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August 08, 2004
Letters to the troops
Slaglerock has a letter-writing campaign going - it's a great idea and I'm sending off a note tonight.
Now, I issue a challenge to all bloggers and their readers.
If you haven't already done so, please write a post/letter to the troops. Trackback to either this post or my letter.* I will give it a couple of days for the trackbacks to build. Then I will go to each of your sites and print out your letters. I'll use the trackbacks to ensure that I get the letters of all who wish to participate and don't miss any. I will be giving those letters to a Technical Sergeant in the USAF to hand carry to the troops on the front lines.
If you'd like to include a note, leave it either in the comment section to this post or visit Slaglerock at this link. Here's his letter:
Here is what I'd like to say to all of the brave men and women serving in harms way: To my fellow compatriots, the brave men and women of the Department of Defense. Whether you are male or female, Seaman, Airman, Soldier or Marine you are without a doubt the finest human beings on the planet.We (the US military collectively) have selflessly volunteered to serve this great nation and its just president. Everyday we put our lives on the line so that American's can enjoy their freedoms. We do a job that most couldn't handle. We have chosen a life of service that protects our great land and often intercedes to prevent injustices to nations that aren’t capable of defending themselves i.e. – Afghanistan, Iraq, France.
Throughout our relatively short history the United States has reshaped the face of the planet. At one time, socialist/communist governments were abound. Today very few exist. The great communist superpower, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics crumbled during the cold war. Europe as a whole has been spared enslavement by warmongers on more than one occasion largely due to the efforts of the United States. We have freed the people of Afghanistan and Iraq from brutal oppressive governments. Collectively the United States has ensured freedom for millions of people throughout the world.
Look but do not see the images that Michael Moore depicts. Listen but do not hear the words that his ACTORS speak. Pay no attention to the selective editing that he has so surreptitiously used to try and portray our great president as a money hungry warmonger. Michael Moore has an agenda. His views are shared by John Kerry and vice versa. Hollywood’s left is bent on ousting a good president and Kerry will ride their coattails if it can deliver the presidency.
We all know and understand what fiction is and Fahrenheit 9/11 is just that, fiction, not fact. It is merely one misguided mans opinion of events surrounding September 11, 2001. We all know more INTEL about the terrorists than Moore could ever hope to understand. We are on the inside we see the truth. We have heard the “thank-yous" from Iraqi fathers that will no longer have to worry about their daughter(s) being sent to one of Saddam’s rape camps. We know what we did in Iraq was just and simply put the right thing to do.
For all the officers and NCO's out there keep your young troops in the game. Don't let this garbage of Michael Moore’s disrupt moral or make a troop second-guess his involvement in the war with Iraq. These brave young men and woman are history makers. They are the ones that are molding the world and making it a better place for all of humanity.
My part in Operation Iraqi Freedom will forever be one of my proudest moments. No crooked politician, leftists media outlet or crackpot film producer will ever change my opinion of the President, these United States, our role in the Middle East, or my own personal involvement in the war.
Stay strong, stay safe, and most importantly be proud of who you are and the great nation you serve.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by Deb at August 8, 2004 05:57 PM
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Marine Corps Moms,
Thanks for highlighting my efforts to generate letters for the troops. So far I have topped 210 letters that I am aware of. As it says on my site I will be printing all of them and have them hand carried to Iraq. Any that I get in the future will be mailed to my brothers and sisters at arms.
I did 9 months in the litter box and I remember how it felt to get honest words of appreciation from perfect strangers.
Thanks again for supporting the movement.
SlagleRock Out!
Posted by: SlagleRock at August 8, 2004 09:01 PM