About: Shelle Michaels

Email : shellemichaels@msn.com

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An American Hero meets their Idol

ShareVeteran Tickets Foundation to lead local singing contest
by Shelle Michaels, Staff Writer
Are you a budding country singer with just the right “twang” in your voice?  Do you know every Toby Keith song and want a chance to meet him?  Are you currently Active Duty or a Veteran of the U.S. Military?  If you answered yes [...]

A Tribute to 1LT Roslyn Schulte – KIA May 20, 2009

ShareThis past week, the nation lost another hero. 1LT Roslyn Schulte was Killed in Action on May 20, 2009.
Soldiers’ Angels (www.SoldiersAngels.org) has a support team called the Ladies of Liberty (www.SoldiersAngelsLadiesofLiberty.com) and it has been our honor to support Ros during her deployment in Afghanistan.  As the Director for this team, it was hard [...]

Rear Admiral [Ret.] James J. Carey requests bodies in seats at the National Defense Committee Senate Testimony this Wednesday

ShareFriends & Colleagues:
This message is to confirm that National Defense Committee’s Executive Director, Bob Carey Jr., will be testifying before the U. S. Senate this coming Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Room 301 of the Russell Senate Office Building.  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on "Problems for Military and Overseas [...]

Guardswomen Return from NYC Mother’s Day Event for Soldier Support

Shareby Shelle Michaels, Staff Writer
 left: Shelle Michaels of Grand Forks, N.D., writes a letter to a deployed service member at Military Island in Times Square, New York. Michaels is the national communication director for Soldiers’ Angels and founded Ladies of Liberty as part of that group. Both are nonprofit groups that support deployed service [...]

Freedom Pens- Handcarved by War Veterans

ShareHandmade Pens for the Deployed – Freedom Pens Partners with Soldiers’ Angels 
Soldiers’ Angels proudly announces its partnership with the Freedom Pens project to send beautiful handmade wooden or Corian plastic pens to military personnel in remote locations in Iraq and Afghanistan, including 100 pens to the sailors of the currently-deployed U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.  Led [...]

Freedom Cakes provided by Soldiers' Angels and Bake Me a Wish

ShareSOLDIERS’ ANGELS AND BAKE ME A WISH! SEND FREEDOM CAKES TO OUR MILITARY HEROES WITH EVERY CAKE PURCHASED ON BAKEMEAWISH.COM
Organizations Partner to Send Freedom Cakes to Our Troops, Wherever They Are
With thousands of U.S. troops deployed overseas, the Soldiers’ Angels and BakeMeAWish.com, are offering a unique opportunity for consumers to send a message of hope [...]

American Spirit of Freedom- 82nd Annual 4th of July Celebration in Pasadena

ShareAmericans celebrate the day our fledgling country declared its independence in 1776 with fireworks, family gatherings, plenty of food and good fun. At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena they have been doing it consistently since 1926. This year Drum Corps International (DCI) Marching Music’s Major Leagues TM, presents five of the country’s best Drum and [...]

Student Veterans Organization Emerges

ShareSTUDENT VETERANS ESTABLISH NATIONAL COALITION
Student veterans from across the country will converge in Washington DC, June 11-13 to  continue to work to to enhance coordination between student veterans groups on college and university campuses nationwide.  The Student Veterans of America (SVA) addresses issues facing student veterans, including education benefits and resource development on college campuses. Student [...]

Female Freedom Fighters- Soldiers' Angels Ladies of Liberty

ShareSoldiers’ Angels has found a new niche in assisting our deployed service members with a team called Ladies of Liberty.
This team focuses on the needs of deployed female service members. Our organization understands that females are instrumental in the current war (as in the past), and make special efforts to support them in their [...]

Soldiers' Angels Founder Wins America's Favorite Mom

ShareSOLDIERS’ ANGELS FOUNDER WINS! Patti Patton-Bader Named "America’s Favorite Mom"
America’s Favorite Mom Has Big Plans
Soldiers’ Angels founder Patti Patton-Bader was named "America’s Favorite Mom" in a primetime television show Sunday night on NBC. Sponsored by Teleflora and hosted by Donnie and Marie Osmond, the show highlighted fifteen outstanding mothers who had distinguished themselves in [...]

Service Members on Emergency Leave Need TLC

ShareWhat happens when a service member is called from a deployment to return to the United States due to a family or medical emergency? Often that service member does not have time to go back to the base camp to pack for the trip home; they are immediately put on a transport aircraft and sent [...]

Blankets of Belief; Cover our Heroes with Blankets of Support

Share180,000 BLANKETS FOR THE TROOPS
Soldiers’ Angels Announces Holiday Blanket Drive 
Non-profit Soldiers’ Angels announces the Blankets of Belief project, designed to tell each American Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine and Coast Guardsman deployed around the world during the 2008-2009 Holiday Season, “We Believe in You!”
This winter, an estimated 180,000 U.S. military personnel will be serving [...]

Soldier Killed by Cop or is it Suicide by Cop

ShareOver the weekend, a nightmare was unleashed as a young man was shot and killed on an American interstate after a chase and standoff with authorities. This man, a national guard soldier, died at the scene. Upon first thought, one would assume there were drugs, felonies, or alcohol involved. In which there may have been but that is not [...]

Soldiers' Angels Provides "Vet Packs" for Hospitalized

ShareVeterans Group Helps Out VA Hospitals
 
Soldiers' Angels Provides "Vet Packs" for  Hospitalized
 
by Shelle Michaels, staff writer
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) acknowledges that of the 25 million veterans currently alive, nearly three of every four served during a war or an official period of hostility. About a quarter of the nation's population, approximately 70 million [...]

Soldiers Stepping Back into the Life that No Longer Exists

ShareReintegration Issues Faced By Citizen Army Pose Major Challenges
Returning Soldiers Have Difficulties Returning Home.
by Shelle Michaels,Soldiers Angels
The United States has gone from a large career military force to a larger citizen army force, this in itself poses new challenges for reintegration. The military has learned in the past that this time frame is crucial as many soldiers, even for [...]

Soldiers Angels and Singer-Songwriter Shawn Hlookoff Make an Impact on Soldiers

ShareTribute to Soldiers DVD available FREE to educators for use on Memorial Day
Pasadena, CA–Soldiers' Angels and Singer-Songwriter, Shawn Hlookoff  have produced a moving music video and song "Soldier" dedicated to honoring the men and women of our Armed Forces in a respectful manner. The artist and Soldiers' Angels are donating this DVD and song for free [...]