So have you sent a letter or a package to a Soldier for Halloween? Have you sent one at all?
It doesn’t matter if you know the Soldier, Sailor or Marine personally, just send them a note or package. They are alone over there and missing home.
Send them something to let them know that we appreciate what they are doing to keep us safe.
They are hot, tired, working 24/7, dodging IEDs, snipers and motars, wearing many pounds of gear and sleeping in less than comfortable conditions - when they can sleep.
They can’t get the things we take for granted. Like razor blades or candy. You can get a flat rate box at the post office, fill it to the brim and send it for just a few dollars. It means a lot to the guys that are over there. If you can’t send a package, just write them a note and say ‘thank you’.
On top of all that, the only American channel they can get (other than military channels) is CNN - so for all they know the whole country is against them!!
So do it.
Seawitch has an excellent post on the American disconnect with our Soldiers.
She has the links you need to find ways to help stay connected and support our troops.
While in some parts of the country, there maybe a sense of disconnect, I don’t see in my neck of the woods. And for those who would like to be connected with our men and women and those British, Aussies and Canadians who are fighting aside us, below are numerous links:
She has some suggestions:
The disconnect that Kevin percieves can be overcome by getting involved. I urge you to do whatever you can. Just sending a letter or postcard via Any Soldier or sending one of the Soldiers Angels packages or even sending a book via Books for Soldiers will let our men and women who are serving know they are not forgotten. Get involved!.
Yeah - what she said. Go over and get more ideas of what you can do.
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