[KillarneyRose]

Excellent question, Adrienne! I show my support for the members of the Armed Forces in a few different ways...

I write well and often to friends who are deployed

I send care packages (Admittedly, these folks are going through enough without being subjected to my baking but it's the thought that counts, right??)

I regularly check in on their families to make sure they don't need anything. Often all they do need is someone to talk to; which I am glad to do.

I wear a yellow ribbon on my jacket. Doesn't actually DO anything for the troops; just a symbolic gesture.

I pray for their safety

What I don't do is try to engage them in debate about why they should or shouldn't be over there. They are there, and that's that. I just want to keep my friends' spirits up.

I don't vote for politicians who would try to cut the military budget (ie no pay raises, massive pass-overs, dilapidated base housing, etc.)

If I didn't agree with this action and wanted to protest it, I would never, ever, ever carry a sign or shout a slogan that disparaged them. None of them are responsible for this situation; they're just the ones sent to carry it out.