Welcome to Let's Bring Em Home 2009!
Bringing military families together for the holidays since 2001!
That's right, each year we take donations to purchase plane tickets for junior enlisted military personnel, allowing them the opportunity to fly home and spend the holidays with their families. This program was initially started in December 2001 to show our grateful appreciation to American service members deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and has become an annual tradition ever since. The world is a very different place from what it was six years ago, when you and I first began this journey. As public opinion for the war in Iraq has molded the phrase 'bring them home' to imply other motives, I want to take a minute and remind everyone of the purpose behind LBEH. We are not for the war in Iraq, nor are we against it. We are not Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Green or Independent. Our motives serve not to change world events, or your perception of them. Our mission is as simple, as it is noble. All we want to do is unite a few military families for the Christmas holiday. That's it. No hidden agendas, no political speeches. We just buy plane tickets for troops. Period.
Although we were only open for six weeks this year, we managed to get mentioned in a few news stories! KVIA in El Paso, Texas, KFSN in Fresno, California, WTOL in Toledo, Ohio, KTVK from Glendale, Arizona, and MLive.com from Kalamazoo, Michigan! Thanks for helping to get the word out, folks!
This year we raised over $95,000 and helped 155 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines go home this Christmas. Our sincere thanks to everyone who donated this year! So we'd like to thank you very much for a very successful 2009 LBEH campaign, and of course, have a Merry Christmas!
special thanks to express hosting for helping us out with the new server!
remember, - you can view our tax returns by year: 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008
special thanks to michael monteforte jr. for helping us get our 501c(c) tax exempt status!
SERGEANT FIRST CLASS PAUL RAY SMITH, KIA IRAQ 2003, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT
