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[PeonYourLawn]

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving overseas. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services.



How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! It is FREE and it only takes a second.



Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them.



This takes just 10 seconds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you. Please take the time and please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank you's.



Thanks for taking to time to support the US military!

[Georgina]

Sent - wow lovley idea, and love the way all the art had been done by kids

Shame it doesnt give the option to say that even us people from overseas appriciate troops from america but still i hope it atleast puts a smile on someones face!!

thanks haruharu - Nice one

[jonnykun]

this is great! i'm not american, but it's almost like supporting the canadian troops in afghanistan.

[PeonYourLawn]

this is great! i'm not american, but it's almost like supporting the canadian troops in afghanistan.

You could start something like that you know. You could probably go to the government for a bit of funding as well. I live in BC so I'd be glad to help you if you actually decide to do something like this ^|^

[phalkon]

hey, thanks for putting this up. if i could sticky it i would. just getting back from over there, i know firsthand how important it is for soldiers to get things in the mail. really helps when your morale gets down.

[Noitidart]

It's very impersonal and they'll just toss it. But give it a shot I guess.


Note: I don't support their current missions but the soldiers don't have a choice.

[Frank274]

If I wasn't stealing some slow ass internet that takes 10 minutes to load a page, I would do it. I will do it when I get full internet

[vin]

i like this.

both my uncles & my dad are all in the military.

well.. they all recently retired. but all have served in the war.

i'd give you a +1 but its not working for some reason:x3:

Edited by vin, 04 January 2010 - 11:59 AM.

[Snowneo]

Wow, This is amazing!. I have sent one out. and although it is very impersonal, I think they will still find it nice to know that people care about what they do, and that they are appreciated.

[luvsmyncis]

What a bunch of shitty-ass drawings.
I sent one, just because the thought of someone opening an annonymous card with this piece of crap on it is too good to pass up.



Seriously, Clay. Stay away from drugs, mmmkay?

And this one? What he fuck is this one?

Hello, "soilders", hope you don't get eaten by a giant bird. Love, Alysso.

Edited by punkrockbigmouth, 04 January 2010 - 07:25 PM.

[Melchoire]

It's very impersonal and they'll just toss it. But give it a shot I guess.


Note: I don't support their current missions but the soldiers don't have a choice.

Agreed, I'd be happy to sign a petition to bring them home instead.

[sonic]

Want to really make a soldier happy?
I had plenty of people mailing me non-sense.
Be different. Females send nudes!
I know an MP deployed to Iraq and he gets on face book. That's fucking insane. Murderkill was using the internet in Balad right? I spent months in balad and not once got computer privileges.

So, ya.
NUDES


and.....
ROCK OF THE MARNE BITCHES, QUEEN OF BATTLE.
INFANTRY LEADS THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note: I don't support their current missions but the soldiers don't have a choice.

Pretty much anyone in the US Military right now enlisted....Not drafted. So kinda was their choice. When I enlisted I knew I would go to Iraq. Murder knew I'm sure. We all knew. Especially Infantry. Most of those nuts joined to kill Haji.

[vin]

why are you insulting little kids drawings? LOL

i'm sure you didnt do much better when you were a kid.


its the thought that counts.


i've grown up as a military child my entire life and known of nothing else.
i'ts not as easy as one may think.


you have to move every 2 or 3 years.. you have to leave all your friends.. pack up and go make new ones. you constantly have to be "the new kid" in school. you have to worry about your dad while he is away at war. sure living around the world and europe was fun... but its not always just fun and games.

i think the thought of this though is very nice. although its just a card.. there isn't much normal people can do to help. i know as military families we usually send boxes of stuff .. like toiletries. cookies.. random things that to me and you seem like nothing.. but to them they are in need of.


so stop being such a douche for a few minutes and just send a card ~

sorry. i was just angered at how people are hating on the idea of this ..

but i may be biased because of my dad & uncles.


but still.. they are fighting for us.. for you.. for your family.. so you can stay safe.. and that is something you should at least be thankful for.

[sonic]

why are you insulting little kids drawings? LOL

i'm sure you didnt do much better when you were a kid.


its the thought that counts.


i've grown up as a military child my entire life and known of nothing else.
i'ts not as easy as one may think.


you have to move every 2 or 3 years.. you have to leave all your friends.. pack up and go make new ones. you constantly have to be "the new kid" in school. you have to worry about your dad while he is away at war. sure living around the world and europe was fun... but its not always just fun and games.

i think the thought of this though is very nice. although its just a card.. there isn't much normal people can do to help. i know as military families we usually send boxes of stuff .. like toiletries. cookies.. random things that to me and you seem like nothing.. but to them they are in need of.


so stop being such a douche for a few minutes and just send a card ~

sorry. i was just angered at how people are hating on the idea of this ..

but i may be biased because of my dad & uncles.


but still.. they are fighting for us.. for you.. for your family.. so you can stay safe.. and that is something you should at least be thankful for.

Are you saying we should start a program were autistic kids can draw pics for military children now too?
And thanks sir for being born to people who serve our country. Big sacrifice.
stfu. Get used to it. Here at codex we all hate america and the military. Half our staff are.......nvm.

[vin]

wow your an ass.... seriously


i have many friends who's parents passed away in the war.

and you're sitting here complaining about some flipping drawings.



insensitive asshole.

[Sweeney]

wow your an ass.... seriously


i have many friends who's parents passed away in the war.

and you're sitting here complaining about some flipping drawings.



insensitive asshole.

He's also an ex soldier who got sent home because he got pwned in the leg.
From what I recall, he's murdered children in the name of your country.

Curious, that.

[vin]

then why would you sit here and talk about it so disrespectfully like that when you've been through all that yourself. i'm sorry i just find that very wrong. i'm sure its hard to live through things like that.... i personally have never been in the war but many of my relatives / friends relatives have and i've heard stories. its not always easy to accustom when you come back home.

still, you should show respect. thats all i'm saying....

[Sweeney]

then why would you sit here and talk about it so disrespectfully like that when you've been through all that yourself. i'm sorry i just find that very wrong. i'm sure its hard to live through things like that.... i personally have never been in the war but many of my relatives / friends relatives have and i've heard stories. its not always easy to accustom when you come back home.

still, you should show respect. thats all i'm saying....

Maybe you should rethink your opinions.

[vin]

~ i still think he's being an ass.

[Melchoire]

sonic is just really blunt, he'll say whatever he's thinking; and most often he offends people. But in this case I have to agree with him; soldiers made the choice to join the war and knew what they were getting themselves into. I don't feel any sympathy for them.

[chobitz]

My dad was drafted. I am in this damned wheelchair because I was "blessed" to have been born in a military hospital and the military "doctors" thought c-sections were for weak people. After I was born the "doctors" then turned to my dad and said "well your daughter is going to die. now off to Vietnam with you".

After his superior and his superior's superior all but threatened mutiny (or whatever the army version of it is) they honorably discharged my father. And yes 41 years later I still live. My dad has always called me his "golden wound".

When my brother was in high school he was given a military exam of some kind and he got a near perfect score. From all junior to senior year they wooed him. I think the highest was the air force that promised officership, a full tuition AND a 80k signing bonus. My dad said if my brother even thought about joining he was a dumbass.

My father in law in WW2 and the Korean war. He is a decorated war hero and got a purple heart for losing his leg in Korea to a land mine. He told all 6 of his children if they enlisted he would never respect their decision. When one son asked why? He said he gave enough to the country, he sacrificed enough and they won't get his children too.

So yeah I have 'issues' with how the armed forces are ran. I have 'issues' with the wars we are in right now.

[vin]

wow.. thats deep. -speechless-

but we do not have a draft today ~ they all choose to serve knowing their chances.


i still respect anybody who has ever served / planning to serve.

[jonnykun]

My dad was drafted. I am in this damned wheelchair because I was "blessed" to have been born in a military hospital and the military "doctors" thought c-sections were for weak people. After I was born the "doctors" then turned to my dad and said "well your daughter is going to die. now off to Vietnam with you".

After his superior and his superior's superior all but threatened mutiny (or whatever the army version of it is) they honorably discharged my father. And yes 41 years later I still live. My dad has always called me his "golden wound".

When my brother was in high school he was given a military exam of some kind and he got a near perfect score. From all junior to senior year they wooed him. I think the highest was the air force that promised officership, a full tuition AND a 80k signing bonus. My dad said if my brother even thought about joining he was a dumbass.

My father in law in WW2 and the Korean war. He is a decorated war hero and got a purple heart for losing his leg in Korea to a land mine. He told all 6 of his children if they enlisted he would never respect their decision. When one son asked why? He said he gave enough to the country, he sacrificed enough and they won't get his children too.

So yeah I have 'issues' with how the armed forces are ran. I have 'issues' with the wars we are in right now.

respect, chobitz. it's interesting to know that many of those against the american wars were those that previously served and have seen the horrors or war. but i feel ultimately its a personal choice whether or not to support your country by serving in the armed forces. keep in mind there are many ways to support your country other than serving in the army, of course.

anyhow..i had no idea you were 41. oldest member on NC award??

[chobitz]

respect, chobitz. it's interesting to know that many of those against the american wars were those that previously served and have seen the horrors or war. but i feel ultimately its a personal choice whether or not to support your country by serving in the armed forces. keep in mind there are many ways to support your country other than serving in the army, of course.

anyhow..i had no idea you were 41. oldest member on NC award??

Oh no please.. I don't feel 41. Well come mornings LOL but mostly I feel like a 21 year old stuck in a 41 year old's body. TBH I am told I look late 20's early 30's.

But please no "Old as Shit" award ...

Yeah my father in law is very cool and while he votes republican he was always against both wars. He volunteers once a week at the base he was stationed at. So he sees all the kids shipping out and hates it every time. He wasn't drafted. He was an orphan who lied to get enlisted. He enlisted at age 16 because he knew as an orphan his options were limited.

Like all old men he loves to talk about the past. He has told me war stories that made me laugh and war stories that curled my hair or made me cry. Every time he gets into talking about his military life it always upsets him.

My father in law is cool as shit.

[phalkon]

as a CURRENT member of the armed forces, i don't regret my decision (despite being to both Iraq AND Afghanistan), and i'm quite proud of my younger brother who looks forward to joining when he comes of age. now i will admit that we shouldn't be in the wars we are currently fighting, but that's really no reason to avoid the services all together. i joined to defend my country, and better myself. some people might not care about their country, or think "oh it's cool, someone else will die or be wounded for me " whatever, i'm not going to change your way of thinking, but i def have more respect for someone who does join, than for someone who has the opportunity and runs from it.


[edit]
vin, peon, and sonic get kudos.

and yes sonic, i knew i joined i would more than likely go overseas, just didn't know when. and surprisingly, went to iraq and afghanistan IN THE SAME TOUR! hahaha

and i *did* have internet in iraq, but only because we were at one of the most built-up NATO bases there. (and it was primarily an airforce base, at that).