Thousands of servicemen and women spent Christmas away from their families. This is the sixth year in a row that our troops have been deployed during the holiday season. However, for a couple of thousand of them, their Christmas was a little brighter than it would have been. A group of generous individuals and organizations sent stockings full of snacks, games, socks and other items to Marines and sailors deployed with the Regimental Combat Team 5.
Some service members ask, “Why? What makes the American people give to the troops that are deployed?” A mother whose son served as a Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment summed it up the best by answering, “All I hope for is it brings them a smile and also reassures them that our Nation will never forget them. We stand behind them and what they do daily on behalf of our country. They deserve the best.”
Now, that is certainly spreading some Christmas cheer.
To read the entire article, click the following link: Stockings for Deployed Marines Presented with Care
Friday, December 26, 2008
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