tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post8194233708401904022..comments2023-10-08T05:04:34.602-04:00Comments on Cee Jay's Cyber Space: Supporting Our TroopsCee Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474817988990246677noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-88335887631825812752007-02-22T09:15:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for visiting my blog, Lou and thanks for yo...Thanks for visiting my blog, Lou and thanks for your service to our country. We are lucky to have many people of faith in our military. They represent our nation's diversity, tolerance, and democracy. Who better to be representatives of diversity and tolerance than Unitarian Universalists.<BR/> Blessed Be,<BR/> Cee JayCee Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474817988990246677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-57204439857599901632007-02-21T23:40:00.000-05:002007-02-21T23:40:00.000-05:00Hello, Cee Jay!Yup. One can be a UU and in the mil...Hello, Cee Jay!<BR/><BR/>Yup. One can be a UU and in the military. It's not easy, but as with anything in this life, it can be done with will, determination, and a little grace. <BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Lou Portella<BR/>ET1(SW/AW), Active USNUU Louiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662493749644394567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-52132423392642090882007-02-20T14:46:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:46:00.000-05:00Shalom Cee Jay,Thanks for finding this. I remember...Shalom Cee Jay,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for finding this. I remember the importance of mail from my own days in the Gulf back in 1979.<BR/><BR/>B'shalom,<BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677908746808365739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-3662180099381425072007-02-19T05:22:00.000-05:002007-02-19T05:22:00.000-05:00David, It is good to know that there will be a fe...David,<BR/> It is good to know that there will be a fellow UU serving as a chaplin and helping our troops meet their spiritual needs.<BR/> Please let us know if our congregation can be of help to you and those you will be serving with.<BR/> Peace and love,<BR/> Cee JayCee Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474817988990246677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-36437485320776428662007-02-19T04:54:00.000-05:002007-02-19T04:54:00.000-05:00Cosmic, I think it is more the thought that someo...Cosmic,<BR/> I think it is more the thought that someone back in the states cares about them than the actual substance of the package. I do care and want them to know that. <BR/> <BR/> I do agree with you that the corporations should pay their fair share of the war. The money appropriated has been mishandled and war profiteers are making a fortune while men and women in our military and their families suffer tremendous loss, not only in death and injuries, but lost time with family for which no amount of money can compensate them. <BR/> <BR/> I am supporting our troops, not only with a few care packages, but by holding our politicians accounable for the way they are treating citizens who volunteered to defend this country and aid us in times of crisis.Cee Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474817988990246677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-47048988314546858022007-02-19T01:49:00.000-05:002007-02-19T01:49:00.000-05:00Love the Sandbox concept for getting care packages...Love the Sandbox concept for getting care packages to soldiers but it's a little like the electrical companies asking the middle class to contribute on their monthly power bills to pay for those who can't afford the price of home heat.<BR/><BR/>It's a top down approach which passes the cost to someone else while they get tax breaks from the government which is supposed to lower their operating costs.<BR/><BR/>Corporations should take a portion of their annual tax subsidy and use it to buy each member of the military a food package, body armor or whatever individual need is required.<BR/><BR/>Better yet, Americans should demand a corporate war tax be imposed to pay for Bush's Middle East misadventures.<BR/><BR/>If big business had to pay for the war, it would end in a heartbeat and there would no longer be a need to send packages to the troops.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>CosmicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966766.post-7579084245104852092007-02-18T22:30:00.000-05:002007-02-18T22:30:00.000-05:00CeeJay,I can not tell you how it warms my heart to...CeeJay,<BR/><BR/>I can not tell you how it warms my heart to read of a fellow Unitarian Universalist who realizes that there is no conflict between supporting troops and UU theology/ideals. <BR/><BR/>I thank you, and I salute you. If I can ever be of service, you have but to ask. <BR/><BR/>Yours in Faith,<BR/><BR/>David Pyle<BR/>2LT, USAR Chapalincy Candidate<BR/>Student, Meadville Lombard Theological SchoolDavid Pylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651422808610886514noreply@blogger.com