How cool is this? The other day I wrote that you should vote to honor America and I just found that North Carolina has a program where you can post information and get a button with name of a veteran you want to honor. I immediately ordered one with the name of my father.

Here is the link to the program http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/content.aspx?id=90

Here is what the site says… North Carolina is proud to implement this program in time for the 2008 General Election. The Vote in Honor of a Veteran Program provides North Carolina citizens an opportunity to pay tribute to those that have served this country and protected our freedom. You can honor a Veteran this upcoming General Election by requesting a button and/or sharing a story that may be posted on the North Carolina State Board of Elections website. Each button will be personalized with the name of the Veteran that you wish to honor. Only one button per person. The button is a way for you to show your pride in a veteran or active duty service member on Election Day. Please make your request by October 15, 2008 to ensure delivery by the General Election. These buttons are being provided free of charge by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. You can request a personalized button by emailing a request or printing out a request form and mailing it in. Another way to honor the military members that are important to you is to share a story. Please tell us something about the person you are honoring (branch of military, conflict/war in which they served, etc.)

If you are from North Carolina, or know someone from North Carolina, you know what you need to do next.

If you are not from NC you can move here. OR you can see if your Board of Elections has such a program. If not, it will be too late to get one this year but I can see you getting a grass roots effort going to make it happen next time.

The reason you get to vote is that veterans have served, and died, to protect that right. The least you can do is wear a button on November 4 (and maybe a few extra days too)

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