Supporting the troops should remain a priority
I want to thank the West Market Street Methodist Church leadership group for its support of the war troops of World War II (“Church sent support to war zones.”).
I am a student at Greensboro College who has engaged in conversations with former troops who have been in wars. When we discussed tours of duty, their main concerns were, “How is my family?” “Will I go to hell?” and “Do people care that we are putting their lives on the line so that they may be free?”
I wonder if we care as much now as they did in 1942. The idea of people of the church bringing comfort to those who have had children and husbands overseas may seem small to some, but talking to veterans I’ve met, I realize these are the most important things. I wish that not only churches, but more leadership groups would take more pride in supporting overseas troops as well as their families.
I don’t do my fair share of things to support troops overseas, but this article let me know I can start somewhere.
Antoine Brown
Greensboro
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"I wonder if we care as much now as they did in 1942".
some do, some don't, more feign.
Posted on November 5, 2008 5:55 AM