A cause near and dear to my heart is Soldiers’ Angels www.soldiersangels.org. In essence, you are adopting a soldier while they are serving and “each Angel who adopts a soldier commits to sending at least one letter a week and at least one care package a month.” I had the pleasure of adopting a young woman in the Navy – what a treat it was to receive her emails and updates of what she was doing to serve our country. The website has many ways you can show your support of these young men and women who are fighting for us overseas if “adopting” does not appeal to you.
In addition, there is a woman here in
OR you can simply send a veteran an e-card www.pva.org and let them know that they are not forgotten.
So many of our troops will need assistance once they have finished their tour of duty; www.welcomebackveterans.org helps with that process.
I feel guilty because I do not have a loved one serving and I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for those families. I do know several young men who are my sons' contemporaries who are overseas and I am eternally grateful for their service.
These are just a few of the many, many ways we can give back to these soldiers who have sacrificed so much for this country.
“May no soldier go unloved”....
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