RSSHope You Had a Wonderful Christmas, It’s Not Too Late to Help our Troops
Move America Forward | December 28, 2010
Christmas is now behind us, and we hope you had a magical holiday with your families. Move America Forward wishes each of our troops, and America, a blessed Christmas. Thank you to all patriots who have sponsored care packages for our troops. It’s not too late to send a holiday package to our troops.
During the Vietnam War, our men and women in uniform were far away from home, just as many of our troops are today. During Christmas 1967, Commanding Army Gen. W.C. Westmoreland, wrote this to U.S. troops:
Throughout the Christian world, the Christmas season is a time of joy and spiritual inspiration. Despite separation from our families and the hardships imposed by war, those of us in Vietnam will still share the traditional Christmas spirit this year. We can enjoy the spiritual satisfaction that comes from giving. As fighting representatives of the Free World, our gift is the help we give the Vietnamese people to secure their future freedom. Each of you gives a part of this gift and deserves the satisfaction of having increased the happiness of others — the true Christmas spirit.
My best wishes to each of you and your families for the Christmas season. May you enjoy good fortune during the coming year.
General, U.S. Army
Commanding
Today, we wish the same feelings of a traditional Christmas to our men and women who are far from home. We recognize the gifts from our troops to the United States and to the world.
Move America Forward marked our 12 Days of Christmas by chronicling the gifts that American troops have given to us since the first days of our Great Country. Each day we shared stories of our troops’ sacrifices.
Rascal Flatts performing “I’ll be home for Christmas”
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Their sacrifices continue today, even after Christmas. Please enjoy these photos of Christmases experienced by American Armed Forces over the years:
Christmas mail arrives for U.S. Soldiers during World War I, at Bruvans, France, 1917. (Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Army Center of Military History.)
SC 167859. Christmas Eve these soldiers perched atop their hut embankment and serenaded all passersby with Christmas Carols. Iceland, Dec. 24, 1942. Camp Hickham, Iceland.
Men of Co “F”, 9th Inf Regt, 2nd U.S. Inf Div, enjoy their Christmas Day dinner at CO HQS, Korea. 25 December 1951.
1SG Bob Childress in the center of the Commo
Guys at LZ Uplift, 7/15th FA, Christmas 1967
Whether in the snow and ice during the Revolutionary War, or the bitter cold of the Middle East in the war against radical jihadists, our troops have kept the faith in our country.
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