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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
It's emails like this one that irk me.
Wearing a red shirt on a particular day (aside from the fact that the chances of anyone wearing red - a common color - on any given day is pretty high) does not a patriot make.
I'm sorry, but it's a passive attempt at presumed solidarity. There are plenty of active ways to show your appreciation to a service person.
- thank one in person - at the airport, the local reserve office, etc.
- write letters or cards, send them via the USO
- send a care package to a service person you know personally
- collect phone cards and personal hygiene items to send to soldiers
- volunteer with programs local families of service people stationed overseas
- get to know your local government, find out what their platforms are, how they vote, support candidates who are in favor of decreasing the length or recall frequency for military tours
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and if one wishes to truely be pro-active tom, do some of the following. i have.
Sites which help Support our Troops:
http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6568316/
http://anysoldier.com/index.cfm
http://www.oidelivers.org/http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/
http://www.gi-bracelet.org/GIBracelet/index.html
http://www.uso.org/
http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1024.html
AFES Gift Certificates
www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm
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Last edited by Tinia2; 08-14-2008 at 07:41 PM.
Reason: short-in order for tom to read it.
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