Operation Once in a Lifetime was created to help Service Members and their families: all service members, for all causes. We believe if you serve, you qualify for help, be it Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard; deployed, not deployed, wounded, unwounded all ranks for all causes. When you donate to Operation Once in a Lifetime you choose to help all those that serve and sacrifice. So from Memorial Day to July 4th, Operation Once in a Lifetime would like to encourage everyone who visits OOIAL to donate.

When you make a donation of $10.00 or more you will receive a free set of dog tags that can be engraved with whatever you like (5 lines, 14 characters per line). After your donation, just email contact@operationonceinalifetime.com with what you would like on your dog tags and the address to ship them to. These custom dog tags are our gift to you for donating to those who deserve it most, our U.S. Service members.

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Also, as an organization created by soldiers and ran by soldiers, this Memorial Day OOIAL founder Sgt. Patrick Sowers and Executive Director Sfc. Seth Watson would like to make a special dedication IN MEMORY OF 3 friends and fellow soldiers that were killed in the line of duty:

(L-R) Sgt. Andrew Baddick, Sfc. Scott Smith, Ssg. Garth Sizemore

For all those car racing enthusiasts out there, this is surely an opportunity of a lifetime!

RAC Performance is organizing a Track and Concorso Event that will also benefit OOIAL.

Come check out high-performance tuned exotics (Porsche’s, Ferrari’s, Lamborghini’s), with free lunch provided by Hooters and on-track passenger time in RAC race cars.

Best of all, improve your driver skill and safety with Apex driving academy race driving instructors on the state-of-the-art-track at MotorSport Ranch. Bring your own car, regardless of make, and take advantage of this excellent opportunity to get some track time!

More details at RAC Performance!

The Dallas Mavericks graciously hosted a holiday party for OOIAL, soldiers and their families last month at Amazing Jake’s. Everyone had a blast hanging with the players and we can’t thank the team enough for their time, hospitality and generosity.

See the Fox Sports feature story.

Browse photos on our Flickr page.

Happy 2010! We look forward to another year dedicated to honoring, helping and serving our troops.