Yellow Ribbon America

We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Major General William H. Wade II. (Ret.) former Adjutant General of the California Army and Air National Guard from 2005 through 2010. May God comfort and bless his wife Leslie, their children Justin and William, and four grandchildren, his friends and fellow Soldiers.

Today Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11 a.m. A Memorial Service with full Military Honors was held at Mather Field, 10616 Superfortress Avenue, Mather, California.

He always supported us with our Military Unit and their families support efforts from our Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families California State Capital kick-offs to our 225^th Anniversary of the Purple Heart & Welcome Home Events. The first one in Southern California at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the second at the California State Capitol in Sacramento California. He was a great Leader and loved his family,  Troops, their families and America.

“I will always remember sitting behind him on the bus everyday going from our Hotel to the Convention Center during the 2007 National Guard Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Although he seemed quite at times he had a very good sense of humor and was always on the phone with his Unit Commanders in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan making sure his Troops were ok and had what they needed to defeat Americas enemies.

Major General Wade thank you for your great help and support of Yellow Ribbon America and Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families through the years and of me personally we were so blessed to have you in our lives you helped us greatly to keep going and not give up… ~Brad White Founder and Chief Elf, Yellow Ribbon America and Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families.”

“His legacy of integrity, commitment to mission, and the highest standards will carry on in the thousands of Soldiers, Airmen, and civilian leaders he touched throughout his near half-century of distinguished military service,” said Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin, The Adjutant General of California.”

“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families”, Military Family Day Events, Deployment & Welcome Home Event Support Efforts are Community Outreach Projects of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by the Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign & The Store for America’s Military members and their families. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.

Big things are happening this year at Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families… Be part of the fun and Help Support Our Troops and Their Families Today!  

“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families”, Military Family Day Events, Deployment & Welcome Home Event Support Efforts are Community Outreach Projects of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by the Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign & The Store for America’s Military members and their families. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.

North Pole South, Orange County, CA, USA: In the very challenging 2020 we Thanked the wonderful people who helped saved our annual Christmas Drive for our Military Unit’s and their families. Like the amazing City of Newport Beach, California and the Newport Beach Fire Department for once again supporting Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families for America’s Military Unit’s and their families. Thank you we needed support more than ever!

And we thanked the wonderful Huntington Beach, CA Fire Department for donating over 2000 Toy’s! And Seashore Pest Control, the Huntington Beach Kiwanis and the Hollywood Canteen Foundation! Your support to Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families helped our Military Unit’s and their families have a wonderful Christmas. Thank you!

On the same day after the heartfelt Newport Beach Fire Station Christmas Drive Press Event one of the many Unit’s that we were able to give Toy’s and Gift’s to was the 163rd Ordnance Company at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Tustin, California who has Soldiers deployed in the Middle East.

Now you too can be ones of Santa’s Christmas Elves and Report for Duty for America’s 1# Christmas Drive Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families! Help bring much needed support for America’s Best and their Families this 2021 Christmas Season!

Contact Santa’s Elves at Info@YellowRibbonAmerica.org to learn how YOU can Help Support Your Local Military Units and their families this Christmas!

“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families” is a community outreach project of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by the Yellow Ribbon America News & Campaign for America’s Military members and their families. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.

Merry Military Christmas!

Yellow Ribbon America and Our Nations Heroes Foundation would like to Congratulate and Thank Everth and Cynthia Bercian and their wonderful family of Corona, California, USA in winning the 2021 Silent Auction for the 2nd Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield!

The Wonderful and Historic “Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield” took a 7-Month journey to complete starting at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, USA and was first signed by Members of the United States of America’s 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Current Serving U.S. Military Members and Combat Veterans representing the US Army, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, and US Air Force.

From the US Marine Corp Raiders, USMC Force Recon, US Army Rangers, US Army Infantry and Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division , 173rd Airborne Brigade “Sky Soldiers”, US Army Soldiers from the 1st Calvary Division, “the First Team”, 10th Mountain Division “Clime To Glory”, 1st Infantry Division “Big Red One”, 2nd Infantry Division “Second To None,” 3rd Infantry Division “The Rock of the Marne” 4th Infantry Division “Steadfast and Loyal”, 25th Infantry Division “Tropical Lightning”.

And signed by US Marines, US Navy Divers, US Air Force Para Rescue and Combat Control Airmen, US Coast Guard Search and Rescue and Drug Interdiction Coasties. All Combat Veterans or been Awarded for Valor and Bravery, Bronze and Silvers Stars, Combat Infantryman Badges. Also a special Combat Veteran that served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam Wars first in the US Army Air Corps than he joined the US Marines and then US Army! Thank you to “Tito” Ortiz former (UFC) Light Heavyweight Champion and American Mixed Martial Artist who he and wife has visited our Deployed Troops in Iraq 5 times and supported our Christmas Drive before!

The Heroes who signed the Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield, served to Protect America during WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Desert Storm, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria Wars and Conflicts. And Who Are America’s Bravest of the Brave who Fought to Liberate the Oppressed and the Enslaved throughout the World while Representing America’s Time Honored Values of God, Freedom, Family and Country.

Your gracious support of $2500.00 will help support the 2021 Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families Christmas Drive and Unit Military Family Day Events! We met Mr. and Mrs. Everth and Cynthia Bercian at the very fun 2021 OC Fair in Orange County, California, USA! There whole family was wearing Captain America Shirts when they saw the  “Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield” it was meant for their wonderful patriotic and Veteran Military family to have it! We are catching up from last year where the 2020 China COVID-19 Government Event closures and limitations hurt our community outreach efforts greatly. But your family and other wonderful patriotic Americans have helped save the day!

Thank you also to Manny Koukoulas, Commack, New York, USA for donating the “Official Marvel Captain America Shield” that he purchased for our 2021 Operation Christmas For Our Troops Christmas Drive! We met Manny at the March 2021 Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson when he visited our Booth and saw the Inaugural Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield. When he heard about the Silent Action that we were doing and who signed and it would help our Military Unit’s and their families for Christmas he asked “are you going to do another one, I will buy and Donate to you a “Official Marvel Captain America Shield…”  Thank you Manny, God Bless you!!!

And  Special “Thank you” once again to MAJ Ashley, Company Commander, SFC Atkinson, Company Operations Sergeant and the wonderful Soldiers of C CO, 1st BN, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) CA ARNG for your great hospitality and for your help signing the 2021 Inaugural “Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield”. And being the first to sign the Second 2021 Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield. We have Officially started another great American honored tradition. You truly are America’s “Best of the Best”. And it was great to see and have fun again with “MOAB” the very lovable C Company Boxer mascot when he and SFC Ken stopped by our Booth at the Huntington Beach 4th of July Festival!  May God’s good blessings and protection be with you and your families as you continue to deploy around the World on behalf of America. We will be here again to support you and your amazing families. You too can Help Support the 2021 Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families Christmas Drive! https://wp.YellowRibbonAmerica.org/Donate/ 

God’s good blessings this 2021 Holiday Season!

Brad White, Founder & Chief Elf 🎅🎄🎁 Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign & The Store, Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families “2004-2021”

“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families”, Military Family Day Events, Deployment & Welcome Home Event Support Efforts are Community Outreach Projects of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by the Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign & The Store for America’s Military members and their families. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.

With heavy hearts and tears we at Yellow Ribbon America join our fellow American’s as we mourn the loss of our 13 brave United States Military Members and the upsetting exit and end to America’s 20 years of Combat Operation’s in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 Terrorists Attacks on our Country.

SSG Ryan Knauss, a Soldier with the 8th Psychological Operation’s Group (Airborne), U.S. Army was one of those who was killed. SSG Ryan Knauss was also Awarded for Valor and a Purple Heart Recipient.

In 2019 “Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families our annual Christmas Drive with Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation had the honor to help support the 8th Psychological Operation’s Group’s (Airborne) Unit Christmas Tree Lighting Event with their families.

Yellow Ribbon America has made a donation for SSG Ryan Knauss’s Family and we are posting for other American’s to donate too. We are American’s and we take care of our own! Especially our Heroes families who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for us all.

Freedom Is Not Free… May God comfort and bless all the 13 brave United States Military Members families and protect & help our fellow American’s and Allies who were left behind.

Please join us and donate directly to the PSYOP Veterans Association (POVA) to help SSG Ryan Knauss’s family. Read below to help Today.

-Brad White Founder & Chief Elf, Yellow Ribbon America / Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families

“Our hearts are heavy with grief for the loss of our 13 American service members. SSG Ryan Knauss was one of our own. He was a member of the PSYOP Regiment. As our PSYOP community has come together in support of one another and in support of Ryan’s wife, we’re reminded of what makes PSYOP an amazing community to be a part of. The PSYOP Veterans Association (POVA) has pledged to provide all donations made to their website with the intended recipient listed as “Fund for SSG Ryan Knauss” to Ryan’s wife.

POVA is accepting donations to this fund until Friday, 3 September 2021.

1) Go to www.usapova.com/donate/

2) Select ‘Donate Now’

3) Intended Recipient is “Fund for SSG Ryan Knauss”

“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families”, Military Family Day Events, Deployment & Welcome Home Event Support Efforts are Community Outreach Projects of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by the Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign & The Store for America’s Military members and their families. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.

Yellow Ribbon America and Our Nations Heroes Foundation would like to Congratulate and Thank the Contra Costa Door Company and the wonderful Brooks family in winning the Silent Auction for the Inaugural “Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield” by America’s Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients, U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers from the 1st, 5th, 7th, 19th Groups, U.S. Marine Corp Raiders and many more of Our Nations Bravest of the Brave and Best! Your gracious support of $2500.00 will help support the 2021 Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families Christmas Drive and Unit Military Family Day Events!

And “Thank you” to MAJ Ashley, Company Commander, SFC Atkinson, Company Operations Sergeant and the wonderful Soldiers of C CO, 1st BN, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) CA ARNG for your great hospitality and for your help filling the remaining spaces on the 2021 Inaugural “Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield”. And being the first to sign the 2022 Our Nations Heroes Captain America Shield. You truly are America’s “Best of the Best”. And what a honor to meet and have fun with “MOAB” the very lovable C Company Boxer mascot! Our time with you uplifted our spirits once again. May God’s good blessings and protection be with you and your families as you continue to deploy around the World on behalf of America. We will be here again to support you and your amazing families. Godspeed!

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“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families”, Military Family Day Events, Deployment & Welcome Home Event Support Efforts are Community Outreach Projects of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by the Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign & The Store for America’s Military members and their families. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.

This Christmas Support America’s #1 Cause!

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Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation
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“Thank You for Your Christmas Support!”

“Operation Christmas For Our Troops & Their Families” is a sponsored community outreach project of Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation and proudly supported by Yellow Ribbon America News, Campaign  & The Store. Our Nation’s Heroes Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit corporation, with tax-exempt status under Sections 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, EIN: 46-4762128.