OPERATION GRATITUDE VALLEY RESIDENTS DO ALL THEY CAN TO HELP OVERSEAS TROOPS.Fighting abroad for your country can be a rewarding experience - but it is dangerous and can also be lonely and frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: . Volunteers with Valley-based Operation Gratitude Operation Gratitude is a non-profit, all-volunteer corporation that assembles and ships care packages to United States service members deployed overseas. Its mission is to lift morale and express appreciation of the work done by the American armed services. work diligently dil·i·gent adj. Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d to send tens of thousands of care packages to U.S. troops each year. The group's mission is simple: Let the men and women in the military know their service is appreciated and that they are supported back home. Charlie Othold of Tarzana is a veteran who decided a few years ago he wanted to help Operation Gratitude. He signed up to help and now heads up the logistics for expansive rallies where thousands of care packages are assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. and mailed to troops around the world. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Charlie Othold of Tarzana is in charge of logistics for Operation Gratitude's huge rallies at the California National Guard The California National Guard is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of California. It comprises both Army and Air National Guard components. Armory in Van Nuys, where tens of thousands of care packages are assembled and mailed to troops overseas. Mark Kellam/Valley News |
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