2007-01-02 21:53:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Do all you can to provide patriotic support for those fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan no matter what your political stand may be. Send letters, gifts, money, welcome them home, carry their bags, give up your seat on the plane or bus, volunteer your services at the local USO or parade, praise them and lift them up.
2007-01-02 21:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't necessarily agree with Joesph. I know that my job in the Navy, working on F-18's, resulted in more than a few deaths. But killing people was not my job. My job was to make sure our pilots were as safe as they could be in the air.
To support the troops, let them know that you appreciate the sacrifice they are making. It takes a lot out of a person to be deployed. Away from loved ones, working 12-23 hours a day 7 days a week. (there are no weekends on a ship), it really takes a toll on a person. But the thing that the troops appreciate the most is supporting our families. Tell our mothers how proud you are of us. Listen to our fathers brag about our achievements. Take care of our families. Tell our husbands and wives that you will help them out with the kids. Let our children know what an honorable thing their mother/father is doing. Let them know that you are proud of us. Support the troops by supporting our families.
2007-01-02 22:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by Amous 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1. Throw away the Chinese-made magnetic stick-on on your car. It's an insult and means nothing.
2. Volunteer at a VA hospital.
3. Engage your representatives to get the troops HOME! We want to be HOME with our families, just like YOU DO!
4. Volunteer at the Red Cross.
5. Volunteer at the USO.
6. When you see a troop in an airport, offer your celll phone so they can call home. You've got more minutes than you need -- it costs you nothing and is deeply appreciated.
7. Remove the tattered flags from your car. They're improperly displayed and no longer servicable. They only prove that you haven't read The Flag Code.
8. Do something -- anything -- to make a difference. Merely saying, "We support our troops." is meaningless drivel. Back it up with ACTIONS or just shut the hell up.
2007-01-02 22:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
personnally, I support each and everyone of you. I am a Veteran of this War.
I however do not agree with the "I support the Troops, not the War" crap.
How is that possible??
Soldier is defined as: a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a country.
Armed Forces:are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations.
So, Soldiers are created to Fight and defend a country.
So, the moronic rhetoric: I support the troops and not the War.
Is similar to saying: I support Wal-mart, not the goods they sell.
Cant have your cake and eat it too.
2007-01-03 01:18:51 · answer #4 · answered by devilduck74 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question. Most of the service members that I served with considered "support the troops" as lip service when it didn't include support of the war or the president.
My take is that people who support the troops but not the war are naive. They seem to think they can only support us if we're conducting bake sales or something.
To all who don't know what our job description is, here it is in simple terms: we kill people for a living. That's why they call us a "military" organization.
When you "support the troops", that's what you're declaring. You support what we're doing and why we're doing. If not, why say it?
(Hey, Bostonian: don't forget that civilians officially outrank you, the president and the flag, and they can fly it any way they want. The "code" is for official use as a means of those who serve in uniform to protect against poor use, as well as to recommend use for the rest of us. Flying the flag wrong is far more meaningful than following a bunch of rules. The flag outside my front door is also improperly hung 24/7/365 and will be until the troops come home.)
2007-01-02 22:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Most of the troops see the claim that somebody 'supports the troops but oppose the war' as BS.
If you oppose the war then you also oppose what the troops are trying to achieve.
2007-01-03 01:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, to me, you may not agree with the war or whatever but our troops made a commitment when they joined and it's not their choice to go over there they are doing their job it's not their fault they are just fallowing orders God Bless you guys for fighting for my freedom i think about them everyday!
2007-01-02 22:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by drumin_phreak 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means that you hope and pray that they come back safely, and that first, you hope and pray that they accomplish their mission.
And that you appreciate the sacrifices they are making so that the rest of us can live free.
And that you stick up for them, whenever some looney "peace activist" starts accusing them of being murderers or baby-killers or any of that crap.
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2007-01-02 22:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just be yourselves.... were fighting for individual rights and freedoms... just be who you are, because we can't always do the same...
2007-01-02 22:01:23 · answer #9 · answered by Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well said libs.
2007-01-02 22:01:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋