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Tips For Military Families

Help Kids In Military Families Cope

If mom or dad is stationed in a war zone, the kids left behind often experience fear and stress. Learn how you can help these children express themselves and adjust to the situation. More

Fight Separation Issues Among Family Members

U.S. Military Deployment Locations

Tips For Sending Mail To Troops

Support The Troops

Although the military services no longer accept "Any Servicemember" mail, the troops can still receive mail and care packages from patriotic citizens. Here is a short list from the Department of Defense of organizations that will help you send messages and packages, as well as provide other support.

Help For The Wounded
Angels Of Mercy
Azalea Charities Aid for Wounded Soldiers
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
Comfort for America's Uniformed Services Elite
Helping Our Heroes Foundation
Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund
Wounded Warrior Project
Wounded Warriors

Entertainment For The Troops
Spirit of America
Stars For Stripes
USO
U.S. Vet Aid

Letters And Messages
A Million Thanks
Give 2 The Troops
Letters From Home
Marine Parents
MotoMail
My Soldier
Operation Dear Abby
Send a Message to Our Soldiers
Soldiers Angels
Support Our Soldiers America, Inc.
The Freedom Fund
Voices from Home Foundation

Military Family Support
Air Force Aid Society
American Military Family
Armed Forces Foundation
Association of the U.S. Army Family Programs
Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
Citizens Helping Heroes
Marine Moms Online
National Military Family Association
Operation Family Fund
Operation Homefront

Send Packages
Adopt a Platoon
Any Soldier
Have a Heart/Adopt a Soldier
Kitchen Table Gang
Operation AC
Operation Care and Comfort
Operation Care Packages
Operation Gratitude
Operation Homefront
Operation Military Pride
Operation Military Support
Operation Mom
Operation Shoebox
Operation We Care
Packages from Home
Patriot Packages
Soldiers' Angels
The Freedom Fund

Phone Cards
Cell Phones for Soldiers
Help Our Troops Call Home
Operation Uplink

Homes For Disabled Troops
Homes for our Troops
Military Housing Assistance Fund
Project Homefront
U.S. Troop Care Package

More Military Support Organizations

Old Glory

Download, Print American Flag

We can't give you anything to run up your flagpole, but we can provide you a printable American flag. More

Display, Fold A Flag Properly

U.S. Flag Through History

Quiz: U.S. State Flags

National Front

Pentagon: Q1 '08 Measuring Iraq Security

Pentagon: Petraeus Report To Congress

CBO Report: $1 Trillion Projected War Cost

Baker-Hamilton: Iraq Study Group Report

iCasualties: Military Casualties

Iraq Body Count: Civilian Casualties

Support: Fisher House

Support: Operation Home Front

FindLaw: Taguba Report On Abu Ghraib

State Department: U.N. Resolution 1441

Inside Iraq

Iraq War Special Coverage

On the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, get the latest headlines, video, slideshows and more. More

Veterans Day

Veterans Day FAQs

When is Veterans Day celebrated? Who decides if my business will be closed? How exactly is the holiday spelled? Find out this and more from the Department of Veterans Affairs. More

Military Deployments

Bush Dodges Shoe, Moves On To Afghanistan

Images

Slideshow: Baghdad Sandstorm Patrol

See how U.S. troops in Iraq cope with a foot patrol, a shooting and an emergency medical evacuation, all in the middle of a sandstorm. (Some graphic content.) More

Slideshow: Iraq, Five Years Later