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Support the Troops ....
and thank them in your own words!

"These are the times that try men's souls; The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, 1776. Stay the course, what we are doing is right and just. I am proud to serve with each and every one of you!
LCDR Martin Kerr, USN, Beacon, N.Y.




A friend of mine works for and is a member of a group called 'America Supports You'. They support the troops by joining with groups like: (Click photos for websites)


' The National Guard Youth Challenge Program'





"Homes for Our Troops"

' The USO'




and ' 4 The Troops'




They also held concerts to benefit the troops with special guests like Donald Rumsfeld.

Send your love and support!

Their support for American troops is unparalleled. You can find so many ways to send care packages and show your support. However, that is not all they offer. My favorite feature of the ' America Supports You' website is on the right sidebar. It makes it possible for you and I to send letters of support to American troops in Afganistan, Iraq, and all over the world.

You may think that you would have no place writing to them because you do not know anyone serving. That is absolutely no reason! Many of the letters sent were from people with no ties to the troops personally. Yet like you and I, they feel an enormous amount of gratitude and respect for them. These wonderful men and women who love thier country and put their lives on the line daily, love hearing from us. We can be sure of their apreciation for our correspondance by reading their replies on http://www.americasupportsyou.com/ .
I wrote a letter of thanks and support a few weeks ago. Since then I have stopped by almost daily to read other's letters and the troop's response.
Below are a few of my favorite short letters from the site. If you support the troops and would love to express it in your own words, please stop in and set it on your favorites list. It is greatly rewarding, I promise!

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I am currently serving in Iraq and I want to thank you all for the support you give to the troops. I am grateful and I realize that I am blessed to have so many great people most whom I have never met supporting me and my fellow comrades. I miss the my loved ones back home and I cannot wait to return. So thanks again for all you do. Sincerely, SPC MCCall/3RD COSCOM
Chiquita MCCall/SPC/Army, Wetumpka, Ala.

Having just arrived to Iraq, it is clear of how important the messages from home and the support of the American People are. An invaluable tool that means so much to those away from friends and loved ones, doing a job that is unpopular and dangerous. To all those that send words of encouragement, messages of support, or simply a greeting to show those over here they are not forgotten about, with the utmost sincerity, I say, Thank You. Please do not feel your words aren't enough. They mean a great deal.
Graves, William A./E-6/U.S. Navy, Milan, Tennessee


I was talked out of joining the Armed Forces many times in my life. Finally, at the age of 32, I would not be denied in my desire to serve my community and my country as a member of the National Guard. Three years later, I am now deployed to Kosovo as a peacekeeper and have no regrets. Most of the people here are poor by our standards. They have experienced many atrocities in their lifetime as well as throughout their history. But they keep rebuilding and moving forward with their lives. What resolve!! They appreciate what most Americans take for granted. As we drive through towns, children smile and wave and run after us hoping we will throw them an MRE or candy. Shop owners will often offer to buy us coffee or a meal. (Our interpreters help us to politely decline without offending them, and we usually stop to buy at least coffee, if time permits.) Locals smile broadly and are eager for us to take our pictures with them. Many people just want to shake our hands. New homes and businesses are being built everywhere. Ethnic tensions ease a little more every day. Things like this make me proud to be a United States soldier. I only wish more of our own people at home were as kind. I wish more in America really and truly appreciated all that they have. I know I am more thankful with every day that I am here. I can't imagine what my Armed Forces brothers and sisters in Afghanistan and Iraq feel. We are so grateful to those who wish us well and send their heartfelt words of support. You really don't understand how much it helps our morale. Some of you say that "Thank You" doesn't say enough...But it does. THANK YOU, AMERICA!
Michael Wheeler/SPC/AR Army Nat'l Guard, Tuscaloosa, AL/Bentonville, AR

None of us soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines like being away from our families, but we are able to gather the strength it takes to do our jobs because we have friends and neighbors back home that treat our families as one of their own. Thank you for taking care of them in our absence.
MAJ Joe Funderburke, USMA '95, James I. O'Neill H.S. '89
Joe Funderburke/Major/Army, Highland Falls, N.Y.

Thanks to T. Hull for pictures.