Veterans Affairs Office

Ways to Support Our Troops

Family members, friends, and concerned citizens can support our troops who are deployed. They may:

Provide a Blue Star Banner to family members of service members. They can be purchased at http://emblem.legion.org

Donate a calling card to help keep service members in touch with their families at Operation Uplink at http://operationuplink.org

Send a greeting via email through Operation Dear Abby at http://anyservicemember.org or http://www.OperationDearAbby.net

Sign a virtual ‘thank-you’ card at the Defend America web site at http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html

Make a donation to one of the military relief societies:

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

Navy/Marine Relief Society at http://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.uso-metrodc.org/care1.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 from past conflicts

Support families whose loved ones are being treated at military and VA hospitals through a donation to the Fisher House at http://www.fisherhouse.org

Reach out to military families in your community, especially those with a loved one overseas

Send a personal message via Stars and Stripes at messages@estripes.com (messages are limited to 50 words and printed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Participate in the Gift of Groceries program at http://www.commissaries.com/certificheck/index.html

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