Good deed- 1 Anonymonity- 0

I've been contemplating posting this specific blog entry. I'm a bit like my sister in the sense that I love doing nice things, but I don't always want the attention. I prefer not to have my personal being take away from the inspiration of a good deed, or the happiness of a deserving person.

I know if Stacy were alive, she would want all of her blog posts anonymous. I feel the same way... and I also feel like the message I'm trying to convey would be losing something if I was completely anonymous for the below story.

In the future, I will try and keep entries as anonymous as possible.

With that said, I have to tell you of the most rewarding feeling I've had the opportunity to experience. A friend referred me to a website called "AdoptaPlatoon.org" a while back. The site gives you several ways to support soldiers overseas. You can participate in a one-time support, write, or adopt. My boyfriend, Dilip, and I chose to adopt. We write a weekly letter, and send a monthly care package to our soldier (stationed in Iraq).

Soldiers need some of the most basic supplies; sunblock, bug spray, support from home, and in some cases, a pillow. There are plenty of suggestions, and even the Post Office helps by supplying flat rate boxes; which costs only $10.95 to ship (REGARDLESS OF THE WEIGHT)!

There is an excitement of witnessing the reaction of doing something nice for someone. Doing something nice is always fun, but seeing that other person happy is a memory you hold onto. With AdoptaPlatoon, that isn't a possibility. It'll take weeks before your letters and packages arrive. Not to mention, there's a chance your soldier is unable to, or prefers not to, write back.

And yet, there is such satisfaction in my heart.

Regardless of your opinion of the war, I ask you to consider what you can do to show your appreciation of our troops. I promise you, you'll not only feel wonderful, but you would have made some invisible person overseas feel acknowledged and loved.