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I chose to read http://www.denverpost.com/ci_6884539?source=rssdpp. I thought that this feed was important because so many men and woman are in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. Their are a lot of soldiers who have been back and forth in Iraq for years. It is important that they get to come home and see their friends, family and loved ones again. The soldiers need to be united with their loved ones.


A lot of things can change in a few years. Some of the soldiers have not been home in years. Everything could have changed in that amount of time. They need to go home and catch up with everyone and keep in touch with loved ones. I can't imagine if someone in my family was sent off to Iraq and was gone for months or years at a time.

"The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home."

I just hope that we are successful so some of our troops can come home.

In fifth grade I had a religion teacher named Mr. Warner. He was in his mid-twenties and he was still figuring out what he wanted to do with his life. I can honestly say that he was the best teacher I have ever had. He always made learning fun and exciting and knew us better than any other teacher, he wasn't their just to teach us the things we needed to know, he was their to get to know us and help us with anything. While he was good at teaching, he wanted to pursue his dream of being in the military. He left us at the end of the year and went off to train. We received letters from him often and our teacher read them to us. A while after we found out that he would be fighting in Iraq. I was worried but also happy for him that he finally found out what he wanted to do and support our country.

It takes a lot of bravery to risk your life for other people. Soldiers are fighting for us. This doesn't just include the United States, the military is also trying to make Iraq and Afghanistan a better place. The danger in those countries is incredibly high. I am always hearing about bombings and murder. It is terrible what is going on in Iraq right now.

There are several things that we can do to support our troops. My dad found a organization where families and individuals can send a box of goods to a solidi er. We have done this two years in a row so far, and it feels good to know that we are doing something good and helping out someone who is fighting for us. We sent a big box of food and goods to our particular solidi er. In return he sent us a letter thinking us and telling us how much he appreciates it. It was great to learn more about what is going on and that the soldiers are so genuine and care so much about tour country.