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January 2012
U-M, Sierra Club to study links between outdoor experience, veterans' mental health:

LA Talk Radio's Hill and Dale Show: December 2011
Sierra Club staffer Stacy Bare talks with LA Talk Radio's Hill and Dale Show.

Sierra Magazine: November/December 2011
Seeking Higher Ground: In the mountains of Idaho, a group of injured war vets seek relief from wounds—some obvious, some invisible.

Citizen Times: November 2011
Mountains a healing haven for veterans

NW Times: November 2011
Help a veteran get outside, get stress release

National Wildlife Federation: September 2011
"I Would Be Dead" Without The Colorado Flatirons: Great Outdoors as Lifeline

Bangor Daily News: April 2011
Conference call with Biden's wife promises change

News-Press.com: April 2011
Paying attention to home planet

April 2011: Michael Brune's Blog
Opening a Different World

April 2011: News & Observer
Joining Forces kicks off at Lejeune

April 2011: Examiner.com
Jill Biden and Michelle Obama Joining Forces with Military Communities

April 2011: 10 News WTSP.com
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: "Joining Forces" for military families

April 2011: USA Today
Michelle Obama, Jill Biden join forces for military families

April 2011: Sierra Club Press Release
Sierra Club Joins First Lady Michelle Obama in Supporting Military Families Through New Outdoors Initiative

April 2011: YMCA Press Release
YMCA of the USA Receives $500,000 Grant from The Sierra Club Foundation to Send Military Kids and Families to Camp

April 2011: Statements
Remarks by the President, the Vice President, the First Lady, and Dr. Biden at Launch of "Joining Forces" Initiative

April 2011: PR NEWS WIRE
YMCA of the USA Receives $500,000 Grant from the Sierra Club Foundation to Send Military Kids and Families to Camp

April 2011: WTVA.com
Camp for children of military troops

April 2011: The White House
President Obama, Vice President Biden, First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden Launch National "Joining Forces" Initiative to Support America's Military Families

April 2011: Sierra Magazine
Everyone who goes to war comes home transformed. Two young veterans write about adventures that helped them figure out what changed.

April 2011: United We Serve
Celebrating the Month of the Military Child

August 2010: Kitsap Sun
Learning and Laughter for Stennis Kids at Summer Camp

July 2010: CNN
Summer Camp for Military Kids: Operation Purple Helps Deal with Deployment

July 2010: The Spokesman-Review
Deployed for fun

July 2010: News Telegram
Operation Summer Fun

Junction City Daily Union: June 2010
Local Armed Services YMCA gets Camp Grant

WTVA - NBC Tupelo/Columbus: June 2010
Summer Camp Supports Military Children

The Manchester Enterprise: June 2010
Operation Purple offers children of military families added help

Cumberland Times-News: May 2010
Outward Bound Helping Vets

Veteran Journal: May 2010
Getting Back to Basics

Air Force News: March 2010
Free Adventure Travel for Veterans

Sierra Magazine: March/April 2010
Private Places: Veterans Reflect on War and Mountains

MetroKids: January 2010
Camps Address Kids' Emotional Needs

Air Force News Today: January 2010
Retreats help Servicemembers and Families Reconnect

The Beacon: January 2010
Outward Bound Offering Free Wilderness Trips for Vets

Vanguard: Winter 2009/2010
Charting a Course toward Readjustment (pg. 16-17)

Pike County Press: November 2009
PEEC Hosts Operation Purple Family Retreat

Prairie Soldier: October 2009
Army Guard Sergeant Tackles Oregon's White Water (page 24)

Military Press: September 2009
Outward Bound Offers Wilderness Expeditions for Veterans

PR Newswire: August 2009
Joint Chiefs Chairman Visits Military Children at National Military Family Association's Operation Purple Camp

Daily Herald: July 2009
The unwavering souls at Operation Purple Camp

Montgomery Advertiser: July 2009
Operation Purple entertains, reassures military kids

The Brownwood Bulletin: July 2009
Camp set for children of deployed military

NBC Nightly News: July 2009
Making a Difference: Operation Purple

Citizen Times: July 2009
Wilderness program Outward Bound to help veterans readjust

Fox 28 WSJV South Bend: July 2009
Camp for Service Members Kids

Watertown Daily Times: July 2009
Summer Camp Offers Stress Relief

Newton Daily News: June 2009
ASYMCA to host camps for military children, families

www.army.mil.com: June 2009
YMCA's Camp Erdman Hosts Operation Purple Activities

Armed Forces Press Service: June 2009
President Rolls Up Sleeves to Support Military Kids

Operation Homefront Online: June 2009
Operation Purple - Sierra Club Benefits

The National Guard: June 2009
Outdoor adventure reinvigorates Guard veterans

Quad-Cities Online: May 2009
YMCA Offers FREE Military Kids Camp

The Maryland National Guard: April 2009
Air Guard War Vets Go Outward Bound

American Forces Press Service: April 2009
New 'Operation Purple' Program Offers Family Retreats

The Putnam County News and Recorder: April 2009
Outward Bound Brings Vets to Great Outdoors

Skinny Moose Media: April 2009
OIF/OEF Veterans Dog Sled with Outward Bound

Great Lakes Bulletin: April 2009
Outward Bound Opportunity for Great Lakes Veterans

DVIDS News From the Field: April 2009
The Outdoors: a Chance for Military Families to Find Renewal and Solace

American Forces Press Service: March 2009
'Operation Purple' offers summer fun to military kids

PBS News Hour: July 2008
Children of Deployed Parents go to Special Camp

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