learn more about the memorial by clicking here.

2 Day Countdown to ASY Freedom Walk!

Sunday 9-7-08 marks the 4th Annual National ASY Freedom Walk!

Join Us at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington Cemetery at 9AM.

The Few, the Proud, the Expecting

Giving birth while your husband is deployed? Unthinkable for many...but military spouses face this reality everyday.

The North Star Group, an America Supports You Homefront Group, partnered recently with Operation Showers of Appreciation to host a "Military Showers of Appreciation" for 15 expectant military mothers at Camp Pendleton, CA.

The Military Showers of Appreciation are held quarterly. Twenty to twenty-five spouses are honored at showers each quarter. At the most recent baby shower, held in July, the North Star Group and Operation Showers of Appreciation honored the 100th family assisted. Families received lunch, gifts, massages, mini-makeovers and professional family portraits.

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Oak Ridge Boys Join ASY Freedom Walk

The Grammy Award winning Oak Ridge Boys will perform at the close of this year's national America Supports You Freeom Walk. The America Supports You Freedom Walk starts at 9 a.m. at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery and will finish at the Pentagon South Parking lot.

You can sign up here to participate in this national walk. Deadline is September 5 at 6 p.m.

If you are not in the Washington D.C. area, you can also participate in a local walk.

Bronze Star Medalist Speaks Out

On ASY Live we often interview individuals from the Department of Defense "Heroes" Program. A program that recognizes courageous individuals who have received a bronze star or above for their military experience. This week on ASY Live at 2PM we will be talking with Staff Sgt Frederick Rowell - who received a bronze star for putting his life on the line to save his comrade's life during a firefight in Baghdad. You can also read his story here.

Military Pride!

U.S. servicemembers have been participating in Olympic games since they began in 1896. This year, 15 military athletes representing the U.S. Army, Army Reserve and Air Force will compete in Beijing. Military athletes will compete in competitions ranging from marksmanship, to wrestling, to track and field! Learn more!

Plan an ASY Freedom Walk!

Individuals and organizations across the country and around the world are busy planning America Supports You Freedom Walks to mark the quickly approaching seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and to remember veterans past and present.

Listen to our podcast about the Freedom Walk to find out more!

There are nearly 185 ASY Freedom Walks are already scheduled to take place on and around September 11.

Of those walks, eight are scheduled overseas, in Heidelberg, Germany; Santa Rita, Guam; Baghdad, Iraq; Vicenza, Italy; Iwakuni, Japan; Moron, Spain; and Seoul and Daegu, South Korea.

It's easy to organize one!

Colton Lockner, who is only 11, organized his first America Supports You Freedom Walk two years ago, and is organizing two this year. Joey Rizzolo, 13, is organizing Paramus, New Jersey's second America Supports You Freedom Walk. This walk comes on the heels of Rizzolo's recently published guide to organizing a Freedom Walk, "20 Steps to a Freedom Walk."

To learn how you can plan your own - you can download the planning guide!