Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: The troops need us

[babylonsister]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-09-03-column03_ST3_N.htm


Michelle Obama, Jill Biden: The troops need us



This has been a summer of homecomings. In marking the end of the American combat mission in Iraq, we have now welcomed home nearly 100,000 of our troops from that war. Across the country, family and friends have honored these returning heroes. Spouses have been reunited, and military moms and dads have held their children once again.

But while America's combat mission in Iraq has ended, America's commitment to our troops and their families goes on. All of us are called to an ongoing mission: to support our troops, veterans and their families, whether they are here at home, serving in Afghanistan, or supporting the Iraqi people as they forge their own future.

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That's why we're challenging every sector of American society to support and engage our military families. You don't have to come from a military family, have a base in your community, or be an expert in military issues to make a difference. Every American can do something.

'We can do this'

Businesses and organizations of all kinds can expand job opportunities and connect the work they're already doing with the needs of military families. There are so many ways to help, and you can get started by visiting www.serve.gov to see how other Americans are helping in their communities.

One percent of our population is doing 100% of the fighting, but we need 100% of Americans working to support our troops and their families. We can do this. In every community, every day, we can find concrete ways to show our military families the respect and gratitude that each of us holds for them in our hearts. They deserve our support long after the welcome home ceremonies are over.

That's the spirit that defines us as Americans, and it's who we need to continue to be in the months and years ahead.

[Peacetrain]

1. K & R We are going to have a lot of returning vets needing our services

good for them.

[babylonsister]

2. I think it's great these women united to draw attention to

all the help and support these soldiers will need.

[unhappycamper]

3. If Simpson thinks that Vietnam veterans are a drag on the system,

wait until PTSD and TBI fully kick in from these adventures. Oh, and don't forget sexual is gonna be in the mix big time.

[TBF]

4. The veterans need you too -

how about talking to your husbands about not cutting veteran's benefits?

Such crap ...