Friday, December 11th is going to be a special day at Ft. Hood Tx. The kind folks at the USO along with the MWR and AAFES have put together a great event to facilitate the continued healing that Ft. Hood and its families are still going through. Bloggers, tweeters, people on Facebook can all help. Please read below to learn more and to see what you can do to spread the word.

This Friday, December 11, Fort Hood and the USO – with the support of Fort Hood FMWR and AAFES – is proud to host “Fort Hood Community Strong,” a day for healing, fun and entertainment. Held at Hood Stadium, this event will feature free carnival rides, games, food and top-notch celebrity performers. The biggest gift we can give the community, however, is to honor them with our sincere thanks and support.

Since the November 5 shooting, the USO has stepped up to provide support for the community in any way they can. From grief counseling to the two Mobile USO units providing meals – the USO has been ready to assist the troops, families and command at Fort Hood however needed. 

Tomorrow is a day where we are asking everyone to remember to say “thanks” to help continue the healing process. We are asking influential bloggers like you to join us in our cross-web effort to support and honor the troops by dedicating a post thanking the troops and expressing support for their community.

As part of your post, there are a variety of ways you can help us activate the public in supporting the troops. 
•    Included a link to the Community Strong microsite or directly to the Remembrance Wall that allows anyone, anywhere in the world, to express their gratitude for the military’s service and sacrifice;
•    Create a video expressing your support and posting it on the USO YouTube Channel;
•    Follow @The_USO on Twitter and Tweet your support with a link to your post with the #communitystrong hashtag;
•    Join us on Facebook and express your support there; and/or
•    Post the “Fort Hood, Community Strong” badge on your blog’s sidebar. Here’s the HTML:        <a href=”http://www.usocommunitystrong.org” target=”_blank”><img width=”230″ height=”133″ alt=”Support Ford Hood Community Strong” src=”http://theuso.wordpress.com/files/2009/12/largepromo.jpg” ></a>

As a symbol of unity for this campaign, we are asking all participating bloggers to include the following language at the bottom of their post. It includes additional, relevant links for your readers to get involved and support Community Strong.

This post was created as part of the USO’s Community Strong event at Fort Hood –a day for healing, fun and entertainment to uplift the spirits of the Fort Hood community in the wake of the Nov. 5 shooting incident. You can help show your support for Fort Hood and its more than 349,000 military personnel, family members, retirees and civilian employees by visiting the Community Strong website, Tweeting your support with the #CommunityStrong hashtag, leaving comments on the Official USO Blog and donating to the USO’s ongoing efforts to support our troops.

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