Expand the Oathkeepers' numbers! Help Educate Our Troops with Constitutional Care

As I read through the last Oathkeeper thread, I had an idea that may help us educate and support our troops at the same time.With the holidays approaching, we will begin to hear the call to support our troops and send packages to those so far from home. While I think that's a great idea in itself, I think we can improve on that idea. Not only do our troops need practical things and moral support, I think they need to be reminded of what and whom they really fight for. They fight not for our government with its fascist ideas and imperialistic agenda, but for We the People and The Constitution for the united States of America.

Our troops consist of our young men and women, emphasis on young. As such, they most likely got a half-a$$ed education about freedom and the foundations of our country. With the New World Order being taught in the schools, most of them, I suspect, have never even read the Constitution that they've sworn to uphold. I think that we should begin an educational support campaign that will put a copy of The Constitution in every service members pocket.

I propose that we start a campaign of Constitutional Care Packages. I think that if we each send a care package to a member of our military that includes a pocket Constitution, some literature from the Oathkeepers, practical items, thanks and best wishes, that we could reach an enormous amount of our military members.

To that end I've done a bit of the preliminary research to help us start this. Some links here:

Soldiers' names:

http://www.anysoldier.com/WhereToSend/

Each name represents more than one person. This name is a designee who will deliver packages within their troop. The Gov. doesn't allow delivery to "Any Soldier" but if you address to the individual name with "Any Soldier" written as the first line in the address, they will deliver and it will be distributed. When you click on the soldiers name, it will give you information about what they need.

Here is a really good list of the kinds of things to send:

http://www.operationmilitarypride.org/packages.html

To order your pocket Constitutions:

You can get 10 for $10 here: https://secure.heritage.org/PocketConstitutions/?src=first

or one for free here: http://www.askheritage.org/Premium.aspx

Download Oathkeepers brochures and flyers here: http://oathkeepers.org/oath/resources/#downloads

You can request free Military Care Package Mailing Kits from the Post Office. It includes boxes, labels, and all of the forms you may need. If you choose to "Constitutionally Care" for a member of the military stationed overseas, you will also need to fill out a customs form to go with your package.

Money is short for everyone today, but this can be done at little cost. If you choose a service member stationed in the US, you will be able to keep your cost down. A small package with a personal note, and a copy of the Constitution with an Oathkeepers flyer, is a nice gesture. Overseas costs, naturally, are a bit higher. (Cost estimates for Iraq here: http://pe.usps.com/text/Imm/il_005.htm#ep1385472 )

I think we can quickly raise constitutional awareness all through our military with this effort. I see this as a way of supporting them, by sending sincere thanks for their oath to the Constitution and for their Service. I think that notes to the troops should be on a personal nature, with gratitude and prayers rather than a reminder to keep their oath and encouragement to become an Oathkeeper. To me, The Constitution of the United States speaks for itself. We should make sure that It speaks to all members of our military.

Blessings )o(