Fellow Americans:

 

Any Soldier, Inc. is a non-profit organization started by Sgt. Brian Horn, with his mother and father Marty and Sue, of LaPlata, Maryland.  Sergeant Horn was one of the 1,000 soldiers who parachuted into Northern Iraq on March 26th, 2003 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. 

 

What started as a simple family effort to help their son blossomed into a nationwide grassroots effort that now helps and supports thousands of military men and women.  Sgt. Horn's father (who served in the Army for 20 years) started the web site www.anysoldier.com and today Any Soldier has delivered supportive items to more than 100,000 soldiers in all branches of the military, both active duty and reservists.

This is a perfect way to remind our men and women in uniform just how grateful we are for the tremendous sacrifices they make. And I hope you'll help get the word out by forwarding this e-mail to friends and family members.
 

"To all whom this may concern, I would personally like to thank all of those who have recently contributed their time and efforts in what I believe to be an awe-inspiring and frankly quite dramatic display of support from the home-front. The correspondence and care packages have been coming in at an overwhelming and nearly monumental pace. The "Any Soldier" campaign has seen tears from some, given hope to most, and has been inspirational to us all. Your relentless support has provided the simple reminder that any one of us would proudly die for a grateful nation in our ongoing fight against terrorism." "Freedom is not Free" SGT Brian Horn

• Be sure to see Senator John McCain's speech at Forrestal Lecture Series U.S. Naval Academy October 9, 2001 (Click Here)

• Also, a letter home from an Ensign on the USS Winston Churchill

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