Christmas Cards

[NuTcAsE]

Got this in an e-mail.

"When doing 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 , D.C. 20307-5001

A fantastic idea.

[Guest tnmale46]

awesome idea

[Guest Hooker]

printed that off , thanks

[Angus]

Copy, pasted and added to the Christmas card list...thanks man!!!

[Guest Bronker]

Copy, pasted and added to the Christmas card list...thanks man!!!

I'm in.

[GTODALEP]

I am in too. Sent this to my wife to add this to our list.

[Guest Halfpint]

In.

[Guest sermon8r]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/walterreed.asp

Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials echoed this information in a statement regarding the proposed plan to send cards to unnamed soldiers in its care:

Mail to Wounded and Recovering Soldiers

Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials want to remind those individuals who want to show their appreciation through mail to include packages and letters, addressed to "Any Wounded Soldier" that Walter Reed will not be accepting these packages in support of the decision by then Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Transportation Policy in 2001. This decision was made to ensure the safety and well being of patients and staff at medical centers throughout the Department of Defense.

In addition, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer accepting "Any Service Member" or "Any Wounded Service Member" letters or packages. Mail to "Any Service Member" that is deposited into a collection box will not be delivered.

Instead of sending an "Any Wounded Soldier" letter or package to Walter Reed, please consider making a donation to one of the more than 300 nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping our troops and their families listed on the "America Supports You" website, www.americasupportsyou.mil

Those wishing to send holiday cards to recovering soldiers should instead look to the Holiday Mail for Heroes program.

Edited December 5, 2008 by sermon8r

[Guest RISC777]

Holiday Mail for Heroes snopse link

American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes link

Edited December 5, 2008 by RISC777

[NuTcAsE]

Crap!, Sorry guys. Good idea, it didn't look like the typical chain garbage, and I didn't research it.

[Guest RISC777]

Crap!, Sorry guys. Good idea, it didn't look like the typical chain garbage, and I didn't research it.

It's all good, NuT. At a minimum there's a link to the American Red Cross' web site for sending cards.

[Guest specialagent]

Thanks

[Guest TnDeerHunter]

Great thought, shows your heart is in the right place