Governors Thank the Troops

Of America's 50 governors, almost half recently took 30 seconds each to film a PSA thanking our troops:

The Ad Council's America Supports You Campaign

In March 2006, ASY teamed up with the Ad Council to produce a stellar PSA campaign, consisting of radio, TV and print spots.

Did you miss Operation MySpace?

Check out this small slideshow:



Earlier: "Operation MySpace."

Did you miss the launch of the ASY congressional caucus?

Related: "Congressional Caucus Embraces America Supports You."

Operation MySpace

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On Monday, March 10th, in conjunction with MySpace, AEG and Armed Forces Entertainment, America Supports You is participating in a concert to support the troops.

Live from Kuwait, Operation MySpace is the first concert ever to be broadcast in high definition online, and will feature pop acts the Pussycat Dolls and Jessica Simpson, rock bands Disturbed and Filter, electronic artist DJ Z-Trip, and comedian Carlos Mencia.

The fun starts at 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM EST. Check it out at www.myspace.com/operationmyspace.

Also make sure to check out ASY’s new MySpace profile.

Update (3/10/08): TechCrunch explores the groundbreaking technology behind the concert.

New ASY MySpace Profile

Here's the old one:



















Here's the new one (launched yesterday):

Did you miss the ASY summit?

Here's a brief slideshow:

Who's Running an ASY Giving Thanks Widget?

Here's a sampling:

1. The Corner (National Review Online)



2. Worldwide Standard (the Weekly Standard)



3. NewsBusters



4. Redstate



5. BillOReilly.com



6. Q and O



7. Blackfive



8. Extreme Mortman



9. Bluey Blog:



Will you be next?

(You can also join ASY on MySpace. In fact, if you do so soon, you might just be our 1,000th friend.)

America Supports You on MySpace

Here's a screen shot of how MySpace is promoting ASY on its Impact channel:


Click here for ASY's MySpace profile.

Have You Said Thanks Yet?

They can't always sit at our table, but they're always in our hearts.

This Thanksgiving, show your support for our men and women in uniform who can't be home to celebrate the holiday with their loved ones.

Take a minute to support our troops by texting a message of "Thanks" to 8-9-2-7-9 (TX ASY) between Nov. 17-22.

Click here to see the results of this nationwide effort.

Update (11/27/07): Thanks to you, more than 130,000 messages were sent.

A Simple Thanks

What Is Giving Thanks?

We’ve come a long way since the first Thanksgiving celebrated in this country, but one thing hasn’t changed. There are still people standing guard while others share love and friendship.

This Thanksgiving, thousands of American families will sit down to have Thanksgiving dinner, knowing that a family member who would love to be there, cannot, because they are serving this nation overseas. We can’t share the burden they bear, but we can help to lighten it. There is a big national effort underway to get people to send a message of thanks to those who are serving.

The idea is real simple. Take your cell phone and dial 8-9-2-7-9. Then text a message that says thanks to the troops who are serving. If you wait a minute, one of the troops will send a message back.

To me, it seems like the right thing to do. If you agree, please say “thanks” to the men and women who cannot be with their families because they are on duty in the armed forces. And pass this message on to friends and family. Sometimes doing the right thing is just that easy.

—Tom Davis.