Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Gene Simmons & Shannon Tweed Join The Gratitude Project

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Thankasoldier.net is happy to announce that Rock Legend Gene Simmons has come on board with The Gratitude Project. Gene Has always been a great supporter of our troops and I remember watching a press conference when he was a race marshal at a race in Edmonton where he sent the following message to Canadian Troops.

“Hi guys, it’s Gene Simmons. We know you’re in Afghanistan, we know it’s a tough one, I just want you to know from my heart we love you. I like the fact that there’s a bit of civility when the Canadian flag goes up and your national anthem is sung, everybody quietens down a bit. You don’t have to salute, no one’s forcing you to do anything, but just for a few minutes you shut your mouth and give it the respect it demands. I think that’s part of our lives that’s been tossed aside. Culture has become cynical and we don’t even respect what we should.” – Gene Simmons from Toronto Star.

Thanks to who his wife Shannon Tweed who I met on Twitter, I showed her The Gratitude Project video and she assure me she would show gene. A few days later I were so amazing to see gene saluting with a “Thank You” Sign” = Dave Murphy Creator of Thankasoldier.net

This week The Gratitude Project was also featured on the maximum fighting home page, which is very similar to The UFC in the states and we are very happy to have them on board.



Operation Gratitude, Hero To Hero.US & Team Canada, Brett Wilson from The Dragons Den have all come on board to help us get the word out about this project which is quickly picking up some serious steam and I am proud to be a part of it.

This project is not about political messages or just about Iraq & Afghanistan. This is for all troops in various operations around the world. When people here “Support Our Troops” some instantly think about those two operations. Well coalition forces now have over 20,000 troops assisting in Haiti with the recovery and relief effort. There are Navy ships in Somalia helping with the pirate situation and many more locations other than those too. We have our reservists in Canada and National Guard in the states who are always ready to assist in the times of natural disasters or when needed.

Photos can be emailed to thankyou@thankasoldier.net and you can search “The Gratitude Project” on YouTube for more information.
For more information click HERE.