Today, I will write a letter to a U.S. Military Hero. They are all heroes. Regardless of your stance on war and the deployment of our troops, those men and women are doing their job, risking everything for our continued freedom. For the opportunity for us to sleep peacefully tonight. And while we sleep warm and safe in our beds, they do not. They are further away from home than you or I can possibly imagine and a letter that we write to them may be the only contact they have from the outside world. The only opportunity to know that their sacrifice is noticed. That they are appreciated, supported, known, and not forgotten.
I am grateful to our troops. Here is a list of sites to adopt a soldier, to write a letter or send care packages. The phrase, “One nation, under God, indivisible…” suddenly comes up and resonates by taking action.