Troopathon - "Never Forget Our Troops" Care Package Drive

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Move America Forward, the nation's largest pro-troop grassroots organization, is preparing to host their 5th "Troopathon - Never Forget our Troops" fundraiser for care packages for U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan. Troopathon is an 8 hour long fundraiser that brings together movie stars, TV personalities, elected officials, musicians, talk radio hosts and many other pro-troop celebrities to encourage viewers to sponsor care packages for the troops online through the group's website.

As in recent years, the Troopathon guest list features big-name celebrities Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham, Dr. Laura, Former President George H.W. Bush, Gary Sinise, Kelsey Grammar, John Ondrasik, Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski, Sarah Palin, Dennis Miller, and many more.

It should be noted that this year's Troopathon is also being dedicated to the memory of the late Andrew Breitbart who participation in the past four Troopathon's and never ending support for the troops will never be forgotten and deserves recognition.

Troopathon V: "Never Forget our Troops" will be produced and broadcast live from the U.S. Army Depot in Sacramento, California on Thursday July 12, 2012 from 1-9PM PST via the web and simulcast on selected radio stations. The Depot, opened in the 1940's, is now a commercial facility.

Troopathon hosts Melanie Morgan, Debbie Lee, Dana Loesch, JD Hayworth and Jon Kahn are available for media interviews to help raise awareness for support of our troops before the July 12th air date:

MELANIE MORGAN (San Francisco, Calif.): Melanie is co-founder of Move America Forward as well as a talk radio veteran and grassroots advocate for the troops. Melanie has spent 15 years hosting radio talk shows on KSFO in San Francisco and America's Morning News (Washington D.C.) from 2009-2010. Melanie also won the AP Mark Twain Award for Best Special Program in 2006 for her "Voices of Soldiers" tour where Melanie led a group of radio talk show hosts from all over the country in the heart of a war zone in Baghdad, Iraq to interview U.S. troops on the front lines. Melanie also visited troops in Kuwait in 2007 and Guantanamo Bay in 2008. She is Executive Producer and host of Troopathon for the 5th year in a row. Melanie is available for interview in San Francisco, and surrounding media markets.

JD HAYWORTH (Phoenix, AZ): JD Hayworth is a former U.S. Congressman from Arizona who was elected as part of the 1994 "Republican Revolution" and served in the House of Representatives for 12 years. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee he was influential in helping to pass several important tax breaks in 2001 and 2003. From 2007 through 2010, JD was one of KFYI's most beloved talk radio hosts. He took a break from radio in 2010 to run for the US Senate but returned to radio this year on KSFO.

DANA LOESCH (St. Louis, MO): Dana Loesch was handpicked by Andrew Breitbart himself to be the editor of his groundbreaking news site Big Journalism. Dana has her own radio show on KFTK Newstalk in St. Louis, MO and is a regular contributor to all major news networks, including FOX and CNN. This year Dana was honored to receive the 2012 Grassroots Journalism Award from the Accuracy in Media Foundation. Seen by some as the successor to Breitbart's new media empire, Dana Loesch is also a fervent supporter of our troops, and she is willing to put herself on the line to defend them. Earlier this year the mass media went on a witch hunt against a few Marines for acts they considered inappropriate, Dana was one of the first conservatives to defend the Marines.

DEBBIE LEE (Phoenix, AZ.): Debbie Lee is a Gold-Star mother. Her son Marc Alan Lee was the first Navy SEAL to be killed in the war in Iraq. Marc gave his life in Ramadi, Iraq on August 2nd, 2006 in a selfless heroic action fighting against insurgents. His sacrifice also saved the lives of 3 other members in his SEAL team, one who had a severe head injury. After her son made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, Debbie dedicated her life to supporting the troops and their missions in the War on Terror and joined Move America Forward as military liaison and spokesperson. She visited Iraq in 2007, and 2010 as well as Guantanamo Bay in 2008, with MAF. Debbie is available for interview in Phoenix, AZ and surrounding media markets.

Jon Kahn (Los Angeles, Calif.): Jon Kahn is a longtime personal friend of Andrew Breitbart who wrote a breakthrough song called "American Heart" that touched the lives of thousands of patriotic Americans. Jon has performed "American Heart" for the likes of Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney, as well as hundreds of Tea Party rallies across the country. He performed at the CPAC and toured with Tea Party Express. He has performed on two previous Troopathon shows and is returning for a third time. His song "American Heart" is an unapologetic anthem to the American way of life which our troops protect.

The first Troopathon in 2008 raised an unprecedented $1.5 million in care packages for the troops. Through 2011, Troopathon events have raised over $3.5M in sponsorships, enabling the group to send over 195 TONS of care packages to troops overseas. Care packages include high quality food and personal care items like gourmet coffee, OREO® cookies, beef jerky, Gatorade®, Planters® trail mix, Jelly Belly® jelly beans, lip balm, deodorant, sun block, bug repellant, and many other useful items.

Visit Troopathon.org for additional information.
 
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