Big Changes at MFSO
Dear Members & Supporters of MFSO, As Military Families Speak Out faces major organizational changes, we want to thank you for your support and participation over the last 9 years. Together, MFSO members, supporters, and donors have made a difference in the lives of our troops, veterans and families: We worked every day to change […]
Read MoreGold Star Family Loses Another Son
On December 19, the day chosen by the Obama administration as the official end of the Iraq War, Brian Arredondo took his own life. His older brother, Alex, who “always wanted to be a Marine” was killed during his second combat tour, in Najaf, Iraq, on August 25, 2004, the day of his father’s 44th birthday. […]
Read MoreMilitary Family Appreciation Month
President Obama has declared November 2011 the first ever Military Family Appreciation Month. What can MFSO do for Military Family Appreciation Month? Please submit ideas in the comments, or email samantha@mfso.org
Read MoreThe Iraq War is ending, but the work continues…
It is still a bit hard to believe: after almost 9 years, the Iraq War – this war that should never have started, that inspired the largest protests the world had ever seen, that cost the lives of 4,470 service members and unknown thousands of Iraqi civilians – will officially come to an end. As […]
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