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		<title>Seeking Sponsors and Participants for Harley RIDE April 11 NPR FL</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is on the way and OPERATION Hug-A-Hero is starting to plan for events in April celebrating Month of the Military Child.  This year Operation Hug-A-Hero will be working with Gulf Coast Harley Davidson of Tampa Bay/New Port Richey, FL, to help Sponsor a unique fund raising event RIDE. This will be a great event [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote Operation Hug-A-Hero into CauseWorld!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Military Families need our help more than ever, and now you have a chance to help them by helping OPERATION-Hug-A-Hero, and its’ as simple as a vote. Vote Operation Hug-A-Hero into CauseWorld! We are listed as (Support our men in service with: Operation Hug-A-Hero) CauseWorld is an iPhone and Android phone application that allows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Call to action: How YOU can help us spread the word.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[15 actions you can do to help us spread the word. It’s been an interesting two weeks with  the news of the earthquake in Haiti and the ensuing calls for support to help their country in their hour of need. The support has been nothing short of phenomenal from all the stories I have read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wives &amp; Military Deployments &#8211; SPECIAL REPORT by NEJM</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting story published on Thursday January 14th, 2010 in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled &#8220;Deployment and the Use of Mental Health Services among U.S. Army Wives&#8221; discovered that the wives of soldiers deployed suffered higher mental health issues. This was the largest study ever undertaken. The results are very conclusive and indicate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TampaBayOnline Features OHAH</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation Hug-A-Hero&#8217;s Executive Director Lisa Berg and her family were featured on Tampa Tribunes&#8217;s &#8211; TBO.com (Tampa Bay  Online) .  The Story by Geoff Foxx of the Tampa Tribune is an inspirational story that details the history of Daddy Dolls as well as how the Dolls have helped Lisa&#8217;s children. Also of great importance is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children &amp; Military Deployments &#8211; SPECIAL REPORT -</title>
		<link>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/children-military-deployments-special-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/children-military-deployments-special-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Operation Hug-A-Hero® we know firsthand the negative effects deployments can have on children. After all Hug-A-Hero® Dolls were created by two military wives who struggled with a way for their children to be able to connect with their fathers who were deployed Marines. That was the original basis for Daddy Dolls®. The founders Tricia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bay NEWS 9 behind the scenes story &#8211; Everyday Heroes</title>
		<link>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/bay-news-9-behind-the-scenes-story-every-day-heros/</link>
		<comments>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/bay-news-9-behind-the-scenes-story-every-day-heros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We posted a story on Tuesday about the Bay NEWS 9 interview that ran on Monday August 24th, 2009.  That story featured Lisa Berg of OPERATION Hug-A-Hero, however she was not the main focus of the interview.  The real stars of the interview are OUR Everyday Heroes. In this case it was the Dorr Family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego 6 Highlights Local Family Touched by Operation Hug-A-Hero</title>
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		<comments>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/san-diego-6-highlights-local-family-touched-by-operation-hug-a-hero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Berg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A San Diego Marine Corps family was featured this weekend on San Diego 6 (the CW).  Hug-A-Hero dolls helped the two Wilson children keep their father involved in their daily activities and, as the father mentions, allowed them to easily recognize him upon his return from deployment.  Operation Hug-A-Hero seeks to give out 233 Hug-A-Hero dolls to families in need during this holiday weekend, celebrating and honoring our nation's 233rd year of Independence.]]></description>
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		<title>Army Wife Network Interview &#8211; Update</title>
		<link>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/army-wife-network-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/army-wife-network-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Berg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: June 30, 2009 We now have the interview posted here on the site for your viewing pleasure.  If you click on the AWN logo (below) you will be taken to a Podcast site, where you can listen to the entire recorded show..it&#8217;s a little over an hour in length, and covers other topics besides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Families</title>
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		<comments>http://www.operationhugahero.org/military-families/military-families-sample-article/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 01:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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