Ohio mothers support troops.As the war in Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. continues, the number of "care packages" donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to troops has declined, but two Edon, Ohio Edon is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 898 at the 2000 census. Geography Edon is located at (41.556657, -84.768257)GR1. , women are trying to keep donations high. For the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, the two women, both with sons in the military, launched Operation Support Our Troops "Support our troops" is a slogan commonly used in the United States and in Canada in reference to the United States Military and the Canadian Forces (Army, Air & Navy). The slogan has been used in the recent conflicts, including the Gulf War[1] and Iraq war. , a project to collect donations and send them to those serving in areas of conflict. Emily Curtis' son, Jonathan, is a captain in the Army and Patti Curry's son, Mike, is a captain and pilot in the Air Force. Four years ago, the two moms decided to combine their efforts to send packages to as many overseas military personnel as they could. "A short service project turned into an 'until the war's over or we die' thing," Curtis explained to the [Fort Wayne, Indiana “Fort Wayne” redirects here. For other uses, see Fort Wayne (disambiguation). Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, USA and the county seat of Allen County. Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis. ] Journal Gazette. "Some day they won't need it, but until then we'll be here." The two women have visited service, church, and other groups as far away as Cincinnati to seek support for their project. While they have seen a drop in donations with the passage of time, they found that a proactive approach works. They told the press that when they talk with a group and request a specific donation, they always receive it. "Some people are actually looking," Curtis said. "They do want to help, but they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how to help." This past Christmas season, the two women stuffed and shipped 900 Christmas stockings filled with treats to overseas soldiers. |
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