A Mother's Story:

My son Thomas joined the Army prior to 9/11 in order to serve his country and to recieve the many benefits afforded our present day military. In March 2003, his unit was one of the first to go into Iraq. In his letters home, he would let me know what he needed in the way of personal items and "things from home" which he and his fellow soldiers missed. I would watch the day-to-day news reports from Baghdad so I knew that my son was fighting terrorists and sleeping and eating whatever and whenever he could. At one point, I was sending four boxes of food and supplies every week, hoping that my "MOM" packages could make the the hardships of war a little bit better. The cost of sending those boxes was astronomical.

It was a shock for me to learn that thousands of items earmarked for our troops never arrived- seemingly filling warehouses. The reason why is simple. No finances are allocated to ship these items. I was not going to allow this "reason" to happen to my son, or anyone's son, daughter, husband or wife.

What is our mission?

With a country as rich and powerful as ours, it is our mission to see to it that our returning soldiers are given the best possible opportunities and training to reenter the civilian world. It is our mission to assist our brave veterans so that they do not feel as if their country has forsaken them once their service is over. We want our troops to know that we are behind them 100% whether or not we favor the war. We will help to acquire housing, training and counseling, because the fact is, that although our soldiers have received all of the best training, they are still our children and our family.