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Thank you for visiting our website.
The National Remember Our Troops Campaign, Incorporated, is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to honoring all military service
members, all veterans, and their families, for their service and sacrifice, and letting them know they are not forgotten.
Our acronym, NROTC, is the same as The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. If you are looking for them and
arrived here by mistake, we are sorry.
Click Here: www.nrotc.navy.mil
Show your pride in a loved-one who is serving our country with a Blue Star Service Banner.
These Service Banners have a proud history in America dating back to World War I. They fly in front windows to let others know that
someone in the home is serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Since incorporating as nonprofit/nonstock in the State of Maryland in
November 2004, NROTC has freely provided nearly 1,000 Blue Star and Gold Star Service Banners to the loved-ones of our military
service members. If you are unfamiliar with these Service Banners, we invite you learn more by clicking the Blue Star Service
Banner above.
Read Some Comments From Our Service Banner Recipients
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Is your loved one serving in the military?
In view of your family's service and sacrifices, we want to GIVE you a Blue Star Service Banner.
To get yours, please click the Blue Star Service Banner above:
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One who displays the "Gold Star Service Banner" is "honoring", the memory of a loved-one who made the ultimate sacrifice.
As we sadly mourn the loss of those who have been killed, our heartfelt prayers are with every single American affected by the loss
of a loved-one from a previous war or conflict, and in the deserts and streets of Iraq or mountains of Afghanistan.
If you see on Gold Star Service Banner flying in the window of a home, please spend a moment in prayer and respect for this trooper
and family.
Since NROTC's beginning, it has been our extreme honor and privilege to fulfill Gold Star Service
Banner requests through our website and we continue taking applications sadly but proudly.
If you were referred our website because your loved-one died or was killed in action while serving in the U.S. Military at any time
from September 11th, 2001 to present, we wish to extend our deepest condolences and sympathy and ask you to click
the "Gold Star Service Banner" above, where it will be our extreme honor and privilege to see that you receive a Gold Star Service
Banner. Our prayers and the prayers of countless others are with you as you hang the Gold Star in honor of your fallen hero.
As we remember all of those who have been lost during this current War On Terror,
totalling 4,390
at this writing, Please remember NROTC's
Gold Star Service Banner Recipients/Honorees
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With Honor, NROTC continues to provide personally signed "Certificates of Appreciation" to "Active Duty
Servicemembers", "Families of Active Duty Servicemembers", (In recognition of their sacrifices on the homefront), "Our Wounded", and
"All Veterans Who Served In Peacetime, Conflict or War". We also have a certificate that goes to the surviving loved-one/ones upon
the death of any veteran, recognizing their past military service to our country.
The wording on each certificate is a little different.
Pictured below is the "Certificate of Appreciation" that we send to any Veteran.
(8 1/2" X 11" Suitable for Framing)
If you are serving or have served, or the loved-one of someone serving or who has served,
PLEASE CLICK THE CERTIFICATE ABOVE
and it will be NROTC's Pleasure and Honor to see that you receive your Certificate of Appreciation.
Note: You may also Nominate anyone who know who is qualified as mentioned above, to receive a Certificate of
Appreciation.
As of February 28, 2009 - 1,454,515 people are on active duty. There are currently 23,442,000 living military veterans who served in
war or peacetime.
Provividing every qualified individual with a certificate is obviously, counting postage alone, a very big task and beyond
NROTC's current capability. However, we have NOT had to turn down any applicant so far.
It is only by the gracious donations of foundations, ordinary citizens and the business community, that we are able to continue to
do this and to them, we also say, "Thank You".
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY
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As America is fighting against enemies on many fronts, NROTC is active in our mission on several fronts.
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NROTC is now expanding our mission to include providing what we call Recreational Therapy for our wounded troops returning
home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of these wounded are amputees, double amputees, burn and gunshot victims and those who have
suffered serious blast injury and brain trauma due to roadside bombs and other IED's, motars, grenades and RPG's.
While most of them are facing months, if not years, of repetitive
surgeries and rehabilitative therapy. What a lot of people do not realize, is that MOST OF THEM ARE NOT BEDRIDDEN. What is
unfortunate is that between these surgeries and therapy sessions, THEY ARE HOLED-UP IN MILITARY DORMS AND HOSPITAL WARDS.
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We know this to be true... At Walter Reed Army Medical Center, these patients call themselves... POW's... Prisoners of Walter Reed!
To complicate matters, many are isolated by distance from their families and loved-ones back home in other parts of the country
because rent and mortgage payments must still be paid and their loved-ones still need to go to work every day instead of being by
their bedside.
THIS IS WHAT NROTC DOES:
We set-up transportation from military and VA hospitals and shuttle them to sporting events such as charter fishing on the Chesapeake
Bay and places such as restaurants, golf courses, bowling alleys, movie theaters and such to show them a good time. We give them a
break from their routine and let them get out of the hospital environment for awhile. A little fresh air goes a long way. Many
are at a low-point in their lives and desperately need America's show of support as they face a long road to recovery and adjustment
to their infirmities. Other Americans at these events and places get a chance to honor them and thank them for their service and
sacrifice, and let them know they are appreciated.
This show of support by others as we get them out to mix with the public, many for the first time after sustaining their injuries in
battle, helps them, in their immediate recovery AND… on an ongoing basis after these wounded have returned home!
Today, most of NROTC's efforts are centered around Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center, (formerly known as
Bethesda Naval Hospital), and the Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center at Fort George G. Meade, where about eighty of our severe brain
trauma patients are being housed, as well as other military and VA hospitals such as the burn center at Brooke Army Medical Center
in San Antonio, Texas, and other locations throughout the USA.
While Walter Reed Army Medical Center received some bad press awhile back, we also know first-hand that America's brave wounded
heroes are receiving excellent and the very best care available in the world, not just at Walter Reed, but at all major military
hospitals very very little if any exception!
We have found with pleasure that, the administrators and care-givers at these hospitals have been very
receptive to NROTC and welcome our efforts to provide
"Recreational Therapy" with enthusiasm!... In fact, a number of the hospital care-givers usually attend our events with
their patients and enjoy these activities also. These hospital staff and care-givers deserve our greatest gratitude
and respect for what they do and also deserve a break from time to time. NROTC SALUTES ALL MILITARY AND VA HOSPITAL STAFF
AND CARE-GIVERS FOR WHAT THEY DO!
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PRESS ROOM
Rockville, Maryland, USA - NROTC and Berman Enterprises LP Hosted Dinner of Ninety To Honor Wounded Troops From Walter Reed Army
Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center and Fort George G. Meade - Former Maryland State Govenor Robert L. Erhlich was in attendance.
DETAILS HERE
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Former Governor Robert L. Erhlich and Jeffrey Berman share family photos with SSG
Rafael Delgado from Walter Reed.
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NROTC President Tom Ruley awards former Governor Ehrlich and Jeffrey Berman with
Certificates of Appreciation. From left to right, Tom Ruley, General Michael Silva, Former Governor Bob Ehrlich, Jeffrey Berman and
Charles Tramazzo.
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Pictured here are a few of our honored guests. They enjoyed
themselves. It was a good night out for everyone!
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According to the latest U.S. Department of Defense figures, at this writing, there have been 32,977 who have been wounded in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Of the wounded, 15,010 could not return to duty. Many have sustained permanent debilitating injury.
A State by State Breakdown of Our Wounded
We know that if it were you son or daughter, grandson or grand-daughter among these casualties, you would
want to everything you could to help them.... and let them know they are not forgotten!
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The need for what we do is wide-spread. There are 1,384 VA facilities overall. There are 172 military hospitals, 399 outpatient
clinics and 126 nursing homes that are part of the Federal "Tricare" and "Military Health System".
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We are grateful to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) who, in 2009, donated to us, a 2002 para-transit, (Wheelchair
Accessible) shuttle-bus.
This bus has been retired from service in good condition with 153,000 original miles. Our intent is to use this vehicle to provide
OUR OWN TRANSPORTATION to and from our special activities to help support and encourage America's brave wounded heroes.
Right Now... we are earnestly seeking support from any individual, corporation or foundation who can help enable us to achieve
this goal. Our total cost estimates including vehicle inspection, re-painting, signage, insurance, (which has been quoted at over
$6,000.00 per year), and paving a small parking area adjacent to our headquarters will be approximately $10,000 and will obviously
be a tremendous help to our organization.
Thanks to Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland, NROTC also has a donated para-transit schoolbus that is ready to put in
service. Photo and details Here
NROTC hopes to duplicate our efforts, through additional vehicle and monetary donations, to provide Recreational Therapy for these much
deserving wounded servicemembers and veterans in areas other than Maryland and Texas.
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"GET WELL SOON CARDS"
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PLEDGE any donation to NROTC and we will send you this "GET WELL SOON" Card to you along with your PLEDGE INVOICE!... Sign
this card
and return it to us with your donation check. After we receive your donation and signed "GET WELL SOON" card, we will forward it on
to a wounded warrior at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center, (Bethesda Naval Hospital), or any number of other military medical facilities where
these heroes are receiving treatment.
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THANK YOU
FOR YOUR DONATION
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It should be noted that; There is another need...
AND IT IS ALSO NATIONWIDE!.
We are well all aware that there are many physically wounded veterans. THERE ARE ALSO THOSE WHO SUFFER EMOTIONAL WOUNDS
throughout our country.
In America, about 154,000 Veterans are homeless on a typical night. Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have
returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, (300,000 in all), report symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, (PTSD) or major depression,
yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Veterans are at a greater risk of becoming homeless due to a number of factors including having uniquely military skills not needed
in the civilian sector, combat-related health issues, minimal income due to unemployment, and a shortage of safe, affordable housing.
This new generation of combat veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (OIF-OEF), both men and women, also suffer
from other war related conditions including traumatic brain injuries, which put them at risk for homelessness. The evolving gender
mix of the military — women represent 15% of the military population — poses new challenges for the nation’s support system for
returning veterans and their families. Women veterans report serious trauma histories and episodes of physical harassment and/or
sexual assault while in the military. The VA and homeless veteran service providers are also seeing increased numbers of female and
male veterans with children seeking their assistance.
In a United States Department of Defense Press Release on November 3, 2009 – The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
announced the framework of a bold initiative to end homelessness among veterans within five years.
VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki outlined the comprehensive plan to an audience of VA officials, other government representatives and
private-sector homeless outreach organizers at the VA National Summit Ending Homelessness Among Veterans here. He called the goal an
ambitious one that will take a nationwide COLLABORATIVE EFFORT to be successful.
Said Secretary Shinseki, "Also, VA will spend more than $3 billion specifically to reduce homelessness, the majority of which is
dedicated to medical services, and the remainder -- about $500 million -- on homeless programs, Shinseki said. He added that VA and
the Defense Department officially joined forces last week to improve mental health care among servicemembers and veterans."
“The psychological wounds of war affect every generation of veterans,” he said. “We know if we diagnose and treat, people
usually get better. If we don’t, they won’t, and sometimes their problems become debilitating. We understand the stigma issue, but we
are not going to be dissuaded. We are not giving up on any of our veterans with mental health challenges -- definitely not the
homeless.”
The secretary also talked about housing for homeless veterans, describing the VA’s initiative launched last month to award more
than $17 million in grants to create more than 1,100 beds for homeless veterans. The transitional housing will allow “those who slip
through our safety nets” to leverage access to VA health care and other benefits, he said. VA officials expect roughly 20,000
veterans to take part in this program this year.
Read the Entire Article
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, continues to be a major problem...
TIME.COM
Is the U.S. Army Losing Its War on Suicide?
By Mark Thompson / Washington Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010
"From the invasion of Afghanistan until last summer, the U.S. military had lost 761 soldiers in combat there. But a higher number in
the service — 817 — had taken their own lives over the same period. The surge in suicides, which have risen five years in a row, has
become a vexing problem for which the Army's highest levels of command have yet to find a solution despite deploying hundreds of
mental-health experts and investing millions of dollars. And the elephant in the room in much of the formal discussion of the problem
is the burden of repeated tours of combat duty on a soldier's battered psyche..."
Read the Entire Article
NROTC is doing all we can to COLLABORATE WITH THE VA, to reach out and help, to the best of our ability, ANY VETERAN
in
need. NROTC's Homelessness and Rehabilitative Services Program is an all encompassing program to include mainly helping to provide
and/or refer any veteran to, information on various governmental veterans outreach and assistance programs, direct temporary financial
assistance, transitional housing, drug and alcohol counseling, Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder counseling, employment training, employment referral, job placement, AS WELL AS PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED TRANSPORTATION TO
AND FROM THESE FACILITIES.
We are looking for trained volunteer counselors. Contact Us
From what we can ascertain from the VA and other sources, it seems that providing transportation to
and from VA and other government assistance, has been largely overlooked. Our question is, What good are all these additional
transitional housing beds and services if a homeless or indigent veteran has no way of getting there?
In addition to providing recreational therapy to our wounded troops as mentioned earlier, arrangements
are already in place with the State of Maryland through the "Maryland's Commitment to Veterans" program, to also use our
vehicle to
assist Maryland's homeless and those in need of drug, alcohol and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder counseling. We will be reaching out
to these veterans to make them aware of this program and provide transportation to and from a 16 bed, State of Maryland maintained,
temporary housing shelter in Salisbury, Maryland, where these free services are made available. Since this facility is some eighty
miles from the Baltimore/Washington D.C. metropolitan area and being that there a no State of Maryland transportation resources
available for this commute, we will be in a unique position to provide this much needed service.
Channels have been opened that will allow NROTC to provide employment, by way of our
Vehicle/Vessel
Rehab Program, to a number of homeless Veterans who are currently being
housed at Maryland's
largest nearly 200 bed temporary housing and rehabilitative facility, The Maryland
Center for Veterans Education and Training, known as McVets, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland. McVets is providing a
tremendous service for many of Baltimore's unfortunate and forgotten Veterans, and they welcome those who can provide decent
employment opportunities to Veterans in need. Learn more about McVets.
Also, NROTC has been asked by the Disabled American Veterans, DAV, Department of Maryland, that when our para-transit bus is
made available, if we could help provide transportation to any DAV members who are in need of transportation to and from various
Veteran's Administration, VA, facilities which are spread-out throughout the state. We are well aware that transportation to and from
VA hospitals and facilities has been an ongoing problem for Maryland's DAV members. NROTC's bus will go a long way to remedy this
situation.
Shortly we plan to contact The American Legion Department of Maryland to see if our transportation services may be of value.
It is envisioned that over time, through kind monetary donations of individuals, businesses and organizations, and additional vehicle
donations from other state or municipal transportation authorities and school systems, we will be able to do much more to also aid
and assist NOT JUST OUR WOUNDED HEROES - BUT ALL NEEDY AND DISADVANTAGED VETERANS!
Also...
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Remember that ALL of our active duty servicemembers, our hospitalized servicemembers, ALL veterans and the loved-ones of
our military personnel really do deserve ALL of the support we can give them. NROTC ALSO HAS ANOTHER PROGRAM... that offers a
unique way for you to send your greetings, thank you, get well wishes and sympathies to these deserving individuals.
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"MILITARY MESSAGES"
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Your donation to send each Card, is $5.00, about what you would pay in a card shop.
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When you send these "MILITARY MESSAGES" cards, it helps NROTC provide RECREATIONAL THERAPY to our hospitalized
Servicemembers and Veterans, as well as other Veterans Services.
SEND YOUR MILITARY MESSAGES NOW
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A Plea For Donations
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When it comes to asking for money to honor those who have been lost, supporting our active-duty troops, our veterans, especially our wounded
heroes, we can never ask for too much... however, all we ask, is that you just consider doing what you can.
Many individuals donate $10 - $15 - $25 - $50 and some for more... Every donation is still a million dollars to us!
We have also recently been active seeking funding in the form of Private, Governmental and Corporate Grants.
To any individual, business or organization who donates $100 or more, NROTC will be pleased to provide you with a page one link from
our website to yours. (Scroll down on the left frame here on our website to see our list of donors) The more you
contribute, the higher on our donor list you go. If you do not have a website, no problem, we will still list you as a treasured donor.
NROTC publishes, quarterly, THE TROOPER JOURNAL, online and in print. We freely distribute our print version on a limited
basis to military and VA hospitals throughout the Maryland, Washington, D.C. area, as well as other locations.
The Trooper Journal features military news and stories of heroic acts of valor in battle but more importantly, it contains
inspirational stories of how many wounded warriors are successfully overcoming their injuries and returning back to active duty or
civilian life. It is envisioned that over time, The Trooper Journal will have a much wider print distribution.
As a further show of our sincere appreciation for any kind donation over $100, NROTC will also be pleased to provide you with
exposure in THE TROOPER JOURNAL, based on the size of your donation, in our next issue, as another way of saying, "Thank
You For Your Donation!"
We want you to know that, (and as a discloser/disclaimer I suppose), we have been receiving donations of over $100.00 from time to
time for nearly five years now, from donors who have made their contribution with NO expectation of any advertising value at all.
I just want to make it clear to everyone that The Trooper Journal, other than our online version, today has only a very limited
print distribution and available donation dollars are used mostly to fund NROTC's Charitable Programs.
To get an idea how this all works, see: THE TROOPER JOURNAL RATE
CARD
See our latest issue here: THE TROOPER JOURNAL
And Finally...
Many of us still remember with disgust, how America disrespected our troops during the Vietnam War.
LET US VOW NEVER TO ALLOW THIS HAPPEN AGAIN!... I ASK YOU TO KEEP IN YOUR MIND AND IN YOUR PRAYERS... ALL THOSE LIVING AND LOST... WHO
SERVED AND SACRIFICED... IN ALL WARS PAST AND PRESENT... FOR OUR GREAT NATION AND THE FREEDOMS WE HOLD SO DEAR!... HELP THE
ONE'S IN NEED IF YOU CAN!... AND AT LEAST LET THOSE SERVING, AND THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, KNOW THEY ARE APPRECIATED!
You can donate to NROTC below my signature... Thank You For Any Donation!...
If you have any questions about our organization feel free to contact me. I am at your service.
Yours in freedom,
Thomas A Ruley
Founder and President, The National Remember Our Troops Campaign, Inc.
tomruley@nrotc.org
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Not Forgotten
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PLEASE HELP NROTC
HONOR ACTIVE DUTY TROOPS, THEIR FAMILIES, OUR FALLEN HEROES,
OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS, AND ALL NEEDY VETERANS
DONATE Securely ONLINE NOW
If you have been contacted by one of our Representatives,
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR CONTROL NUMBER IN THE BOX BELOW!
To donate using virtual, (online), check,
Click Here
To print out, complete and return a Donation Form by Fax or Mail,
Click Here
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Car, RV or Other Property
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To Print Your "WE SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" Certificate CLICK HERE
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT
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The National Remember Our Troops Campaign, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization. Contributions received
from individuals, foundations, and corporations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. Direct all comments or
questions regarding NROTC, Inc. to:
info@nrotc.org
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If you are looking for the other NROTC... The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps...
ENTER FROM HERE
(Our acronyms are coincidentally the same and we have no other affiliation with them)
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