Write a Letter of Gratitude to a Soldier

They will be included in the care packages. U.S. service members deployed for long periods away from home love nothing more than to receive good wishes and words of appreciation and support, especially from total strangers. OPERATION GRATITUDE strives to include several personal letters in every package that we send.  Help ensure that a soldier, sailor, marine or airman knows that you are thinking of them by writing cards or letters.  Please include your own address or email in the body of each letter so the recipient can choose to write back. Sample salutations include: Dear Service Member, Dear Hero, Dear Brave One, etc.  Please keep your message upbeat and positive. Please do not put individual letters in sealed envelopes; all letters are subject to review. 

They accept letters all year.  Please send letters to:
Operation Gratitude
16444 Refugio Road
Encino, California 91436

                         
Write a Letter of Gratitude to a Veteran

 There are tens of thousands of Veterans of military conflicts in our country who are not currently serving, but have served our country in the past (during WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, etc) and we want to
thank them for keeping our country safe and free. 

.  Write a Letter of Gratitude to a Veteran thanking them for all they did for our country.   PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR LETTERS WILL FIT IN A STANDARD LETTER-SIZED ENVELOPE!![.  (If you wish to include your own name and address, please put it in the body of the letter as it will go into a different envelope when it is sent to a Veteran.)  Operation Gratitude will forward your letter to a Veteran who would like to hear from a fellow American.  Please apply our usual standards:
No comments about politics, religion, death or killing.

• Please send letters by regular mail only to:                                        
  Thank a Veteran 
  c/o Penny Alfonso
  1970 Rangeview Drive
  Glendale, CA 91201                             

 
Thank you for your kind support of all our men and women of the U.S. Military—past and present!
      

MORE LETTERS FROM VETERANS

"I received your letter today.  I was somewhat confused because I did not recognize your name or the organization.  When I showed it to my wife, she told me that she had submitted my name to your organization.  You will never fully know how much your letter means to me.
As I read it, I teared up because I can tell that you are speaking from your heart.  It is because of Americans like you that veterans are proud of their service to our country and that is why our current warriors are proud to serve this great nation and its people.
I recently attended my first military reunion for the units that I served with in Viet Nam, the 1st Infantry Division and the 1st BN 26th Inf. Regiment.  One of the men that I met made a comment that really hit home.  He said, "Finally today it is okay to be a Viet Nam Vet."  It is truly sad that it took 40 years.  Because of you, it is more than just okay to be a Viet Nam Vet.  You touched my heart.  Thank you.
Respectfully,  T.W.
Viet Nam May, 1968-July, 1969
P.S. I am enclosing the names and addresses of two Viet Nam Vets who would be grateful to receive a letter such as the one you sent me."  

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