Support Our Troops
 

There are many ways to show your support and appreciation for our troops. Links to just a few are listed below.

Links to Support Our Troops

Adopt a Platoon – 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.

Air Compassion for Veterans – www.aircompassionforveterans.org
Air Compassion for Veterans is committed to the ongoing healing process of our wounded warriors and will provide free air transport.

AnySoldier – www.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.

Appreciate Our Troops – 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 – 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 – www.booksforsoldiers.com
Help the troops escape boredom by donating some books. You can also donate DVDs and CDs requested by soldiers.

Camp Doha – 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 – www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
Donated cell phones are recycled and turned into cash. The cash is used to purchase calling cards for soldiers in Iraq.

Community Support for Our Military – http://www.ourmilitary.mil/resources/community-support-for-our-military
Provides contact information for organizations that support and communicate with our troops.

Exchange – http://www.shopmyexchange.com/Community/supporttroops/
The store for the military. Send Gift Cards, Calling Cards, Care Packages, or make donations for service members.

Fisher House – 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 – www.freedomcalls.org/
The Freedom Calls Foundation is helping families video conference with their loved ones in Iraq. You can donate money to help keep this project going.

Give 2 The Troops – www.give2thetroops.org
Send letters and messages to troops.

Hugs4SmilesUSA – www.hugs4smilesusa.org
Hugs4SmilesUSA will assign you a deployed soldier and/or family to send care packages and correspondence.

Joining Forces – www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces
Joining Forces is a White House initiative to mobilize all sectors of society to give our service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned.

Letters From Home – www.lettersfromhomeprogram.org/
Support the troops by sending letters so that they receive mail.

National Military Family Association – www.nmfa.org
Provides information for families of those who serve.

Operation Air Conditioner – 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 – www.platoonphone.com
Operation Call Home's mission is to provide each platoon with its own satellite phone.

Operation Gratitude – www.operationgratitude.com
Operation Gratitude sends care packages to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed in hostile regions, to their children left behind and to Wounded Warriors recuperating in Transition Units.

Operation Iraqi Children – 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 Kids – www.operationmilitarykids.org
A U.S. Army initiative working with communities to support children affected by deployments.

Operation Paperback – www.operationpaperback.org
Recycled reading for our troops.

Operation Shoe Box – www.operationshoebox.com
Send packages to troops.

Operation Uplink – www.operationuplink.org
Donate money to Operation Uplink. The money is used to purchase phone cards so service men and women can call home.

Soldiers' Angels – www.soldiersangels.org/heroes/index.php
Become some soldier's angel by adopting a service member. This site also provides links to other informative sites.

Special Operations Warrior Foundation – www.specialops.org
Helping the Children of Fallen Special Operations Warriors

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) – www.taps.org
TAPS offers peer support and assists survivors through a wide variety of programs.

Treats for Troops – www.treatsfortroops.info
Treats for Troops helps 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 – www.uso.org/act-now.aspx
Donate, volunteer, or become a partner. The USO mission is to lift the spirits of America's troops and their families.

American Red Cross Military Members and Families Services – www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=6fe51a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

Military Relief Societies (make donations to):

Armed Forces Relief Trust – www.afrtrust.org

Army Emergency Relief – www.aerhq.org

Coast Guard Mutual Assistance – www.cgmahq.org

Navy/Marine Relief Society – www.nmcrs.org

Operation USO Care Package – www.usometrodc.org/care.html