Remember our troops!
Last night everyone was so busy moaning about Romney, the IGTNT diary got almost no attention.
Follow this tag. The series posts around 7pm 2 nights after every announced death.
Honor our troops, and our kos-mates who write these diaries. This diary series has been going a very long time, and is one of the most community-building and meaningful series around. It's the best of us reaching out to our country, to those to laid down their lives.
"I Got the News Today" is a diary series intended to honor, respect, and remind us of the sacrifice of our US troops. Click here to see the series, which was begun by i dunno, and which is maintained by Sandy on Signal, noweasels, monkeybiz, blue jersey mom, Chacounne, twilight falling, joyful, SisTwo, SpamNunn, TrueBlueMajority, CalNM, Wide Awake in Kentucky, maggiejean, kestrel9000, TheFatLadySings, Ekaterin and, JaxDem.
These diaries are heartbreaking to write, but are an important service to those who have died, and show our community’s respect for them. Diaries about the fallen usually appear two days after their names are officially released, which allows time for the IGTNT team to find and tell their stories.
Last night was kind of crazy at Casa Jenn, and I didn't notice the IGTNT until after the kids were in bed the first time. Given the large numbers of US, and the number of recs received by the diaries on the rec list, I am positive this situation can be quickly repaired.
I am also open to any other strategies for promoting this diary - maybe a Person In Charge of This every night or something, or a partner for each diarist . . . I will be this person tonight.
**Disclaimer**
I am only discussing the IGTNT series and its deserved place on the rec list. This diary is not for discussing the merits of any war, nor this war in particular. This diary is only for acknowledgement of the series of memorial diaries.