Send a free postcard to military personnel

Cloud · 11-20-2007, 12:14 PM

This was brought up on another group I belong to. A program by Xerox to send postcards to serving military personnel. They're kind of anonymous--do you think these would be well received?

http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html

tw · 11-20-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

A program by Xerox to send postcards to serving military personnel. They're kind of anonymous--do you think these would be well received?

We really should send those cards since 25% of the surviving veterans will end up homeless later in life. Oh. Sorry. I should ignore the reality we are imposing on them.

Cloud · 11-20-2007, 05:51 PM

sure, there's a larger problem, but that doesn't negate the efforts these people are doing. I'm just wondering how appreciated a card from someone they don't know would be.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-20-2007, 08:34 PM

Michael Yon

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American soldiers get care packages from people they do not even know, and those packages are morale boosters. American soldiers get cards from kindergartens from sea to sea, and the soldiers paste the cards all over the walls of their headquarters and hospitals. I don’t know what it is about those homemade cards, with their squiggly letters, stick figures and smiley-faced suns, but whenever I am in hospitals in Iraq, those cards from the kids greatly lift my spirits. I’ve seen the British get cards and packages like this, but nothing like the quantity, variety and frequency of what American soldiers get. And, of course, not everyone was indifferent to British efforts in Iraq.

classicman · 11-27-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Cloud

sure, there's a larger problem, but that doesn't negate the efforts these people are doing. I'm just wondering how appreciated a card from someone they don't know would be.

I have several friends in Iraq right now and they said that they greatly appreciate this type of thing. These cards are very well received.

orthodoc · 11-20-2007, 08:53 PM

Two excellent organizations that send care packages can be found at www.anysoldier.com, and www.OperationUSOCarePackage.org. The anysoldier group started out as the personal effort of one military mom whose son asked her to send a few things to some of the soldiers in his unit who never got mail. It has grown from there. The USO does great work too. I'm sure there are also other organizations that do the same sort of thing.

elSicomoro · 11-20-2007, 09:12 PM

Just don't do this.

tw · 11-20-2007, 09:56 PM

From the BBC of 18 Nov 2007:

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Army head concerned over morale
Gen Sir Richard Dannatt ... According to an internal report obtained by the Sunday Telegraph, Sir Richard said troops felt "devalued, angry and suffering from Iraq fatigue". ...

Gen Dannatt also said the military covenant - the guarantee of a duty of care between the government and the armed forces - is "clearly out of kilter".

He added: "We must strive to give individuals and units ample recuperation time between operations, but I do not underestimate how difficult this will be to achieve whilst under-manned and with less robust establishments than I would like."

busterb · 11-22-2007, 08:56 AM

For those of you who send Christmas cards:
When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please
include the following:
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

ZenGum · 11-22-2007, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by busterb

For those of you who send Christmas cards:
When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please
include the following:
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

Psssst. Check Sycamores post (#6). Follow the link.

busterb · 11-22-2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Psssst. Check Sycamores post (#6). Follow the link.

OOOOps boy that sucks. bb

queequeger · 11-22-2007, 09:45 AM

Post cards are nice and all, but you'll have more of an effect if you find a group that sends little packages, to include: porno mags (not joking), various reading material (comics, poli sci journals, and anything in between), etc. Things to do are a lot better than things to stare at on your wall.

If you've got a problem sending porn, know that they don't just randomly distribute the packages. Folks know in advance what they're getting when they pick up a box with some hustler... Also, it's a bit ridiculous to find porn too sinful for members of an organization that has at it's core killing people.

This has been a paid advertisement by the Get The Troops More Porn Organization.

queequeger · 11-22-2007, 09:47 AM

Side note: it is getting harder and harder to find orgs willing to send porn, so you might have to dig if you decide you want to make a soldier's life better through pictures of naked women.

Undertoad · 11-22-2007, 10:46 PM

Good source sez Walter Reed discontinued mails to "any" after a set of cards that was designed to look like elementary school children's cards were actually harsh anti-war messages.

regular.joe · 12-06-2007, 11:27 PM

Maxim magazine is quite popular. There is usually a general order in effect making things like pornography and alcohol off limits.

A card from someone ya don't know, while deployed...IS AWESOME!

Joe.

11-20-2007, 12:14 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Send a free postcard to military personnel This was brought up on another group I belong to. A program by Xerox to send postcards to serving military personnel. They're kind of anonymous--do you think these would be well received? http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-20-2007, 05:51 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	sure, there's a larger problem, but that doesn't negate the efforts these people are doing. I'm just wondering how appreciated a card from someone they don't know would be. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-22-2007, 08:56 AM	#9
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	For those of you who send Christmas cards: When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue,NW Washington,D.C. 20307-5001 __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-22-2007, 09:45 AM	#12
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	Post cards are nice and all, but you'll have more of an effect if you find a group that sends little packages, to include: porno mags (not joking), various reading material (comics, poli sci journals, and anything in between), etc. Things to do are a lot better than things to stare at on your wall. If you've got a problem sending porn, know that they don't just randomly distribute the packages. Folks know in advance what they're getting when they pick up a box with some hustler... Also, it's a bit ridiculous to find porn too sinful for members of an organization that has at it's core killing people. This has been a paid advertisement by the Get The Troops More Porn Organization. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

11-22-2007, 09:47 AM	#13
queequeger Hypercharismatic Telepathical Knight Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The armpit of the Universe... Augusta, GA Posts: 365	Side note: it is getting harder and harder to find orgs willing to send porn, so you might have to dig if you decide you want to make a soldier's life better through pictures of naked women. __________________ Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha... lobster.

11-20-2007, 08:53 PM	#6
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Two excellent organizations that send care packages can be found at www.anysoldier.com, and www.OperationUSOCarePackage.org. The anysoldier group started out as the personal effort of one military mom whose son asked her to send a few things to some of the soldiers in his unit who never got mail. It has grown from there. The USO does great work too. I'm sure there are also other organizations that do the same sort of thing. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-20-2007, 09:12 PM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Just don't do this.

11-22-2007, 10:46 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Good source sez Walter Reed discontinued mails to "any" after a set of cards that was designed to look like elementary school children's cards were actually harsh anti-war messages.

12-06-2007, 11:27 PM	#15
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Maxim magazine is quite popular. There is usually a general order in effect making things like pornography and alcohol off limits. A card from someone ya don't know, while deployed...IS AWESOME! Joe. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

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