Here are a few suggestions
from Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones on how you can support
our troops:
HELP FAMILIES
STAY IN TOUCH
Donate a calling card
to help keep service members in touch with their families
at Operation
Uplink ;
WRITE A LETTER
TO THE TROOPS
Send a greeting via e-mail
through Operation
Dear Abby, www.anyservicemember.navy.mil;
SAY THANK YOU
Sign a virtual thank-you
card at the Defend
America Web site;
SEND CARE PACKAGES
Donate to "Operation
USO Care Package,"
Support the American
Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services,
CONTACT MILITARY
RELIEF SOCIETIES:
Army
Emergency Relief;
Navy/Marine
Relief Society,
Air Force Aid Society,
www.afas.org;
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance,
www.cgmahq.org;
HELP OUR VETERANS
Volunteer at a VA Hospital,
www.va.gov/vetsday,
to honor veterans who
bore the lamp of freedom in past conflicts.
The
Congresswoman also issued the following caution:
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 service member."
Some people have tried to avoid this prohibition
by sending large numbers of packages to an individual
service member's address, which however well intentioned,
clogs the mail and causes unnecessary delays |