Letters, We Get Letters
We love getting your feedback about Vox, and we're always intrigued to find out new ways that Vox is helping people stay connected to what's important to them.
Last week we got this letter from Voxer Sgt. Stephen M. DeBoard that really touched us, and we were thrilled to have gotten permission to share it with you all:
Dear Vox,
Just wanted to drop you a line and thank you for Vox. I ran a few websites back in my civilian days, and as a public affairs chief I ran the suggestion up the chain that maybe the best way to communicate with families during our year-long tour in Iraq's Al Anbar Province would be a blog. It's highly-recognizable and something most people are used to seeing.
We were going to set one up from scratch -- CSS, HTML, the whole nine yards. But I read an article about Vox in the March 2007 Wired magazine and decided to take a poke. I love it. We've been putting flash versions of our video productions up there. We're still getting the families and Marines involved in the site but we're hoping this takes off. We plan on having the little one-minute video snippets that most digital cameras take nowadays up on the site of Marines on patrol and the like in addition to our public affairs products.
But the real point is thanks for making a simple interface for even the uninitiated to take one look at and love. Even the Marines who aren't great with computers loved the Vox blog in seconds. Even on our very low satellite bandwidth Vox loads like a dream, which is surprising since I figured we'd have some problems with the AJAX.
Nice work!
Sgt. Stephen M. DeBoard
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Check out the Fightin' 6th Marines' Vox blog to see their photos, videos and stories. They are also looking for your feedback! In one of their latest posts, they ask: "What do you want to hear about? Current operations? Efforts of Iraqi Police? Iraqi schools? Let this site serve as a clearinghouse for requests for information about RCT-6. The purpose of this site is to enable two-way communication between the regiment and the public. Talk to us about what you want to see or hear."
Go visit their blog to let them know what you're curious about, and add them to your neighborhood to let them know you're listening!
- Krissy
Comments
I've added them! I've joined their group! And I plan to give them my FULL support in all they do to better our world.
I'll forever keep the troops deployed in Iraq and throughout the world in my heart.
Thank you for posting this, Team Vox. Thank you for showing your support for our troops and for shining the spotlight on their wonderful blog.