How Do You Send A Letter To Troops In Iraq?
Sometimes receiving a letter is the highlight of the day when you’re a soldier deployed to a country like Iraq. In a different country, troops can feel alone and like a stranger in a land that is nothing like home. Writing a letter to a service member deployed to Iraq can update him on what is happening back home, let him know that what he is doing matters and provide a change of pace in his daily routine. Find an organization that will securely deliver letters on your behalf. Such organizations include Any Soldier Inc. or Adopt a U.S. Soldier (see Resources). Find the name of a troop you would like to support through the organization. Depending on the organization you choose, the person whose name you select will personally receive the letter or has volunteered to give the letter to a troop member who does not get much mail. Review the organization’s letter-writing tips and find out what you cannot mail. Items you cannot mail in a letter include illegal copies of documents, obscene or
