Any Wounded Soldier Cards

No,You CAN’T send holiday cards to ’Any Wounded Soldier’ at Walter Reed..

but here's some things you Can do.

We've all seen the email forward that says "Send a holiday card to 'any wounded soldier' at Walter Reed Army Medical Center",

but,unfortunately, that is just not possible.

And if you want to read the news straight from a source who's spent time at Walter Reed? here's what a veteran friend of mine had to say about it.

Click here: No Christmas Cards for Walter Reed | This Veteran's Life

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You can also read this on Walter Reed Army Medical Center's website

Holiday Cards to Wounded and Recovering Soldiers

and this on Snopes.com

Click here: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Cards for Recovering Soldiers

(and Snopes.com ,by the way, is where I always go to check out the veracity of any email forwards I receive :)

So, with all the above information in hand, if you receive an email forward regarding sending Christmas cards to Walter Reed, please send one of the links above to the sender, so they will know that it is Not possible to do that.

But,all is not lost,for all the many fine folks who want to do something for our wounded warriors during this holiday season!

On the post at This Veteran's Life in the comments, a commenter named 'Bigjohn Miska' had this to say:

"We here at VFW POST 8208, PO Box 653, Ruckersviile
VA 22968

will accept and deliver cards and gifts to the patients at Walter Reed and Bethesda Hospitals as well as to other hospitals where there are Patients from this war.Feel free to pass this onto all you know!"
Bigjohn

John Miska CDR
VFW Post 8208

Here's the website from John http://www.adoptasoldier.us/

the website at Walter Reed with the information about not accepting Christmas cards also lists several ways To do something for our wounded soldiers for the holidays.

And, as a member of Soldiers Angels , I would like to pass on that Soldiers Angels has a program in place for sending cards and letters to wounded warriors not just at the holiday season, but all throughout the year

Soldiers' Angels - Wounded TLC Team

So,even though you Can't send a Christmas card to 'Any Wounded Soldier', there are still plenty of ways you Can do something to let our wounded know that they are cared about, and that they are not forgotten, this holiday season.

Move America Forward Events

This is not a Soldier's Angels event but it would be grea tto show our troops support in our SA tshirts. And any pro troop event on this scale should be an event we are at.

http://www.moveamericaforward.org:80/index.php/DailyFile/itinerary_for_honoring_heroes_at_the_holidays_tour/

Thursday, November 29, 2007

9:00 AM Las Vegas, NV Pro-Troop Rally
Veterans Memorial Wall
Hendersons Civic Center Plaza
200 S. Water, Henderson, NV - CLICK HERE for MAP
Bring your family, flags and signs that thank our troops, express support for our troops. And of course be sure to bring Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards for our troops - we’ll gladly accept them at the event and deliver them to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

4:00 PM Bagdad, AZ Pro-Troop Event
Location to be announced very soon - check back here for updates including this rally location!

8:00 PM Arrive Courtyard Marriott Hotel - Phoenix, AZ
9631 North Black Canyon Highway, Phoenix, AZ 85021
- CLICK HERE for MAP
Members of the press may cover the tour’s arrival and interview participants. Also, members of the public are invited to bring Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards for our troops.

Friday November 30, 2007

9:00 AM Phoenix, AZ Pro-Troop Rally
State Capitol - House Lawn
1700 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ - CLICK HERE for MAP
Bring your family, flags and signs that thank our troops, express support for our troops. And of course be sure to bring Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards for our troops - we’ll gladly accept them at the event and deliver them to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

10:00 Drop Off of Greeting Cards for Troops at Phoenix, AZ Post Office
3905 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA - CLICK HERE for MAP
News media and supporters invited to come join us as we turn in and ship a batch of Christmas/Hanukkah/holiday greeting cards for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan!

2:30 PM Tucson, AZ Pro-Troop Rally
Freedom Park 5000 E 29th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 - CLICK HERE for MAP
Bring your family, flags and signs that thank our troops, express support for our troops. And of course be sure to bring Christmas, Hanukkah and holiday greeting cards for our troops - we’ll gladly accept them at the event and deliver them to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Thank You McFarlane Publishing!

Is your soldier a Spawn fan? McFarlane Toys/Publishing just donated 6 cases of Spawn comics to Soldier's Angels in Arizona! The first case has already been given to a local angel to mail in her packages to the troops. The plan is to give some to our VA's for OEF/OIF patients and give them to local angels to send their soldiers. Let me know if you have a soldier or unit that would like some comics. They are fantastic! You can check out McFarlane Comics at http://www.spawn.com/comics/.

Cookie Command Packing Day

Yesterday was cookie packing day for CookieCommand.org. Jane and I represented Soldier's Angels in our matching shirts. Paula, also a SA angel, had the goal of 36,000 cookies this year with her partner Nancy and they pulled it off. I am surprised I can even type this morning. We got there at about 8:15am and started sorting cards (200 soldier's x 20-30 cards each) and customs forms, then we started filling boxes and we finished the last box around 3:30pm. It was fun work and I would do it again in a heartbeat! Here are some more pictures of the day including several of the final pallets that will go to the National Guard to be mailed on Monday. It certainly got me in the holiday spirit. Click the picture below and it will take you to the photos from the day. :)

Cookie Command Packing Day