Support the troops

My son-in-law is a Marine currently stationed in Iraq. One of the things he has been asking family and friends to send is reminders of the seasons at home (fall leaves, upcoming Christmas). Whether you believe we should be in this war or not, the guys and gals over there deserve our support.

This site, ourmilitary.org has information and news related to all branches of service. One page, provides a way for ebay searches to contribute to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund for free.

The following is what the site says about itself:
The internet portal and support site for our military service members, military families, veterans, and those who support them.
• Communicate with other service members, parents, spouses, and families using our forums.
• Stay up to date on the latest military news and events.
• Find the information you need with our military resources.

Here’s another news site: Defend America. It also has a page so you can send an email message of support to our troops.

Obviously, if you know someone personally in the military you can send mail and packages directly to them. The post office has guidelines on sending mail and packages.

Wired Kids even has an option for kids to send email to support our military overseas.

Call Home – You can help our military members call home by buying a phone card at Operation Uplink.

You can also support troops overseas by donating mileage, money, time at network for good. Lots of specific options here.

Another option is donating books (or money to ship books) to go to our troops. Check out this site.

The Cookie Lady loves to bake cookies for the military men and women serving our country. Read more at Treat the Troops.

BrigadeQM has a Gear for a Warrior program.

Marine Parents offers opportunities to support Marines.

AmericanSnipers.org is structured to help those that are on the front lines of safeguarding our freedoms. This organization was started by policemen. There’s a video that shows their purpose.

The mission of Operation First Response, Inc. (OFR) is to support our nation's wounded Heroes and their families.

I’m sure I’ve not covered every support organization out there, so if you’d like to share a link to more, feel free to comment.