The latest book about blogs put together by David Stanford and G.B. Trudeau of Doonesbury fame comes out on September 1st. This book features a collection of blog entries from over 90 different forward deployed troops, You can pre-order it NOW or even just order it after the 1st of September at Amazon.com. Just search for “The Sandbox” and you will find it. Since several of my stories are in it and I know many of the authors that are also listed in it, I can tell you that it is a great book. I follow most of their blogs and can re-read some of these stories many times over.

Sgt Stryker profiles Any Soldier, Inc., a company that sends letters and care packages to service members who aren’t receiving much mail.  You Served did a similar spotlight on Any Soldier a few months back.

A Soldier’s Mind highlights an Army program called Strong Bonds. The program “is a unit-based chaplain-led program that helps Soldiers and their families build stronger relationships.”

Duty in the Desert mentions U.S. Air Force TSgt Jeremy Lock as winner of the Military Photographer of the Year for 2006. There is a photo of Jeremy’s plus a link to a gallery of award-winning photos.

Michael Yon of Online Magazine has an obituary for Sgt. Maj. Bradly D. Conner.

A Soldier’s Mind reminds everyone troops’ access to certain websites sites are only blocked at work to prevent stain on the computer networks in Iraq. Soldiers can still access sites like YouTube and MySpace from internet cafes and many supposedly have access in their rooms.

One Marine’s View proposes lowering the flag to half mast for one day for each soldier who dies in war.

May 11th was Military Spouses Day. Francis Marion of Where I Stand has a story called “When God Created the Military Wife.”

A*W*A*C (Afghanistan without a Clue) is back in the States. There is an blog entry about the trip home.

The Blue Star Flag is the “unofficial symbol of a child in service.” Gazing at the Flag has a write up on the banner and a link to buy one if you qualify.