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Support Our Troops (Holiday Ideas)
DoD News Release ^
| 12/12/2002
Posted on 12/12/2002 4:07:58 PM PST by Jen
With the holidays approaching, thousands of Americans are again asking what they can do to show their support for servicemembers, especially those serving overseas in this time of war. Below are Web sites for several organizations that are sponsoring programs for members of the Armed Forces overseas. While it would be inappropriate for the Department of Defense to endorse any specifically, servicemembers do value and appreciate such expressions of support:
Donate a calling card to help keep servicemembers in touch with their families at Operation Uplink.
Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby.
Sign a virtual thank you card at the Defend America Web site.
Make a donation to one of the military relief societies:
Army Emergency Relief
Navy/Marine Relief Society
Air Force Aid Society
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
Donate to "Operation USO Care Package"
Support the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services
Volunteer at a VA Hospital to honor veterans who bore the lamp of freedom in past conflicts.
Reach out to military families in your community, especially those with a loved one overseas.
Please do not flood the military mail system with letters, cards, and gifts. Due to security concerns and transportation constraints, the Department cannot accept items to be mailed to "Any Servicemember". Some people have tried to avoid this prohibition by sending large numbers of packages to an individual servicemember's address, which however well intentioned, clogs the mail and causes unneccessary delays.
The support and generosity of the American people has touched the lives of many servicemembers, over 300,000 of whom are deployed overseas.
TOPICS: VetsCoR
KEYWORDS: military; supportourtroops
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posted on
12/12/2002 4:07:58 PM PST
by
Jen
To: AntiJen; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; SAMWolf; MistyCA; Victoria Delsoul; Long Cut; SpookBrat; ...
Good ideas on how to show your support to our deployed troops over the holidays.
Tonk - I have the HTML code already done for this if you want to repost the article at the Canteen. Just let me know.
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posted on
12/12/2002 4:11:27 PM PST
by
Jen
To: AntiJen
Bump!
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posted on
12/12/2002 4:12:18 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
To: MeeknMing; JohnHuang2
Would you fellas consider pinging your lists to help get the word out about these ways people can show their support to our troops?
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posted on
12/12/2002 4:13:56 PM PST
by
Jen
To: All
Please take a moment and Thank a Service Man or Woman.Just Click on the graphic to SEND an e-mail.
To: AntiJen
"Tonk - I have the HTML code already done for this if you want to repost the article at the Canteen. Just let me know."
I'll be updating the USO Canteen Post Office and include the links that are not already in there.
Thanks for finding some new ones.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
OK, good.
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posted on
12/12/2002 5:21:25 PM PST
by
Jen
To: JustAmy; bluesagewoman; kristinn
Would you please let your FReeper chapter members know about this info?
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posted on
12/12/2002 6:21:01 PM PST
by
Jen
To: AntiJen
Bump for America's best.
To: A Navy Vet
Thanks for the bump!
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posted on
12/12/2002 7:25:39 PM PST
by
Jen
To: AntiJen
Thanks for the links, Jen.
Good job.
To: AntiJen; senorita; gracie1; notpoliticallycorewrecked; Mama_Bear; mtngrl@vrwc; Jim Robinson; ...
Thanks for the ping and a bump for our military.
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posted on
12/12/2002 7:47:58 PM PST
by
JustAmy
To: JustAmy
Thanks so much Amy!
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posted on
12/12/2002 8:12:38 PM PST
by
Jen
To: fivetoes; Trteamer
How about some pings to your FReeper friends to help get the word out about ways to support our troops?
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:04:54 PM PST
by
Jen
To: RMrattlesnake; Patriot
How about some pings to your FReeper friends to help get the word out about ways to support our troops?
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:07:14 PM PST
by
Jen
To: Johnny Gage
Johnny, how about some pings to your FReeper friends to help get the word out about ways to support our troops?
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:11:26 PM PST
by
Jen
To: larryjohnson
LJ - here's an opportunity to use your ping list.
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:12:28 PM PST
by
Jen
To: Sabertooth
Hey buddy, can you spare some pings?
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:19:33 PM PST
by
Jen
To: Victoria Delsoul
Thanks Victoria for the bump!
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:20:04 PM PST
by
Jen
To: SAMWolf
Appreciate the bump Sam. Can you manage some pings too?
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posted on
12/12/2002 9:20:53 PM PST
by
Jen
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