Contact: Dr. Pat M. Boone, 719-884-0084

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- With everyone looking for economical, unique Christmas gifts, here's a great gift if you have a loved one on active duty overseas. It's the gift of language... specifically, the local language in Iraq, Afghanistan, or any other county where a soldier might be deployed.

In a press release November 4, 2009, Washington announced that the military "had acquired a system that would enable soldiers and foreign area officers to learn any of 70 languages." Even Washington realizes that we can no longer isolate ourselves from the local language wherever we find ourselves, whether we are soldiers, travelers or businesspersons. "The Defense Department has identified several critical languages, including Arabic, Farsi and Pashtun," Middle East Newsline reported.

Simultaneously, Dr. Pat M. Boone, author and psychologist, released a book after five years of intensive study based on what people say in "any" language. Comparing language learning to building a house, which first needs a foundation, her "foundation" words to learn are less than 100 words and phrases when you need to know "How To Get What You Want in Any Language," the book's title.

Dr. Boone, who also writes original Christmas songs to honor our troops and has given them away free each Christmas for the past three years at www.RedWhiteandBlueChristmas.com, determined to find a way for American soldiers to protect themselves in areas where the local language was not English, because language differences are a world problem, as well as military problem.

The US government recognizes the importance of foreign language learning for its "diplomats and officers," according to the Newsline release. However, Dr. Boone says, "You can give your personal family soldiers the same protection." Guided by her book, plus using computer technology and local residents, soldiers can easily learn the less than 100 foundation words and phrases to make their deployment safer.

How can learning the local language help protect a soldier? Because, besides learning foundation words, soldiers can learn specific conversation words that warn of impending attacks, terrorist plots, and government overthrows.

The problem with interpreters, or "Terps" as they are called, is they not always available. And even though they may understand the local language, they don't always understand English. "It's one thing to speak English, but it's another thing to understand English in critical situations," says Dr. Boone.

"How To Get What You Want in Any Language" is available on Amazon.com.