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Move America Forward is a nonprofit military charity based in Sacramento, California. Howard Kaloogian, Melanie Morgan and Sal Russo established the organization in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Calif. Gov. Davis Faces Recall Effort )〕 The organization supports front-line United States Armed Forces troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.〔 Move America Forward has sent over 325 tons of care packages to deployed troops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Time To End Ban On Military Men And Women Defending Themselves )〕 ==History== Sal Russo, Melanie Morgan and Howard Kaloogian formed Move America Forward in 2004. In 2005, the organization took its first trip to Iraq called ''Voices of Soldiers'' tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Final Chapter of My Trip To Iraq )〕 Soldiers were interviewed to share their stories in the success in the fight against terrorism during the trip.〔 That August, Move America Forward sponsored a ''You don't speak for me, Cindy!'' tour to counter Cindy Sheehan's protest at President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch and the vigils held in her support. The following year, Move America Forward sponsored ''Trip Gold Star'', the organization’s second trip to Iraq. The trip to Kurdistan, including Gold Star Moms, was for the parents of fallen American soldiers to see where their sons and daughters made the ultimate sacrifice.〔 That year, the organization introduced its ''Care package for the troops'' program. The program sends care packages including coffee, cookies, beef jerky, Gatorade, and other requested items to troops year around.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Depot Park Hosts the 5th Annual Troop-A-Thon )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Want to support our troops? )〕 Move America Forward held its first "Honoring our Heroes at the Holidays" national bus tour in 2007. The tour traveled to over 40 cities in the United States and collected over 200,000 Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday cards for American troops.〔 That year, a third trip to Iraq was led by spokeswoman Debbie Lee. The Move America Forward delegation visited troops in Ramadi, at Camp Marc Lee named after Debbie Lee's son, the first Navy SEAL to be killed in the war in Iraq.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Troopathon 7 2014 )〕 In 2008, Move America Forward sent a delegation to Guantanamo Bay to thank troops for their service.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pro-Troop Group Brings Holiday Cheer to Gitmo Troops )〕 The trip was organized by Kylie Williams, the official ambassador for veterans' advocacy for the State of Florida.〔 The second ''Honoring our Heroes at the Holidays'' national bus tour collected over 200,000 cards that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MAF Honoring Heroes )〕 That year, Move America Forward hosted the first Troopathon, an online fundraiser, to raise money to send care packages to troops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MOVE AMERICA FORWARD AND BREITBART NEWS TO TEAM UP FOR 7TH ANNUAL TROOPATHON )〕 ''K9 Care Packages'', a program to support military working dogs and their handlers, was launched by the organization in October 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Local Hero – Supporting the Troops’ Best Friends )〕 Move America Forward was named "Top-rated Nonprofit" by Great Nonprofits in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Move America Forward )〕 That March, the Rogers Family Company donated coffee and tea to Move America Forward for troops.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rogers Family Company donates gourmet coffee and tea to troops in partnership with Move America Forward )〕 Stag Arms partnered with the organization for the 2014 Troopathon in July.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stag Arms Helps Raise Funds For Overseas Troops During Troopathon 7 )〕 In March 2015, Danny Gonzalez, Move America Forward's Director of Communications shared with Sputnik that the US Transportation Security Administration's security screening methods have been defective since inception and that proposed reevaluation of screening procedures will have no effect.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=US Airport Security Review Unlikely to be Effective - Advocacy Group )〕 In June 2015, Move America Forward hosted its 8th annual Troopathon fundraiser to help send care packages to American troops deployed in war zones overseas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=8th Annual Troopathon Aims to Send Care Packages to Troops Overseas )〕 The organization raised over $280,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hosts Raise Funds for Military Charity )〕 State Assemblyman Devon Mathis, Hulk Hogan, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Geraldo Rivera, Brian Kilmeade, Dennis Miller, Adam Corolla, Herman Cain, Ted Nugent, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joe Theismann, Tony Orlando, and Nancy Grace made appearances on the broadcast that year.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hulk Hogan )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WWE News: Hulk Hogan Taking Part in Troop Fundraiser, Xavier Woods Plays Rock Band 4 at E3, and More )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mathis to appear on Troopathon 8 )〕 Prior to the 2015 Chattanooga shootings on July 16, 2015, Move America Forward advocated for more security at military recruiting centers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CNN Newsroom )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sacramento-area troops react to Chattanooga shooting )〕 After the shooting, the organization released a statement in support of lawmakers that wants to allow military recruiters to carry firearms.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lawmaker wants to let military recruiters carry weapons )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Time To End Ban On Military Men And Women Defending Themselves )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tennessee Republican introducing bill to repeal military firearm ban: Do you agree? )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Move America Forward」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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