Links to Organizations and Support

DoD Announces America Supports You Program The Department of Defense announced today the launch of “America Supports You,” a nationwide program to showcase and communicate American support to the men and women of the Armed Forces.Click Here

The USO mission is to provide morale, welfare and
recreation-type services to our men and women in
uniform. The original intent of Congress—and enduring
style of USO delivery—is to represent the American
people by extending a touch of home to the military.
Click here.

Anysoldier Want to send a care package to Any Soldier in Harm's Way, but have no idea of what to send, who to send it to, or how to send it? Anysoldier can help. AnySoldier.US started in August 2003 as a simple family effort to help the soldiers in one Army unit. However, due to overwhelming requests, on 1 January 2004 Anysoldier's effort was expanded to include ANY Soldier. They now include any member, of any of the Armed Services, in harms way. [Carrie Comment: GREAT SITE to choose by branch, male or female, and more!]

USPS - United States Postal Service FAQ Answers to common questions about supporting our Troups. Whether you want to send mail to our troops or lend your support in other ways, you may want to read through these questions and answers.

Operation Military Pride - Proudly supporting deployed service members since 1995. Care Packages OSS locates military personnel and gets their permission to allow our members to send them letters, cards and packages. We not only send cards, letters and care packages ourselves, but also distribute troop names and addresses to patriots wanting to send cards, letters or care packages directly to troops. We are one of the very few groups that allow direct contact with a service member, eliminating the “middle man” and expenses. They also offer public events, such as placing a banner on which everyone can write well wishes to the troops and then we mail the banner to a deployed unit.

Support Our Troops Directory This site is a directory of websites and organizations that provide"support our troops" programs.

Project Home Front Join Project Homefront You can help us support the families of those serving our country through a volunteer program called Project Homefront. Originally created by The Home Depot to help over 1,700 of our associates currently serving, we've extended this program, in coordination with Rebuilding Together and USA Freedom Corps, to help the families of all active duty military. This effort will help these families keep up their home lives and their homes while their loved ones are away.

Operation Soldier Support (OSS), a *Non-Profit Support Group established in 1999 to help people make a connection with our military men and women stationed away from home.

Donate Sky Miles Operation Hero Miles provides a way for you to help our troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan by donating your unused frequent flyer miles. Efforts are underway to make the donated miles more broadly available to all U.S. military personnel.

Operation Uplink - Phone Cards-Operation Uplink is a unique program that keeps military personnel and hospitalized veterans in touch with their families and loved ones by providing them with a free phone card. Using contributions from supporters like you, Operation Uplink purchases phone cards and distributes them to servicemen and women who are separated from those they care about. Since Operation Uplink was begun by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary in 1996, the program has given thousands of military personnel and hospitilized veterans one of the simplest yet most meaningful gifts they can receive: the opportunity to hear the voices of their families and loved ones. Read how much Operation Uplink means to our military personnel, veterans and their families.

BlueStar Mothers The once-prominent Blue Star Flag that hung in windows in wartime is making a comeback. The flag made a brief appearance during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, but because of the conflicts short duration, never really caught on. The tradition originated with WWI. In 1917, the Congressional Record stated: "The world should know of those who give so much for liberty. The dearest thing in all the world to a father and mother---their children." Also known as a Service Flag, the blue stands for hope and pride. When family members were killed, the blue star was replaced with a gold one representing sacrifice. A silver star stood for someone invalided home for wounds sustained overseas. Lapel pins also sported the same symbols. Captain Robert B. Quiesser, an Ohio National Guard veteran of the Mexican Border (1916), is credited with designing the original flag. During WWII, VFW actively promoted the flag through window cards and the assistance of radio stations. On October 17, 1943, Congress authorized the flag, and in February 1943, the secretary of war approved an official design. Although displaying Blue Star Flag's virtually vanished during the Korean and Vietnam wars, it was not until July 31, 1968, that the Pentagon issued regulations governing the design, use, and purchase of Service flags and pins.

Soldiers' Angels Soldiers' Angels currently supports thousands of American Service Members stationed wherever we raise our Country's Flag and the number is growing daily. We also work tirelessly supporting our Wounded Soldiers, with transitional backpacks, personal visits, phone calls, etc. Additionally, we send our thanks via letters and email to the military of Great Britain, Poland and Australia who serve by our soldiers side in Iraq.