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February 23, 2010

Photo taken by JDN

The adorables and I landed into Colorado Springs on the same plane with several soldiers on a 2-week furlough from Afghanistan. Upon deplaning, I witnessed a soldier meeting his 9-month-old son for the first time. I was trying to hold it together as I thanked him for his service to our country, but man, I was toast. I sobbed once I hit the car.

Photo Taken by The U.S. Army

I love and support the USO, but if you can help me with ideas on other things I (or perhaps something we as a group) can be doing, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know. The simple “thanks” I eked out at the airport doesn’t even begin to cover it.

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6 Comments »

Marla
on February 23, 2010 9:03 am
Makes me cry too!
Sarah
on February 24, 2010 12:38 am
My friend’s husband just deployed for 9 months. They have two sets of twins- 19 months apart!! She recommended sending care packages of toiletries, movies, books, hand-written letters from adults and drawings from children to specific soldiers. I can probably get names or addresses- as could anyone else who knows a unit that is deployed. A medium size/weight package costs around $15 to send from the middle of our country to Afghanistan.
Heidi Farmer
on February 24, 2010 11:19 pm
Oh my goodness! That is amazing. Sending packages is a great idea! I’ll contact you for more info.
Gillette
on February 25, 2010 12:40 pm
My sister lives in Colorado Springs and every time she is in line buying a meal and sees soldiers in uniform behind her she gives the cashier what she guesses is enough money to pay for all of their meals.
Another person I know saw a group of soldiers on a long plane ride and heard one of them say how expensive the meal was. That person gave the flight attendant their credit card to pay for meals for all of the soldiers.
These are just some small monetary ideas but I think any little gestures help say “thank you” and heaven knows they are not paid enough for what they are doing for us.
Christine Wilton
on February 25, 2010 12:41 pm
If you support you NCOA groups (Non-Commission Officers Association) or DAV (Disabled American Vets) or even volunteer at the Local VA hospitals I know the appreciate this more than you will ever know.
My Father is always doing something for the NCOA and the DAV. I am an auxillary member due to my husband being in the Navy for a bit, and my father was in the Air Force. The NCOA usually sells the paper roses. My husband and dad sold them this past year and my hubby was in his scooter as he now has a type of neuropathy that limits his walking.
Heidi Farmer
on February 25, 2010 1:58 pm
I just love these ideas – thanks everyone!