"Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich signs a card for Operation Recruiter Appreciation prior to the Lincoln Day dinner Thursday night at the Four Points Sheraton, as Ann Corcoran of the Washington County chapter of the Gathering of Eagles looks on at left."

http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=photos&photo id=14319

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Ann and her friend, Judy, had a large thank-you card made up and are in the process of getting it signed by hopefully hundreds of people by May 19th, when they will present it along with gift cards (for nearby restaurants) to the Hagerstown recruiters.

Well done, Ann! To my knowledge this is the very first bit of mainstream media coverage ORA has received. Earlier today we also received confirmation, thanks to Maria, that the Soldiers Media Center is aware of ORA and has sent information on our project to its newsroom. We'll let you know if/when they come out with an actual report.

If you know of ORA publicity that I've not seen, please provide details on this thread.

As of today we have about 215 commitments covering 46 states and D.C. Still no commitments from AR, MT, NE, SD or WY, but we've got time to fix that!