TANNER ENCOURAGES TENNESSEANS TO SUPPORT TROOPS WITH NEW USPS MILITARY PACKAGE DISCOUNT

'America Supports You' Caucus
Promotes Troops Appreciation Program

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. John Tanner has helped form the bipartisan ‘America Supports You’ Caucus to accompany the Pentagon’s America Supports You program, which allows Americans to express their gratitude to the men and women serving the U.S. Armed Forces.

The caucus recently helped the United States Postal Service unveil a new military flat-rate box for packages sent to military members and families stationed overseas. The new Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate box is 50 percent larger than current flat-rate boxes, and for the first time in history, the Postal Service is offering a $2 discount when sending the larger box to an APO/FPO military address, enabling customers to send more with one flat price. 

“Tennesseans know how important it is to show our appreciation to the men and women in uniform and their families during their service to the United States military,” Tanner said. “This new shipping discount and the other outreach efforts through the America Supports You program ensure our troops know that they have our full support while in harm’s way.”

For more information on care package shipping discounts and other ways to show support for military families, visit www.americasupportsyou.mil.

Congressman Tanner represents Tennessee’s 8^th District in West and Middle Tennessee. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and the Tennessee National Guard, he currently serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and as chairman of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

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