Holiday Greetings from Chilly Iraq

Recent News Greetings from chilly Iraq! Believe it or not, the temp is hovering around the freezing mark each morning. Could this be a sign that a white Christmas is approaching? I doubt it but it’s nice to hope. 🙂 I’ve attached a few photos. The first 2 are of Christmas trees Soldiers built. The […]

Tennessee State Representative sends update on 6 cities

Recent News Linda: I have what I think is very close to the number of packages sent by the 6 Tennessee Cities who have adopted. There have been close to 2600 packages mailed to these 6 Units. There have been several Christmas Party’s held for the children and families of these Soldiers. There have been […]

Alexandria, KY Sends Coins to Adopted Unit

Recent News CPT Brough Hands Out Coins to Adopted Unit CPT Brough of Charlie Battery, 2/44 ADA (Air Defense Artillery) passed City coins out to their adopted soldiers. ASA assigned this unit to the City of Alexandria in May 2003; they have support their ASA adopted unit for three years, two deployments and throughout the […]

Trophy Club, TX Sends 88 Boxes to Troops

Recent News ​Excerpts of Update from Pam Cates, Mayor Pro Tem; Town of Trophy Club, TX THANK YOU FOR THE FIRST SET OF BOXES Thank you to many of the citizens of The Town of Trophy Club and others as we got 88 boxes into the mail on Saturday to be delivered to the troops. […]

Cold Spring Memorial Day Parade

Recent News So far over the past year, Cold Spring’s “Operation Hug” has shipped 1,400 pounds in our care packages, which have included snacks, candy, personal care items, puzzle books, magazines, novels, a Corn Hole game (a local beanbag toss game), beanie baby toys for Iraqi children and numerous letters and postcards of support for […]

Library Wall Dedication Ceremony & American Legion Riders of Arizona

Recent News ​ALRAZ IRON RUN American Legion Riders of Arizona ​TUCSON, AZ TO SAN MATEO, CA for ASA Library Wall Dedication CeremonySun, Aug 27th NOONCity of San Mateo 1st Adopted Sons (Vietnam era)1/327th BN 101st Airborne DivisionABU “Above the Rest”View Press Releasehttp://www.alraz.ionhosting.com/

Linda Patterson Meets with the President

Recent News “Breaking News for ASA”!!​ President Bush Meets with Supporters of U.S. Military in Iraq and Afghanistan 1968 to 2006 … From coast to coast touching one heart at a time, ASA has embraced the soul of America .*** San Mateo, California to Washington, D.C. *** USA towns and cities, who sought ASA have […]

Veteran’s Day – Lest We Forget

Recent News ​On Saturday, November 4, Cold Spring dedicated its new Veterans Memorial. Cold Spring’s ASA/troop adoption group, Operation Hug, made a presentation of a check for $500 to Ft. Campbell’s Fisher House as a way of celebrating the safe return of our adopted unit, the Forward Support Company 3-187 INF. Attached are photos from […]

ASA Strengthening the Civilian-Military Bond

Recent News ​Adopted Unit FSC, 3-187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans) invited Sheila Bogen representing this unit’s adopted City of Cold Spring, to their Christmas Party. The Rakkasans unit just returned from Iraq. Hello, We’re home from Ft. Campbell and had an outstanding time! We were the guests of honor, greeting each Soldier as they came through […]