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Well, here we are, the second post of 48. I plan on posting something every 30 minutes until 6:00 a.m. July 27th.
I’d like to start out things by introducing myself and tell you why I chose to blog for our troops.
My name is Karen. I’m a 40-something year-old woman. I’ve been married for 18 1/2 years to my best friend and lover. I’ve known my husband for nearly 21 years. We have two boys, GD (Game Dude) 15 and MK (Mushroom King), 13. I graduated from college in ’03 with a BS in technical writing, a minor in creative writing. I spend the majority of my time blogging, updating and building websites, juggling family obligations and writing short stories. I won’t bore you with the details, you can always read my about page, but suffice it to say, I’m no stranger to blogging. I’ve been blogging for nearly four years now (I started on Blogger, then moved to my own host, then finally made the [FINAL] move to wordpress.com). I blog to document my life. I’m not overly interested in making money from my blog, nor am I interested in selling my blog to others. I write for my entertainment and to record my life – according to me. I adore blogging and the community I’ve muscled my way into. I don’t see myself giving it up any time soon.
I do not have any direct ties with our military, though my father was in the army for a while when he and my mom were first married. He was a specialist who had high clearance for top secret missions. One time, he was on Air Force One and my mom never knew about it; it’s quite fascinating to listen to him talk about those days.
I’m blogging for our troops for one reason, and one reason only – awareness. I think it’s incredibly important to remind people of the sacrifices our men and women have made for our great country over the years and nothing makes me more angry than to listen to people trash talk our freedoms. People have DIED so that we may enjoy the freedoms we have now. The United States is GREAT! And don’t let any politician/person/nuthead try to convince you that it’s not. Sure we have problems, sure we could approve in some areas, but compared to so many countries out there, right now, we have it EASY. And I think people are too used to taking that fact for granted. No one needs to come in here and “improve” things, we need a leadership that will take charge (without removing our rights or taking complete control over our lives) and continue to protect our constitution – our armed forces have spent a few hundred years doing just that.
Who are we to belittle what they fought so hard to uphold?
Our country is a work-in-progress. It will NEVER be perfect. It will NEVER satisfy every person’s need or want. All we can do is try and strengthen our weaknesses and coexist in peace.
I think our troops get overlooked and taken for granted. Each and every person in our military deserves a warm hug, a heartfelt handshake and a hero’s welcome. For the next 23 hours, I plan on driving that point home.
You can expect a support the troops post at the top of every hour. At every half hour, I plan on posting short stories, links, and various fun things – stay tuned!
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