You all may or may not know that my husband is currently in Afghanistan. After about a year and a half of training and traveling and deployment he will be leaving there VERY soon (so soon, in fact, that I can’t even talk dates or times) to return HOME!!! I can’t believe it’s almost over!
This experience has given me more respect than I could ever explain in one blog post for our troops and their families. I certainly never pictured myself in this situation and although it has been very difficult it has also taught me so much. No matter how you feel about these wars and the politics behind them, I think it’s important to support the individuals who are there. Why am I posting this on Garnet’s blog? Because I just came across a very cool social media campaign being done by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America leading up to Veteran’s Day next week that is doing just that!
Basically, you donate your facebook or twitter status to our troops from November 8-11 just to show them that we ‘have their back’. Two vets from the state with the most donated statuses will win tickets to the Super Bowl. Visit their facebook page or this article from Mashable for more details on how you can donate your status!
