Are you looking for an easy way to recognize our deployed service members and thank them for their service? The USO has a great way for you to do just that, and it’s free!

You can choose from a variety of cards, some of them are for deployed family members and some are appropriate for any service member. If you’re looking to send a card to any service member, the Department of Defense doesn’t deliver mail to ‘Any Soldier’ anymore, but anysoldier.com can connect you with a service member who will share your message with a member of their unit who might not be getting mail from home.

You can also donate to the USO’s Operation Phone Home to help make it easier for service members to call home to their families when they’re deployed.

If you have a rainy weekend in the house with your family, you can make cards for deployed soldiers, too! All you need is some construction paper, pens, pencils, markers or crayons, and a little imagination! It’s a sure bet that your cards will brighten the day of a deployed service member. Don’t forget, even if you don’t know a soldier, you can send your cards to a soldier who might not be getting mail from home through anysoldier.com.

 

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