Colorado

FamiliesUnited

For Our Troops and Their Mission

Local Leadership

  • Nancy Hecker, Co-Chair, Fort Carson Area
  • Dale Parrish, Co-Chair, Northern Area
  • Debbie Parrish, Co-Chair, Northern Area

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Past Colorado Events

Gold Star & Blue Star Invite to Dinner

07/31/2008 at 06:00 AM through 08/23/2008 at 12:00 PM

Families United for Our Troops AND Their Mission Invites you to join us for dinner 
Elkhorn Conference Center  Fort Carson 
Saturday, August 23, 2008 
6:00 pm 
Dress:   Casual  
Please join us for this special evening for sharing our heroes. RSVP by August 15 to FamiliesUnitedRSVP@gmail.com  Questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 651-319-1194Visit our website at www.familiesunitedmission.com   2 other events that you may be interested in: Families United goes to Denver for a patriotic demonstration in support of our Troops AND Their MissionWe will meet with other groups from the area across from the Civic Park.A bus will load at 7:30 am in the Fort Carson area and travel to the park.  We will cheer forOur troops from 10:00 until 2:00 pm and then return on the bus.Pick-up location to be announced.  Open to all military families and patriotic Americans!If you wish to join us – please email:  familiesunitedrsvp@gmail.com and mention Denver Bus in the subject line.  “Run For The Fallen” is a run/walk that started in California and will end at Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C. To augment this event, military posts across the country will be hosting a walk/run in honor of our Fallen heroes.Ms. Carole Graham of Fort Carson, CO is hosting the walk/run for the Fort Carson community.  Details will follow, but if you would like to participate in this event – also on Sunday August 24 – please contact Debbie Quackenbush, Founder of American Military Family, Inc. at 303 746-8195.  All of these events are planned with our heroes in mind – always to honor.  We look forward to meeting you at one of these events!     Merrilee Carlson, Shrek’s momIn all I say and do – it is to honorSgt. Michael Carlson – 1/24/2005 Iraq Contact:Merrilee Carlson, President Families United for Our Troops and Their MissionMerrilee@FamiliesUnitedMission.comCell:  651 319-1194 

Information meeting with Marine Corps League State leaders

07/26/2008 at 4:00 PM through 07/29/2008

Today we had a meeting to give out information on the state start up of Families United For Our Troops and their Mission,

Lasalle Daze Families United for the Mission Information Booth

07/12/2008 at 10:00 AM through 07/12/2008 at 4:00 PM

Families United For Our Troops and Their Misison will have a booth with information about the good news from Iraq.