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Thank UN Peacekeepers for a Safer World

Sponsored by: Better World Campaign

At this very moment, UN peacekeepers around the world are risking their lives in the name of peace.

These men and women in blue helmets – more than 100,000 in total, making them the second largest deployed military in the world – can be found in 16 of the world's most dangerous conflict areas. They are stationed in such hot spots as Lebanon, Haiti and Sudan, and are fighting to preserve and ensure peace.

Sometimes that means disrupting drug trafficking and maintaining law and order. Sometimes it means disarming former combatants and disposing of mines. And sometimes it means organizing elections or helping countries develop legal frameworks to ensure continued justice. In any case, this work is critical to American national security interests, yet it often goes underappreciated in this country and elsewhere.

So this International Day of Peace (September 21), let's say thank you to our UN peacekeepers and show them we support their vital role in restoring global stability and security. Send a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressing your gratitude for UN peacekeepers, and we'll deliver it on your behalf to missions currently operating worldwide.

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[We will send this letter on your behalf to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and to all 16 UN peacekeeping missions currently in operation worldwide.]

Dear UN Peacekeepers,

We may be far from the 16 countries where all 100,000 of you are deployed, but our thoughts and thanks are with you. You are as far as East Timor, as close as Haiti, and spread throughout seven countries in Africa. The work you have done over the past 61 years has benefited the entire world, creating a more peaceful, stable and secure place for people to live.

[Your personal comments will be added here.]

Your work as peacekeepers is complicated and diverse: rebuilding societies wracked by violence; ensuring peaceful, fair elections; and maintaining law and order in some of the most volatile situations on earth. You face the daunting tasks of convincing armed groups to lay down their weapons and restoring the lives of thousands of children forced to become soldiers during war.

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Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “Thank UN Peacekeepers for a Safer World”!

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8:41 am PDT, Sep 29, Roland Foster, Arizona

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7:19 am PDT, Sep 29, Faith Rufo, Philippines

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6:42 am PDT, Sep 29, Bette Hill, Texas
thank you very much for keeping world a safer place to live. if not for you we would not have any peace at all. Thank you very much again.

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2:05 am PDT, Sep 29, Lesley Sutherland, Australia
we should all be grateful for the time you and your collegues spend away from your families to try to bring stability in some of the most horrendous theatres of war. at times those that you are sent to help may not seem to appreciate your efforts now, but in the future will. i, however, would like to thankyou.

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1:42 am PDT, Sep 29, Jon Schroeder, California
Please excuse the tardiness but HAPPY BELATED INT'L PEACE DAY!!!! I had a wonderful Peace Day myself as I had the opportunity to give a brief speech on the awareness of Peace Day at my school College of Marin as well as in the community I grew up in. The term 'Grassroots' gets thrown around a lot and I'm not sure if people really grasp the idea of how powerful it can be organizing within the community and becoming familiar with diff opinions/shared ideals in order to gain a wider view of the cause/problem at hand. We need more action, more town hall/meeting/gatherings/parades and festivals need to take place within the community!!!

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1:31 am PDT, Sep 29, Jone Gagnon, New York

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8:56 pm PDT, Sep 28, Christopher Lish, California

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8:20 pm PDT, Sep 28, Millie Delaney, California

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2:09 pm PDT, Sep 28, M. Sharon Gambocorto, New York

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12:26 pm PDT, Sep 28, Joanne Grier, Canada
I'm a long way away from you at this moment but I would like you to know how much appreciated your work and sacrifice are. God Bless.

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12:12 pm PDT, Sep 28, Julia Michell, United Kingdom
When I look at and think about the job that you do I am moved to tears. Thank you for helping to make the world a safer and better place, I envy you your position and your achievements and your bravery, once again, thank you so much. x

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11:24 am PDT, Sep 28, Andy Swindler, Illinois

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10:02 am PDT, Sep 28, Pam DeLitta, Texas

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8:21 am PDT, Sep 28, Moideen Kutty, United Kingdom

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7:24 am PDT, Sep 28, Romina Enopia, Philippines
Thank you!

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7:19 am PDT, Sep 28, Melanie Steverson-Jarvis, New York

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7:19 am PDT, Sep 28, Name not displayed, Florida

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7:06 am PDT, Sep 28, Inga Olsson, Sweden

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7:00 am PDT, Sep 28, Linda Cushman, Ohio

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6:50 am PDT, Sep 28, Gudy Terenzio, Spain

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10:52 pm PDT, Sep 27, Kyle S, New Jersey

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9:06 pm PDT, Sep 27, Richard Williams, Maryland

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7:44 pm PDT, Sep 27, Name not displayed, Philippines
You are God's gift to humanity. Continue doing the good deed and may your tribe increase.

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7:24 pm PDT, Sep 27, Name not displayed, Ohio

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4:58 pm PDT, Sep 27, Gina Coker, Pennsylvania
May God bless you!

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4:39 pm PDT, Sep 27, Debra A Pinkham, Massachusetts

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12:29 pm PDT, Sep 27, Jacquie Lowell, California

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6:06 am PDT, Sep 27, Carol Tessier, Massachusetts

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5:23 am PDT, Sep 27, Helaine Depp, California

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3:57 am PDT, Sep 27, Arleen Akbari, Georgia

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12:59 am PDT, Sep 27, Cissy BlackKitty, Finland

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12:26 am PDT, Sep 27, Dan Johnson, Michigan

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7:15 pm PDT, Sep 26, Monika Reifenstein, New York

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6:16 pm PDT, Sep 26, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

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1:09 pm PDT, Sep 26, D. Roxanne Stutrud, California
Thank you and may God bless you!

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10:57 am PDT, Sep 26, Donald Donaldson, Canada

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10:09 am PDT, Sep 26, Sue Ling Martinez, California

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9:58 am PDT, Sep 26, Chrisitna Walker, Illinois
Thank you so much for all that you do. You risk life and limb to help those in need. The effects you have on people's lives are immeasurable.

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8:33 am PDT, Sep 26, Kristin Noelle Russo, Michigan

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6:30 am PDT, Sep 26, Robert Apperson, North Carolina

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6:07 am PDT, Sep 26, Siew Ling Yaw, Malaysia
I pray that you all are protected by all harm and be home safe when time of return. I pray may the eye of enemy be blind from your gurdian angel when you on duty. I pray Archangel Michael be there to protect you and give you courage when you needed it. There no words that can be say to say my gratitude for the work you all have done for the people you serve. Thank you and God Bless.

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4:14 am PDT, Sep 26, Jack Reef, Illinois

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3:40 am PDT, Sep 26, Elizabeth Publico, Philippines

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12:04 am PDT, Sep 26, Name not displayed, New Zealand

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10:00 pm PDT, Sep 25, Virginia Chappell, Oklahoma
Thank you for all of your contributions and sacrifices!

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9:41 pm PDT, Sep 25, Stacey Taylor, North Carolina

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8:48 pm PDT, Sep 25, Michelle Elkins, Illinois

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7:10 pm PDT, Sep 25, Sonya Fitelson, California

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4:41 pm PDT, Sep 25, Laurrie Cozza, New York

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3:59 pm PDT, Sep 25, Louise Volpe, New York
We all need a safer world. Our childrem need to live in peace and with no fear of harm.

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3:01 pm PDT, Sep 25, Alfred Papillon, South Carolina
you are doing great. I wish more people were of the like.

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2:36 pm PDT, Sep 25, Karen Chaffee, Michigan

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12:34 pm PDT, Sep 25, Name not displayed, Tennessee
May God Bless All of You!

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9:14 am PDT, Sep 25, Audrey Smith, Mississippi

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8:53 am PDT, Sep 25, Megan Lahodny, North Carolina

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8:53 am PDT, Sep 25, Regina Duprat, California

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8:43 am PDT, Sep 25, Palina Asgeirsdottir, Iceland

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8:18 am PDT, Sep 25, Margaret Hartley, Washington

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7:56 am PDT, Sep 25, Sally Tinkham, New Hampshire

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7:47 am PDT, Sep 25, Lauren Anne Alnwick, New York

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7:37 am PDT, Sep 25, Cheryl Weiss, Illinois

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7:27 am PDT, Sep 25, Tyne Hopkins, Michigan
Thank you for your work and dedication.

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3:23 am PDT, Sep 25, Shorty Hanson, Australia

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3:19 am PDT, Sep 25, Soile Suanto, Finland

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11:28 pm PDT, Sep 24, Randall Chase, Canada
As a Canadian I fully support PeaceKeepers over direct military involvement. It has always been and should always be part of our Canadian identity in the world. Thanks!

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5:53 pm PDT, Sep 24, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Thank you hardly covers it!

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5:16 pm PDT, Sep 24, Jim Wilhelm, Massachusetts

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3:50 pm PDT, Sep 24, Monica Brown, Maryland

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3:08 pm PDT, Sep 24, Laura Arnold, New Mexico

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2:03 pm PDT, Sep 24, Christine Hamm, Massachusetts

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