Today the United States Military has close to 1.5 Million brave, dedicated men and women serving our country with over 200,000 of these men and women serving in countries outside the United States and its territories. As of March 2012, 6395 of these heroes, these brave men and women, have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. As Americans we owe all of our military personal a profound sense of gratitude for the sacrifices that they have made and we must thank them for the personal commitment they have made in the pledge to defend our country. Many of our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have gone above and beyond the call of duty and many have paid a heavy price both physically and mentally, while others have made the ultimate sacrifice, their lives. But our military troops are not the only heroes. The families that are left behind, supporting their loved ones are heroes as well. The children, the wives, husbands, parents, girlfriends, and boyfriends, who keep up their brave faces while they wait for their soldier to return home, are also our heroes. Support our troops and their family members. And if you see a soldier, stop, shake his or her hand, and say thank you.
Below are just a few of the organizations where you can go to support our troops and their families.
Opperation Gratitiude
Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000 care packages filled with snacks, entertainment items and personal letters of appreciation addressed to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed in hostile regions, to their children left behind and to Wounded Warriors recuperating in Transition Units. Their mission is to lift morale, bring a smile to a service member’s face and express to our Armed Forces the appreciation and support of the American people. Each package contains donated product valued at ~$125 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship. For safety and security, assembling of packages occurs at the Army National Guard armory in Van Nuys, California. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude volunteers have shipped more than 750,000 packages to American Military members and their children.
Cell Phones for Soldiers is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing deployed and returning troops cost-free methods to communicate with family while serving in the United States military. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to continue its mission to provide troops with FREE calls home through generous monetary contributions and the recycling of used mobile phones. Used mobile phones from all service providers are accepted. Each $5 contribution, or donated device valued at $5, will provide troops with 2.5 hours of FREE talk time. Since 2004, Cell Phones for Soldiers
- Raised more than $7 million and provided more than 114 million minutes of free talk.
- Mails approximately 12,000 calling cards each week.
- Recycled more than 8.3 million cell phones, reducing the impact on landfills.
- Anticipates the launch of a new program, Helping Heroes Home, to provide returning troops with 30-days of free phone service following deployment.
RecruitMilitary is the top full-service military-to-civilian recruiting firm in the United States. They use online and offline products to connect employers, franchisors, and educational institutions with men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans who already have civilian work experience, members of the National Guard and reserve forces, and military spouses. They serve veterans of all ranks, rates, and branches of the armed forces, and our services are free to all men and women who have a military background. RecruitMilitary sponcers the “Hiring Our Heroes” RecruitMilitary Veteran Opportunity Expos.These expos benefit veterans and military spouses who are looking for jobs and businesses that want to hire our military heros.
Hire Heroes USA is dedicated to creating job opportunities for US military veterans and their spouses through personalized employment training and corporate engagement. The transition back into civilian life can be challenging for service men and women, especially those wounded or disabled. As they seek to establish new civilian careers, many young veterans find themselves behind their peers and counterparts in terms of employment experience and networking in the civilian sector. The services HHUSA offers to our returning service members - our Heroes - help ease the transition into civilian life and ensure these selfless men and women have the opportunity to enjoy the freedoms they fought to preserve.
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