Military Thank You!
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Military Thank You!
Sherbabe | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 07:25 pm     http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html I often wish I could do something for all the men and women who are protecting our country. Check it out. It will only take a few moments. |
Theowl | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 07:31 pm     Thank you so much for that Sherbabe!! It wouldn't tell me how many signed the card. Did it tell you?  |
Crossfire | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 07:33 pm     1,700,309 people have signed to date. |
Whit4you | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 07:54 pm     Thanks for the link Sher |
Misslibra | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 08:02 pm     Great link Sherbabe thanks! |
Twinkie | Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 08:12 pm     Thanks, Sher! |
Pamy | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 11:52 am     THanks Sher, last year it seemed there were more things going on to honor the military(or maybe it just seemed that way since my hubby was deployed)so I am happy to see people are still thinking of all the people serving our country. |
Jagger | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 04:18 pm     Thanks for the link and I agree Pamy last year there was alot more stuff going on for our troops, or at least it was advertised alot more. Stores actually had cameras set up where you could go and make videos and stuff for our brave military personals. When I signed the card it said 1,761,450 people have signed to date. |
Sherbabe | Friday, November 22, 2002 - 04:53 pm     Glad everyone liked the link. I knew this was the perfect place to post it. God bless us all! |
Heyltslori | Monday, December 02, 2002 - 12:07 am     A friend of mine volunteers time to call bingo at the local Veterans Home in town. He has learned that there are several vets there that either have no remaining family or they just don't ever hear from their families. We talked about it for a while and we decided it would be a nice idea if we could make sure that each vet got a Christmas card this year. I have a pretty big family and I was sure I could recruit everyone to send a few cards. I asked my friend to find out how many vets lived there...thinking that it was right around 150-200 people. Well...it turns out that there are 674!! My first thought was "well there goes THAT idea!" but during Thanksgiving dinner I was discussing it with my family and we got excited about it and decided to MAKE it do-able! The plan is for me to collect all of the cards at my house in a BIG box and then take them to the home before Christmas. Now, before I make my appeal let me say that I KNOW that this is a very busy and very stressful time for everyone...and you all have a LOT of projects going on. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not in any way feel at all obligated to do anything more than maybe keep ALL of our vets in your prayers. I know that there are TONS of worthy causes and that you all have your own that you're already involved in. I really understand all of that and I don't want anyone stretching themselves too thin. That being said...IF any of you would be able to send a holiday card...or two...or ten to help me out with this that would be really very wonderful. Like I said I am going to hand deliver them...so if you can send more than one you don't need to put stamps on them...just pop 'em in like a manilla envelope and put postage on just that. Also...however you want to personalize them is up to you too...if you include your address, the vet might write back, but you do NOT have to do that....it's up to you. If you can help please send me an email (click on my name to get a link) and put TVCH in the subject line so I don't delete ya! I will then send you my mailing address. Thank you in advance. |
Heyltslori | Monday, December 02, 2002 - 07:52 pm     just giving this a bit of a self-serving BUMP! |
Nightcrawler | Monday, December 02, 2002 - 09:13 pm     When I signed the card it said 2,096,232 people have signed to date thanks for the link. |
Pottedplant | Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 05:59 pm     great idea Lori, i will be emailing you |
Not1worry | Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 07:04 pm     I am so glad the second holiday season with the troops deployed is not going unrecognized. My husband is in Kandahar. So far he's met Joan Jett, Robin Williams and a country singer named Aaron Tippin. A town in Minnesota has adopted his platoon and have sent so many great things to him. It's hard for them right now, they are tired and cold. Thanks to all of you who have given support! It means so much. |
Pamy | Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 07:05 pm     Lori..I can't write out a bunch of cards but still want to help. Can I send you a donation to help pay for some of your costs ??? Thanks for doing this, I am sure you will make many people happy this holiday. |
Whit4you | Wednesday, December 04, 2002 - 08:29 pm     Lori - this is an awesome idea.. I'll be happy to send you a few to do my little part... and I'm thinking it'd be a great idea to buy several of those 50 packs of cards in January.. and spend my time while riding the bus each day personalizing each one .....so's I'll be ready for this next Dec I'm stuck on a bus up to 1 1/2 hours a day right now... will be something to do on there LOL. And after Xmas you can pick up those assortment packs for next to nothing. |
Heyltslori | Thursday, December 05, 2002 - 07:21 am     Thank you so much for helping me out with this. You are all so wonderful and kind. I really appreciate it...and I truly think it will make a difference to many of our vets...especially the ones that don't have any family left. I talked to the volunteer office at the home yesterday and they told me that many of the men never receive any mail at all. I'd like to think that we can cheer them up a little bit. I think that's a great idea Whit to stock up after the holidays and prepare for next year. Maybe we could even pick a different place each year and spread the cheer around! Pamy...thank you so much for offering to send a donation, but I'm really not going to have much cost involved. I'm going to gather all of the cards into a big box and hand deliver them sometime during the week before Christmas so I won't have the postage costs. I'll make sure to tell them what an amazing group of people you all are! Thanks again! |
Heyltslori | Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 08:59 pm     Along with the help of some wonderful TVCH'ers and my family I was able to collect 700 Christmas Cards for the Vets!!! Wahoo!!! They all have some sort of personal message and many are even decorated! This was a great effort and I can't tell you all how much I appreciate your help. I will be delivering them tomorrow and I'm sure they will be thrilled! Thank you all so much for helping me bring a little Christmas cheer into the lives of those that have served our country! |
Lancecrossfire | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 10:22 am     CHRISTMAS - MILITARY STYLE IT WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." |
Pamy | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 01:41 pm     LOri that is such great news!!! TVCH people are the best! 700!!! WOW!! That is what christmas is all about!!!!!! God bless you all Lance...that is such a great poem, it made me cry. I am going to forward it to my military friends that are over seas right now. And as I do I am thanking God that my Navy hubby is home with us this Christmas. ps did you write it? |
Lancecrossfire | Thursday, December 19, 2002 - 02:48 pm     No, I didn't write it. A Marine stationed in Japan wrote it (although a name was not given) |
Pamy | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 08:42 am     Well, thanks for finding it and posting it, it is beautiful. |
Kristylovesbb | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 05:59 pm     I will never have words enough to express how I feel about the men and women in our military. I sit at home, in a warm cozy place, free to say how I feel and live my life with full benifits of living in a freedom loving country because of these brave people. I thank God that I live in this great country and that we have such amazing people protecting it. My heart goes out to all of them as we are about to celebrate Christmas and they cannot be with their loved ones. I keep them in my prayers every day and I will never forget that I am able to enjoy my Christmas because of them. No gift I receive, no present I open will ever compare with the gift the men and women in the armed forces of my country have already given to me and will continue to give to me! |
Kristylovesbb | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:35 am     http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html |
Weenerlobo | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 09:54 am     2,969,653 when I added mine. Nice, Kristy. |
Cyn | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 02:07 pm     I was 2,980,404 - that's 10,751 new names since your entry, Weenerlobo. |
Twiggyish | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 02:11 pm     I just signed..my number was: 2,980,619 |
Twinkie | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 02:39 pm     Wow! A lot of people have signed up since this was first posted! |
Grannyg | Friday, January 17, 2003 - 06:00 pm     I just signed and this is how many have signed 2,986,818 people have signed to date. |
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