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Text Box: Patti Nears Final Round of “America’s Favorite Mom” Soldiers’ Angels Founder to Appear on NBC’s Morning Show Soldiers' Angels founder Patti Patton Bader will appear on NBC's Today show on May 5, during the nine o'clock hour. She has been selected as a semi-finalist in NBC/Teleflora's America's Favorite Mom contest. Votes based on her appearance on the show with two other military moms will determine whether she moves on to the final round. On Mother's Day (May 11), NBC will broadcast a prime-time special featuring the crowning of "America's Favorite Mom," the results of which will be determined by how many votes are received from May 5 to May 9. Each mother can only receive votes during the exact day she appears on the Today show, and the mothers with the five highest vote totals will move on to the prime-time special. Patton Bader was selected as a semi-finalist after being voted "America’s Most Inspirational Mom" in March. Her son, Staff Sergeant Brandon Varn, nominated her for starting a non-profit organization to support soldiers and their families. "My mom is one of the most amazing women in the world," he wrote. "She started an organization called Soldiers' Angels when I was deployed to Iraq. The organization is there to ensure, 'May no soldier go unloved.' It is the largest non-profit independent military support organization that has started since the onset of the 'War on Terrorism.' She puts her whole self into helping Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines every day," says Varn. Patton Bader's other son, Specialist Bretton Varn, is currently deployed to Iraq and will appear with her via satellite on Today. Prizes for the five winning mothers include $25,000 to $250,000 in cash, and a number of free services and products. But in keeping with her efforts to support the troops, Patton Bader wants America’s soldiers to be the big winners. “I plan on using everything to help heroes. Everything,” she says, referring to the wide variety of prizes she could receive if she is lucky enough to win . “It is a true honor to stand with these fourteen outstanding moms," she adds. Soldiers' Angels encourages all Americans to visit www.nbc.com/Americas_Favorite_Mom to vote for their favorite mom, and to watch the Today show the week of May 5-9 and the America's Favorite Mom show on Mother's Day, May 11, to celebrate these remarkable mothers.

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Text Box: "MOTHERS OF THE SANDBOX" by Angela Lashley 5-6-2008 Most people would say that the line "there's no place like home" is the most memorable of any in the movie THE WIZARD OF OZ. For me it has always been what the wizard said to the tin man when he presented him with that oversized heart shaped clock. "A heart is not judged by how much IT loves, but by how much IT is loved by others". Patti Bader, founder of SOLDIERS ANGELS who appeared this week on NBCs The Today Show segment, "AMERICA'S FAVORITE MOM" is a shining example of what the wizard was talking about. As Patti gracefully becomes a beloved symbol for the true American military mother, she has made the mothers of soldiers everywhere very proud. In direct contrast to Patti, is the other woman from California who following her son's death in Iraq, stalked the president, embarrassed herself and created an appalling mis-representation of the vast majority of military parents right in front of the media. Thousands of moms and dads of deployed troops myself included, long ago determined it is best never again to speak this woman's name publicly. So you will understand my position, but I think you know who I am talking about. Thankfully, the memory of that woman's conduct will eventually fade from the national consciousness as the media focuses on the positive and the dignified examples of mothers like Patti Bader. Almost every military family I know has been touched by Patti and the dedicated members of the organization she founded www.soldiersangels.org . Clearly a testimony to her heart is the number of good people she has rallied together. There are nearly 200,000 volunteer angels under her wings. That is the measure of how much she is loved and appreciated by all who know her. During the past 3 years, my son Jonathan returned safely home from war not once, but twice. Most certainly that was a gift from God and "His" angels. Eventually, all wars end. In the years to come, when we think back on these fearful days, hopefully much of the sadness of war will be forgotten. But surely we who are the mothers' of soldiers will always remember and be grateful for angels. Guardian angels, soldiers' angels, and an angel named Patti.

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