For Our Troops. Thanks!
We’ve got politicians from both sides of the aisle, each doing what they truly believe is in our troops’ and our country’s best interest.
As per CNN, regarding today’s compromise Iraq funding bill that was finally passed by Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is saying:
“I think it’s a giant step to begin the end of the war.”
At the same time, as per an MSNBC article, what’s being said about President Bush’s stand on this issue is that:
“this summer will be a critical time for his Iraq troop buildup strategy and predicted heavy fighting in the weeks and months ahead”
So, in this climate, and with the Memorial Day weekend before us, I think it’s only appropriate to highlight a few non-profit programs (that I’ve heard about recently) that are working to make our troops lives just a little more tolerable.
One is “Cell Phones For Soldiers” which collects money and recycles cell phones in order to purchase calling cards for our troops.
The other is this weekend’s Fisher House “Hero Miles” program where airlines will match all donated airline miles, with the hope of issuing up to 10,000 tickets to assist servicemen and their families affected by injuries sustained due to deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Please contribute if you can. Or, at least send a letter of thanks through “A Million Thanks.org“.
