Photo by Joie de Vivre Photography.
Today, for obvious reasons, I’ve got our troops on the brain.
A couple of years ago, I held a “Coming Home” photography assignment over on PW Photography. The contest received some of the most beautiful photos of troops coming home to their families, and I don’t think I was the only one who couldn’t hold in the tears as I looked through the submissions that week.
Here’s a link to the Coming Home posts if you’d like to look through the photos. They are an effective reminder of the sacrifices military troops and their families make.
“Coming Home” Photos
Whenever I see someone in uniform, or a veteran who’s served, all I can ever think to say is “thank you.” So today, let’s thank everyone who’s ever served our country: Feel free to leave your messages of gratitude, your prayers, your thanks to service members and their families in the Comments section of this post. It’ll be nice to have all the well wishes in one central spot, so troops can be reminded that we love ‘em.
The Giveaway
For every “thank you” left here over the next 24 hours, I will donate one dollar to Operation Homefront, which provides emergency assistance to troops, their families, and wounded warriors. Operation Homefront has received the highest rating (four star) from Charity Navigator, and you can read more about their mission here.
NOTE: This donation will be made on behalf of PW readers/friends, and I’ll post the contribution info here once it’s done.
(Small note from P-Dub: I’m not affiliated with Operation Homefront in any way. I just love the work they do.)
(Photo by Katie Mihalak.)
Thank you all for your messages of support.
And thank you again to our troops. For everything.
UPDATE: Entry time has ended. Thank you all for your messages of thanks to our troops and their families! Here is the donation confirmation from Operation Homefront:
Operation Homefront Donation
Thank you all for your participation!