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When filling out your Christmas cards this year, take ONE CARD and SEND it to this address:
A Recovering American Soldier, c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20307-5001. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these soldiers could get to bring up their spirits ♥ Isn't a smile worth the cost of a postage stamp? ************** moderator note: please see Quilter2B's update farther down on this page. ************** |
As a mother of 2 Marines and a Soldier, I think this is awesome! God bless our troops.
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Thanks for the address ... I'm putting several in the mail.
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I sent several to that address just the other day..Thanks for posting the information.
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I thought I read that Walter Reed has been asking people not to send these anymore????
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Thanks for sharing the address!
And Merry Christmas to all who read this! |
could only find one card for now,but it is on it's way.will get more cards in the next few days. what a great idea !
dar |
Someone remembers this each year and I'm thankful for that. This year it's you, so Thank You!
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Thanks. I do it every year and I've been putting this in my cards, too. God Bless America and the free nations of the world.
Blessings, Ruth |
Just an FYI because of security risk if a name of a soldier is not on the card it cannot be delivered. You might want to contact Walter Reed to see if they are accepting them this year. Last year they could not.
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Here is the information directly from the WRAMC website:
******************************************* Gifts to Army US Army website that provides the American public with information on methods by which citizens, organizations, and corporations can donate cash or goods and services to benefit Soldiers and their Families.(http://giftstoarmy.army.mil/) Holiday Mail for Heroes From now until December 10th you are invited to send holiday cards to our American service members, their families, and veterans all over the world. Anyone can send a card and you can send as many as you would like! Please send all cards to: Holiday Mail for Heroes PO Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 ************************************************ A Blessed and Happy Holiday to All. :D |
This is a wonderful thing!
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There is a remarkable yong woman that started "The Art of Encouragement" in 2008. She has a website up if you care to look. She takes in signed Cards and unsigned Cards all year long. For Christmas she sends a box of signed Cards to VA Hospitals all over the US & our Vets get a Card by their plate on Christmas Day. To begin with she asked for 450 signed Cards in 2008. She met that & increased the amt. for '09. Met that & for 2010 her goal was set at 10,000 Cards. I spoke with her on Wed. & I believe she has now met that amt. Such a worthy cause! Those now @ Walter Reed are so deserving also.
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Thank You for the address.
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I can send a few too!
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Remember there are many older veterans that would love to receive a card. Veteran hospitals and veteran nursing homes
will get you in contact with the correct info. Let us not forget these older veterans. |
Thanks for the info. I'm going to pass it on to my friends and family. Also - don't forget you can go online to:
www.letsaythanks.com/home and choose a card and Zerox will print it and see that it is delivered to a service person overseas. The cards were all designed by US school kids. There is no cost to you at all. This is good all year round, not just at holiday time, so bookmark it and send a card everyday. It only takes a minute and means so much. |
this is not a correct address. I got mine back that I sent, with an explanation that you have to have an actual name on each one, not just to a recovering soldier. They will not deliver them.
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Great idea, thanks!
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thanks for the information. I have a ton of Christmas cards that I'll send to the Servicemen. Eiltcoq.
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I posted the info on my facebook page.
Thanks for sharing!! |
Great idea.
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I make many stamped cards and plan this week to send a bunch there. I was a patient there a few times when we were stationed in MD.
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Originally Posted by Quilter2B
Here is the information directly from the WRAMC website:
******************************************* Gifts to Army US Army website that provides the American public with information on methods by which citizens, organizations, and corporations can donate cash or goods and services to benefit Soldiers and their Families.(http://giftstoarmy.army.mil/) Holiday Mail for Heroes From now until December 10th you are invited to send holiday cards to our American service members, their families, and veterans all over the world. Anyone can send a card and you can send as many as you would like! Please send all cards to: Holiday Mail for Heroes PO Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 ************************************************ A Blessed and Happy Holiday to All. :D |
will do as soon as i get home, thanks
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Thanks for the address. I'll ad it to my Christmas Card list.
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Yes it is, especially for all these men and woman who have given so much for us. I will send one tomorrow or a few.
God Bless all of the Military Service People |
Now I know what to do with the two extra boxes of cards I bought last year! Thank you so much. :thumbup:
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Must have a point of contact for all mail. This has been going on for years.
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