I want to make cards and care packages for troops overseas but unsure of legal apsects of fundraising for this
Q. I send cards to troops overseas and want to continue this along with sending care packages. Unfortunately I don't have the personal funds to do too much of this. I'm wondering about the legal aspects of fundraising and how I might go about raising funds to do this? Is it possible to do so without forming a non-profit organization? I would be completely fine with planning fundraising events and things like that, but I want to know the legal aspect of it and make sure if I am allowed to do so.
Asked by Military Supporter - Sat Apr 5 12:01:47 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Contact the military. They may be able to help you.
Answered by marshall - Sat Apr 5 13:45:35 2008

who loaned troops to the british during the american revolution?
Q. I know the troops where actually taxed and bought by the British but I dont know from which country or province?
Asked by mandy - Mon Aug 25 18:15:09 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The Hessians were German soldiers in British service.
Answered by Elmyr - Mon Aug 25 18:22:07 2008

How many of our troops are now in danger because Palin publicized her son's deployment?
Q. For Political gain, this woman is prepared to put other people's children in his unit in danger. Consider the Prince Harry of the UK and the secrecy behind his deployment... Are these people who care about our military and the troops.
Asked by Dream Realized - Thu Sep 11 18:30:46 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. She's a Bimbo...and I doubt her son is in any danger over there. Surely, since she got the nod, he's been reassigned to a cushy desk job
Answered by Duchess X - Thu Sep 11 18:37:55 2008

What caused Russians to mobilize its troops at the beginning of World War I?
Q. A. They didn't want to fight a two front war. B. Germany wasn't industrialized, so they wanted to attack them while they were weak. C. Russia didn't have a railroad system, so it would take a long time to get troops in place. Explain your answer if you can please.
Asked by ... - Sun Apr 13 23:23:59 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. B-Germany has just never been as industrial as it could be
Answered by trixielaboo - Sun Apr 13 23:27:27 2008

How can Obama withdrawal the troops, give the Iraq govt ample time to stand up, and continued support?
Q. Is it just me... Or is it impossible to withdrawal our troops and to continue to support them at the same time.
Asked by Dina W - Tue Feb 26 21:48:43 2008 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments

A. The more troops withdrawn, the greater the danger for those left! so, you would not be supporting them. I am certain he did not get this idea from any general presently in Iraq! He truly is an Idiot! ~
Answered by Moody Red - Wed Feb 27 07:31:43 2008

How did George Washington immunize his troops in Yorktown and why?
Q. In Yorktown, George Washington immunized his troops intentionally so they could not become sick while the British troops could. What did he immunize them from, how, and exactly why?
Asked by Greg G - Fri Nov 14 00:22:54 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. ~From where did you get that information. The word vaccine wasn't coined until 13 years after Cornwallis surrendered. Although 2 or 3 people were playing with the idea of using deliberately infecting themselves with cowpox or mild cases of smallpox to protect against catching full blown smallpox in the early 1770s, their 'experiments' were largely unreported and was taking place in England and Germany, not in the colonies. Jenner went public in 1796. Vaccination started - slowly and with much reservation and trepidation - after that and after Louis Pasteur published his work. Sure, the Chinese were using a primitive vaccine in 200 BCE, the Indians (Asian) around 1000) and the Ottomans at least a century before Jenner, but who knew? … [cont.]
Answered by bcptm - Fri Nov 14 00:57:43 2008

What do you think of Obama sending 30,000 troops to Afganistan?
Q. Obama is planning on sending 30,000 troops to Afganistan until July of 2011. Then he said he's going to start a transitio. What do you think of this?
Asked by u have no idea.... - Sun Dec 13 19:47:41 2009 - - 18 Answers - 0 Comments

A. McChrystal wanted 60,000 troops with 40,000 as bare minimum needed to get the job done. Obama split the dfference with 30,000 in attempting to make the right happy and announcing a July 2011 withdrawal to make his leftist base happy. Obama needs to give McChrystal what he asked for so we can finish the job and get the heck out of Dodge.
Answered by John W - Sun Dec 13 20:27:47 2009

How can you donate items to troops overseas?
Q. I want to send some cookies to troops with no one in particular in mind. Is there an address that excepts those items? Or a website to get that type of information? Yahoo needs to change the name of this site to something that refers to painfully childish and pathetically immature thought patters.
Asked by hex_jb_360 - Sat Nov 14 05:20:37 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can't just send any items to soldiers you don't know overseas anymore. The best you can do is call your local base and talk to the chaplain or special services. They will take the items to the organizations that inspect and then sent out but not all items are acceptable.
Answered by Tapestry6 - Sat Nov 14 08:54:59 2009

How many US troops have been killed by British friendly fire in Iraq war?
Q. In the first gulf war Britain lost more troops to US 'friendly fire' than they did to enemy action from Iraq. How many troops has the US lost to 'friendly fire' from British troops in the current Iraq war? Toby - could you give examples? Of US troops killed by British friendly fire (not the other way round)? As for Turbo - words fail me - and him, it seems! doctdon - can't really believe you said this - why on earth would any country ever send troops to fight alongside US troops if it doesn't matter if the US kills them?
Asked by Sue C - Sat Aug 25 18:22:56 2007 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There have been no well-publicised incidents of US losses to British friendly fire that I know of, and considering how the British media loves bashing the government over the Iraq war, any incident like this would have been well-publicised. This may however be due to the fact that the US forces have most of the military hardware (aircraft, helicopter gunships etc) that's most capable of inflicting remote damage to a target. The further away you are from what you're shooting at, the more likely it is you're going to hit something you weren't supposed to. I do agree that some troop losses, even by friendly fire, are inevitable, and that people do seem to have forgotten that in the First World War there were 700,000 men lost just by the UK, [cont.]
Answered by merlindeguerre - Sat Aug 25 22:29:12 2007

How are troops fighting for our freedom in Iraq and Afganistan?
Q. I hear people saying that on Youtube, that they are fighting for freedom, but how? Take no offense from this question for I still support the troops proudly, but I just need more info.
Asked by Tommy L - Wed Jun 30 21:48:34 2010 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I've been to both and think that by stabilizing Iraq to the point where they an govern and provide their own security makes us safer by not allowing the country to be used as a terrorist training base. Same holds true for Afghanistan except there is much more work to be done there. EDIT - the key to all of this is education. It is good to see that girls are able to go to school in Afghanistan. Educating the populace is the first step to removing ignorance and the influence of religious zealots on the population. Eliminate this and it is harder to find people who want to be suicide bombers.
Answered by Billy11B - Wed Jun 30 21:53:58 2010

What organization collects calling cards for troops?
Q. I am trying to find a charity or group that accepts calling cards and sends them to troops overseas. Every year at my daughter's birthday we collect items to donate to some charity. I want to do something for the troops this year. I don't want to collect money and I thought calling cards would be great. However I can only find charities that allow you to purchase the cards online. Time is running short and i need help! Are there any groups that will accept the cards? Are there any other groups that collect any kind of items to send? THANKS!!!
Asked by mamatattertot - Sun Nov 11 12:46:21 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Check the website www.doonenicething.com I believe they send packages to troops. CLick on "Ideas"
Answered by itsallgood - Sun Nov 11 15:16:57 2007

Why those who exclaimed right of democrat subversives to lie about troops suggesting we cower/stop free speech?
Q. Ain't that just great? The scum bags who lied about troops raping & murdering innocent civilians are claiming that to not curtail freedom of speech in deference to violent bullies is somehow acting against the US troops? Should we just appease any crazy dirt balls who would kill over personal expression? So I guess if people were willing to murder others over the 911 Trophy Mosque, those who wanted to build it would then be the bad guys? How uniquely twisted & fucking stupid is that?
Asked by tblbaby - Thu Sep 9 17:40:44 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. they have no consistency because they have no honest foundation, their world is sophism
Answered by pznbob - Fri Sep 10 07:11:03 2010

What is the best way to get large care packages to our troops overseas?
Q. I am going to be starting a drive for our troops overseas at my high school, but I was not sure what the best way to get the goods to the troops. It would be small stuff, like deodorant or dvds, but I personally do not know any soldiers. Will the USO or someone else ship it for me?
Asked by bigseb31213 - Wed May 19 18:30:13 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Your best bet may be just to contact your local USO, and drop off everything you collect to them. One other way might be a local church. When I was overseas we got a few large boxes from different churches. Or check at your local post office.
Answered by crash - Wed May 19 18:34:59 2010

What good would it do to pull the troops from war?
Q. What good would it do to pull the troops from war? What would be the consequences, what would we gain?
Asked by Gavin.. - Wed Jun 4 15:59:55 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Stopping this mindless war will save both the nations the USA and the Iraq in many ways! Huge military spend of billion dollars a week, while the US government takes loan to repay the interest! Of course the loss of life and the huge suicidal bombings would come to an end. he tension in the middle east will be eased out and the peace will prevail paving way for more dialogs and the stability would substantially improve the oil supply with down slide of price etc!
Answered by anjana - Wed Jun 4 16:13:15 2008

How do Airborne troops in the 82nd and 173rd get to the war zone?
Q. I know the 101st is air assault and repel into their objective or war zone, but how do Airborne troops in the 82nd and 101st get to theirs. There is not much need for jumping with parachutes at this point. Do they go in with the regular infantry or do they repel like the 101st? How are they deployed?? I mean the 173rd. The 101st repels. Just wondering what their (82nd and 173rd) means to get to battle is
Asked by John Prego - Wed Apr 1 23:12:42 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The 101st doesn't repel into combat, you have been watching too many movies. they are moved by whatever means is available. the concept of Air assault doesn't mean just repelling. it means the ability to move troops quickly from one objective to the next by helicopter. The 82nd airborne division, and 173rd airborne Brigade are unique because they are the only force entry units available to the military. in other words they can be deployed to anywhere because they can parachute in. no other units can do that (marines can't land on a beach in a land locked country) in a staticwar such as Iraq and AAfghanistan the units deploy and are moved by normal means, trucks, hhelicopters or by foot.
Answered by Olan Black - Wed Apr 1 23:56:12 2009

Anyone know when the troops are going to start being pulled out of the Middle East and come home?
Q. My husband just got into the Army and he told me some bad news the other day on how if troops aren't being pulled out by the time he is out of his AIT school, which would be around November, then he is most likely going to be sent over. So anyone have an idea on when our troops will be coming home?
Asked by Megan - Tue May 25 00:23:47 2010 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If you mean Iraq, the best estimate is eight to 10 years. If you mean the entire Middle East, that won't happen until western civilization Achilles's heal ceases to be oil. As long as Europe and Japan depend so heavily on Middle Eastern oil and all of civilization can be brought down were it to be cut off, the USA will have a presence in the Middle East. It is probably the most critical national interest; even more so then the spread of nuclear weapons.
Answered by WhatBrain? - Tue May 25 04:23:12 2010

How far do troops in the military go in terms of blind submission to authority?
Q. For example, if a U.S. president ordered troops to start bombing a series of our allies, how long before the generals ignore orders from the commander in chief? Or would they keep obeying orders resulting in the destruction of mankind?
Asked by Shaun - Wed Oct 8 18:05:33 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In the military we are obligated to ignore illegal orders. If the president told us to bomb anything on a whim, he would be laughed at by generals, for a number of reasons, including lack of congressional approval, lack of funds, and the gross negligence of such an act. But at smaller level, such as between common infantrymen, It's not so much blind submission as it is that we are all fairly intelligent, thinking individuals that actually realize that in order to survive, we should probably listen to someone that knows more than we do. Instead of just assuming that we are all cattle, maybe you should stop being a pussy and join the military and then you will realize that maybe we aren't just blindly following orders but we all actually… [cont.]
Answered by richpers - Wed Oct 8 18:26:46 2008

How do the troops feel about the extension on their deployment?
Q. We are bleeding our troops. Bush is taking advantage of these poor soldiers. Enough lives have been lost & maimed. Why doesn't he bring them home already?
Asked by Riddler - Sat Apr 14 18:56:56 2007 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I wanna go home..so deep down inside I cry..
Answered by military gal - Fri Apr 20 10:23:40 2007

What are the best foreign troops you have fought alongside and why?
Q. The world has become more international and very few wars are fought with just one nation. For example the Iraq War has troops from 49 countries and korean war had 22 nations. What are the best foreign troops you have fought alongside and why? Also what are the worst foreign troops and why?
Asked by clint_slicker - Fri Nov 2 09:52:03 2007 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments

A. During my tour in Iraq I interfaced with British, and Japanese troops. The British troops concerned me because of their 'I'm better than you' attitude and the fact that they routinely ignored graphical control measures on a map (such as sector boundaries). Their also had a tendency to ignore things we told them and forget that something that worked for them may not work for us who were in a completely different situation. I was _really_ impressed with the Japanese. Their staff work was outstanding and their convoys were executed with a precision that was amazing to observe. I did kind of feel sorry for the Japanese troops because they had an ROE that required them to break contact if they were attacked and only allowed them to… [cont.]
Answered by MikeGolf - Fri Nov 2 12:32:32 2007

Is it true President Bush signed a bill bringing troops home by 2009?
Q. I've heard rumors that Bush signed a bill having all combat troops out of Iraqi cities in 7 months, and all troops out of Iraq by December 2009. Is this true?
Asked by Chris Ryan - Wed Oct 22 19:36:46 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No. This is not true. There are no current plans to withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq. The Bush Administration in currently in the works to give them the legal right to stay in Iraq till 2011. Visit Truly Newsworthy (www.TrulyNewsworthy.com) for news and information about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Answered by Josh - Wed Oct 22 19:46:42 2008