Support the Troops

[IGotJelloOK]

It is my hope that this thread will be appreciated and well used. I know that all the fighting military need every word of encouragement that they can receive and just as important are words for their friends and family who wait and pray for their safe return.
Remember it was not the troops that decided to go to war, so in here put the politics aside and just show them that you care.

*HUGS*

[IGotJelloOK]

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Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.
Amen."

[skinski]

As most you know I support the troops whole heartedly . Thats what part of Marge and I's blog is about ,supporting the troops & the right to gamble . I encourage folk to write a letter or send a care package to them....they are doing a job , and they do it to the best of their ability . My son and his wife are both 82nd Airborne , and we are mighty proud of what they stand for. At the moment he is fighting over in Afghanistan .

[cerberi]

As most you know I support the troops whole heartedly . Thats what part of Marge and I's blog is about ,supporting the troops & the right to gamble . I encourage folk to write a letter or send a care package to them....they are doing a job , and they do it to the best of their ability . My son and his wife are both 82nd Airborne , and we are mighty proud of what they stand for. At the moment he is fighting over in Afghanistan .

So lets say a prayer to all those fighting the war and to all those families that are worrying and suffering.

[IGotJelloOK]

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The Wall of Pain

So many names inscribed in stone at the place known as the wall
Each once had been a person who had heeded country’s call.
Those who did not heed the call were scorned and they were shunned
Some went to live in other lands, disgraced they chose to run.
The troops that bravely chose to fight were soon sent overseas
They were to fight in Vietnam, where no win could ever be.
They followed orders handed down the only option there’s no doubt
The horrors they had witnessed, they still can’t talk about.
When they returned no big parades, no, "Welcome home my son"
No, "thank you for your courage", in shame they too were shunned.
But who shunned the commanders; on troops they forced their will?
It was on orders they sent down, that innocents were killed.
The government who sent them there were quick to turn their backs
They said, "We’re not responsible for what their lives now lack."
Though now it’s been so many years, at night still come real dreams
These men and women rent the night with fear filled terror screams.
Next to the wall of those who died should hang a golden heart
Inscribed with names of living troops who went and did their part.
And should you know a Viet Vet, walk up and shake his hand
Give a heartfelt "Thank you", it’s for you they made that stand.


©Margie Fortune December 27, 2005

Please make your voices heard. I think we have far too many walls of pain!!

[posterak]

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Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.
Amen."


Thank You

225 P
Hawaii

[IGotJelloOK]

You are most welcome. I stirve to pray daily for all the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the innocent people caught in the middle. May all the freinds and families be reunited in peace very soon.

*HUGS*

[IGotJelloOK]

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Todd Heisler
The Rocky Mountain News

The night before the burial of her husband’s body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of ‘Cat,’ and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. “I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it,” she said. “I think that’s what he would have wanted.”

[IGotJelloOK]

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Dear Ladies and Gents in Iraq and Afghanistan

I am going to take a certain amount of comfort in thinking that if you are reading this letter, then maybe you are in a place of relative peace and security.

My name is Margie and I live on the east coast of Canada and I am a mom and nanna. I am also just one of many many people around the world that worry and pray for you many times through the day. In fact some days it is so often I swear I can hear God say "Enough already. I heard you the first million times !" LOL

I know that you all have seen the protesters in the media but it seems the ones that get the most coverage are those that point fingers at you the troops. The ones that say you had a choice to say no and you could have refused to go to war. Please do not take their thoughts and words to heart for they do not know seem to understand how serious was your committment when you swore an oath. In fact some think that I am nuts when I tell them I am in awe of the courage each of you have shown to honour that second part of your oath where you vowed to obey the leader of your country.

There are far more protesters like myself and we do not miss an opportunity to lend our voice against these same leaders who have put you in this war. It is they who are wrong and not you the troops but it seems that we garner less media coverage.

I am in total awe of the bravery you show each day. I cannot even imagine what it is like to wake up and find oneself in the midst of such horror and violence. An enviroment where your very life and that of your comrades depends on being able to discern who is the enemy which has to be pretty tough when I see photos of kids no more than 10 or 12 holding guns; where the "norm" is kill or be killed. Indeed I pray for your physical protection but, more so I pray that your hearts and spirits can be protected when it is seared with the excruciating pain of seeing a brother in arms injured or killed. That your mind can be helped to deal with the nightmarish sites that you must witness day in and day out, especially when you have to deal with the death and maiming of the innocent citizens.


When the pain becomes too great, go deep within yourself to find that core part of your being where the love for your family, friends, and country still burns strongly; be assured that spot is still there but you have buried it for protection. Go there every chance that you can and warm yourself by that flame of love and allow your heart and spirit be washed and healed in this love and the love that God Himself sends.

I keep your family and friends in my prayers. That they too have angels to lift them up and comfort them while they await your safe return.

As always I pray that vast legions of angels are dispatched your way today and everyday. Be aware of them for they are there to protect you, and if you allow them, they will comfort you and use their wings absorb your pain and tears.

I want you to know that each of you is loved and supported by far more people than you can imagine~ people who feel total pride for what you must do and hold you in the highest regards for your display of courage and bravery.


The HUGEST of Canadian *HUGS*

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