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Send a special holiday message to our men and women in the military defending American freedom worldwide. Since 1967, when Sgt. Billy Thompson wrote Abigail Van Buren and mentioned that a wonderful Christmas present to our armed forces would be "just a letter from home," American citizens have been sending holiday wishes to servicemen and women stationed overseas every holiday season. Dubbed "Operation Dear Abby," the program has brought holiday joy to hundreds of thousands of U.S. military personnel deployed away from home. Concerns about mail delivery have prompted the military to suspend this year's letter-writing campaign. However, the United States Department of the Navy's LifeLines2000 Services Network in association with SPAWAR SCC-NCR is providing this private and secure online resource that will allow you to send a Sailor, Marine, Soldier, Airman or Coast Guardsman a holiday greeting. anyservicemember.navy.mil anyservicemember.navy.mil lifelines2000.org Send a Soldier Some Holiday Greetings Thursday, December 06, 2001 NEW YORK — The anthrax attacks may have put an end to two popular letter-writing programs meant to keep the American public in touch with its servicemen, but there's more than a call than ever for the write-a-soldier drive. That's why the holiday letter-writing programs has moved over to the Navy-run Web site www.lifelines2000.org. Using a Web-based program, people can submit messages for anonymous servicemen, who can then log onto a Web site, read messages and even respond to them. Messages are screened and listed by state, and the service guarantees privacy while protecting military computers from viruses. Messages can even reach soldiers posted at remote locations. The notes mean a lot to soldiers far from family and loved ones this time of year. "I was a Vietnam vet," Navy spokesman Cmdr. Rudolph Brewington said. "I understand what it’s like to be away from family and friends during the holidays. The message here is that we’re getting great support from our people." foxnews.com | ||||||||||||
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