Memorial Day Weekend Email-a-Thon - Thread I

A FR Forum Event ^ | 05/25/2002 | DoughtyOne

[A Navy Vet]

Nice graphics, D1.

[DoughtyOne]

1609 Emails Pledged
Gooooooooooooooooooooooo Freepers!
We've achieved 16.1% of our goal.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Well, I've been to all the linked sites (several at the USO Canteen webpage also) and sent emails (25 so far). That's all I can do right now. Will be back later tonight to do some more emailing.

[DoughtyOne]

Thank you. And thanks for the bumps too.

[DoughtyOne]

That's great. Thank you.

[headsonpikes]

Bump-a-link!

[Focault's Pendulum]

I have two quick questions for anyone, please, before I personally embark on sending at least fifty between today, tomorrow, and Monday.

Is each one randomly distributed throughout a particular branch of the service or does it all go to one unit?

More importantly......is it good or bad form to let the recipient know that I am a well respected, highly thought of, much loved, serious minded intellectual, member of Free Republic............

..........or should I just leave out the Free Republic part?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

E-mails are distributed to different military personnell.
I'm "guessing" some sort of random rotation is set up per military branch.
By all means mention Free Republic in your e-mails.
There are many active duty lurkers that visit the USO Canteen daily.
Just tell them to go to the front page of Free Republic and click on the USO Canteen link.
Thank You for your support for our military.

[4mavet]

My E-mails are going out today from AZ. God Bless America and our Vets!

[Mixer]

My email.....

Because of you the USA is the greatest place on Earth.
Because of your dedication we are guarenteed our freedom.
Thanks a lot for all you do to make our military the strongest in the world.

[A Navy Vet]

Looks like you should have set a higher goal...:o]

[A Navy Vet]

Don't forget our veterans...

Browse by Administration:

VA Headquarters
National Cemetery Administration
Veterans Benefits Administration
Veterans Health Administration

Browse by State:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine

Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Washington DC Guam Philippines Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

[Focault's Pendulum]

Thanks for the answer. I'm going to go to anyservicemember.org and try to get as many out to the Coast Guard as possible. The owner of my company is the National President of The Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association.

He was there in WWII at D Day and has given me permission to tell some of his story. He was with Rescue Flotilla One.....and I hope some of the things he can pass on through me will help the current acive service members know.....that they are not the foregotten service.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[backhoe]

Thanks.

[firewalk]

Still sending emails. BTTT

[hoosiermama]

Have sent 75. Will try to do more later.

[trussell]

Sent 11.

Will try to send more later. I will keep track of how many and let you know.

God Bless you for this tribute to our service men and women.

[southerngrit]

Started my morning with an e-mail to a serviceman. My family just finished watching "Behind Enemy Lines". I think I can guarantee that my daughter and her friends will burn up the keyboard tonight. Put me down for 50 throughout the course of the weekend.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I've sent 25 so far today.