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I bought a manly looking journal for my nephew who is deployed in Afghanistan in Helmand province. I'm having people write in it their encouragements and appreciation for his service. If you would like to write some encouraging words for him, please feel free to do so. I'll print them off and paste your words in his journal. You can write something long or short. It's up to you. I'll be sending this journal to his wife Monday, May 21st so she, his family there and his friends can write in it. Then she will send it to him.

Please know your words matter. I've started several of these journals. One was for a National Guardsmen who was getting very discouraged by all of the false media reports about Iraq. He actually told me "I will treasure this always." I gave him his journal when he came home on RR. He took it back to Iraq with him and he said he read it all the time.

Another one I started for a Marine from my community that was injured badly in Iraq. I did not know this man, and I only seen him once but never talked with him. However I did meet his mom, and to this day I'll never forget her words of thankfulness. Anyway I took his journal with me everywhere I went and I asked everyone I came in contact with if they wanted to write in it. Many people wanted to and did. He's had several surgeries and is still recovering. This was about a year and half ago. When I took the journal to his mom, she welcomed it in tears. A couple of days ago I seen her and she seen a journal in my hand and wanted to know what it was for and I told her. She was the first person to write in it.

Her son, his wife and their baby moved to California right after I got the journal to him. So I never met him or his family. But...his mom told me "He said that journal made a big difference in his life. It helped him in his recovery and he still reads it." I did not know that until a few days ago.

So please know all of your encouraging words matter!

If you want your full name with your words but are not comfortable with your name on the internet, you can send your words encouragement to me by private message here on Vox.

To all of you who do participate in this, I want to tell you up front "You're doing a great service for one who is doing a great service for you and for this country."

I'd also like to encourage you to do the same for any of our troops and/or their wives/families. Their service is of great honor as well.

Thank you so much
Twana