Military Supporters..........ATTEN....TION!!!!

TTFR on front page of Yahoo News Today!!!!

Military Supporters..........ATTEN....TION!!!!

TTFR was featured on the front page of Yahoo News today!!! You are now allowed to cheer for a 5 count...(5,4,3,2,1)...that's enough!!!

Keep spreading the word about the Label and keep up the support, baby!

We are everywhere!!!

If we are not in your AAFES or MCX, go directly to the manager and tell him you are not leaving the store until he orders more copies!!!! Stage a sit in...picket the CD aisle....tell him/her they are to do push-ups until they get it in (might not be the best idea)....but you get the picture....

Call your local radio stations and tell them you DEMAND to hear To The Fallen: Volume I......don't they support the troops???? If you are a tank driver get in your Abrams and park in front of your local stations!!! Demand our music!

Give them my email, info@tothefallenrecords.com and tell them to give proper respect to the ONLY record label that features music exclusively from the soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors that defend our fine country....

Thank you and you are all ordered to have a Happy 4th!!!

DISMISSED!!!

Mason James
TTFR
www.ToTheFallenRecords.com
www.myspace.com/tothefallenrecords
www.digitalrodeo.com/tothefallenrecords


"Never forget the Fallen"

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We need military rock stars for our next album!!!

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

As you all know, our Hip Hop album is doing quite well in AAFES and MCX (if you haven't already picked it up...WHAT are you waiting for???) and we are starting to put together both our Rock compilations and Country compilations.

The music we are getting in is absolutely tremendous. We are getting heavy metal to classic rock to Dave Mathews to rap/rock to acoustic....you name it.......we've gotten it.

That said, we still have a few slots left open on both CDs. If you know a rock star or a country star in the making, here is YOUR chance to be P. Diddy and find that Notorious B.I.G. that's an 11B or be that Simon Cowell and find your Carrie Underwood or....well you get the idea. Here is your chance to tell your roommate to get off his fat *&$ and submit his music to us at To The Fallen Records. He keeps bragging how he was a roadie for Bon Jovi on his Slippery When Wet tour.....well call him out!!! Tell him to submit his music for the chance to be on one of our albums.

Go to www.tothefallenrecords.com/contact and submit your information to Mason James, who is our A&R rep. He will get back to you immediately.

Again, our label does not support any politics whatsoever. We all have our own individual opinions, but we keep them to ourselves in order let the artists speak freely and not feel pressured to submit a certain type of music.

That said, we ARE pro-military. We DO fight for the rights of soldiers and we WILL fight for the troops to be properly outfitted, equipped, trained, informed, etc. We feel that these brave men and women are the best that this country has to offer. Men and Women who are willing to sacrifice SO much more than their time and lives for the betterment of our society....our country...our children and our future.

It is so easy for the civilian population to forget what these members of our society do for us. They forget that the military is stationed throughout the world, working with other militaries, forming alliances, detering nation vs. nation wars, responding to disasters, instilling discipline and pride in country throughout our great nation.

BUT....that is why we are here, baby!!!!......Let's get these musical voices out to the public.

Support To The Fallen Records and it's military artists. It's the least they deserve.

We are a label for the troops.....by the troops.....

Till next time...Keep it military...

Sean Gilfillan
Co-founder
To The Fallen Records
http://www.tothefallenrecords.com/
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A faxed complaint...

This has absolutely nothing to do with the military or the label, but I can't help being outraged...

Does Attorney General Thurbert Baker of Georgia have nothing better to do than appeal a case that was clearly unjust? To make matters worse, the AGs office does not even have email to receive the thousands of complaints that should flood their office in the coming days. I am totally disgusted with the justice system. Thus, I had to resort to sending a fax to the AG...who in the year 2007 still uses a fax?

I happen to use an online fax, but rarely if ever do I even need to use a fax. Of course, I am not surprised that someone who should be available 24/7 to their constituents makes it near impossible to have anyone voice their opinion. They must think that the people of Georgia are apathetic to the decisions of their office. Not the case, I am sure.

The AG appeals what is the most logical decision I have ever seen a court make....I am baffled.

To make matters worse...I just got an email that my faxed FAILED. They really don't care what you think and that is like waving a big red flag in front of your face to tell you. Not only does the AGs office not use email, they don't give out a working fax number.

Yes I'll do it, When Do I leave

The Heart of a Volunteer
I will never again volunteer for anything in such great stature again! Nothing I can and will ever come close to when I Volunteered. That word "Volunteer" just isnt the same to me anymore! I used to volunteer to take out the trash when my parents asked of their 3 children, "who's gonna take out the trash?" Little ol me "I'll do it!" I used to volunteer to sit out on some baseball games just so that another kid has an oppertunity to get his baseball skills better! "Coach I'll do it, I'll sit out this game!" and I used to volunteer to rap first at a show because the other artist didn't want to perform first. "I'll do it then, I dont careif there's only 10 people here!" All my life I have "volunteered" for something, the constant "I'll do it" coming out of my mouth, my whole life!

On August 19th, 2005 I "Volunteered" for something so much bigger than myself. I received a call from a Captain, named CPT Commo asking me if I wanted to "Volunter" for a unit who were about to deploy to Iraq in just 2 short days and that this unit was short on Soldiers, that they need more Soldiers to fight. "Wow" I thought to myself. I have a wife and I got kids, and all I have is just 2 short days to get everything ready? 2 short days and i'm leaving everything and everyone I love for a whole year? Should I do it? I asked myself, as I took a couple of seconds to think. 2 days? Damn! CPT Como said "SGT Barillaro, you there?" Yes Sir I'm here, I replied. My country was calling me to go and fight, I can't say no! Soldiers in a unit was short handed and needed my help! There I go with the "I'll do it" attitude again!!!!! I replied with the uppermost confidence and Motivation I ever had, YES SIR!!! Count me IN!!! when do I leave?

I took those 2 days to get ready, getting all my gear packed up, getting all the info on were I will be flying to, and saying good bye to my family and friends. Spending every moment I can with my wife and kids. And in just after those 2 short days I boarded a plane to go meet up with my new family in which I will be there brother for the next year plus!

The Aftermath of "Volunteering"

Now I am in the states after serving and volunteering. Now Living at Ft. Bliss Texas. I no longer have a person whom which I call my wife anymore, and I will never have a relationship with my kids that I used to have. I have been in fire fights with the enemy (Wild Cats I love ya'll) I have seen friends get blown up by road side bombs. Visited friends in the hospital who got hit by the emeny (SGT Laterno Im glade you still with us). Seen missing legs and arms of Soldiers laying in the hospital bed, Soldiers burnt by fire over 70% of thier body. I have seen and felt pain America!!!! All of this just because of a 2 min. conversation with CPT Como asking if I wanted to "Volunteer." and I said YES?????????????

A friend of mine asked me the other day. If I could go back in time, would I have told CPT Commo No, and that I didn't want to "Volunteer." and I relied by saying........."If I could go back in time, to the same time of the conversation I had with CPT Commo, I would tell him this........YES Sir!!! count me IN!!!! and when do I leave?"I don't regreat anything I do, I am who I am. I am a very proud man! Since I was just a lil boy I always said YES and I'll do it, now that I am older why stop saying YES now? To many people in this world say that word NO already!Therefore I tell you all this...................... YES! I WILL DO IT! When do I eave?

Respectfully submitted,
Soldier Hard
19kilo US Army Armor Corps.
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Where has the tradition gone?

How many people join the military out of family tradition? Where has that tradition gone? Where are the fathers who served in Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, etc. telling their children that it's an honor and a privelege to serve ones' country like their fathers told them having served in WW2? Will I not stress the obligation of duty to one's country to my children? I myself believe every person that enters the United States to live should have to serve the country in some manner for a certain amount of time...be it 2 or 3 years. Not mandatory military service, but in the Peace Corps, teaching in Urban Schools, being a Police Officer, Firefighter, Nurse, Doctor....just something that allows a person to feel like they gave some time and effort to helping others and did their duty to make the United States a better country. Where are the sons and daughters of the wealthy who will fight beside the poor and middle class? Where is that family tradition? Will Gen. Powell's children serve? Will Gen. Shinseki's? How about Gen Wesley Clark? John McCain? Chuck Hagel? Gen. Petraeus? John Kerry? I think it is not only our obligation to serve our country, but to instill that same sense of pride in our children. Seperate politics and war from actual service. It says a lot about a man or woman who has served whether their children grow up with that same sense of duty to one's country....and if you are a father or mother and your children are teachers or soldiers...be proud....



As always......it's not about the politics with me...it's about doing the right thing for the country.



Sean Gilfillan

CO-founder of To The Fallen Records

I like your yellow ribbon..

We here at TTFR think that yellow ribbons are pretty.

The way that the ribbon crosses in the middle and has those bold black letters rounding the corner adds something really special to the back of your four door.

There are so many other ribbons out there that you could have, red, black, pink, and even multi-colored, but you have yellow.

We applaud your support of the troops a la bumper magnet.

Many of you yellow-ribboners go above and beyond that.

Some do not and the list below is for you...please actively do something that benefits a service member, as opposed to the corporation that has reaped millions in magnet profits.

http://www.AnySoldier.com
http://www.fisherhouse.org
http://www.carepacks.org
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org


There are thousands more worthy organizations that you can donate your time and dollars to...pick one!

Commenters...feel free to add links to the military organizations that you support.

MySpace is great, but....

We love MySpace just like everyone else, but we wanted to create a smaller community for our artists and potential artists, as well as our supporters to come together. Everyone from TTFR will be on here at some point with something intelligent (hopefully) or at least some useful information like how to double-check the track listing with the actual CD before you send it to be manufactured. That should save you some money.