Schlessinger Honored By Secretary Of Defense

Streaming Magazine - West Palm Beach, FL, USA - Syndicated Talk host Dr. Laura Schlessinger was presented this week with the Office Of The Secretary Of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award by Deputy Secretary of Defense, Gordon England, in recognition of her work with Operation Family Fund and the US Defense Department's "America Supports You" program. Dr. Laura is the 8th recipient to receive this esteemed award, in connection with the "America Supports You" program.

Schlessinger has helped raise over $530,000 for Operation Family Fund, a non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to families of civilian and military personnel severely injured or killed as a part of the Global War on Terrorism. (www.operationfamilyfund.org)

The Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award was established to recognize non-career Federal employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals for their support of the Armed Forces of the United States.