HELP FAMILIES STAY IN TOUCH
Donate a calling card to help keep service members in touch with their families at Operation Uplink

SAY THANK YOU
Sign a virtual thank-you card at the Defend America Web site

SEND CARE PACKAGES
Donate to "Operation USO Care Package,"

Support the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services,

FLY A BLUE STAR BANNER
For families who have loved ones serving overseas
click here

TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN
The National Center for Children Exposed To Violence Has provided information to help parents and teachers talk about war with their children and students.
Information for Parents
Information for Teachers

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS
www.cyfernet.org

CONTACT MILITARY RELIEF SOCIETIES:
Army Emergency Relief
Navy/Marine Relief Society

Air Force Aid Society,
www.afas.org

Coast Guard Mutual Assistance
www.cgmahq.org

HELP OUR VETERANS
Volunteer at a VA Hospital
www.va.gov/vetsday

to honor veterans who bore the lamp of freedom in past conflicts.

LEARN ABOUT RELIEF EFFORTS IN IRAQ
The U.S. Agency of International Development informs Americans about how they can help Iraq rebuild.
www.usaid.gov/iraq

Note: Please do not flood the military mail system with letters, cards and gifts. Due to security concerns and transportation constraints, the Department cannot accept items to be mailed to "any service member." Some people have tried to avoid this prohibition by sending large numbers of packages to an individual service member's address, which however well intentioned, clogs the mail and causes unnecessary delays