Mark Wahlberg and Longtime Military Supporter Bill White Back From Afghanistan Trip to Visit US Forces

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Watching Mark interact with the troops was really something special

(1888PressRelease) January 10, 2011 - New York, NY - The weekend of December 17th, Mark Wahlberg, star of the new Paramount Pictures film, The Fighter, joined retired Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum President and longtime military supporter Bill White on a two day trip to Afghanistan to wish the troops happy holidays and preview Wahlberg's new movie, The Fighter. Wahlberg and White spent 2 days in Afghanistan, visiting military personnel stationed there during this Christmas week and for the holidays.

"Watching Mark interact with the troops was really something special," said Bill White, retired President of Intrepid and Chairman and CEO of Constellations Group, who accompanied Wahlberg on the trip graciously sponsored by the USO. "You could see how much the young men and women appreciated his visit and generosity. It is really great to see someone of Mark's stature make such a commitment to our troops, especially around the holidays."

Wahlberg, along with Intrepid Trustee Georgette Mosbacher, CEO of Borghese Cosmetics, donated more than 2,000 $15 iTunes gift cards to the troops during the visit.

"Our brave men and women are making a tremendous sacrifice to defend our country," said Mosbacher. "The holidays are a difficult time to be away from their families and loved ones. Mark felt that donating the gifts cards would be a nice way to thank them for their service and I was honored to join him in this wonderful and sincere gesture of support for our troops."

The trip to Afghanistan was organized by the USO and coordinated by Bill White, Chairman and CEO of Constellations Group, a NYC strategic communications consulting firm whose cornerstone mission is to advocate for causes important to our nation's military, veterans and their families. White is also a trustee of the Fisher House Foundation, a unique private-public partnership that provides the families of injured soldiers with free housing near military hospitals while their loved ones receive medical care.

Bill White encourages contributions to The Fisher House Foundation, USO and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and other fine organizations that serve our troops and their families.

More information about the trip can be found in Bill White's New York Post Op-Ed that was recently published,

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/thanking_the_troops_Jdu4XVkkqCGOLY63ifRUSI.

To arrange to speak with Bill White or Georgette Mosbacher about the trip, please contact Stefan Friedman, friedman ( @ ) skdknick dot com dot

About Bill White

Bill White has dedicated his career to honoring and supporting our nation's military personnel, veterans and their families. Bill White retired after 20 years as President of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Under his leadership, The Intrepid Museum emerged as a world-class education attraction welcoming almost 1,000,000 visitors each year and featuring exciting exhibits like the British Airways Concorde. Under Bills leadership over $600 million has been raised for related charitable efforts. White is also a graduate of Fordham University and holds a Culinary Arts Degree from the French Culinary Institute. Bill White is currently Chairman and CEO of Constellations Group a NYC strategic communications consulting firm whose mission cornerstone is to advocate for causes important to our nation's military, veterans and their families.

For additional information, contact:
Stefan Friedman
SKDKnickerbocker
594 Broadway, Suite 509
New York, NY 10012
212-586-8730
friedman ( @ ) skdknick dot com

http://constellationsgroup.com/

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