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Ohio mothers support troops.(Emily Curtis and Patti Curry)(Brief article)

The New American

| February 05, 2007 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2007 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

As the war in Iraq continues, the number of "care packages" donated to troops has declined, but two Edon, Ohio, women are trying to keep donations high. For the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, the two women, both with sons in the military, launched Operation Support Our Troops, a project to collect donations and send them to those serving in areas of conflict.

Emily Curtis' son, Jonathan, is a captain in the Army and Patti Curry's son, Mike, is a captain and pilot in the Air Force. Four years ago, the two moms decided to combine their efforts to send packages to as many overseas military personnel as they could.

"A short service project turned into an 'until the war's over or we die' thing," Curtis explained to the [Fort Wayne, Indiana] Journal Gazette. ...

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