� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � S U M M E R 2 0 0 7 V 7 ★ N 3 2007 Hannity Freedom Concerts and Rallies for the Troops More Great Entertainers Added to Lineup! his summer, Sean across the country, at the Hannity will host Freedom Concerts. Gold Tfive Hannity Freedom Star families, who have lost Concerts to rally support loved ones in the War on for our troops, their families Terror, will also be special and the cause of freedom. guests of Freedom Alliance at Proceeds will benefit the the concerts, so our grateful Freedom Alliance Scholarship crowds of thousands can say Fund for the children of our “THANK YOU!” military heroes, who have LeAnn Rimes Montgomery Gentry Lee Greenwood Freedom Alliance been killed or permanently disabled in ser- Scholarship recipients from around the vice to our country. country will attend the Freedom Concerts Headlining this year’s Freedom Concerts too. The 2007 Hannity Freedom Concerts will be America’s hottest country sensations, are expected to raise more than $1 million Montgomery Gentry and LeAnn Rimes, as for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund. well as America’s country music legend, Lee To order tickets, make a donation to the Greenwood. “This is so cool. T-Roy and I Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, or for love the military,” said Eddie Montgomery. more information, please call (800) 329-5454 “These shows are not about red or blue or or www.freedomalliance.org and listen to right or left. They are about helping those Larry the Cable Guy Michael W. Smith Sean’s radio show three hours a day, every day. families who are in our military. I hope every- one will join us in this effort.” 2007 Freedom Concerts and The Charlie Daniels Band and “Larry the Rallies for the Troops Cable Guy” have joined the Freedom Concerts line-up and will perform at the Atlanta con- July 10 Gwinnett Center – Atlanta, GA cert. Contemporary Christian singer and multi- July 26 Coors Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA Grammy winner, Michael W. Smith, will perform Aug. 9 Kings Island – Cincinnati, OH* at the San Diego concert. Aug. 14 Nokia Theatre – Dallas, TX Freedom Alliance will host active duty, Sept. 11 Six Flags Great Adventure – Jackson, NJ* injured and recuperating military heroes (and Charlie Daniels Band *LeAnn Rimes will perform at these Freedom Concerts. their families) from military bases and hospitals Oliver North, Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich in Hawaii for Memorial Day Events as Freedom Alliance Steps Up “Support Our Troops” Activities reedom Alliance Founder and At the Luau, U.S. Army Honorary Chairman Oliver North Captain Mark Young, Fwas joined by special friends of Commander of Tripler’s Freedom Alliance, Sean Hannity and Medical Review Processing Newt Gingrich, as they commemorated Unit, presented Freedom Memorial Day in Hawaii – a state whose Alliance with a Certificate of people and military installations have Appreciation for its “outreach played such a pivotal role in the defense to honor and support our of our nation. Armed Forces” and for “show- Freedom Alliance hosted a Hawaiian ing our Wounded Warriors Luau at the beautiful Hilton Hawaiian and their families that America Village on Waikiki Beach for wounded still cares.” Captain Young troops recuperating at Tripler Army thanked Freedom Alliance for Medical Center. More than 50 wounded its “continued leadership and dedication veterans and their families from Tripler to enhancing support for the U.S. ser- were thrilled to be able to meet Oliver vice members and the Hawaii National North and Sean Hannity who attended Guard.” the luau and thanked our troops for “In Hawaii,” Colonel North said, their many sacrifices and vowed to keep “Memorial Day still seems to have a working on their behalf. special meaning.” He noted that it may "HAWAII " CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ★ 1 ★ Oliver North, Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich in Hawaii CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 be due to the fact that the islands host “Military Appreciation Dinners,” more than 100,000 military personnel like the one in Hawaii, are regularly and their dependents. Or, it could be hosted by Freedom Alliance for military because of the attack on Pearl Harbor personnel around the country so they on December 7, 1941, which killed may enjoy time out with their friends, 2,388 Americans. Either way, North said, families or comrades. Similar dinners “Hawaii is full of people who believe in have been hosted for injured troops a quaint notion: never forget the sacri- (and their spouses) from Camp Lejeune fices of our servicemen and women.” and Fort Bragg in North Carolina; At Freedom Alliance’s Salute to Florida Air National Guardsmen in America’s Military Heroes – a luncheon Jacksonville, Florida; wounded sail- Freedom Alliance President, Tom Kilgannon, recently visited injured sailors and Marines at Balboa Naval Medical Center for Freedom Alliance supporters – which ors and Marines from Naval Medical and Camp Pendleton in San Diego, thanking them for their featured Sean Hannity, Center in San Diego and the Wounded bravery and service to our country. Colonel North and Warrior Center at Camp Pendleton; in San Antonio, Texas and Fort Hood, Newt Gingrich at the wounded troops from National Naval Texas. Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland “There is no better way to say former House Speaker and Walter Reed Army Medical Center thanks to our young warriors than Gingrich graciously in Washington, D.C.; and wounded sol- to treat them to a great dinner,” said praised Colonel North diers from Brooke Army Medical Center Freedom Alliance President Tom and Freedom Alliance Kilgannon. Many service members for their steadfast face months – sometimes years – in work on behalf of the hospital as they continue physi- those who serve our country. cal therapy. “Imagine what life is like Following the luncheon, Former for a service member who has lost a Speaker Newt Gingrich autographed limb and has to learn to walk again,” his just-released historical novel, “Pearl explained Freedom Alliance Program Harbor.” Congressman Gingrich has Director Calvin Coolidge. "The Freedom dedicated a page in his book to the work Alliance 'Military Appreciation Dinners' of Freedom Alliance. allow them to leave the confines of the hospital and enjoy a great meal with NOTE: Freedom Alliance is offering an those who appreciate their service to our autographed copy of “Pearl Harbor” in nation," he concluded. appreciation for a contribution of $100 or Wounded sailors and Marines from Naval Medical Center For more information on how to more. Please see the reply envelope in this in San Diego and the Wounded Warrior Center at Camp Pendleton were treated to dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak Support Our Troops or to make a donation, newsletter for details. House in San Diego. please visit www.freedomalliance.org. 2007 Events to Benefit the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund and Support Our Troops hank you! to hundreds of “Great and will honor active duty soldiers who August 25 Americans” across our country who continue to risk their lives as well as “all The America First Foundation and Mike Torganized fundraising events with those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Ketchel, who is the 2006 Freedom Alliance their friends and neighbors to support the defense of liberty while serving the Co-Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, Freedom Alliance. American people.” will host its Fourth Annual Freedom Run One such event is the Third Annual and Car Show in Discovery Bay, California. SFC Nathan Chapman Golf Classic, Events to Benefit Contact: www.theamericafirstfoundation.org. September 11, 2007 at Cimarron Hills Freedom Alliance Golf and Country Club in Georgetown, September 10 and 11 Texas. Freedom Alliance President, Tom Third Annual SFC Nathan Chapman Year-round – Senior Project to Support Kilgannon, will attend the Soldier’s Tribute Celebrity Golf Classic at Cimarron Hills Our Troops Golf and Country Club in Georgetown, TX. Dinner on September 10. Soldiers from Matt Blake, a high school senior in the 1st Special Forces Group, Ft. Lewis, Contact: www.nathanchapmanfund.org, or Northwood, New Hampshire, is dedicating call (888) 599-6660. Washington, the unit SFC Chapman served his senior year so the sons and daughters of th in, and from the 4 Infantry Division and our military heroes can attend college, by the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, both September 30 raising money throughout the year for the The Stephen Siller, FDNY "Let Us Do Good" from Ft. Hood, Texas, will be honored as Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund. special guests at the two-day event. Children’s Foundation will hold its sixth Proceeds will go to the Freedom Annual Tunnel to Towers Run in New York Summer, 2007 City, in memory of Firefighter Stephen Alliance Scholarship Fund and the Support The town of Belvidere, New Jersey, is chal- Our Troops program. The event is named Siller, who perished on 9/11. lenging its citizens over the summer to sup- Contact: www.tunneltotowersrun.org. in honor of SFC Nathan Ross Chapman, port our Armed Forces by donating to the the first American soldier killed by enemy Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund. fire in Afghanistan in the War on Terror October 6 Forth Annual Jacksonville Marine June 1 - September 1 Half Marathon and Freedom 5K Run Karate students at the ATA Black Belt in Jacksonville, Florida. Contact: Academy in Atlanta, Georgia will host www.1stplacesports.com/marine.htm. various fundraising events. Contact: [email protected]. October 8 The St. Anne’s Club Charities will host its July 14 annual Golf Tournament for the Troops in Third Annual Troop Support Golf Middletown, Delaware, with Champion's Tournament at the Two Oaks Golf Club Tour Pro, Ed Dougherty, and have chosen in Hancock, Wisconsin. Contact: Rusty the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund as Grimm at (920) 787-7132.