Supporting Service Members During the Holidays

I received an e-mail today urging me to send a Christmas card to:

A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NWWashington,D.C. 20307-5001

As a member of the Armed Services let me first assure you that we all appreciate the sentiment involved in actions such as these. Whether or not you support the war, your support of the service members involved is very much welcomed. Having said that, let me give you the unfortunate news. Cards, gifts, boxes, etc. addressed to generic service members can not be delivered. The USPS won't deliver them, and if one slips through, the installation is not allowed to accept it. This policy is purely for security reasons, and in consideration of the health and well being of our troops and their families.

In light of this, there are many ways to show your support for service members without knowing their specific name, here are a few:For more on this policy as well as better way to show your support of the troops, visit:Walter Reed Army Medical Center's site: http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/Lists/WRNews/DispForm.aspx?Id=24&.

The America Supports You website: http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/index.aspx

the United Service Organizations (USO) website:http://www.uso.org/

Thank you for your support.