Pentagon lets troops watch kids' graduations

[Cocoa]

a nice little "thank you" for all their hard work in the Oil Wars.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2005/20050519_1229.html

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2005 – While deployed parents can't actually attend their senior's graduation, U.S. Army Europe and the Department of Defense Education Activity are making sure that they can watch.

With so many of its students' parents deployed in support of the global war on terrorism, DoDEA has found a way to show that it appreciates the sacrifices of deployed troops, DoDEA Director Joe Tafoya said in an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel.

For the third year, DoDEA, will be providing a live satellite Web cast from high school graduations to forward deployed parents. Because of the size and scope of the project -- 18 DoD Dependents Schools-Europe schools this year -- USAREUR has contracted a company to handle the live feeds.

"The graduation project is a partnership between USAREUR and DoDDS-Europe to broadcast graduation ceremonies from DoDDS-Europe high schools affected by deployments," said Frank O'Gara, public affairs officer for DoDDS-Europe. "USAREUR has secured funding to contract the broadcasts from 18 schools using Web technologies and video streaming."

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[unhappycamper]

1. It's very nice to have a picture of them marching before

you get the coffin back.

http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/coffin_photos/dover/gallery.htm
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB152/index.htm

The following URL shows a few of our 12,000 wounded
and maimed soldiers. CAUTION- contains some VERY
graphic pictures:
http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/wounded/gallery.htm

[Skwmom]

2. Getting armored vehicles would probably

be a lot more appreciated.