Troops

My fiance is a Marine but no longer in the Marine Corp. I think this is an awesome idea. What a great moral booster for them. It would be a great thing for them to have on the holidays to help them deal with the holidays away from their families. You are so thoughtful and kind. I hope a lot of people contact you and have this done for their loved ones.

My boyfriend is deployed in Iraq and during Christmas time, he'd tell me of the cards and gifts he recieved from total strangers. It not only amuses them, but it makes them happy to know that people back in the States and home are thinking of them. I know it's past Christmas, but that doesn't mean you can keep sending something. Don't limit things like that to just a holiday. You'll never know how homesick they are, or if they're thinking we don't appreciate what they're doing. Come on, we all go through that thought and emotions. I'm a single mother and I know my children don't appreciate what I do for them. *Pleiades

I think it is a great idea to send the troops a Christmas card. It will let them know how much we appreciate what they are doing and let them know they aren't forgotten over their that their hard work is something that we all appreciate. I figure it would bring a little joy into their lives being away from family at a time like this when other families are drawn together. It has to be hardest for those who have children knowing that mommy or daddy won't be home for Christmas. SO if sending a card will lighten their day I say we all should do it.

This is a great idea! I know that people have been sending our troops care packages and such and I am sure the troops appreciate it. Put yourself in their shoes...if you were in the military overseas away from your family and friends, I think you would appreciate cards, gifts, care packages, etc. no matter who they were from. Sending our troops cards, gifts, care packages, etc. shows appreciation for what they do :) I support our troops 100% !

My man is in the marines and deployed in Iraq. He won't be home until after Valentine's Day. :-( Remember if you're going to send care packages you have to have a service members name on the package. They no longer allow packages sent to "Any Service member" or the like because of security reasons. Also around this time many service men and women are being moved to different bases as they're closing a lot of bases throughout Iraq, so mail may be delayed to some. I know because I sent my man his Christmas presents already two weeks ago and he still hasn't recieved it because they stopped mail to his base and forwarded it to his next base, so he has to wait till he gets there to recieve it.