All tag results for 'troops'

Owen Wilson is such a great guy!

Along with Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet, the band Gym Class Heroes and a bunch of NFL stars, Owen went to a surprise flag football game and party for members of the U.S. military.

Tags: flag football, game, military, owen wilson, play, soldiers, troops

The Man of Steel is showing he can be a hero in real life too!

Henry Cavill visited the Edwards Air Force Base to visit modern day heroes while taking a break from the Superman set on January 31st.

Over 100 Airmen came to get autographs and have photogs snap pictures of them with Cavill.

The Englishman said the following on his visit:

Tags: edwards air force base, henry cavill, man of steel, military, superman, troops, visits

And no, we don't mean the e-mail kind!

82-year-old Don Downer is known as the "Spam czar," because he's sent over 1,400 packages of spam to U.S. troops overseas! Wowsa!

The former Marine Corps sergeant has been honored for his support of the troops, and he's also received HUNDREDS of thank you letters from troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq!

Here's what Don had to say about the responses he gets from troops:

Tags: afghanistan, care packages, don downer, inspiring, iraq, marine corps, spam, spam czar, support, troops

Prison really has made DMX a better man! Anyone looking for favors from the rapper, who was released from the slammer in July, should ask now because X Gon' Give It to Ya!

The rapper made good on a promise to a fan last Friday after an unusual request at a show in San Antonio on Thursday.

He was asked to consider visiting the troops at nearby Fort Sam Houston and their wish was granted!

He stopped by and joined injured troops in a game of wheelchair basketball, telling sources:

Tags: christmas, dmx, fort sam, houston, injured, kindness, texas, troops, wheelchair basketball

What a lovely gesture!

In an effort to show his support for American troops in Iraq, Bret Michaels traveled to the country and spent the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with the military!

Here's what he had to say about it on his Facebook page:

Tags: bret michaels, facebook, holiday, iraq, military, thanksgiving, troops, twitter

Khoe Kardashian and her handsome hubby Lamar Odom went to mingle with the troops Wednesday!

The married couple (two years strong) visited San Diego's Camp Pendleton for the Thanksgiving Salute to the Troops celebration.

According to a Camp Pendleton spokesperson, the two weren't just there to make an appearance. They say down for three hours with about 200 military men for some yummy breakfast.

The spokesperson also says:

Tags: america, khloe kardashian, lamar odom, military, thanksgiving, troops

This is seriously not cool.

While we're of course thrilled that Don't Ask Don't Tell has been repealed, we're NOT thrilled to hear that gay former troops who want to re-enlist are having a lot of trouble doing so!

Here are some of the issues that these former troops are being forced to contend with:

Tags: armed services, dadt, dont ask dont tell, jase daniels, jobs, michael almy, ranks, reenlisting, troops, unconstitutional