Have you gotten urgent requests to send Christmas cards to “A Recovering American Soldier” at Walter Reed Army Medical Center?
Ignore them. Walter Reed will just throw them away. Here’s the statement on the WRAMC webpage:
Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials want to remind those individuals who want to show their appreciation through mail to include packages, letters, and holiday cards addressed to “Any Wounded Soldier” or “A Recovering American Soldier” that Walter Reed cannot accept these packages in support of the decision by then Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Transportation Policy in 2001. This decision was made to ensure the safety and well being of patients and staff at medical centers throughout the Department of Defense.
In addition, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer accepting “Any Service Member” or “A Recovering American Soldier” letters or packages. Mail to “Any Service Member” that is deposited into a collection box will not be delivered.
Instead of sending an “Any Wounded Soldier” letter or package to Walter Reed, please consider making a donation to one of the more than 300 nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping our troops and their families listed on the “America Supports You” website, http://www.americasupportsyou.mil
Other organizations that offer means of showing your support for our troops or assist wounded servicemembers and their families include:
For individuals without computer access, your local military installation, the local National Guard or military reserve unit in your area may offer the best alternative to show your support to our returning troops and their families. Walter Reed Army Medical Center will continue to receive process and deliver all mail that is addressed to a specific individual.
As Walter Reed continues to enhance the medical care and processes for our returning service members, it must also must keep our patients and staff members safe while following Department of Defense policy. The outpouring of encouragement from the general public, corporate America and civic groups throughout the past year has been incredible. Our Warriors in Transition are amazed at the thanks and support they receive from their countrymen.
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Mary Jo Little // December 8, 2007 at 8:03 pm |
I just read the comment about Walter Reed throwing away the cards sent to “Any Wounded Soldier” being thrown away. This brings tears to my eyes that we can not do this little thing for our troops. I went out today and bought a box of cards just to do this. It is a little thing that we can do some people do not have the money to give to some orginazation that says they are going to help the families how do we know that that is what is going to be done with the money. There is so much froud from these places that we just do not know who we can trust and what we can do to help our troops and the seemed like such a simple thing. Mary Jo Little