PSA

Cynthia at “Gazing at the Flag” sends along the following via e-mail:

It’s time for a new Letters from Home project. This time I will be collecting letters for the Navy. I’ll be sending them off to the USS Russell — DDG-59. So, just like last time, please send generalized supportive emails to me, and I will make sure that they get to the men and women aboard the Russell. When you send your email, please be sure and put “Letters from Home” in the subject line. We’re aiming for about 250 emails, so I’m hoping to have them collected and packed up by the end of the month. As with last time, anything you all can do to help spread the word would be greatly appreciated.

By the way, they have their own blog there on the Russell. There’s some great writing going on there! Their crew gives you a good close look at life aboard a modern destroyer at war.

This news comes from Jim at the great blog Thinking Right.

Well, now. That’s not a LOT to ask, now, is it? And check out The Destroyermen, too. If you read Lex, you know a lot about life in the Naval Aviation world. You can learn a lot about the world of Surface Warfare just by perusing The Destroyermen.

Sad to say…but the Navy has it ALL over the Air Force when it comes to exploiting New Media. Feel free to correct me if you think I’m wrong, Gentle Reader.

And… just for Grins and Giggles… long-time readers know I have a “certain affinity” for destroyers and the sailors who man them. Here’s a reminder.