I forgot to post this yesterday...
On 10/7/2001 the US initiated bombing attacks on Afghanistan, beginning the war on terrorism. The war is 16 years old now (longest in our history) & over 2400 Americans have been KIA in Afghanistan alone (& over 1100 more KIA from allied forces). Many more have been wounded physically &/or mentally.
Just wanted to remind everyone of the continuing sacrifices our troops are making on a daily basis. As we live our daily lives, we tend to forget about all of those who serve. Let’s not forget them...
The US military has over 1.3 million men and women on active duty, with more than 450,000 of them stationed overseas. @TheRock will soon be another one.
Many of these stationed service members perform training exercises and other duties at rather safe bases. Then there are others who are deployed to conflict zones like Syria or Iraq or potential "hotspots" like Somalia.
All of our troops, whether or not they’re in a “hot spot”, deserve our support. It’s a sacrifice just being away from home.
There are many organizations that you can check out online to support them with letters, care packages, etc. You can “adopt” a particular soldier, etc. This information is easily searchable on the internet & I will not provide links as I don’t want to appear to support any particular organization - there are several great ones available.
I know how much the support of this forum meant to my daughter. Let’s not forget our troops. Christmas will be here before you know it & trust me, being away from the homeland at Christmas is not a pleasant experience - a lot of us who have served, fully understand this. It’s a good time to reach out in support for those who are out there sacrificing for our freedom.
[Statistics source: http://icasualties.org/oef/]