Star Wars for Our Troops!

Hi,

A petition has just been created so our Troops overseas can see Star Wars too!

You can go to the following site to sign the petition, the body of the petition is below:

http://www.petitiononline.com/swtroops/petition.html


To: Lucasfilm
With the worldwide release of Star Wars Ep. III The Return of the Sith approaching, there is a group of people who should not be left out. Our US Troops serving overseas in various branches of the military. Many may be in areas where it is impossible to see a movie, but there are just as many who are serving at bases with their own theater. Usually the movies shown at these theaters have been out for several months before they get it. I think that for a movie as monumental as the final Star Wars that special arrangements should be made by Lucasfilm to ensure that our troops get to see the movie as close to the same time as everyone else.

This subject is close to me because I recently learned that a dear friend of mine will be deployed just before the release. He is a big Star Wars fan and had planned to take leave and camp out with me for tickets in costume. However all of those plans for him are gone. He will be overseas serving at a military base when the film is released. It is possible that he might be back from his tour of service before the base could even get the movie. This would prevent him from even getting to see it on a large screen. I would love for him to get there and find out that he will be able to see the movie that he has looked forward to for years. To see a bit of the familiar while far from home is always a boost for moral. He has told me of several friends he has made in the Air Force who are also fans and will be deployed the same time.

I hope that you to feel that something should be done to allow our troops serving overseas to watch the next and final Star Wars movie. Please show your support for our troops.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

 

i did it

 

Hey All

I did it too. And I think it is awesome.
Later Days...

 

I was number 51.

 

It is done. Signed

 

and if all else fails I have a back up plan to share the goodness.

 

I jsut signed it through the 501st boards.

 

Number 58, yo.

 

I decided to try a more direct route... The online petitions don't usually carry very much weight... Unfortunately

 

depending on the base overseas (and the movie), a lot of times they will get a movie about a month or two after it comes out in the US (at least that was the case when I was at Saudi and Qatar...it may be different for the bases in Iraq and Afghanistan)...so is there something saying that Lucasfilm won't be sending it over there or something? Otherwise I don't see much point to the petition.

that said, I'll still sign the petition...even if I don't think it'll do any good.

 

The point to this is so they can see it at the same time as everyone else... Instead of waiting for that month or 2... If they do anothe rglobla release, it would only be a matter of sending a few prints to the Armed Forces Entertainment Department

 

hehe, easier said than done. it's not cheap to just send a few prints off. Not saying they won't do it or that they shouldn't...just that "a matter of sending a few prints to the Armed Forces Entertainment Department" is a bigger deal than it sounds to most of us. And you know I'm all for it, knowing what it's like to be over there.

 

That would be why I put the bug in a few key ears about 3 months ago

 

I'm number 91.

 

Number 170. Signed and thanks for your support!!!