CR Nation

Taken from the school newspaper article:

For the third year in a row, the Western Oregon University College Republicans (WOUCR) have hosted “Support the Troops” week. The week is meant to show students how they can support America’s troops even if they do not support the War in Iraq.

For the duration of the week May 12-16, the WOUCR hosted two booths in front of the Werner University Center. At times, students in Western’s ROTC program showed up to show their support for the troops who are currently serving abroad.

For those who wanted to show support for the troops, there were many options available. If a student had a friend or relative serving in the army they could post a picture of them on the “Recognition of Service” Board. Students were given the chance to write a letter of support to a member of the army and donate different goods for care packages that the club plans to ship to the troops overseas.

Many people stop to donate money for care packages, write letters to soldiers, to ask about what else they can do, to grab a yellow ribbon to show their support, and to post photos of Soldiers they love on the service board.

A participant stated:

When someone comes up and says, ‘my cousin is serving in Iraq right now, thank you guys for doing this, it just made my day’ it makes everything worth it.