Fuente : United States Army
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'To Our Soldiers' provides direct link to GIs

/noticias.info/ WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 9, 2003) - The Army has established a new Web link that makes it easier to send a greeting to soldiers serving in the War on Terrorism.

The link, called "To Our Soldiers," is on the Army HomePage. People interested in sending a message to a soldier can also access the program directly at http://www.army.mil/tooursoldiers/messages/1.html.

While similar Web sites for sending messages to service members in general already existed, there was no way to send a message specifically to someone in the Army.

"This link gives people a way to be connected directly to soldiers," said Lt. Col. Mark H. Wiggins, Web director for the Army HomePage.

"To Our Soldiers" was launched the night of April 8 and enjoyed immediate resonance. Within minutes of being launched, more than 20 messages were received, and by morning, the number of messages was more than 200, Wiggins said.

"The numbers are not the important thing," Wiggins said. "What is important is providing the capability for people to get their message to soldiers."

To Our Soldiers is designed for posting a message to an individual soldier or to a group, but is not designed to be a letter writing service, instant-messaging service, e-mail service, bulletin board or general chat service.

Each message is viewed individually, and may be edited or deleted if the content violates operational security, privacy or propriety. notas_de_prensa_archivo