We're getting ready to gear up for the Soldiers' Angels Valour-IT competition this year. If you're an Army blogger (vet, active, spouse, etc.), you can join the team by sending me an email. Soldiers' Angels is keeping up with thousands of request from support and expect to get many many more with a surge into Afghanistan coming. What kind of impact does Soldiers' Angels have on our troops? Below is an email from a company grade officer that might describe it better than I could: I wanted to write and thank you for your continued support of my team. Also, I wanted to share a quick story with you about the impact your organization makes in our lives. A couple of weeks ago, I was at Combat Outpost [redacted] in the province of [redacted]. Those Soldiers have been there for 7 months and live in the most dire conditions. They do not have running water, fresh vegetables are rare, their gym is home-made and triples up as a sleeping area and dining hall. An old roommate of mine had not showered for 2.5 months when I saw him. The only bit of luxury at that COP has the Soldiers' Angels logo on it. The care packages you send are the only deviation from the Meals-Ready-to-Eat and one hot meal a day they get... and everyone there was so appreciative of it. All the care packages your team sends to Bagram are forwarded to the field for my guys. Even if you may not hear back, please know you are making their day go by that much easier. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything. Sincerely, [redacted] Soldiers' Angels has helped so many of our military forces. Think about supporting their efforts - you can donate, adopt a soldier or a whole platoon, or volunteer. There's a whole menu of projects and teams.
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Oct 09 2009, 01:49 AM
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