NPR : Watching a Friend Die in Iraq/Write a ltetter of support to a soldier overseas

"All Things Considered, May 23, 2005 · All this week we'll hear from men and women of the U.S. armed forces fighting in Iraq, as part of NPR's Span of War series. This installment comes from 27-year-old Cpl. Cort Reed, who recounts the story of seeing one of his close friends being killed."

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Go to the title link and listen to the audio. I hope that everyone who has one of those 'Support Our Troops' ribbons listens to this and looks for more personal ways to help our soldiers besides putting a magnet on the back of their vehicle.

A lot of the soldiers overseas would love to just hear from people:

Letters4soldiers

Dear Fellow Americans,

I would like to ask for your assistance - it should take no more than 15 minutes of your time.

For the past year and a half many of our countrymen and women have been in harms way fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan to ensure our safety at home. These brave men and women and their families deserve our respect and our gratitude for their sacrifices. To show this gratitude I have started a website whereby anyone can post a letter of gratitude to all the soldiers. The website is called

www.letters4soldiers.com

All letters will be posted to the site. We have a goal of 25,000 letters by Christmas Day, 2004 and need your help to reach this goal. We are also working to have these letters delivered directly to the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and working to get support from news organizations to get the word out. I respectfully request your assistance in three ways

1. Take 15 minutes to write a letter - Starting the letter "Dear Soldier," and ending it with your name , State, and date.
2. Pass the website www.letters4soldiers.com to other family or friends and ask them to do the same. Or, they can send a letter directly to thankyou@letters4soldiers.com.

Thank you in advance for your time and for supporting those who are putting their lives on the line abroad so we are safe at home.
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