Army Strong Stories

Don't forget the deadline for sending troops cards and care packages for the holidays is quickly coming up. 

"Hanukkah, for example, begins Dec. 1 this year, so he said gifts should be in the mail by Oct. 19.

Christmas mailing deadlines include:

Packages going to Iraq, Afghanistan and other places around the world through the U.S. Postal Service should be mailed by Nov. 12."

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Photo credit Staff Sgt. Liesl Marelli, Colorado National Guard


Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, of the Colorado Army National Guard, unload mail from a vehicle filled with many packages and letters from home Sept. 10, 2009, at Camp Ramadi, Iraq.