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I just returned from a mission down south visiting some Soldiers and found several care packages waiting for me with your name on them! Wow!

Operation Healing Angel Gears Up for the New Year

A troop-support organization is gearing up for the early part of the new year, collecting Valentine, Easter and St. Patrick Day cards and gifts for servicemembers and the health professionals who take care of them.

America Supports You: Woman Lends Troops, Families an Ear

"I think that a lot of times somebody just needs someone to listen for awhile and (to) know that they're not alone and not forgotten," said Alessandra Kellermann, president and founder of "Homefront Hugs,"

Viewpoint

Your words - your cards- make a difference. I hear from troops in the field and the recovering wounded daily as well as their families. They listen and read your letters and cards.

Posted on Sep 10, 2011

Michigan Mens’ Socce...

What will you be doing this 9-11 on the tenth anniversary of the day our country was attacked,and the beginning of a very long war ? How will you be explaining it to your children who may not even have been capable of understanding then or even alive without instiliing fear ? **************************** How about joining us at a very special tribute at the Michigan Mens’ Soccer Game at 2pm and...

Posted on Sep 8, 2011

Making a Difference this 9...

It was a sunny fall day in Pittsburgh and I had my usual 45 minute commute to the hospitals for my job. I turned on the radio as I always did for some news and music to start the day as I reviewed patient files. My little munchkin Ed was smiling back at me from his photo, and I could feel myself already missing him having dropped him off at daycare 30 minutes ago. It was 9-11-01 at 9:01 am at the hospital...

Posted on Aug 10, 2011

Remembering 9-11

Remembering 9-11- Family Circle Magazine- September 2011 Homefront Hugs As the former wife of an Air Force pilot, Alessandra Kellermann, 45, knows how hard it is when a loved one is deployed overseas—the loneliness, the constant fear and worry, the deep sense of isolation. She also remembers the great comfort that sending a care package can bring. That’s why the Ann Arbor, Michigan, mom founded...

Posted on Aug 9, 2011

In honor of 31 heroes lost...

This weekend we lost 31 more Americans who will not be coming home to loved ones. As one Jewish soldier my son has adopted, wrote on Facebook, ”‎31 lost, 31 unwanted visits, 31 doors receive that dreaded knock, 31 families with shattered hearts, 31 pairs of boots lined up with rifles and dog tags and helmets, 31 comrades remembered and grieved for, 31 funeral services, 31 names on newly made...

Posted on Nov 30, 2010

Ken Laube, Afghanistan

Alessandra and Homefront Hugs, HomefrontHugsUSA and Healing Angel has been a tremendous blessing this week. I have received several gift packages including a 3-ft Christmas tree. Most of us seem to be hiding that we are a little down right now because it’s Christmas and we are so far away from families, memories, etc. It has been a regular busy work day, even though it is Christmas Eve. I was pretty...

Posted on Nov 30, 2010

AnnArbor.com

Homefront Hugs, which is a national volunteer organization, has moved its headquarters almost a year ago to Ann Arbor, and is looking for volunteers. Our troops and military famillies are hurting and weary from the numerous deployments and could use some help and a morale boost. They also are the last ones to ask for help. So when they do, or their loved ones ask, we listen at Homefront Hugs. Go...

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