The Sky Angel's Blog

THIS BLOG POST IS FROM 2010, however, I have made changes to it based on the changes that have occurred in my life since it was originally written.  Any cards sent to me will either be forwarded via mail to my contacts to distribute at the the Combat Surgical Hospital in Afghanistan, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, Walter Reed, Bethesda, or Brooke Army Medical Centers .  YOU MUST UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY THAT IF YOU SEND A LETTER TO “ANY SOLDIER” OR “A WOUNDED WARRIOR”, without an actual name, or contact, it will be thrown in the trash.  Please read below for details.  My current mailing address is as the bottom of this updated blog.  Thank you.

Thanks so much for ALL your support through the years with my efforts to support our valiant heroes both on the battlefield, or here at “home”.  The opportunities I have had to visit some of our Wounded Warriors over the years has changed my life forever.  When I have had a medical treatment I have felt scared or didn’t want to do (many of them in that 28 month time period of being on disability); I just remembered what was said to me in those hospital beds.  Those brave men are not broken individuals, they are heroes in every sense of the word … and my memories of time spent with them will always be inspirational.  While at the hospitals visiting our troops, I specifically asked what happens to cards where the envelope arrives without a specific person on it. 

The response at all locations has always been the same.  “Since 9/11 and the threat of anthrax, any letters/cards/packages sent to a Military facility without a specific name, are destroyed”.  On the internet many people email and say “send a card to “any soldier” or “any wounded hero”.  Please know these fall into the above category. If you or anyone you know wants to (and please, I encourage you to do so!!!) write a Wounded service member, please feel free to send them to me, (or any legitimate organization who says they will deliver them for you, there are plenty of them on the internet).  Our troops need and deserve our support and a card is such an easy way to uplift someone’s spirits.  Just write on the envelope “service member” or “wounded warrior” or something like that, and I will know NOT to open it. CARDS for CHRISTMAS must be received no later than 10December for Christmas delivery.  Anything received after this date will still be sent, it will just get there a little late.  (I accept cards all year round to support our Wounded Warriors and deployed service members).     May there one day soon be Peace On Earth.   Thanks so much for helping me spread this information across the airwaves, and a huge shout out to my personal heroes reading this message.

Also, as a side note, there are many wonderful organizations who do so much for our troops throughout the year.  If you sync up with Soldiers Angels or the Wounded Warrior Project (just to name two), I am sure they can also help you to get your cards delivered to our Wounded Warriors for the holidays.

Happy preparing for the Holidays …. !!!