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		<title>Sergeant Mike Rowe-to be Honored at Benefit Ride</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 11th, 2010, Operation Hug-A-Hero® is honoring local fallen hero, Sergeant Mike Rowe, with a Motorcycle Ride and event at Gulf Coast Harley-Davidson in New Port Richey, FL. Sergeant Mike Rowe, U.S. Army, was killed in action while deployed to Iraq in 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  He left behind his wife, [...]]]></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>OHAH&#8217;s Exective Director Featured on Tampa&#8217;s 10 Connects.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPERATION Hug-A-Hero&#8217;s Executive Director, Lisa Berg was featured on Tampa Bay&#8217;s WTSP TV Channel 10 Connects.com on Friday December 18, 2009. You can check out the text of the interview from 10 Connects Web site where you can view the interview. Or you can view it right from the home page of Operation Hug-A-Hero in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children &amp; Military Deployments &#8211; SPECIAL REPORT -</title>
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		<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>Press Release December 2, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan troop surge: OPERATION Hug-A-Hero® offers public opportunity to support ‘littlest heroes’ Members of the public are invited to join OPERATION Hug-A-Hero in easing the burden of separation from military parents to be deployed in Afghanistan troop surge. Jacksonville, NC (PRWEB) December 2, 2009 — With the recent announcement that an additional 30,000 troops will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release November 17, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.operationhugahero.org/general/press-release-november-17-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Berg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPERATION Hug-A-Hero® Launches Holiday Hugs Drive OPERATION Hug-A-Hero kicks off its inaugural &#8220;Holiday Hugs for Our Littlest Heroes&#8221; Drive to provide Hug-A-Hero dolls to the children of military, law enforcement and first responder families this holiday season. Jacksonville, NC (PRWEB) November 20, 2009 &#8212; OPERATION Hug-A-Hero, a 501(c)(3) organization serving the children of military, law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release November 10, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Berg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                      November 10, 2009 OPERATION Hug-A-Hero® Veterans Day American Flag Tribute eBay Auction OPERATION Hug-A-Hero launches eBay auction featuring an American Flag flown over an historic military installation, in honor of the winning bidder, on Veterans Day. Proceeds raised from the auction will support OPERATION Hug-A-Hero’s programs and services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Press Release November 5, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Townsend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OPERATION HUG-A-HERO® SELECTS FEEDBLITZ AS ITS PRIMARY RSS FEED AND NEWSLETTER AGGREGATOR WHO WE ARE: Operation Hug-A-Hero® (OHAH), www.OperationHugAHero.org WHAT WE DO: Provide FREE Hug-A-Hero® Dolls to Children of our American Heroes WHERE: Across the Globe WHY: To Help Comfort the Children of our American Heroes HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate to and Help Make [...]]]></description>
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