Do You?????

Question

Some people support the war, and the troops. some don't support the war, but they say that they do support the troops. well, that's great, BUT here is my question.
WHAT do you DO to support the troops? i hear a lot of talk..what ACTIONS are you doing to support them?

and don't tell me you have a magnetic bumper sticker that reads "support our troops! if that is all you've done..that is sad!

horras
i think you like running your mouth more than you like getting to know ppl.

do you honestly think it would be a GOOD idea to post a picture of my children and infomation about them on the INTERNET??

are you a parent? if not shut. if so...then SHAME ON YOU, you should know better. there are SICK ppl out there and i will never allow my children to be subjected to their filth!

Eric
they still are NOT properly equipped. but was talking about the average person in their DAILY life.

This is a message from a coward that only wishes to insult me. for supporting my husband and his comrades!

From: horras

Subject: hi

Message: .. angry lady ;

I think you had better think well before getting so angry that it makes you say things as if you are shooting by a gun !!!
anyway , you were asking about wars and giving help to the troops who are killing people every day ..
so I think you lioe your dogs more than you love your children .
if every mother would call aid to troops that are killing children of others , you will find mothers that call aid for troops that would kill your children .
I'm sorry to say that . I never want this to get real .. I would like that your children have a good and safe life . but they won't be able to have it while you are calling troops to kill others.
killing generates kilng . and good generates good . and pease generates pease .
and if you are a good mother , I think you must not choose to suply aid for troops.

and THIS is the response i sent back since he was too big of a coward to actually tell the everyone on Y!A what he REALLY felt. cause he knows he's a jerk.


your about as coherent in your writing as a drunk is in his ordering yet another round.
and those troops didn't ask to go there. they were sent, not their choice. but then you wouldn't know a thing about duty would you?

you sit there on your self righteous little chair and bang out messages that are met to insult and degrade!
i worth while person would take action!
you don't like what's going on? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, and stop trying to "insult" other ppl's parenting skills because you are to inept at anything else.

Answer 1

I think I've answered a similar question like this before, but I don't mind answering again.
I'm a Military wife, so supporting our troops is part of my life. I have collected donations from people so we can buy stuff to send care packages to our troops. ( we have been able to send over 600 care packages) A few months back, a bunch of us got together and organized a trip to Germany (We're stationed in Italy) to visit the Army hospital there and meet some of the troops that have been hurt in the war. And believe me, after you have seen some of those people, you never get over it. I'll never forget them. My kids also participate in a program where they correspond with a troop. We all look forward to his letters. He's a wonderful guy!
I'm also the Ombudsman for my own husband's command. I'm the go between the spouses and the CO. That may not sound like support to our service members, but when they know their spouses are being taken care of and have somewhere to turn while they're gone, it helps them do their job.
You only hear people talking about supporting our Military during a time of war, but for us Military families, support for our Military Members is something we do even when there is no war. Look at US Navy, these men and women that are stationed on ships (And the squadrons) are deployed for six months every eighteen months.That doesn't just happen because there is a war, Navy families deal with that all the time. Not to mention the training every branch of the service does. That also takes time away from their families for months at times.
I'm lucky to have my husband home now with me and our children. And I hope that when and if my husband is called a way from us again, there will be a wife or mother out there that will send out care packages and one might reach him with a little note thanking him for his service.
Oh, and yes! I also have one of those magnetic ribbons on my SUV that reads "Support Our Troops" LOL

Okay, I had to come back and add something! For horras,
Who the HELL do you think you are? Telling this woman that she loves her dogs more then her children? And telling her she is a bad mother for supporting the troops? Why don't you go find another category that you might know something about, and leave you ridiculous postings there. This women supports her husband and the Military, therefor you call her a bad mother? Screw you, you little twit!

Answer 2

I'm an Education Services Specialist...a counselor.

I spend each and every day on the phone with soldiers in Iraq...
I've often times counseled with the sounds of explosions going off in the background.

Each and every morning my email account is full of mail from trrops in Iraq...last week the average was 70 per day.

Soon I will have a web cam installed so that we can also see each other as we talk.

We discuss education, veterans benefits, basic information requests like Email address for congressmen, career objective - goals - and opportunities both civilian and military, and sometimes we just talk...

i do this day in...day out...I'm a veteran...I support the war, I support the troops, I support the administration and their intent...
It doesn't mean I agree with everything or that I'm a republican...
it means that I believe in my country enough that when shes sends our men and women into harms way...supportting htis cause is one of the many ways I support the troops.

Staying positive
Keeping hope alive
and having faith in our system is the best way to support them.
When they hear our negativity...our protests...our demands for personal conferences with the President and our bullshit silent vigils...the first assumption is that their mission isn't supported.

I know...I've been there twice.
Every time I heard someone say it was all about oil or anything else with anit-war sentiment...I wanted to put a bullet between eyes.

Support the troops or stand in front of them

Answer 3

Have people who support the war, done more for the troops? If so, how? Didn't people on all sides criticize the Administration for not properly equipping the soldiers with body armor? Aren't the antiwar people calling for the troops to be sent back home where they will be out of harm's way?

Answer 4

I don't have the Support Our Troops Bumper Sticker, nor do I have a yellow ribbon tied around a tree....however, I do support our troops...My nephew and oldest brother are both active, the former being a marine, the latter Army...As a family we speak as often as our busy lives allow us over Skype and Yahoo, as they were both allowed to take laptops w/ webcams with them...I've also spoken with the friends they're serving with just to help out where I can..be it just talking, or calling members of their family to let them know they're online then....God Bless the American Soldier!!!

Answer 5

I don't bother with bumper stickers or yellow ribbons. I do try and stay educated as to legislation regarding benefits and contact my congressional representatives. I try and be aware of funding for better supplies and reasonable tours of duty, the United States Government is one of those employers in the world who can work you and not compensate you for it. I also continue to work on getting them home regardless of the morality of war the ultimate goal should be to get them home alive and as soon as possible. As well as providing for their families while they are away, through charities. I continue to stay in touch with my congressional representative in hopes of bringing about some changes like the best tools and a speedy return to their homes. I am less and less convinced that my approach is all that effective but it's something. At this point the only bumper sticker I'd consider worthy of my car is "would someone please give him a ******** so we can impeach him". I also try not to rush to judgment when negative light is shed on military actions. I try and let military justice run it's course and not judge all by the few. Calling former military personal names and degrading the respect due former generals in political forums does nothing but hurt the sense of honor innate in the military. Like it our not we all military or non-military have the right of dissent.

Answer 6

MY dad and step grandfather were in the Airforce (my step was the Com. of the USAF Academy)

MY grandpa was in the Army

My boyfriend, and my dads brother was in the marines.

I DO ALOT.

I support the troops by donating money, sending them care pakages, i helped organizing fundraisers to send "girl scout cookies" to the troops.

Whoever doesn't beleive in our president, the war, and help support our troops, dont have their heads on straight.


KERRRY is a pus$y. Who ran away from war when he was in the service.

Answer 7

After retiring from active duty (Army), I continue to work for the Army as a civilian.

I support the troops by ensuring that they can do the job they have to do. I support the troops by voting Republican. (Democrats have decimated the military in the past by cutting funding.) I support the troops by giving potential recruits accurate and up to date information about the Army. I support the troops by answering honest questions in this forum, and others.

PS. Thanks for your support of our soldiers, and for blasting cowards and hypocrites out of the water with their ridiculous statements, demands, and views. Please forward my best wishes to your husband, and may he return safe.

Answer 8

The best way to "support the troops" is to vote Democrat this November

Answer 9

My son was over in Iraq from July 2005- Dec 2005 till he was hurt in a bombing from a pig scum coward driving a car.

But to answer your question...When my son was there I sent out care packages every three days filled with everything so he could give it out to men AND women over there, And even though my son is back home I still send out the packages every three days to the young men and women over there. And everyday I get on my hands and knees and pray for god to keep every soldier safe till they come home.

Answer 10

-I tried to re-enlist, to send at least one of them home. You can't get more supportive than that. Otherwise, I try to live my own life and vote in in a fashion that hopefully does give them the need to deploy to these god forsaken places.

The magnetic ribbons kill me too.