To Send a Holiday Card to a Soldier
The men and women of The United States Military serve our country well, making many sacrifices such as being absent from loved ones on holidays but if you don’t personally know someone in the Armed Services it difficult to get a name and address. Each idea or site listed here will give instructions for how to send holiday cards to our troops and make their holiday a little nicer.
- Aunt Nancy
Aunt Nancy has a wonderful website that is updated regularly with information about reaching out to our men and women in the Armed Forces. For the name and address of a Soldier, serving far from home this holiday season contactAunt Nancywho will happy to provide you with one.
- Soldier’s Angels
Only by joining Soldier’s Angels, can you get the name and address of a soldier or adopt a soldier to send cards as well as care packages to. Get to know them through letters and lend encouragement to those who have no family to write to them.
- Any Soldier
At theAny Soldierwebsite, you will find the name and addresses of Soldiers who wish to receive mail and cards from the folks back home. You are required to give your name, current address and email address. As soon as you choose a soldier and request their address, it will be sent to your email.
- American Red Cross
The American Red Cross sponsors a program each year calledHoliday Mail For Heroes. At this site you can also make a donation to help make Christmas happier for Service Members and their families. You will also choose the card you wish to be sent and add your own personal greeting.
- Your Church
If you don’t know the name and address of a deployed soldier, call the office of your church and ask if they can help you. If no one from your church knows a Soldier, call other churches until you locate one.
- Local Clubs
Many community clubs such as The Masons, Shriners, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club or Christian Business Men Club sometimes sponsor programs during the holiday and may be able to help you find the name of a Soldier to send holiday greetings. Once you are in touch with a member of the armed services, you can request from them the names and addresses for others.
- The Best Card Of All
The best cards of all to send to our deployed troops are prepaid calling cards that allow them to talk to their loved ones during the holidays. Visit the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), who will help you get a prepaid calling card to a deployed Soldier for the holidays.
Being absent from home during the holidays is bad enough but when you are in harm’s way constantly it makes it much worse. Search these ideas and learn how to send holiday cards to our troops and when you do, tell them how thankful you are for all they do to keep America free.
