The Truth About “Support Our Troups” Merchandise…
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Just as Books for Soldiers started with , one person’s idea to package and send her used paperback books to deployed soldiers in Iraq, Any Soldier started with another individual stepping up to the plate.
Sergeant Brian Horn from LaPlata, Maryland, an Army Infantry Soldier with the 173rd Airborne Brigade was in the Kirkuk area of Iraq when he started the idea of Any Soldier® to help care for his soldiers. He agreed to distribute packages that came to him with “Attn: Any Soldier” in his address to soldiers who didn’t get mail.
Brian later completed a tour in Afghanistan and is now home, but AnySoldier.com continues larger then ever.
From the screen shot above you can clearly see how on the left are names and the most recent email from an idividual listed by name, rank and military division.
There is plenty of “Support Our Troops” merchandise. The truth is, that buying most of it does not directly impact, in a positive way, US troops. Here is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) found at the Any Soldier site.
Do what you can–a letter, an email, a post card, a care package, visit. You are just one person, you can move mountains, one by one by one.
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