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www.troopssupport.com 

www.defendamerica.mil 

Click on these to get the information you need and support our troops!

Tips for writing:

1. Remember to support, not gripe.
2. Get to the point, time is short for recruits and deployed soldiers.
3. Thank them for the sacrifices they are making.
4. Include humor; avoid offensive humor.
5. Use easy to recall quotes.
6. Think about what you might want to hear if you were in their shoes.

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Letters are a great way to maintain communication. Deployed soldiers and their families depend on them to keep morale from bottoming out. Current events are relayed with letters. Phone calls are not always an option.

One group to keep in mind are the recruits. Yes, these young men and women need all the support they can get. Imagine being miles from home, in a strange place, wanting to do your best and you're being yelled at for the better part of each day. The drill instructors know what it takes to help recruits survive and learn in the challenging atmosphere of training. It is not for everyone and those that take the challenge need letters!

How can you get the details needed to write letters? If you are writing recruits, contact a recruiter near you. Not all branches have an open policy; the Marines are the best with giving out information. The Navy is also great and easy to work with. While the Coast Guard and Air Force are a little tighter, they will still do it. The Army is the tightest. The best bet for them is to contact a chaplain and ask for a general address to send letters for the soldiers that don't get much mail.

If you want to write to a deployed soldier, you will need to contact one of the groups that is handling this idea. There are many, and across the board they seem easy to work with. On the side of this page, you will find links to some of these groups.

Look at the side of this page for some tips on writing!