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:
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.
.......now,....exactly, how/what/who MAKES them HOLY-DAYS for us to be HAPPY about!
Merry CHRISTmas!
HOLY-DAY FReep-time!
:-)
bkmk
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