Mail Call
If you haven’t been in the military deployed overseas you may not understand what “mail call” means. No matter where a person is deployed no matter what their mission is most of their thoughts are about their people at home. Sometimes mail call is as regular as everyday and sometimes it is sporadic, when ever it is it is the most important time of the serviceman’s day. It is the time when they can be connected with home, it is the time when a young mother in Iraq gets to see the scrawled text from her seven year old son that she hasn’t seen for ten months. It is the time when a man gets to see a picture of his newborn son for the first time. Maybe it is simple as getting a note from a high school history teacher telling her that his class wants to connect and exchange letters and pictures. Maybe it is a couple of dozen toll house cookies that you can share with your crew, they might be just crumbles it won’t matter. What ever is in the mail bag it is a sad time if there is nothing for you. You would happy just to get a seed catalog, something from home to read, to feel connected.
Do you know a service person that is deployed overseas? I don’t care how tenuous your connection, send them a note. Send them a picture of a flower, a sunset, a mountain vista, a happy child, a favorite pet, or anything that is positive and upbeat. Tell them what you are doing. Maybe enclose a Bible verse that has been meaningful to you; tell about how it has helped your life. Tell them about what is happening in your town.
Above all tell them that you understand and appreciate the job that they are doing and hardship and sacrifice that they are making. Ask them what they need; you can send it with your next note. Help them to understand that you care about them and what they are doing, even if you disagree with what the government is doing. You don’t need to tell them that you are thinking about them, they will know that. Try not to complain about how bad you think things are here at home, you can be sure that things are worse where they are living right now. You don’t need to write a long letter; just a note will be appreciated. You may not get a response or the response may be very slow. You have no idea what their days or living conditions are like. This is not about you, it is about them. This is sort of like voting in Chicago “vote early and vote often.” Write early and write often. You don’t need to be eloquent just write from your heart.
Do you know a service person that is deployed overseas? I don’t care how tenuous your connection, send them a note. Send them a picture of a flower, a sunset, a mountain vista, a happy child, a favorite pet, or anything that is positive and upbeat. Tell them what you are doing. Maybe enclose a Bible verse that has been meaningful to you; tell about how it has helped your life. Tell them about what is happening in your town.
Above all tell them that you understand and appreciate the job that they are doing and hardship and sacrifice that they are making. Ask them what they need; you can send it with your next note. Help them to understand that you care about them and what they are doing, even if you disagree with what the government is doing. You don’t need to tell them that you are thinking about them, they will know that. Try not to complain about how bad you think things are here at home, you can be sure that things are worse where they are living right now. You don’t need to write a long letter; just a note will be appreciated. You may not get a response or the response may be very slow. You have no idea what their days or living conditions are like. This is not about you, it is about them. This is sort of like voting in Chicago “vote early and vote often.” Write early and write often. You don’t need to be eloquent just write from your heart.
Posted by Daniel Harsh at 6/9/2011 3:18 PM 
Categories: Peace, Truth, Inspirational, Faith, Current Events, Trust, Values, From the heart, Family
Tags: Patriotism Military US Army US Air Force US Navy US Marine Corps Love
Categories: Peace, Truth, Inspirational, Faith, Current Events, Trust, Values, From the heart, Family
Tags: Patriotism Military US Army US Air Force US Navy US Marine Corps Love
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