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If you haven't seen it yet, check out this appearance by Tim Daly on Fox and Friends from last week.  Tim was there to promote our military family suicide prevention PSAs, produced by The Creative Coalition.

Check out these wonderful videos of thanks and support for military families recorded by Military.com at the premiere of the new military family suicide prevention public service announcements from Blue Star Families and the Creative Coalition.  Military.com caught up with Alyssa Milano, Jason Biggs and Marlon Wayans at BSF's celebrity-riddled event in Washington, D.C. last week.

If you happened to be on the Riverwalk near the Crockett Street bridge Saturday afternoon, you may have noticed something in the air – patriotism. At exactly 4:20, a boat slowed in the river, a man in red lifted his arms as he faced a group of teenagers in the boat, and strains of our National Anthem began to reach pleasantly surprised ears.

Today, Oscar®, Emmy®, and Grammy® Award-winning performer Cher is among the many artists who have joined The Creative Coalition and Blue Star Families to create a PSA campaign to help raise awareness and combat suicides among our military service members and their families.

It's always wonderful when hard working military spouses receive some recognition for their service.  The Heroes at Home military spouse awards do just that for military spouses in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

Army Wife 101 shares some great tips for making friends at your new duty station, both online and off. Don't forget to visit the Blue Star Families Facebook page at http://facebook.com/bluestarfamilies.

The Creative Coalition is working to support military families and you can help!  In the spirit of giving back, please support Blue Star Families by participating in Movie For a Cause.

Hey Military Families - I think we can help…

I'm launching a website that offers webcam bedtime stories for families that are far apart. I was inspired to build the site because of my frustration being so far from my nieces - unable to be a part of their development and unable to be recognized when I would visit once a year. Well naturally, grandparents and military parents certainly share the same, if not greater, frustration!

This wonderful video from Research and Policy Director Vivian Greentree and Parents Ask tells the story of a military family. Beautifully. And yes, those are Operation Appreciation letters Vivian is sorting in the middle of the video, but that's not the only reason we love this video.

BSF Board member Charles Eggleston and his wife, BSF Development Director, Pamela Stokes Eggleston, will be speaking at the Defense Forum Washington September 10, 2010 in Washington, D.C.