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With the 2009 Golden Pacifier Awards, we give props to Angelina Jolie, M.I.A., Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and more.

At Your Service Award: Operation Shower
A girl needs a lotta love while her little bun bakes -- and she might need extra if her guy's keeping the peace in the Middle East. "I wanted to recognize the price military wives pay, being alone while they prepare to give birth," says LeAnn "Lena" Morrissey, who, with cofounder Kris Jackson, started Operation Shower (operationshower.org) in 2007. Through their Shower in a Box and Unit Wide Shower programs, they've shipped boxes packed with tiny shirts, bath products, and other goodies to mothers-to-be across the country, and brought together pregnant women on large bases like Fort Bragg to be gifted with supplies and support. In all, with donations from Wal-Mart and other new-family outfitters, Operation Shower has surprised nearly 250 women whose partners are deployed.

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