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12 Ways to Support US Troops and Veterans

              Our US Troops and Veterans need to be honored, remembered, and supported on certain days of the year-like Veterans' Day, Memorial Day, and  Independence Day- but throughout the year. Here are 12 ways to help(you can pick 1 per month or more often);

• * Greet them and Thank them for their service. If you know a servicemember, offer support for them and their family. 
• * Put a flag up to show your support . If you know a local group of soldiers are coming home, welcome them with banners.
• Donate or volunteer. *
•  Send letters and packages  via       Thank a Veteran    and                AnySoldier.com   
•  Hire a Vet 
•  Volunteer at a VA hospital 
• Pray for them.
• * Research common issues that veterans face such as housing and PTSD and share facts via social media.
• Get in touch with your local armory and ask if there are ways you can help and ask to adopt a troop and his/her family.
• If you are crafty, sew or make crafts for our troops.
• Send treats like jerky and Kool Aid packets to our 
• troops.  You can find requests via AnySoldier.com .
• If you are a pet lover and are able, offer to foster a serviceman's or servicewoman's pet while they are away from home.

* sources; unless linked  HomeFirstTM Certified   Military.com Oprah.com





 

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Veterans Visiting the Graves of Fallen Soldiers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

•               If you are looking for ways to support our soldiers and veterans,  Charity Navigator has a list of excellent charities to choose from.  
• If you are into crafts, Crafts for Troop gifts and Care Packages is a great list from Mom's Holiday Craft Ideas
• troopssupport.com/ is another list of ways to support soldiers and veterans
•    Go to  http://cardsforsoldiers.blogspot.com/  and http://operationwritehome.org/ , if you want to make homemade cards for soldiers to use. 

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