Support Our Troops (Holiday Ideas)

DoD News Release ^ | 12/12/2002

[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.

[Jen]

I got my ping. Thanks so much LJ!

[radu]

Thanx for the ping, Larry.

And thanx for posting this info, Jen. A few of these I knew about but several are new to me. The more we know about, the better!!

God bless our troops!

[Sabertooth]

Hey buddy, can you spare some pings?

You got it.

((((((growl)))))

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[maestro]

Holidays=HOLY-DAYS.....

.......now,....exactly, how/what/who MAKES them HOLY-DAYS for us to be HAPPY about!

Merry CHRISTmas!

HOLY-DAY FReep-time!

:-)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

The new links you found are now in the Post Office with the others ones.

"This is from me to those that have not written yet, please write, use it,
tell about your family, your hobbies, how the weather is, what are you planning for the holidays.
Tell a funny thing that happened, send a joke anything. Tell about your pets and kids.
We miss home and it means a lot to hear from everyone."

From a US Marine's e-mail

[Jen]

And a Merry CHRISTmas to you!

Jen <><

[Jen]

Thanks Tonk. The links were in a DOD news release which I posted.

[Momma Lou]

Wal Mart is sending a pre-paid phone card to every troop stationed overseas. It's a nice gesture.

[novemberslady]

bkmk