“I think we have a great history of that through our America Supports You program,” Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense, said. “Over the past two and a half years, we’ve seen hundreds and thousands of people who say, ‘We’ll debate the policy of the (Iraq) war in a certain venue, but we will never, ever debate the important piece of whether or not we support the people who fight our wars.’”
America Supports You is a Defense Department program launched in fall 2004 to highlight and facilitate the ways Americans and the corporate sector are supporting the nation’s servicemembers.
“Over two and a half years ago our troops were hearing things in the media and seeing things that made them question if the folks back home were still supporting them,” she said. “Because of those questions, the Department of Defense launched … the America Supports You program.”
More than 250 groups now are taking part in the program, doing various things for the troops from sending care packages to donating frequent flyer miles to building homes for wounded servicemembers, she said.
This site is a good jumping off point for individuals and companies wanting to help our soldiers. There several hundred links to other organizations that one can join or contribute to that help. Check it out here!
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