Christmas Cards for our Soldiers

I sent a Christmas card to Guantanamo Bay. This is why you should too.

Address:

Any Trooper

JTF GTMO

APO AE 09360

From the article posted above:

On Dec. 7, the U.S. military transferred the first group of al Qaeda detainees to a new $37 million 178-cell maximum-security prison designed to prevent attacks on guards. The facility has been reserved for prisoners deemed by the military to be the least compliant.

"As a commander, I don't like my folks being in danger every day," U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kris Winter said.

Guards have been routinely pelted with feces by inmates and face physical attacks from al Qaeda detainees. In May, al Qaeda detainees organized an ambush to stop a search of cells for contraband medication following two suicide attempts. Prison authorities have responded by providing inmates with a huge Arabic library, a modern hospital, sporting facilities and satellite television. Officials said Harry Potter in Arabic was one of the most popular books in Camp Delta.

A majority of our troops are my age and younger, and they face these abuses every day and have to keep their mouth shut and their tempers silent. Meanwhile, these same inmates, complain to whoever will listen that they are being poorly treated. And still those that guard them have to treat them with humility, respect, and tolerance. Could any of you, your husbands or brothers do the same?