AAFES Gift Certificates
http://www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm
The Army and Air Force Exchange
Services is where most servicemen
and women do their shopping. You can
purchase gift certificates for those
in Iraq and those hospitalized.
Adopt a Platoon
http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/
Adopt a Platoon has several ongoing
projects to ensure that every
soldier overseas does not walk away
from mail call empty-handed.
AnySoldier
http://anysoldier.com/index.cfm
Any Soldier is a non-profit
organization that helps people send
care packages to members of the
armed services in Iraq.
AOLbyPhone
aol://4344:3449.abpSPLSH.16722104.784567724/
AOL users can record up to a
3-minute voice mail and send it to
military personnel who are in their
Address Book. The recipient will
receive the message as an e-mail
attachment and can listen from their
computer. Free trial ended January
15.
Appreciate Our Troops
http://www.appreciateourtroops.org
Purchase a Support Our Troops mug
and a free personalized mug will be
given to a current or former service
member.
Blue Star Mothers
http://www.bluestarmothers.org
The Blue Star Mothers was founded by
service members' moms during World
War II. Any mother with a son or
daughter in the military can join.
Books For Soldiers
http://www.booksforsoldiers.com/
Help the troops escape boredom by
donating some books. You can also
donate DVDs and CDs requested by
soldiers.
Camp Doha
http://www.campdoha.org/
Camp Doha provides valuable
information for those about to
deploy, their friends and families
and anyone who wants to support the
troops.
Cell Phones for Soldiers
http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/pages/1/index.htm
Donated cell phones are recycled and
turned into cash. The cash is used
to purchase calling cards for
soldiers in Iraq.
Defend America
http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html
Thank any service member stationed
throughout the U.S. and the world
with an e-mail.
Fisher House
http://www.fisherhouse.org/
The Fisher House Foundation donates
comfort homes, built on the grounds
of major military and VA medical
centers. These homes enable family
members to be close to a loved one
during hospitalization for an
unexpected illness, disease, or
injury.
Freedom Calls
http://www.freedomcalls.org/
The Freedom Calls Foundation is
helping families videoconference
with their loved ones in Iraq. You
can donate money to help keep this
project going.
Groceries for Families
http://www.commissaries.com/certificheck/
The men and women who lay down their
lives for us are terribly underpaid.
Help a family by purchasing gift
certificates to the commissary.
Homes for Our Troops
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/
Homes for Our Troops assists injured
veterans and their immediate
families by building new or adapting
existing homes with handicapped
accessibility.
Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/foundation_heroesfund.html
The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
provides grants to the families of
servicemen and women who died in
Iraq. You can donate online, through
mail or by calling a toll-free
number.
Military Moms
http://www.militarymoms.net/index.html
This site provides support to all of
the moms out there who has a son or
daughter in the military.
Operation: A Bit of Home
http://www.operationabitofhome.com/
Operation: A Bit of Home supports
over 150 different soldiers per day
by providing necessary and
hard-to-get toiletries.
Operation Air Conditioner
http://www.operationac.com/
Operation Air Conditioner provides
not only air conditioners but space
heaters (the desert is cold in the
winter) for soldiers in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Operation Call Home
http://www.platoonphone.com/
Operation Call Home's mission is to
provide each platoon with their own
satellite phone.
Operation Dear Abby
http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/
The U.S. Navy and Dear Abby have
teamed up. Their site allows you to
send e-mail messages of support to
service members.
Operation Give
http://www.operationgive.org/
Operation Give provides toys,
clothing and school supplies
primarily to the children of Iraq
and Afghanistan.
Operation Hero Miles
http://www.heromiles.org/
You can donate your unused frequent
flier miles to help soldiers travel
on emergency leave. They are also
used to help families fly to
hospitalized soldiers.
Operation Interdependence
http://www.oidelivers.org/
Operation Interdependence supplies
care packages to deployed soldiers.
You can help out by providing goods,
coordinating efforts or donating
funds.
Operation Iraqi Children
http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/
Many soldiers are rebuilding schools
in Iraq and scrounging around for
school supplies. Help by donating a
school supplies kit.
Operation Military Pride
http://operationmilitarypride.org
Operation Military Pride is a
volunteer organization that sends
cards letters and care packages to
troops.
Operation Uplink
http://www.operationuplink.org/
Donate money to Operation Uplink.
The money is used to purchase phone
cards so servicemen and women can
call home.
Soldiers' Angels
http://www.soldiersangels.org/heroes/index.php
Become some soldier's angel by
adopting a service member.
Treats for Troops
http://www.treatsfortroops.com/
Treats for Troops helps get you
provide packages to your loved ones
overseas. If you don't know anyone,
the Foster-A-Soldier Program matches
you with a registered soldier by
branch of service, home state,
gender, or birthday - or you can
choose to sponsor a group of
soldiers.
USO Cares
http://www.usocares.org/
You can sponsor care packages
provided by the USO with a $25
donation.
Voice from Home
http://voicesfromhome.org/home.html
Voices From Home allows military
members and their families and
friends to send and receive
immediate voice e-mail messages in
remote locations around the world.
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