to Help Support Our Troops !
It does not matter what your political party is or what your views are of the war on terror we are now involved in.What does matter is that you remember it is OUR sons and daughters who are giving their all for what THEY believe in, and no matter what your personal feelings are, they need all the support we can give.
This is not the draftee military of past years, this is an all new volunteer military who are intelligent and dedicated young Americans and coalition forces who are performing the duties and serving the causes they believe are just and right in the fight for freedom.Most of us go to work each day and never think about the freedoms we take for granted or the many sacrifices that were made to secure those freedoms.Put aside all of your personal and political feelings and help if you can.Listed below are organizations to check out to see if there is something you can do to help.We at Tomar's KA-BAR Knives contribute a portion of our sales and participate in several ways to give support and ask you to do the same. Below are Web sites of several organizations that are sponsoring programs for members of our military past & presently serving.
Honor Our Wounded Warriors
Make a donation to the Disabled American Veterans at http://www.dav.org Every penny counts !
You can also find information on ways to help and volunteer in a variety of ways.
They provide valuable information about benefits that are available to our disabled vets through the (DAV) programs.
Contribute to "Gifts from the Homefront" Certificates from the Army Air Force Exchange System (AAFES). These allow you to send a gift certificate to a loved one, family member or friend associated with the military. These certificates are redeemable by authorized patrons of the PX/BX and are redeemable at all locations around the world including deployed areas. For more information, please see: http://www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm.
Give a needed donation to the USO directly at http://www.uso.org (OR)
The Gift of Groceries program at http://www.commissaries.com/certificheck/index.htm
helps meet the family needs of our Guard and Reserve troops fighting the war on terrorism.
Donate a calling card to help keep service members in touch with their families at Operation Uplink at http://www.operationuplink.org/
Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby at http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/ or www.OperationDearAbby.net
Sign a virtual thank you card at the Defend America Web site at http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html
Adopt a Soldier at Soldiers' Angels-http://www.soldiersangels.org/heroes/adopt_a_soldier.php May No Soldier Go Unloved !
Thank You Veterans offer email contact programs to make contact with soldiers as well as other support methods. http://www.thankyouveterans.org
The "Stars and Stripes" newspaper includes a daily ""Messages of Support" section giving family and friends of deployed service members a chance to pass along greetings, announcements, and words of encouragement.
Such messages (LIMITED TO 50 WORDS OR LESS) will be printed on a first-come, first-run basis.
Messages may be sent to: messages@stripes.com.
Make a donation to one of the military relief societies:
Army Emergency Relief at http://www.aerhq.org/
Navy/Marine Relief Society at http://www.nmcrs.org/
Air Force Aid Society at http://www.afas.org/
Coast Guard Mutual Assistance at http://www.cgmahq.org/
Special Operations Warrior Foundation at http://www.specialops.org/contribute.html
Support the American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services at http://www.redcross.org/services/afes/
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors at http://www.taps.org
National Military Family Association at http://www.nmfa.org
Purchase a Patriot Bond at http://www.ustreas.gov
Volunteer at a VA Hospital to honor veterans who bore the lamp of freedom in past conflicts.
Reach out to military families in your community, especially those with a loved one overseas.
