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What does Colorado, Minnesota, Virginia, Target Corporation and the American Legion have in common.

Connection: An email to an American Legion Post in Colorado from a survivor of the attack on the soldiers in Afganistan who were based out of Fort Carson, CO got into the hands of Mark Seavey (burnpit blogger) who returned from Afganistan with the National Guard from Woodstock VA and started the ball rolling and Target Corp (based in Minnesota) got on board. Computer Science Corp. of Connecticut (CSC) chipped in with 56 laptop computers.

A fundraising drive on an American Legion blog site, The Burn Pit, netted more than $50,000 in cash donations to help the soldiers replace their personal belongings. On Oct. 3 outnumbered and surrounded in a rugged mountain valley, the besieged troops were forced to call in an artillery strike on their own position, escaping Combat Outpost Keating in the rugged Nuristan province of Afghanistan with little more than the clothes on their backs. Eight American troops were killed in the battle.

Upon learning of the COP Keating Relief Fund, Target Corp. matched The American Legion Burn Pit cash contribution with $50,000 worth of merchandise and gift cards.

The Target Store involved with the event Saturday, Oct. 24, is located at 3810 East Bloomington Street, Colorado Springs.; merchandise purchased there was assembled and shipped from American Legion Post 209 at 3613 Jeannine Drive in Colorado Springs.

The Target Store involved with the event Tuesday, Oct. 27, is located at 7000 York Ave., Edina, Minn.; merchandise purchased there was assembled and shipped from Richfield American Legion Post 435, 6501 Portland Ave. S., Minneapolis.

The Target Store involved with the event Thursday, Oct. 29, is located at 4310 Fortuna Center Plz., Dumfries, Va.; merchandise purchased there was assembled and shipped from American Legion Post 28, 17934 Liming Lane, Triangle, Va.

Pictures from Minnesota event courtesy of Shawn Davis, 5th District SAL Commander

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If you know a wounded service member, post his or her photo and their brief story at

http://www.carepages.com/yellow-ribbons.

The posting is free, easy to do, takes only minutes to complete and it appears immediately
on a "Yellow Ribbon" tribute page honoring them.

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