Support Our Troops
The following information is courtesy of the Department of Defense website: http://www.defendamerica.mil/support_troops.html
Thousands of Americans are 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 to endorse any specifically, servicemembers do value and appreciate such expressions of support:
Donate to ""
Donate a calling card to help keep servicemembers in touch with their families at
Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby or
Sign a virtual at Defend America
Help Our Veterans
Volunteer at a to honor veterans who bore the lamp of freedom in past conflicts.
NOTE: 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.
