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Bringing Home to the Troops
By: Sarah Whitecotton
Staff Writer
Most people have
probably heard the word
floating around campus,
but what does it mean?
Is it a new cartoon show
on Saturday morning or
a new bill Congress just
passed concerning the
homeless?
HomeVoice is the
creation of Mark Neil, a
32-year old sophomore,
and Bob Graham, a 27-
year old sophomore. It
is a publication that is
going to be sent out to
the American forces
involved in Operation
Desert Shield in Saudi
Arabia. Neil is the edi
tor of the Aletheia as well
as Honor Court Presi
dent, while Graham is
managing editor of the
Aletheia and Student
Activities Chairman.
The purpose of Hom
eVoice is to boast troop
morale in Saudi Arabia.
Many soldiers don't
know that most Ameri
cans support them. This
paper would be a way to
let the troops know we,
at home, are thinking of
them. HomeVoice
would include letters of
encouragement, jokes,
cartoons, and articles
about current events in
the States. Graham and
Neil welcome any con
tribution anybody
would like to make.
The whole project will
cost between $20-$25
thousand /month to
operate. The paper is
planned to be run dur
ing the duration of Op
eration Desert Shield.
Graham and Neil are
currently in the process
of finding a corporate
sponser. "We have gone
to Coke, Pepsi, Hardee's
and plan to go to several
more. We plan to hear
from Pepsi within the
next week and a half.
Pepsi has been a good
sponser to the school, by
providing drinks at
school functions. One
factor that might influ
ence Pepsi's decision is
the fact that Pepsi has a
bottling company in Iraq
and some of their em
ployees are hostages.
HomeVoice would
also be good publication
for the college. The col
lege is very supportive
of the project. President
Vaughn has given
HomeVoice office space
in room 13 of McGregor.
HomeVoice would bring
CNN, ABC, and other
stations to Montreat
bringing national cover
age to the publication. It
would be a good mark
going into the 75 years
of Montreat."
Graham first thought
of the idea of a publica
tion to send to the troops
when he saw the adver-
tisment to write to the
soldiers aboard the ship,
U.S.S O'Brien. "I
thought it would be a
good idea to reach out to
them as a whole. Mark
thought of the name."
If you have been wait
ing for a chance to write
to the troops in Saudi
Arabia or your tired of
making excuses for not
writing, here's your
chance. Both Graham
and Neil encourage
people to be thinking of
ideas and writing ar
ticles. "Ifyouwouldlike
to write an encouraging
message or even a joke,
anything, please submit
ittoM-ACbox421." The
first publication is due
to be printed Friday and
sent Saturday. Hom
eVoice is an excellent
way to express your
Christian love and
brighten someone's day,
even if you can't write.