Categotry Archives: Supporting Our Troops

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Being All They Can Be – Words Are Just Not Enough

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Think about people you admire and why. Do they make you laugh, appreciate your help, the ones that you can call at two in the morning and they answer the phone with “are you ok”? It has been said that if you have a handful of people you can really call your friend, then you are blessed. I have had many incredible mentors in my life for whom I am thankful and dearly miss the ones that have gone on before me.

If you ever asked me in my lifetime who do I admire, I would say the ones that fight for our country every day, our American Soldiers. Sacrifice, Honor, Bravery and Courage are four words off the top of my head when I think of our soldiers and they fit completely.

Let our soldiers know you appreciate them.

If your someone who is a soldier, or a family that has a soldier being deployed, give them a thank you for all the hard work it took to be a solider and for what they do. If they are deployed send them a care package or a card.

Let them know that you appreciate them. Check out USO.org to see how you can help.

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Supporting Our Troops – What to Put in Care Packages

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We recently said Au Revoir to my niece’s husband who is being deployed and my other nephew has just graduated boot camp and will be deployed soon. They come from a long line of military men in our family that have served in World War II up to today.

Care packages are certainly on our agenda, but not sure what can and cannot be sent. My grandmother had 4 sons in WWII. She baked cookies, cakes and such and provided them with socks, gloves and other things any Mom would think of to make sure her sons were taken care of even long distance. Things have changed over the years and there are some things that just will not be allowed. I have gone on the hunt for help from amazing people over at facebook Military Moms Coping With Deployment. I hope if you are considering sending a soldier a care package whether a loved one or a soldier you don’t know but want to show their appreciated, this will help you too.

If you know of another place that would be helpful in supporting and honoring our soldiers, please leave a comment below and a link to that site, it would be much appreciated.