Thank Our Troops

A Million Thanks

Campaign to show appreciation through letters, e-mails, cards, prayers and thoughts.

Adopt a Platoon

Various programs to improve deployment quality of life, lift morale and assist military families. Click here if you are a service member seeking support or offering support.

Adopt a Soldier

Support the wounded, injured and ill troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

America Supporting Americans

Coordinates civic and community groups in towns, cities or counties to adopt individual military units through the Adopt-a-Unit Program and Foster-a-Unit Program.

America Supports You

DoD program providing opportunities for citizens to show support for service members and connecting individuals, organizations and companies to homefront groups.

Any Soldier.com

Sends troops letters, care packages, phone cards and other needed items.

Armed Services Blood Program

Be a donor and give sick or injured troops and their families a second chance. Find out where to give blood.

Books for Soldiers

Ships books, DVDs and supplies to deployed soldiers and veterans in VA hospitals.

Defenders of Freedom

Helps troops currently deployed around the world though "support boxes" and provides support to the families of wounded soldiers.

Fallen Heroes Memorial

Online memorial to those who lost their lives in OIF/OEF, including photos and visitor-submitted messages.

Military Exchange Gift Certificates

Send a gift certificate to a loved one, family member or friend associated with the military. Gifts from the Homefront are redeemable at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the Marine Corps Exchange (MCX), the Navy Exchange (NEX) and the Coast Guard Exchange.

Operation AC - Adopt a Service Member

Sponsor a care package with requested items for a specific service member.

Operation AC - Sponsor Air Conditioning

Make a donation for an air conditioning unit for targeted service members who are in remote areas.

Operation Baby Blanket

Companionship and support for service members' pregnant wives.

Operation Hero Miles

Free plane tickets to family members of wounded service members to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across the country.

Operation Second Chance

Supports service members while at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and when they transition back to duty or back to civilian life through programs and services including modification of housing for veterans with disabilities and assistance to the families of wounded service members.

Operation USO Care Package

Sponsor a care package and include a personal message to improve the lives of deployed troops around the world.

Our Fallen Hero

Financial support to families who have lost relatives in service to their country, grief camps for children and spouses and support for Fisher House and other rehabilitation programs.

Quilts of Valor

Creates quilts for combat wounded and injured service members from the War on Terror, including both physical and psychological wounds.

Soldiers' Angels

Provides letters, care packages and comfort items to deployed service members and supports families at home. Offers assistance to the wounded, continuing support for veterans, remembrances and comfort for families of the fallen and support programs including emergency travel assistance, laptops and pet care.

Sound Off!

Post a personal message of support to the troops.

Stars and Stripes - Messages of Support

Send free online messages to troops deployed to the Persian Gulf region and other overseas locations.

To Our Soldiers

Post a message to OIF/OEF service members.

U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation

Provides for the needs of combat veterans deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Operation Uplink

Phone cards for service members and hospitalized veterans who are separated from those they care about. Request a card.

Welcome Back Veterans

Designed to raise public awareness about issues facing today's veterans, and to raise funds to support programs and services that these returning soldiers need to repair and restore their lives.

Wounded Heroes Foundation

Assists severely injured service members with physical, emotional and financial support.
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