Update: Letters For The Troops

Well, I admit we started a little slow but we have certainly picked up momentum.

For those of you who haven't yet got on board with the Letter Project there is still time. I originally posted a deadline of 17 December 04. That deadline is not an actual deadline (not truly the last possible instant to submit). I set that date to allow myself the time needed to compile all the links and print the letters to be carried to Iraq. However, I will still have contact with my comrades in arms in numerous locations in the Middle East well beyond the original deadline. Please continue to push this effort and get your letters in.

So where are we now? Well, there are 105 letters in the comments of the original post. There are also 41 via trackback plus 10 more that have been left at other bloggers sites. I received 104 in the mail from the Holy Ghost School. I also received another 54 from the school of LCBeth's sons. I also have 99 letters in my email that will be printed and sent along as well. So, as of this minute our efforts have raised 413 letters of support for the troops. We have shattered the last effort by nearly 100 letters. We still have a week before Christmas. Lets make that final push to get another 87 letters to reach our original goal of 500.

We have also received letters of support for U.S. Troops from people in France, England, Italy, Canada and Australia. There may even be more that haven't identified themselves.

Please feel free to post a link to this update, but remember ask your readers to put their letters in the comments of the original post.

Thank you all who have helped. Thanks in advance to anyone who posts an update and helps with the final push!

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at December 18, 2004 12:09 PM