{"id":50055,"date":"2010-11-05T12:53:19","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T17:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=50055"},"modified":"2010-11-07T17:27:20","modified_gmt":"2010-11-07T23:27:20","slug":"red-cross-kicks-off-veterans-appreciation-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=50055","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross Kicks Off Veterans Appreciation Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?attachment_id=50056\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-50056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2010\/11\/thumb_redcross-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"thumb_redcross-logo\" width=\"118\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-50056\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTYLER \u2014 The Red Cross is doing its part as Veterans Day approaches.   \u201cOn November 2, every adult citizen in the community had the right and privilege to go to the polls to elect our leaders.  We had that liberty because over the years people have stood up and been willing to die to give us all the freedom to do so,\u201d said Tammy Prater, executive director of the Smith County Chapter of the American Red Cross.  \u201cThat is why we, the Red Cross, are participating in the Hometown Heroes Veteran Appreciation week to thank the over 18,000 veterans residing in the East Texas area,\u201d continued Mrs. Prater.<\/p>\n<p>As a kick-off to the Hometown Heroes Veteran Appreciation week the local Red Cross, hosted two Library of Congress Veterans History Project trainings November 4 at the Red Cross office in Tyler.  Dr. Stephen Sloan, oral historian from Baylor University instructed 50 individuals on how to collect, preserve, and makes accessible the first-person accounts of American wartime veterans and civilian workers who supported the war efforts by preserving their stories of service to our country.  Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/vets\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/vets<\/a> if you&#8217;re still interested in learning about or participating in the Veterans History Project.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Cross also announced the start of the local \u201cHoliday Mail for Heroes\u201d program.  The Holiday Mail for Heroes program is a joint effort between the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes to enable all Americans to send a touch of home this holiday season to members of our U. S. Armed Forces, veterans and their families, many of whom will be far away from home and serving in harms way this holiday season.  You can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/holidaymail\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/holidaymail<\/a> for up-to-date information about the program including the mailing address to where cards should be sent, the deadline for sending cards, and additional guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>There a number of other activities too, arranged in conjunction with the Military Officers Association of America.  You can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.help4soldiers.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.help4soldiers.com<\/a> to find a complete listing of all of the Hometown Heroes Veteran Appreciation Week activities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u2014 The Red Cross is doing its part as Veterans Day approaches. \u201cOn November 2, every adult citizen in the community had the right and privilege to go to the polls to elect our leaders. 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