Monday, December 4, 2006

Operation Back Pack

Ok now that the holiday's care packages for the deployed have been sent out lets not forget our injured service members in VA hospitals.
Operation back pack is getting underway.
Operation Back Pack for injured service members is a comfort package for service members who are injured in VA hospitals.
A comfort backpack can include items such as:
Current Magazines
Puzzles
Decks of Cards
Board games
calling cards
Sm. throw blankets
Tooth paste and tooth brushes
letter of encouragement with your return address
Paper
Pens
envelopes
razors/shaving creams
lotions
Cd Players with am/fm radio
Cd's
combs/brushes

Lets fill those back packs up with items and send them to our injured service members!!


Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, located in Germany

Landstuhl Red Cross
to any injured soldier
CMR 402 Box 2234
APO AE 09180

Brooke Army Medical Center, at Fort Sam Houston, TX

Any injured soldier
Care of: LTC Riley
3851 Roger Brooke Dr.
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD

Any injured OIF patient
Care of: RADM Arthur, Commander
National Naval Medical Center
8901 Wisconsin Ave
Bethesda, MD 20889

Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Any injured soldier
Care of: American Red Cross Office
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Av. NW
Washington, D.C. 20307

Zablocki VA Medical Center of WI.
Zablocki V.A. Medical Center
Care of: any injured soldier
5000 West National Ave
Milwaukee, WI. 53295-1000



More addresses of VA hospitals will be listed in the next few days. There are injured service members at almost all VA hospitals. Check with your local VA hospital and get involved and go visit some of the service members who are injured. This is a great way to show your support to them. Personally deliver a comfort package if you are able to.

Our service members have got your backs, So now lets cover theirs.

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