Any Soldier is a great group for military support! They have a rather unique website. I have adopted several soldiers off this site, so I am familiar with most of the workings of it.
It used to be you could mail a package out to “any soldier” and as long as the address was correct, it would be delivered to someone at that address. Times have changed, and this is no longer possible. That doesn’t mean you still can’t find a soldier, airman, sailor or Marine to support! There are plenty that would love to hear from you.
This is the first site where you can pretty much handpick the person/group you would like to support. You can select the military branch, where the unit is from. Then when you are looking at the bio you may see how many are in the group, number of males/females OR you can select a group/individual that is deployed to a specific country. Yes, we have our military in more than just Iraq. Try Afghanistan, Egypt, and 23 other countries, or pick someone who is at sea! Yes you can even write and send support to a guy or gal onboard a ship. Don’t be fooled into thinking that they have all the comforts of home because they are on a ship. Space is limited, but they still are far away from home!
The first thing you need to do with this site is to go their home page and start reading. There is a lot of material here, all very interesting and all very important. When you are ready to start looking around for your military person to adopt, look at the top of the page and find the box that says "Where to Send" click on there, and you are ready to start looking!
Before you leave here to go check out Any Soldier, be sure to read the story found on our site that is titled “A Tennessee Volunteer Tells Her Story of Support” located under the Support Our Troops-Actively section.
Have fun! Remember, you are supporting a person who is far from home, most likely in a very dangerous situation. What do they need the most? To know that you care enough to send a card, letter and/or package to them, a complete stranger. Support is something very precious and something everyone needs in their life!
I encourage everyone to become a supporter in some way or another. If you have questions concerning a specific group, I will be happy to try and answer them for you, or direct you to someone who can.
Politics are left at the door! Support of our military is the prime objective here!
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