Legislative Update

If you've been thinking about our troops out there and was wondering what you and your group could do to help. Well here is a couple of websites that might give you some ideas.

The first is for motorcycle riders to attend funerals of our fallen men and women of the military. There has been groups that are protesting these funerals and the bikers are showing up in numbers as a shield and support for the families. No confrontations of any sort are allowed. The bikers just line up with their backs in full view of the protesters. Here is the website to look at and see if you want to participate.

http://www.patriotguard.org/


There is a plane load of Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines that lands at Dallas Fort Worth Airport every day. This is mostly servicemen and servicewomen who are on two week R&R leave from overseas, mostly from either Iraq, Afghanistan, or Kuwait. This is their first landing on US soil, and from here they board other flights or catch rides with family for the trips to their hometown. With the outstanding support of DFW Airport, a daily welcome party is held to give them a warm reception and let them know the folks here at home support them. As they get off of the plane and exit customs they encounter our party...a group of enthusiastic patriotic Americans of all ages with flags, balloons and posters applauding and shaking their hands.
This is truly a wonderful experience welcoming home our troops. I've been out there 3 times now and I've taken the kids along once. They enjoyed meeting all the troops and want to go back out there again. So here is the website on how you can participate.

http://www.welcometroops.com/