Stryker Brigade News

Holiday Open Thread

Dec-23-2003 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

Well, I'll be gone for the rest of the week visiting family for the holidays. During that time I will have limited access to the internet, so I'm asking for your help in covering news. If you find a link of interest, please post the web address in the comments section.

In other news, we're still working hard on the new site. Hopefully by the first of the year we'll have a new spot to call home that will be 100% dedicated to the SBCT. Thanks for all the encouragement.

I'll leave you with two links for the holiday season:

As someone who has never served in the military, I think of myself as completely unqualified to comment on military affairs. I support what we're doing in the war on terror, but who am I to advocate a policy that puts people in harm's way? People other than me. It's uncomfortable. Lately I've decided to shut the heck up and just support those people - our troops, your loved ones - serving around the world. Robert Prather posted an essay last month titled, "Thanksgiving And Our Soldiers," that sums up most of my feelings. It's worth a read.

Finally, Marcel sent a poem to me today and I thought it was worth sharing with all of you. You may have read it before, it's called, "A Soldiers Poem..."

Happy Holidays to all of you. See you soon.

UPDATE: At the request of several visitors, I've gone through and deleted any reference to last names and locations of soldiers in the comments section. Additionally, if you used your last name when leaving a comment, I've deleted that as well. Just a reminder, you don't have to use your real name when you leave comments; you can make up a user name ("john's mom", "Cannoneer No. 4" for example). If I missed something let me know.