Update on T-Shirts for Troops

T-Shirts for Troops is going strong and would like to give an update on whats been happening and to say thank you to the NJ FMBA for the honor of being recognized at the 2009 Valor Awards.

And Whats Going On Now....

"T-Shirts for Troops" is continuing to help support the Troops with the help of the NJ FMBA. Some current projects by our brother firefighters

- Paul Palombi is currently printing shirts for the "Hooligans" and the "Black Sheep" two units currently serving in Iraq.

- 75 T-shirts are being sent to Chaplain Ed Jackson from the 509th, currently in Alaska. He will be sending them on to his troops in Afghanistan.

- The Firefighters in New Brunswick sent 400 shirts to the 812th Military Police.

- The Morristown firefighters are still selling shirts check out the webpage.

- Rahway firefighters are developing T-shirts to send to the Troops.

- Firefighter Juan Barroso of the Kearny Fire Department is now raising funds to send T-shirt to his brothers unit will soon deploy to Iraq.

Please let us know if your Local is getting involved. We would love to post some pictures or any helpful information. Just drop us an email.

In the Works

T-Shirts for Troops has been very busy over the past two months and many groups have projects in the works.

Dom at Engine 5 of the Paterson, NJ Fire Department and his fellow firefighters are working on a shirt to send to a fellow brother, from Engine 5,who is being deployed to Iraq shortly. Be sure to keep us updated on your progress!



The sailors of the San Jacinto CG-56 will soon be receiving shirts from T-Shirts for Troops. The USS San Jacinto is the tenth ship in the Ticonderoga class. The homeport of the ship is Norfolk, Va. The NJ FBMA is working with T-shirts for Troops to get the sailors the t-shirts!

We will keep you posted on the hard work of all the NJ firefighters working to support the Troops!

A T-Shirts for Troops Update

This is a bit of an update on the T-shirts for Troops Program. This includes only the T-shirts sent by the program---not by the individual Fire Departments. To see an update on individual Fire Departments scroll down the page.

So far.......

1000 T-shirts were sent to the Vipers 519th Unit in Iraq
500 T-shirts were sent to the 1st Cavalry Division Iraq
500 T-shirts were sent to the 10th Mountain Division in Iraq
500 T-shirts were sent to the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan

In the works at the printer.......

200 T-shirts will be sent to Naval Seabees
200 T-shirts for the 509th Geronimo's in Iraq
&
400 T-shirts, Purple Hearts, for wounded soldiers who are currently staying at Fisher House while in rehabilitation.

All funds raised by T-shirt sales was recycled into buying and sending more T-shirts to the Troops.

Only one T-shirt was given away and that went to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and that was done under duress!

Keep up the good work. It is times like this that our soldiers need to know that New Jersey Firefighters are supporting them!

In the Works.....

Firefighters from Morristown, Sayreville and Middletown have T-Shirt sales in progress. The sales from these shirts will be responsible for continuing to send more shirts to the Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For more information on how your Fire Department can get involved send an email.

T-Shirts from Santa

Everyone was surprised with the new T-Shirts for Troops that Santa left.
These kids are the same age as the soldiers serving in Iraq.
The T-Shirts were a gift to the kids and to the soldiers in Iraq!

TShirts for Troops Update & News Stories

Through the generosity of the NJ FBMA, T-Shirts for Troops was able to "adopt" another unit, the 10th Mountain Division. Shortly, 500 T-Shirts will be sent to the Troops in Iraq serving in the 10th Mountain Division. These shirts will show the support of the NJ FBMA for the soldiers currently serving in Iraq.

Thanks to John Hund the editor of the the FMBA Bulletin for the update about the project in November 2006 issue.

Also, thanks to Editor, Ron Jeffers for the article in the "1st Responders Newspaper." We hope these articles spur some more Departments into running "T-Shirts for Troops" in their communities.

For more information email me.