Comments on: How Do I Get My Homemade Crafts To American Soldiers?

By: Lake Lover

Lake Lover — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:16:27 +0000

just like what was said above. The armed forces won’t take anything that s skewed to one religion or another. Sorry. But might I suggest a better option? Give them to the spouses left behind. That way they sould choose to keep them for themselves or if they think thier spouse would like it, they could post them in a package to Iraq. I would’ve loved to receive something like that when my husband was away. I shouldn’t use past tense. He leaves every 90 days.

By: mj

mj — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:16:49 +0000

Try this site – you will need to request a unit and address though, follow their instructions:
http://www.anysoldier.com

By: cope_ace

cope_ace — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:30:06 +0000

sent it by air plane

By: egoist_c

egoist_c — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:51:03 +0000

Contact a local recruiter, he can help you find a unit to send to, or maybe a Chaplain who can distribute them.
My son is in Iraq, bless your heart!

By: joyceele

joyceele — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:44:45 +0000

Operation Gratitude is great for this; I sent a bunch of books last week.http://www.opgratitude.com/

By: hey dude

hey dude — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:01:47 +0000

It depends…Its a relgious item. You might want to ask the red cross, a care package company who mail their items to soliders in Iraq.
The Marines just denied acceptance for relgious dolls for their toys for tons drive this holiday season because they didn’t want to favor one religion over another.
You may also want to look up on line a Military wives club and start from there.

By: chevy_gr

chevy_gr — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:33:53 +0000

red cross.

By: gormom

gormom — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:50:31 +0000

The United States armed forces cannot recieve cards to “any serviceman” this year due to fears of terrorism. Instead, the Pentagon has set up a secure email system that allows anyone to send a message to “any serviceman.” Just pick the branch of the service, type your message and click send.
The story behind the “to any serviceman” cards:
Since 1967, when Sgt. Billy Thompson wrote Abigail Van Buren and mentioned that a wonderful Christmas present to our armed forces would be “just a letter from home,” American citizens have been sending holiday wishes to servicemen and women stationed overseas every holiday season. Dubbed “Operation Dear Abby,” the program has brought holiday joy to hundreds of thousands of U.S. military personnel deployed away from home.
To access the site, visit http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/
Military Exchange Prepaid Calling Cards
The Department of Defense Military Exchanges have been authorized to sell the following prepaid calling cards to individuals and organizations who wish to purchase these cards for our troops serving overseas in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.https://thor.milexch.com/scs/default.asp…
12 Ways to Support Our Troops
By Lance Helgesonhttp://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/Ar…
You can adopt a specific or random service person for a prayer circle.http://www.presidentialprayerteam.net/tr…
You can write to a service person.http://anyservicemember.navy.mil
There are dozen of organizations, which allow you to purchase items and present it to a service person, but there are other options you might consider. Visit the closest VA Hospital or for something really unique try:
http://www.snipersonline.org (They ask for contributions to buy items that the Government refuses or that is out of stock.
God Bless You and The Southern People

By: southron

southron — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:37:06 +0000

Red Cross. Be really careful where you go and how you send ‘em you might be wasting your time. My husband wasn’t getting care packages sent to him and neither was anyone around him. As sad as it is alot of ‘em get stolen en route. I would only trust red Cross or go to your local VA office and ask them for suggestions. Good luck!