When a couple of "step-nephews" went over to Iraq and Afghanistan, my good intention to send care packages to the troops became a plan... finally. So many soldiers, a long way from home, and yet it was far too easy to get distracted by more "immediate" concerns.
I thought I understood how the troops lived - in a vague, overly general sense. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
My faulty assumptions were bumped off by gaining new information - first from the USO, then the great hearts at Anysoldier.com. Now I'm really glad to support Netroots For The Troops again, pooling resources with other Kossacks. This is one of the more immediate ways I can thank these warrior-folks who are living in such difficult conditions, and going without so many things I take for granted here.
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