04 Nov
What have you done to help our troops?
Bopped asked:
A lot of us post here on Y/A and we argue about the rights and wrongs regarding the global War on Terror and it’s two active fronts in Afghanistan and Iraq. There is certainly plenty of room for debate regarding why we got where when and how trhe war is being pursued. How many of you have stopped and found a way to actually support the folks we have sent overseas to actually fight this war. Those are real bullets and real explosives going off. These folks lack a lot of creature comforts. When some former members of the scout troop I help lead were sent overseas, we began sending packages periodically. If you do not personally know a service member, try one of the websites set up to help like
A lot of us post here on Y/A and we argue about the rights and wrongs regarding the global War on Terror and it’s two active fronts in Afghanistan and Iraq. There is certainly plenty of room for debate regarding why we got where when and how trhe war is being pursued. How many of you have stopped and found a way to actually support the folks we have sent overseas to actually fight this war. Those are real bullets and real explosives going off. These folks lack a lot of creature comforts. When some former members of the scout troop I help lead were sent overseas, we began sending packages periodically. If you do not personally know a service member, try one of the websites set up to help like
http://www.operationcareandcomfort.org/
they helped us with ideas for packing and shipping etc. they will also take donations etc. There are plenty of others. They generally link to each other so do some comparison shopping. But please do send something. It means a lot!
Frank
Jamie
President Bush thanked them in advance and so did I.
November 7th, 2009 at 3:02 amHazel
Helped them get out of the military. Desertion is a viable option. The military doesn’t have the time, money or resources to handle all the desertions that are going on right now so they are just giving people administrative discharges instead of pursuing court martials.
November 8th, 2009 at 6:25 amTyler
I have a cousin who’s been over there, I’ve met quite a few people who have been over there, not met one yet who is for the war!!!! Not much we can do, but hope we get a democrat in next time!!!
November 8th, 2009 at 6:15 pmGreg
I have volunteered through soldiersangels.org for a few years now. I have “adopted” many soldiers and sent monthly care packages, cards, letters and emails.
November 11th, 2009 at 9:47 amEdith
Thanked them at the airport. Prayed for them. Voted with their well-being in mind. Bought them drinks. Tattooed myself in honor of one who died in Iraq, with whom I was good friends. Considering enlisting.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:47 pmNorma
Pay my taxes and let the government know that I want them home ASAP.
November 13th, 2009 at 7:04 pmCharlie
I would like to say Thank You.
Its really nice what you folks do for us military, even if you are for or against the war, at least be pro troops.
Support your troops, at least we are doing our jobs.
and Dont Bite the Hand that Feeds.
November 14th, 2009 at 3:15 pmJoann
Will join the SF and fight alongside them. Have made 2 tribute videos so far:
November 17th, 2009 at 8:54 amChristina
i joined the US Army!!!
November 17th, 2009 at 1:32 pmJoan
I am one that truely supports the troops. I have sent many care packages. They know me at the Post office by my first name. They even open a line just for me. I send care packages to kids that have parents at war. They really love it when someone thinks about them. I go out to businesses and ask for donations for supplies. I help moms and wives when their love one leaves for basic training. I put a note of thanks on cars with POW plates on their car when I see one parked while shopping. I send cards of thanks to soldiers that are in the hospital at Walter Reed. I attend funerals of the fallen through out my state and pay proper respect to their love ones. I have a flag for every soldier KIA in my state, Each flag has their name on it, they line my yard, I do it to honor them, not make a statement. My screen saver is of 4 KIAs so I never forget to remember the ones that died so I would always be free. I wear a Flag pin on everything I wear. I put my hand over my heart every time OUR National Athem is played. I try to make homecomings for those returning from war that are close to my home. I buy a meal for those I see dining out in uniform. I take the hand of a soldier in uniform and tell them THANK YOU!!!!
November 19th, 2009 at 8:05 amKimberly
I personally volunteer with BOSS (Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers) here on post. We send cards, letters, care packages, etc… I send emails to my husbands soldiers, including the ones no longer under his command. Simply put, I support our Troops by being their friends.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:31 amTo be honest I focus more on the single soldiers because lots of them don’t have the family support most married soldiers do.
Milton
I enlisted for 6 years with the USAF, and will probably re-up for another 4 after my 6 is up. I can only hope that when I get deployed I’m giving a soldier who has been over there for a year the chance to go back home.
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:49 amRosa
A friend in Austin texas has a robotic-operated welding company. The guy is a certifiable genius and is a generally good human being. Whether he likes or despises the cretin andministration in DC or not is unknown, but he is spending lots of his own funds – and those of his Texas good old boy buddies to help make the soldiers lives safer and easier. Read some of the things he has sent over and the notes of thanks from the soldiers he has received.
November 22nd, 2009 at 6:57 pmAlso, Daniel is a heck of a kayaker, husband and father as well.
Florence
I did five years in the U.S. Army (between 2003-2008) and two tours of Iraq. I figure I supported the troops somewhere in there.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:32 amLaurie
Great link, Chris, and thank you for posting it. We can all do more to support the troops.
November 24th, 2009 at 6:42 am