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Military family locator A site set up to collect status and location information from military family members affected and/or displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

NFL Challenge Show how much you know about football

Map of Iraq In PDF format

2005 gamer's guide Your link to a galaxy of cool electronic stuff

2005 insurance guide For servicemembers and dependents overseas

2005 GSA vendors procurement guide A publication of the General Services Administration

World War II Anniversary special editions and archive material

Ground Truth Stripes’ award-winning 2003 series on morale in Iraq

Servicemember support organizations


America Supports You
Defense Department program showcases America's support for its servicemembers.


Defend America
Department of Defense site with news and support links

Operation Dear Abby — Noted advice columnist's site for sending "any servicemember" messages.

Fallen Heroes Last Wish Foundation — Provides funds to help support and educate the children of American servicemembers lost during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Fisher House — "Comfort homes" on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers, where family members can be close to a loved one during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury.

Homes for our Troops — Building specially-adapted homes for severely disabled soldiers and their families.

AnySoldier.com — Want to send your support to any soldier in harm's way, but have no idea of what to send, who to send it to, or how to send it?

USA Freedom Corps — Make a difference by volunteering. Web site gives you many options.

USO Care packages — Sponsor a care package that includes requested items such as pre-paid worldwide phone cards, sunscreen, travel-size toiletries, and personal messages.

Armed Services Blood Program — Supplies blood and blood products for the 1.3 million servicemembers and their families around the globe. Here's information on how you can help.

Wounded warrior hospital fund — To provide quality-of-life items for wounded servicemembers at Landstuhl.

Voices from Home — Allows serving military members and their families and friends to send and receive immediate voice e-mail messages.

Military Moms — Message boards, chat rooms, ways to donate items, information on the military, and much more; a project organized by mothers of servicemembers.

Operation Air Conditioner — A military mother's effort to send needed air conditioners (and in the winter, heaters) and other items to troops in the Middle East.

The Armed Forces Foundation — Promoting the morale, welfare and quality of life of the U.S. armed forces community.

Operation Baby Blanket — Companionship and support for servicemembers' pregnant wives.

VFW's Operation Uplink — Purchases phone cards and distributes them to servicemembers.

Operation Military Pride — Volunteer organization, founded by military spouses, sends cards, letters and care packages to troops. Also distributes names and addresses of participating servicemembers for people wishing to send messages or gifts directly.

Operation Package — Send a gift to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment "Manchus" of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division.

Operation Cards for Troops — Hand-written cards sent to servicemembers.

Books for Soldiers — Ships books, DVDs and supplies to deployed soldiers and soldiers in VA hospitals, via a large volunteer network.

Adopt a Soldier — Support the wounded, injured, and ill troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Adopt a Platoon — Several programs, including Operation Holiday Eagle (to send boxes of candy canes to forces deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, the Balkans and Korea).

Kids for our Troops — Kids get involved in helping wounded servicemembers

Camp.Doha.org — Information on the Middle East for troops and their families and friends.

Blue Star Mothers of America — Group founded by servicemembers' moms during WWII. Site has links to several support programs.

Soldiers' Angels — "Adopt" a servicemember or send along a gift. A wide-ranging foundation started by a soldier's mom.

Operation Give — Coordinates the collection and distribution of toys and other items for Iraqi children

Operation Shoe Box — Their goal: "A package for every soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine" deployed overseas.

Operation Call Home — Goal: A satellite phone for every platoon in Iraq

Apppreciate our troops.org — If you buy a mug, a servicemember will get one, too. Also, post photos.

SI Yellow Ribbon — From southern Illinois, sending packages, cards and letters to the troops.

Freedom packages — Items for troops in overseas combat zones.

Kitchen Table Gang — Encourages sending care packages, phone cards and items like magazine or newspaper subscriptions to hospitalized veterans and troops.

Operation Hero Miles — An effort by several airlines allowing the public to donate frequent flyer miles to troops coming home for emergencies or R&R.

Operation Military Care — The U.S. War Dogs Association's project devoted to supporting the hundreds of American war dogs and their handlers in Iraq.

Gifts From the Homefront — AAFES' project turns donations into gift certificates the troops can use to shop at the 24 exchanges operating in the Persian Gulf area or elsewhere around the world.

Gift of Groceries — DECA's program provides gift certificates that can be used at commissaries. Family members can also use them at bases back home.

Operation SAND Box — Started by two 13-year-olds, "adopt a soldier" program gets supplies and messages to the troops.

Operation Soldier Support — Puts you in contact with participating servicemembers, so you can send messages and gifts.

Operation Gold Bridge — Seeking school supplies for Iraqi schools. (Story has contact information.)

EmailOurMilitary.com — Send messages to the troops.

Marine Moms — Support page for friends and relatives of Marines.

Militarymail.org — Send "fan mail" to servicemembers.

Treats for troops — Servicemembers sign up for goodies from home.

Give2TheTroops.org — Letters and care packages prepared and shipped by volunteers.

Carolina Troop Supporters — A student-led organization devoted to supporting the U.S. armed forces

Treat Any Soldier — Care packages for soldiers serving in harm's way.

Operation Letters from Home — "Adopt" a deployed or wounded servicemember.

Operation Show Time — "Sky Soldiers" of the 173rd Airborne send DVDs to the troops.

Operation Undergarment — A clothing drive to "help cover our troops."

Angels 'n Camouflage — Making sure veterans and deployed troops "will never have to spend another day alone and forgotten."

Families in Support of our Troops — Helping servicemembers and their families, and veterans, too.

Supplies for Soldiers — Send care packages to servicemembers from Louisiana.

Help support our troops! — Resource for those wanting to help the troops.

4thetroops.net — Thanking the troops for "keeping the spirit and promise of America."

Operation Iraqi Children — Following soldiers' lead, helping Iraqi kids.

Operation Gratitude — Send care packages to service members overseas.

Homefront Hugs USA — Supporting troops, veterans and families.

Operation Support — Includes informational links for servicemembers and families.

Operation Care and Comfort — Santa Clara Valley program to send care packages to adopted military units.

Quilts for Soldiers — Quilting comfort for wounded servicemembers.

Operation Wounded Soldiers — Helping deployed soldiers, as well as wounded soldiers and their families.

Operation Minnesota Nice — Adopting soldiers abroad to send monthly care packages.

Salute America's Heroes — For wounded servicemembers and their families.

Thanks for your Service.org — Post a message on the wall of thanks, send e-cards.

Hugs4Smiles USA  — "Supporting heroes, one at a time."

Beanies for Baghdad — Beanies, toys, school supplies, etc., for kids in Iraq.

GI-Bracelet.org — Proceeds from bracelets go to charity of buyer's choice.

Hero Beanies — Proceeds from sales of embroidered hats go to families of fallen servicemembers.

Silent Ranks — Message board for military wives.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 270 — Several programs to help the troops and their families.

If you know of any other programs that you think should be considered for listing here, or to tell us about a problem with these links, please e-mail webmaster@estripes.com.

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