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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Amanda Carpenter :: Townhall.com Columnist
Thank Troops with a Free Text
by Amanda Carpenter
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Who won Tuesday's presidential debate?


If there was a free, easy way to send a message of support directly to troops for Thanksgiving would you do it?

Yes? Well, get out your cell phone.

The Department of Defense is offering an instant text messaging service to put Americans in touch with U.S. soldiers who are protecting them abroad during the holiday season.

Those who wish to participate can send a free text message to say thanks to 89279 and will immediately get a response from a soldier on their phone. (I did it and received five heartfelt responses within a few minutes.)

This free texting service is provided through AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile and will expire on November 22.

For more details about the program, called America Supports, click HERE. The website features a widget that publishes some of the real-time messages being sent for those unsure of what to write.

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Amanda Carpenter is National Political Reporter for Townhall.com.
 
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Reply # 1
Date: Nov 21, 2007 - 4:59 PM EST
Subject: For Charles and talisman
I was going to write a short piece on how important morale and unit cohesion is to the success of military operations and how important encouraging communication from home can be in achieving that but I decided I would rather tell both of you to shove all that cr*p you are pushing right back up your a*sses you pair of F**king a*sholes.
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Reply # 2
Date: Nov 21, 2007 - 8:37 AM EST
Thank you, Troops!
Don't have text message equipment so will send my greeting this way.

Thank you troops, for your strength, your courage, your service. We sleep safely in our beds at night because strong men and women protect us. I only hope we deserve it.
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