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My name is Stephanie Holbrook. I am writing to you on behalf of the U.S. Army to inform you about Operation Tribute to Freedom (OTF), which is a program designed to honor Soldiers and give them opportunities to thank the American people for their support.

Just as Soldiers vow to never leave a fallen comrade, OTF refuses to leave a Soldier’s story untold. By working with Army Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) around the country, OTF identifies ongoing media, speaking, and recognition opportunities to ensure that homecomings last longer than one day and that American Soldiers stay connected with the American public.

Please view the Operation Tribute to Freedom Web site here:

http://www4.army.mil/otf/indexFlash.php

As part of the Army's 230th birthday celebration that took place on June 14th, Lycos.com, one of the world's leading search engines, has created a special homepage promotion dedicated to OTF and all military supporters. The Lycos.com "dog" mascot is wearing a camouflage jacket in honor of the Army's birthday through July 3, 2005. Lycos also owns the free Web-page/blog building site, Tripod.com. Their new program, "Tripod for Troops," allows anyone in the military to build a free Web page or blog using special, new military templates and designs. The "Tripod for Troops" program was inspired by the OTF program, but is intended for all members of the military, their loved ones, and supporters.

We would be thrilled if you could let your Web site visitors know about this new, free, military-focused Web-page building tool on the Tripod for Troops Web site:

http://www.tripod.lycos.com/campaigns/landing/army.html

I've attached more information from the Army's official Web site below, but any type of promotion and link back to the "Tripod for Troops" site would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and we hope your site visitors find this new tool both useful and inspirational!

Best,

Stephanie Holbrook

Army Web site's Story on "Tripod for Troops:"

http://www4.army.mil/news/article.php?story=7459