Support Our Troops

Everyone talks about supporting our troops. They wear the shirts, they have the stickers on their cars. But I challenge everyone to actually support the troops without something substantial. You can adopt a sniper, which helps get our snipers important gear that is not issued or could be better, like new stocks and scopes, cleaning kits, bipods, sunglasses, penlights, waterproof writing pads and such. You can adopt a soldier, which provides soldiers with sundry items. Also needed are phone cards, disposable cameras, pads of paper and envelopes, books, CDs, DVDs, thermal clothing.

Now I want to point out some music artists who put their patriotism where their mouth is. They not only talk about supporting our troops, but they go out and do it. Stars for Stripes, is a non-profit organization of country music artists who have gone forward to the FEBA (Forward Edge of the Battle Area) to entertain our troops, where normal USO and other entertainment groups don't get to.

Listen to this! Chalee Tennison and Danni Leigh played at LSA Anaconda and they were mortared. The artists put on helmets and flak vests and kept playing for the troops! DRIVE ON!!! Chely Wright is playing also. Craig Morgan, a veteran and reservist himself also played as part of this organization.

This goes beyond politics. Those deployed are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. Whether we agree with the war in Iraq or not, they are out there on the frontier protecting our freedom and our liberty on an everyday basis. These artists show their patriotism and their heart when they support the troops as they do.