When America’s heroes are deployed, they are subject to horrid environmental conditions, living conditions and battle conditions. Here are a few organizations that support the troops while they are deployed.

Supporting the troop organizations generally set up and send care packages to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the troops live so harshly and have little resources, organizations have been created to send them a little piece of love from home.

The main group over the years has been the USO. They are currently in almost every airport and in several deployed locations in the Middle East. At these locations, they provide phone cards, gifts and a place to relax for the traveling troop.

Over the years, schools and churches have, and are still, supporting the troops by sending letters and care packages. These gifts mean tons to our troops because it shows that someone back home, whom they don’t even know, cares enough to write them.

Now we are blessed with the gift of the internet. There are so many organizations out there now dedicated to sending care packages and cards to the troops that it gives a person the ability to choose which organization they would like to help out. You will find that almost all of them are legitimate and only send packages to Soldiers, Marines, Sailors or Airmen with an APO address.

Here are a few organizations that are supporting America’s finest day after day:

1. Americasupportsyou.mil
2. Adopt-a-chaplain.org
3. Anysoldier.com
4. Operation-support-our-troops.org
5. Troopsupport.com
6. USO.com
7. Flatdaddies.com

If you feel like giving back to the men and women who sacrifice their lives for your freedom, then please contact one of these organizations and they will direct you through the process. Thank you and God Bless.