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dusty · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:24 pm Post subject:

Good idea shawa. Maybe each town can set up the time for the event according to each town's parade schedule.
Instead of thinking of this as a national event, maybe think of it as a local event that is nationwide.
CWV, with a name like theirs I'm wondering if they would not consider sponsoring the event themselves. I went and checked out their website and from what I saw, they should be receptive to that idea maybe.
You know, let them have all the credit for thinking of it and call it their event if they want and get them heavily involved in organizing it. They already have a Coming Events page where they could list it and then I'm thinking that each town that does an event could set up their own website under the Operation Home Town Support umbrella with each site linking back to their site. That may add a little enticement to the idea for them.
I'm hoping they would be receptive to that because the name is really a good one and says exactly what the objective is.

Main thing is to show the troops that America is supporting them.
Just a thought now but maybe we could work in that direction. We could furnish them the ideas we have formulated thus far to get the ball rolling.

Dusty

coldwarvet · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject:

Yes Dusty I agree,

dusty · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject:

I think you do just fine CWV. But if you think it'll help, I'll drop em a line too. Maybe with both of us working on them they will come around.
I have to go out for a few hours right now but soon as I get back I'll make contact with em.

Thanks for getting this idea started. WE know who came up with it. hehe

Dusty
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coldwarvet · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject:

This is not my ideal.

Last week I was camping under the stars praying for the troops trying to think their thoughts as they look upon the same stars. Then asking our creator, how can all of us Americans who support their sacrifice communicate to them how much we care? And then all of these ideals just started swarming my mind.

CWV
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Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

I think it's a good idea, if I'm understanding it properly - if I weren't up to my ears in packing boxes and trying to move, I'd probably be participating.

It's very difficult to get something like this moving on short notice, but if you do enlist the aid of the post office, they may want to make it a year-round project.

Good luck! Smile

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coldwarvet · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject:

Apparently the American Legion is answering the call. With a membership of 6,000,000 we just need 42,998 of them to answer the call and take the point for their home towns.

Thank you Mr. Harris,

Please feel free to do what ever you wan't with this ideal.

This is a grass roots movement without organization. We are simply Americans making a call to other Americans to step up and support their own home town troops.

Goal: Get a photograph of home town supporters into the hands of every Uniformed American
When: Veterans Day 2005
Time: What ever works best for your town.
Place: Local landmark that your home town troops will recognize
Contact: Who ever steps up to get the word out and makes arrangements for photogrophy.

"Harris, Thomas C." <tharris@legion.org> wrote:
Mr. xxxxxxx,
Thank you for that great idea to support our troops. I've forwarded your email to the people in our organization who have the means to publicize your "Hometown Troop Support" efforts to our Legionnaires.

Thomas C. Harris
Assistant Director
Membership

-----Original Message-----
From: Internal Affairs Division
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 3:05 PM
To: Harris, Thomas C.
Subject: ia31226FW: Contact via the legion.org webpage from Stephen Jelinek
Importance: High

-----Original Message-----
From: Vaughn, Nancy L.
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:01 PM
To: Internal Affairs Division
Subject: FW: Contact via the legion.org webpage from Stephen Jelinek
Importance: High

-----Original Message-----
From: CWV
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:58 AM
To: National Commander; National Commander
Subject: Contact via the legion.org webpage from Stephen Jelinek
Importance: High

The contact information is submitted below:

I am not a war time Veteran, thus I am not a member of the American Legion. However I think it will take an organization with the mission and size of the American Legion to successfully pull this event together.

At noon on 11/11/05 Veterans Day we plan to get as many Hometown Troop Supporters out to their local post offices for a group photo that will be sent to all active duty personal whose home town address is serviced by the post office where the photo will be taken. We will also include a list of signatures of all the Hometown Troop Supporters who participate in the event. We need a point person for all 43,000 zip codes. Please put out the call for members of the American Legion to take the point for their zip codes.

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dusty · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:00 pm Post subject:

Now that's cool. Keep us posted CWV. Great.
They bring some serious clout to this idea.
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coldwarvet · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject: