On this 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we need to help our troops more than ever
Our troops who are serving in Afghanistan are keeping us safe. They found Bin Laden, and their presence and dogged persistence in rooting out the bad guys has undoubtedly prevented many further attacks on America.
But it comes with a price:
The following requests came from new medical units in Afghanistan who contacted me for assistance IN THE LAST 4 DAYS!! And I've got 70 units on our list already. It's never been this bad in the six years I've been doing this. The requests are coming at me left and right and I can't begin to line up enough support for all for all of them.
"one Combat Out Post we cover has no running water, which means no shower no laundry and barely even a few hot meals."
"the care packages have stopped and I have 9 outposts that we visit to comfort soldiers and give them small items to let them know they are cared for"
"We go around FOB (Forward Operating Base) to FOB meeting with them and putting information out to them by doing some prevention classes such as stress, anxiety, sleep, nightmare, PTSD, anger, communication, and other home front issues"
"This will be my 7th deployment and my second time to request the support from Soldiers' Angels for my junior corpsman. For many this will be their first deployment, and I would like to let them know how much support they will have from home during our tour. "
"Our jobs are to provide first response surgical care to our men and women who are injured while serving on the front lines... We have the only job, where you don't want business, because when we are busy that means one of our brothers or sisters have been injured. This is a time when hearts sink, but training kicks in to ensure we get your family members back home and into your arms once again"
"I've seen many soldiers unable to focus on their mission because of home front issues: spouse, children, elderly parents, and finance; and work related stress."
"I'm writing to request items that will surely lift the Soldiers' spirits and give them some comfort of home when they come into my office. As you know, the rate of suicide among soldiers is at its highest."
Forty years ago I was stationed at Walter Reed Hospital, during the carnage of the Vietnam War. And I never thought I'd see this kind of suffering again.
If you can help with a donation of funds, if you'd like to adopt a medical unit, if you'd like to send a single care package to let these men and women know you care; there many ways to help:
-donate funds
-sponsor a First Response Backpack for a wounded soldier
To adopt a medical unit or donate supplies:
contact me at Rgodskesen@soldiersangels.org
Tell us in your subject line what you want to do:
-donate supplies for the wounded
-send a one-time care package to a medical unit
-adopt a medical unit and send monthly packages
They need your help.
-Rog
But it comes with a price:
The following requests came from new medical units in Afghanistan who contacted me for assistance IN THE LAST 4 DAYS!! And I've got 70 units on our list already. It's never been this bad in the six years I've been doing this. The requests are coming at me left and right and I can't begin to line up enough support for all for all of them.
"one Combat Out Post we cover has no running water, which means no shower no laundry and barely even a few hot meals."
"the care packages have stopped and I have 9 outposts that we visit to comfort soldiers and give them small items to let them know they are cared for"
"We go around FOB (Forward Operating Base) to FOB meeting with them and putting information out to them by doing some prevention classes such as stress, anxiety, sleep, nightmare, PTSD, anger, communication, and other home front issues"
"This will be my 7th deployment and my second time to request the support from Soldiers' Angels for my junior corpsman. For many this will be their first deployment, and I would like to let them know how much support they will have from home during our tour. "
"Our jobs are to provide first response surgical care to our men and women who are injured while serving on the front lines... We have the only job, where you don't want business, because when we are busy that means one of our brothers or sisters have been injured. This is a time when hearts sink, but training kicks in to ensure we get your family members back home and into your arms once again"
"I've seen many soldiers unable to focus on their mission because of home front issues: spouse, children, elderly parents, and finance; and work related stress."
"I'm writing to request items that will surely lift the Soldiers' spirits and give them some comfort of home when they come into my office. As you know, the rate of suicide among soldiers is at its highest."
Forty years ago I was stationed at Walter Reed Hospital, during the carnage of the Vietnam War. And I never thought I'd see this kind of suffering again.
If you can help with a donation of funds, if you'd like to adopt a medical unit, if you'd like to send a single care package to let these men and women know you care; there many ways to help:
-donate funds
-sponsor a First Response Backpack for a wounded soldier
To adopt a medical unit or donate supplies:
contact me at Rgodskesen@soldiersangels.org
Tell us in your subject line what you want to do:
-donate supplies for the wounded
-send a one-time care package to a medical unit
-adopt a medical unit and send monthly packages
They need your help.
-Rog
posted by Rog at 3:45 AM
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