U.S. Soldiers Provided Live ThanksgivingGreetings

November 01, 2005, 1:00 a.m. EST 1 Min Read

SAN DIMAS, Calif. - (11/01/05) -- WesCorp FCU said Monday it isbringing its 'Operation Best Wishes' to the East Coast wheresoldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan will be connected totheir loved ones back home for Thanksgiving. WesCorp and CIAStudios will be helping families and friends record live Internetgreetings at Navy FCU in Norfolk, Va., and Marine FCU at CampLejuene, N.C. to send to fighting men and women overseas. WesCorpwill once again be offering the same opportunity to soldiersaffiliated with California's North Island CU, Coronado NavalStation; Pacific Marine CU, Camp Pendleton; and Wescom CU, Pasadenaand Riverside, in December.

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