Released on = January 29, 2007, 4:06 am

Press Release Author = Pamela Bucklinger

Industry = Non Profit

Press Release Summary = Don't just support the troops. Help save lives!

Most of us don't have a direct connection to the war and don't know how to help the
soldiers serving. We see the "Support the Troops" ribbons on cars but know they
only support a magnet manufacturer. 100% of proceeds from "Protect the Troops"
magnets go to Bake Sales for Body Armor dedicated to saving the lives of our
soldiers by raising funds to buy body armor, medical supplies, and other items that
promote their health and welfare.

Press Release Body = With talk of more troops being deployed, don't just support the
troops. Help save lives!

Most of us don't have a direct connection to the war and don't know how to help the
soldiers serving. We see the "Support the Troops" ribbons on cars but know they
only support a magnet manufacturer. "Protect the Troops" magnets are different. ALL
of the money generated is used for purchasing body armor. Soldiers register for the
protective equipment they need and as money is donated it is used to purchase
equipment.

Purchase the right magnet. Show the soldiers more than support. Help protect them!

The military has been continually criticized for sending soldiers into battle with
substandard equipment. Military officials have admitted that some troops have
protective gear of a lesser quality than others. Also, a Pentagon study found that
many soldiers who died would have been saved by better protective gear. However,
there must be a balance between protecting soldiers and preserving their mobility.

100% of proceeds from "Protect the Troops" magnets go to Bake Sales for Body Armor
dedicated to saving the lives of our soldiers by raising funds to buy body armor,
medical supplies, and other items that promote their health and welfare.

Read the Op-Ed below from a Senator about our troop's needs:

Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company
The New York Times

January 18, 2006 Wednesday

Body Armor For the Troops

To the Editor:
Re \'\'All Dressed Up With No Way to Fight\'\' (Op-Ed, Jan. 14):
There is no dispute that different levels of body armor might be necessary for
different missions. But Andrew Exum glosses over the fact that the first requests
for the upgraded body armor came from the troops serving in Iraq themselves --
reconnaissance units in the case of the Marines, and truck drivers in the case of
the Army.
It is certainly true that an infantryman on an assault mission may prefer less body
armor for greater mobility. But it is also true that soldiers and marines performing
other duties, like driving trucks or patrolling, who face the threat of improvised
explosive devices, could be better protected with better body armor than they
currently are today.
It is up to the commanders and individual soldiers in the field to make the
determination as to whether the additional body armor is needed or desired.
Unfortunately, we learned recently that because of inexplicable delays, our
soldiers and marines in Iraq are not being given that choice.

Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.S. Senator from New York
Chappaqua, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2006

Quotes:
Secretary Rumsfeld -- \'\'You go to war with the Army you have, not the Army you might
want or wish to have\'\' -- was roundly criticized as being out of touch with what the
rest of America felt: that the men and women who serve our country in battle deserve
nothing but the best equipment.

\"Sending them unprepared into battle without the proper body armor to keep them from
getting ripped apart, and then without the bandages to keep them from bleeding out
shows an administration without a clue,\" Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica Estates)
said.




Web Site = http://www.protectthetroops.org

Contact Details = Pamela Bucklinger
2994 S. Columbus Street #A1
Arlington, VA 22206
703.407.7119
bucklingerp@si.edu