Operation Foxhole Atheists!

OPERATION FOXHOLE
ATHEISTS

ATHEIST SOLDIERS IN IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN
Need Your Help and Support!

PLEASE HELP US MEET OUR FIRST DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 22!
September 22nd is our first shipment in support of foxhole atheists.
We will continue to add names and send out more packages.
Check back in for updates!

Blair Scott, the Alabama State Director for American Atheists and the North Alabama Freethought
Association (NAFA) are putting together care packages for atheist soldiers stationed in Iraq/Afghanistan.
This event is called OPERATION FOXHOLE
ATHEISTS (OFA)
.

OFA started after hearing about several atheist soldiers in Iraq that attempted to start a group at their Forward
Operating Base (FOB). They were harassed by a major that threatened to go after them with the UCMJ (Uniform Code of
Military Justice). The soldiers did not violate the UCMJ at all. In fact, the major, by misusing his rank to harass
the soldiers and try to trump their attempt to exercise their right in the military to the freedom of religion,
violated the UCMJ directly.

We, as most American citizens should be, were deeply upset by this turn of events. We decided to help these soldiers
by showing our support and sending them care packages and letters of support. That small initial event has now turned
into a national effort to help support any atheist in the foxhole. OFA will send these soldiers care packages with
needs and wants, as well as supporting letters from around the nation. But OFA needs your help!

* Donate goods at any upcoming NAFA event or via postal mail.

* Donate money to help purchase goods and pay for shipping costs.

* Send letters and cards to OFA to be forwarded to foxhole atheists.

* Tell us about foxhole atheists so they can receive care packages from OFA.

Please help OFA support foxhole atheists. No matter what your views may be concerning the war in Iraq or Afghanistan,
it is clear that politicians are the problem: not the soldiers. Let these foxhole atheists know we care about them.
Sending the foxhole atheists packages of hard-to-find items and letters and cards with words of comfort and support
will help make their time in the war zone feel a little more like home. These soldiers go day-to-day without praying
to any of the man-made gods. They get their comfort from reality, and from people like you that care.

Due to sensitivity for the privacy of our foxhole atheists, to reduce the risk of physical harm, and to maintain
Operational Security (OpSec), the names, addresses, and specific FOB of the foxhole atheists will not be disclosed
to the public.

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TO ADD A FOXHOLE ATHEIST TO THE OFA LIST:
Send an email with the rank, name, and address to:
Yvonne Muniz
Coordinator, Operation Foxhole Atheists.
Assistant Organizer, NAFA

TO DONATE GOODS TO OFA:
Donate goods at any upcoming NAFA event.
Send goods via postal mail. DO NOT use UPS or FedEx, use the US Postal Service only.
Operation Foxhole Atheists
PO BOX 41
Ryland, AL 35767-2000

TO DONATE MONEY TO OFA:
Donate cash at any upcoming NAFA event.
Donate via PayPal by going to NAFA's website: http://www.alabamaatheist.org/

Because we do not have an EIN from the IRS, we cannot accept checks or money orders written to OFA. If you are
comfortable writing a money order or cashier's check (no personal checks please) out to an individual that will
transfer the money to OFA, please contact Yvonne Muniz, Coordinator, Operation Foxhole Atheists.

TO SEND LETTERS AND CARDS:
Operation Foxhole Atheists
PO BOX 41
Ryland, AL 35767-2000

For press inquiries, please contact Blair Scott
Alabama State Director, American Atheists.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (256) 513-5877

Submitted by Tomcat on Sat, 2007-09-01 12:25.