{"id":14960,"date":"2018-11-03T23:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T01:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=14960"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:01","slug":"troops-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/troops-near-a-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/","title":{"rendered":"For Our Troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>It is Christmas and we should and can let our troops know we care about them.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Christmas is upon us.<\/p>\n<p>It is time to celebrate with loved ones, but some people cannot celebrate with loved ones because they are protecting our country.\u00a0 They cannot come home for Christmas.\u00a0 They are in Afghanistan, Germany, South America, and other places instead of being with their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know you can do encourage our brave protectors at no cost to you?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the ways you can encourage our troops overseas this holiday season and throughout the year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Send Hershey\u2019s candy.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hershey\u2019s will send chocolate care packages to deployed military members.\u00a0 All you have to do to send a Hershey\u2019s care package is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donationx.org\/erequestformextii.aspx?f=8fcd3703-b0ed-4fc1-8161-e92463c726e6\">click here<\/a> and enter the person\u2019s information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Submit a name to Operation Shoe Box.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Operation Shoe Box will send packages to a deployed service member or individual packages to an entire platoon, unit, or battalion.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationshoebox.com\/request-a-package\/\">Click here<\/a> to submit the information and send support and love to our troops!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Send care packages to a soldier in a war zone.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is your loved one in a war zone?\u00a0 If he or she is, you can ask Operation We Care to send him or her care package.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationwecare.com\/register.php\">Click here<\/a> to request a care package.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Honor a female service member.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is one organization that brings joy and femininity to deployed US servicewomen through care packages geared toward women.\u00a0 If you have a female loved one overseas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.operationcourage.org\/\">contact Operation Courage is Beautiful here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Connected to Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona?<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your deployed loved one is connected with Luke Air Force Base, contact Operation Thunder Box here.\u00a0 Operation Thunder Box reminds each airman that Americans at home have not forgotten him or her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to send a care package to military personnel overseas but do not have the funds or the time?<\/p>\n<h4>Use these resources to send your love to our troops abroad this holiday season!<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near a river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Who is your hero?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Celebrate Veterans Day!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Remember future generations when voting!<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Please help me keep my\u00a0first and <a href=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/reading-with-child-eagle-near-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words\/\">second<\/a> promises.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is Christmas and we should and can let our troops know we care about them. 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