posted 12-21-2004 03:55 PM         

Say a prayer for them...thank them for what they are doing for their country and say a prayer for those who have been lost in this war and the families who will never have them home for Christmas again..........

If you live near a military base.......invite some soldiers who won't be able to make it home, over for Christmas. When my son was stationed in England, a very kind woman with two young children invited my son and several other soldiers from his unit over for Christmas dinner. She even insisted on them calling home on her phone. As a mother, I can't tell you how much it meant to me to have someone include my son in their holiday plans when we could not have him home. I thanked her myself when my son called home from her house. She invited them back the next year, also.

Don't forget them........... http://www.soldierworks.com/191/untilthen.swf

posted 12-22-2004 10:33 AM         

...we had a Christmas tree that was about 12" tall and a few gifts(pay wasn't too good either).....it was hot, rainy, humid....no Christmas decorations available except what you made or someone sent from the states, we invited a group of our co workers to our house and had a big home cooked meal for them....a great time was had by all, but everyones spirit was somewhere else that day.....phone calls were nearly impossible to get, and when you did get thru, the rate was $20. per minute.....television was only on about 1-2 hours per day, the radio station was not strong enough to reach outside the perimeter of the base.....the longest 18 months I ever spent.....

posted 12-22-2004 12:44 PM         

Special thanks to our daughter Jill, serving on the USS Harry S Truman who we will miss being with this Christmas and to all the troops who are away from their homes this Christmas!!
Merry Christmas to all of you and thank you for your service!