SW Ep 3 Petition for Overseas US Troops

Seeing as how SOME jerks cant keep poilitics out of a simple SW thread, I am reposting PVS's original thread for an online petition for the troops in Iraq to be able to see SW Ep 3 on the release date.. not 2-3 months later.

Episode III for Overseas Troops Petition

From TF.Net:
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http://www.theforce.net/episode3/st...roops_90989.asp

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

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so yeah, sign the petition. whether or not you agree with this war, those troops deserve the same SW goodness. if WWE can set up whole damm wrestling show there, then GL can easily throw some cash at this and make them happy for at least 2hours and 20minutes.

i get the feeling lucas would do this anyway, but lets tug at his heart strings just to be safe smile

here's the link to the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/swtroops/petition.html

Signed 🙂

bilbs, if I thought this thread would work in GDF I would have just moved the other one over here. I think the other mods will try pushing this one back into the Ep III forum.

just so we're clear, the creator of this petition is named Jennifer Russell, and she posted it at TFN.

and moderators, please leave it here for a little bit for exposure. if its pushed to ep3 it will just succumb to petty politicised trolling again, and if its in the OTF it will be pushed to page 3 in no time at all.

just a little while....pretty please? 🙂

edit: oh and thanks bilb 🙂

I think thery be more interested in black hawk down and such. poor soldiers caught in a needless war.

Originally posted by Lan©eWindu™
bilbs, if I thought this thread would work in GDF I would have just moved the other one over here. I think the other mods will try pushing this one back into the Ep III forum.

Lance I wsnt trying to be pissy, I just thought that this deserved to be seen and seing as how the SW folks wont STFU about the political stuff, I thought it might work here. No offense implied...

We'll see...but I don't think it will fare any better here than it did in Ep III.

well, ill be happy if that many more people see it and sign it. the topic in itself is superficial imho. i just care about the signatures.

on a side note, everyone please just ignore the trollers. people who are for this idea can only stand to lose by taking their bait and they can only succeed in....well whatever they think they're succeeding at 😬 so it would go like this:

-people take bait from troll
-flame war ensues
-thread gets closed
-trolls win

so yeah, just ignore the haters 🙂

Nifty. 😊

Who knows there might be some troops that are star wars fans.JM

Signed...

I have a feeling that after this movie comes out, a lot of people are gonna see parallels between the bushies and Darth Sidious.

Bah! Way too much to read and I do not have time for it.

Originally posted by BlackC@t
Bah! Way too much to read and I do not have time for it.

thank you for that
but you had time to post that? 🤨

*eating humble pie*
ok lancewindu, you were right.
it seems more people are interested in bush's frikin ipod....wow
what a disappointment

oh well 🙁

Awww come on!

This is easily right up alongside Bush's iPod tunes in stupidity.

Seriously, any trooper who has his head so far up his ass that he's worried about missing SWIII on opening night deserves to be kidnapped and beheaded on video only to be followed up by two insurgents pretending to be Darth Vader and Obi Wan fighting it out while standing above their dead corpse.

At war....worry about your life, not about how cool Anakin looks as Darth Vader.

thanks for the lecture.
why dont you take a second and read the signatures/comments from family members of soldiers overseas and vaterans in that petition and you may not be so quick to speak just for the sake of speaking.

^^^Couldn't have said it better (To Link).

Unless you used Yoda.

Serious though. If I was laying down at night in a warzone, knowing I could be killed tomorrow, the last thing on my mind would be seeing Ewan McGregor parade around in a monk robe.

I mean if you wanna help em see the movie, I don't REALLY see why not. I just think it's quite stupid to be concerned with a movie when you're fighting in Iraq.

-AC

no, you would be wanting to do something OTHER than cover your ass for at least a couple of hours.

thanks for the 'talk out your ass' fest

here are some quotes from the petition:

I'm active duty Air Force, and would love for my brothers in arms to have the opportunity to see this film while serving overseas. It would be a huge morale booster and let everyone know that they are not forgotten.

Im a Marine stationed in okinawa id love to be able to see it may 19

I'm a fanatic SW fan and Iraq War vet. You can't imagine how much of a moral boost seeing EP III would have been for me while deployed. VR.

I'll be serving in Qatar from mid April till August and won't have the opportunity to see the movie in the theaters.

Maj, USAF - having been deployed, I know this would be a HUGE morale boost

I am a USMC Vet Troops need this

Having just come from an overseas assignment, this would be a genuine gift for the troops serving as well as their families.

I don't think seeing a movie is too much to ask when you put your life on the line everday for your country.

USAF/SP (1983-1993), give the Force to our troops!

My wife and I are both active duty and are both HUGE Star Wars Fans. For the last 3 years we've been planning a trip to go see Ep III at Graumann's Chinese Theater in LA... saving up leave and money to ensure we are able to take time to go. We haven't been able to see the last 2 movies together on opening day because we've been stationed apart at the time. This time, we got lucky -- she just returned from a tour in Afghanistan, and will leave in Jun for a 1-year remote tour oversees. We should be able to see Ep III together on opening day!! However, we know tons of other SW fans in the military who are not as lucky. This initiative would help make the lives of all the Star Wars fans who are serving our country overseas a lot better!!!!!!!!!

I am an active duty service member and just returned from a deployment overseas. I have been looking forward to this movie since 1977 and have plans to sit in line in LA with my husband. Due to lucky timing, I will be able to accomplish this pilgrimage, but I could just have easily been overseas at the time of the movie release. Almost every active duty member I know is a huge Star Wars fan and seeing this movie close to its opening date in the U.S. would mean the world to them.

as a former serviceman myself, my heart goes out to the troops serving in our military. To bring a bit of "home" to those troops currently deployed would be something truly special for them.
No

Originally posted by PVS
no, you would be wanting to do something OTHER than cover your ass for at least a couple of hours.

thanks for the 'talk out your ass' fest

Wow, someone never ate their shredded wheat this morning.

True, I would wish for some kind of release. However, I doubt I'd be laying there thinking "Man, I could go for some Star Wars Episode 3 on opening night right now." Because that would be stupid. I'd probably be thinking "Why the f*ck am I here? I miss my family and I want to be with them." But then, I have to go a bit further than everyone else and be logical.

Like I said, if they wanna give the troops the movie, go for it. I don't see any problem, I just see it as really stupid if you're bothered about a movie in that situation.

-AC