Posted on 03/23/2003 7:01:24 AM PST by Magnolia
Kim Komando Electronic Newsletter – 3-22-03
SITES TO HELP YOU COPE WITH WAR'S DEMANDS
The Internet has loads of information for those who go, and those who stay. For instance, are you familiar with geography that our fighting forces are facing? And do you know where our troops are located? MilitaryCity.com shows a map so that you can see how our forces are dispersed in the region. Check it out here: http://www.militarycity.com/map/
WHEN DOES A CAPTAIN OUTRANK A CAPTAIN? If you didn't spend time in uniform, you may find the proliferation of ranks confusing. For instance, a Navy captain is the equivalent of an Army colonel, and far outranks an Army, Air Force or Marine captain. Same goes for Navy lieutenants. They're the equivalent of the other services' captains. But a lieutenant general tops them all. Got that? Well, it is confusing. I found a site that sorts it all out. http://www.journalism.org/resources/tools/ethics/wartime/rank.asp
More than 300,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in the Persian Gulf region. Several Web sites allow you to show your support for service members, especially those serving overseas in this time of war.
For starters, at DefendAmerica, http://www.defendamerica.mil , you can participate in an online thank card. As of this writing, 6.7 million people had signed. Just enter your name and location to send your thanks.
Operation Dear Abby dates back to 1967, when Sgt. Billy Thompson wrote to newspaper columnist Abigail Van Buren, asking for a letter from home as a Christmas present.
The Pentagon was concerned about getting so much mail to the troops, so Operation Dear Abby, http://anyservicemember.navy.mi l, has been moved to the Internet. This site asks you to choose a military branch, then gives you space to type a message up to 1,000 characters. You can also read heartfelt messages left by others.
There's nothing like a telephone call back home. You can help make that happen with Operation Uplink, http://www.operationuplink.org . Run by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, this program provides military personnel with free calling cards. Operation Uplink distributed 900,000 cards in the last few months. You can make contributions over the Internet with a credit card at the organization's site.
Operation USO Care Package has taken the place of packages and letters formerly sent to Any Service Member. The Department of Defense cancelled the Any Service Member program because of security concerns.
The USO (United Service Organizations) accepts donations and messages of support from individuals and corporations. The packages contain such items as prepaid international calling cards, disposable cameras, toiletries and sunscreen. Donations and messages must be mailed to Virginia. More information is available at: http://www.usometrodc.org/care.html
Stars and Stripes is a newspaper which serves members of the military overseas. It is printing in the paper greetings to individual GIs. The messages can be e-mailed to Stars and Stripes 24 hours per day. They must be 50 words or less, and will be printed on a first-come, first- run basis. Messages will be screened and may be edited. E-mail notes to: messages@estripes.com
Messages of Support to Army Reserve Soldiers is an online message board where you can post a note and read those left by others. If you have someone who has been called up by the Army, or if you just want to show support with more than your name, this is a good site. http://www.army.mil/usar/expresssupporthere.html
Cathy - LOL!!!
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