Love Fort Bliss style for deployed soldiers on Valentine's Day

At Fort Bliss, video valentines recorded for soldiers

By Rene Leon
EL PASO, Texas
Sun Feb 12, 2012

(Reuters) - Aamber Alderson's sweetheart - her husband, Staff Sergeant James Alderson - will be thousands of miles away from her on Valentine's Day. So on Friday at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, she recorded a virtual valentine that will be sent to troops in places including Kuwait and Afghanistan, where he is stationed.

"We love you, we miss you, you're our hero, come home safely," Alderson said she told her husband.

Alderson recorded her video message as part of the "It's a Great Day to Love a Soldier" event at a Fort Bliss mall. Some, like her, came to send a message to a loved one.

Others recorded messages to all deployed soldiers, thanking them for their service. The 10- to 30-second messages will be seen by as many as 10,000 troops, according to officials at Fort Bliss, which organized the public event along with the Association of the U.S. Army and AT&T.
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