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We're experimenting with a new format called SplashCast and we'd like your help. If you have a military themed video on YouTube, forward us a link so we can feature it in our Best of Military YouTube feature.

We love our News Anchor, and we know you do too, but sometimes she seems a little... uptight. So for your listening enjoyment, we get her drunk before we let her read the entertainment news. We haven't quite talked her into this feature yet, but as soon as we do, it'll appear right here. Watch this space.

Sending a Care Package?
Due to the mail lag and other factors, such as the location of a servicemember, or how close a supporter is to the APO or FPO base, postal mail can take awhile to get to where it's going. In addition, if a servicemember is deployed somewhere quite hot in the summer, certain things simply cannot be sent at certain times of the year. The following is a general guideline for what can be sent this month.
Things to send in :

SEPTEMBER
Start sending cold weather items, such as cold/flu remedies.
Send fresh pillows and blankets, due to summer use.
Late September/early November, start sending chocolate.

For information on how to specially prepare baked goods to ship overseas, visit this site for recipes that follow the Middle East guidelines and tips from the TOLL HOUSE Kitchen.

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Have you met The Girls Next Door ?
They're young, they're sweet, and they support YOU!
Stop by and show them some love.

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Do you have your favorites and bookmarks all set up just the way you like them at home? Why not upload them to Del.icio.us prior to deployment? You can access all of your favorites from any computer on the web. People back home can share links they think you should see. Setup is easy, no download is required, its free, and it works from any computer on the web.

del.icio.us is a collection of favorites - yours and everyone else's. Use del.icio.us to:

    Keep links to your favorite articles, blogs, music, and more on del.icio.us and access them from any computer on the web. Share favorites with friends, family, and colleagues. Discover new things. Everything on del.icio.us is someone's favorite - they've already done the work of finding it. Explore and enjoy.

Where do I start? Anyone can browse del.icio.us and see what others find interesting. To keep your favorites on del.icio.us, you must first create an account .

Kit Up!

Kit Up is the stuff you weren't issued but that you couldn't have done without during your military life. Kit Up can be a device, software, book, DVD, or a resource like a website, chat room, or blog. They want to know about the items that made things bearable during a deployment or that allowed you to accomplish your mission. Maybe your gear even saved your life. Kit Up can be new or old, expensive or cheap. It just needs to have mattered to you. And if you used an item that you think works better than what's posted here, they want to hear about that too.

Warfighters: Tell us about your gear.

BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS provides support for our military; troops deployed overseas can request letters, books, dvds, and other care package items from our large network of volunteers. Participation in BFS is always free to military members!

Click here to get started:

Do you have an iPod? Why not load it with free audiobooks ?

LibriVox: free audiobooks: LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net (via podcast and catalog). Their goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books. They are a totally volunteer, open source, free content, public domain project.

    Guides for Listeners & Volunteers - (the LibriVox wiki) More info FAQ Contact

listen to LibriVox

    Our catalog How to listen Samples Feedback

volunteer for LibriVox

    How to volunteer LibriVox forums




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Online dating for military singles, the uniformed and emergency services or those seeking a date in uniform. Uniform Dating brings together those working in professions such as the armed forces, police, navy, security, medical, ambulance, prison, air crew and fire fighters, for friendship, love and romance.

We welcome and encourage new members who are not necessarily from these professions, but who are looking to meet someone from the uniformed or emergency services.



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Exactly how hot is it where you're deployed?
Remind the folks back home that hot is HOT!

Cut and paste this code to add the weather for Baghdad. For other locations, colors, and sizes, build your own here .
Weather Forecasts | Weather Maps | Weather Radar

What is Supcast?
Supcast is a free service that allows you to record voice messages through your mobile phone, and have them appear instantly onto your MySpace or Blog. This service also supports Text and Image messages. No additional software is required, and every phone is supported!

Test it out! Click below, to listen.

3 Easy ways to Supcast:

    CALL IN & RECORD to the number they provide when you join. SEND AN SMS: Send an SMS from your phone with audio, text, or image. EMAIL IT: No access to a phone? Send an email with text, attached audio and image to the address Supcast provides when you join.

Your profile or blog with the embedded Supcast gets updated automatically!

Your Voice. Your Phone. Your Friends.,,
Snapvine is like voicemail for your profile. Once embedded in your profile, anyone can leave you voicemail messages by clicking on the Record Comment button like the one pictured below. Clicking this button provides visitors to your profile with a number they can call to leave you a voice message that you can listen to right from the player. Sign up , so that you can listen to and delete your voice comments. See an example of it in action here .

Set up your own Deployment Countdown here .

Make and receive calls on the go with the Vonage V-Phone!
Get a phone that fits on your keychain! The Vonage V-Phone turns any PC or laptop into a fully functional Vonage telephone, with a detachable stereo earpiece microphone. As a bonus, the Vonage V-Phone has 250MB of memory that can be used to store files, MP3 songs, digital photos or anything else you want to take with you. Vonage Talk Software is pre-loaded - no software is installed on your PC.

All You Need is a High-Speed Connection

Vonage Talk Software Loads Quickly and Automatically!

The Vonage V-Phone comes with Vonage Talk software pre-loaded – there's no need to install it on your PC and no need to restart your computer. Simply insert the Vonage V-Phone into any available PC USB port, plug the earpiece microphone into the side of the Vonage V-Phone and you're ready to make and receive calls! Remove the drive when you're done and the phone and all your important contact information goes with you.

Device has a one time cost of $39.99
Monthly plans start as low as $14.99 per month (Residential Basic 500 Minutes Plan - 500 minutes of local and long distance calling anywhere in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Only 3.9¢ per minute after the first 500 monthly minutes.)

Contact Servicemember Resource for a referral and get your first month of Vonage service for FREE when you sign up as a new customer on the Vonage website.


Give2TheTroops® is comprised of military troops, family members, companies, organizations, schools, volunteers and donors - all who want to show their support for our troops.

How You Can Receive Help
Many non-profit organizations want to help meet your needs. These groups send care packages, donate airline miles to help reunite returning military men and women with their families, support scholarship funds or send support to wounded service members. Using the links on this page you will find more than 150 non-profit organizations that have joined the America Supports You team and are dedicated to helping you and your families.


Receive Computer Donation

Get Frequent Flyer Miles

Receive Gift Certificates

Get Help for the Wounded

Get Help So You Can Help Others

Learn About Homes for Disabled Troops

Receive Letters and Messages

Receive Military Family Support Receive Phone Cards

Scholarships for Military Children

Receive and Send Packages

Service Aid Societies

Training and Placement for Veterans

Tragedy Assistance

Video Conferencing

Veteran Service Organizations

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