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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
DoD NEWS RELEASE I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE

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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

        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 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 at

http://www.operationuplink.org/


        Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby
at 
http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/
 or
www.OperationDearAbby.net: 
http://www.OperationDearAbby.net


        Sign a virtual thank you card at the Defend America:

http://www.defendamerica.mil/

Web site at 
http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html


        Make a donation to one of the military relief societies:

http://www.aerhq.org/links.htm:


        Army Emergency Relief at 
http://www.aerhq.org/


        Navy/Marine Relief Society at  
http://www.nmcrs.org/


        Air Force Aid Society at  
http://www.afas.org/


        Coast Guard Mutual Assistance at  
http://www.cgmahq.org/


        Donate to"Operation USO Care Package" at  
http://www.usometrodc.org/care.html


        Support the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency
Services at  
http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/


        Volunteer at a  VA Hospital: 
http://www.va.gov/vetsday/

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:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2001/b11282001_bt603-01.html

."  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.

So, what is it that you are asking for, because I'm Canadian.. So I don't know of all of this war stuff that's going on.
Reminds me of sensationalist rhetoric during the 50's.
It's just a news release guys..  thats all,  
I get e-mails from the U.S. Dept. of Defense web site and on occasion there are some that are interesting and I like to share with our friends here at TANX
The web version for this release is at this address:

web version: 

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec2002/b12122002_bt632-02.html


Happy Holidays

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IT MEANS ANYONE CLOSE TO THE US.LETS JUST WISH THEM GOOD LUCK AND COME HOME SAFE.
*Nods approvingly* Totally agree, there.