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In addition to all the support from family and friends the troops also need, and are experiencing, support from
the Iraqi People who are able to celebrate their freedom from the suppressive regime that has now been removed from power
in most of Iraq. One wonderful and touching tribute paid by just one Iraqi family is the naming of their new baby.
THE parents of one of the first babies born free in Iraq have named their girl Turai - Arabic
for freedom or new life.
Taraa Hussein, 35, gave birth as Allied forces stormed the southern
town of Safwan where she lives with husband Salha.
She said: "The turmoil was a small price to pay for Turai to be able
to live the rest of her life in peace and freedom."
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How to Support Our Troops
- Donate a calling card to help keep service members in touch with
their families at Operation Uplink http://www.operationuplink.org/
- Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby at
http://anyservicemember.org or http://www.OperationDearAbby.net
- Sign a virtual thank you card at the Defend America website at http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html
- Make a donation to one of the military relief societies:
- Reach out to military families in your community, especially
those with a loved one overseas.
- Send a personal message via Stars and Stripes- U.S. troops
deployed to the Persian Gulf region and other locations can now receive personal messages from family members, friends, neighbors,
colleagues and supporters via the pages of the overseas newspaper Stars and Stripes as well as "Messages of Support," a daily
section that debuted March 17, giving family and friends of deployed service members a chance to pass their greetings, words
of encouragement and announcements free of charge. Messages of Support can be e-mailed to "Stars and Stripes" 24 hours a day
at messages@estripes.com,
are limited to 50 words or less and will be printed on a first-come, first-run basis. "Stars and Stripes" reserves the right
to screen and edit all messages and to omit any determined inappropriate.
- Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
- Salvation Army: http://www1.salvationarmy.org/
- USA Freedom Corps: http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
- Support our deployed sons & daughters: http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/
- Send your thanks to the US military: http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html
- Purchase "Gifts From the Homefront" gift certificate These
can be redeemed by troops in their local exchange. Anyone may purchase these "Gifts From the Homefront" with a U.S. credit
card or check, but only authorized AAFES customers can redeem them at any PX or BX. Sold by CertifiChecks, these gift certificates
can be purchased 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, and they come in denominations of $10 and $20.
At this time military authorities have advised that CertifiChecks can only be sent to a specific service member at his or
her APO or US mailing address. AAFES officials said they are currently working to find a solution to allow CertifiChecks to
be sent to units or non-specific troops.
Due to security concerns and limited transportation space, the military can no longer accept mail
to any service member. Many generous people have tried to avoid these prohibitions by sending large numbers of packages to
an individual service member's overseas address, which, however well intentioned, clogs the mail system and causes unnecessary
delays.
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Further Support Our Troops Links
The Pentagon is discouraging individuals who are not family and close friends
of deployed soldiers from sending packages - for Force Protection reasons. Instead, they ask that you show support through
specific websites created for that purpose. These websites are:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/support_troops.html
http://www.usocares.org/home.htm
http://www.army.mil/operations/iraq/faq.html
http://anyservicemember.navy.mil
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