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!
MAYNARD




