During the holiday season, a number of charities and organizations across America are hard at work putting care packages together to send to U.S. troops. A professor of constitutional law at Suffolk University, however, described these care packages as “shameful,” among others, in an e-mail to colleagues, something that prompted the resignation of another law [...]

Hundreds of volunteers gathered in Boston on 9/11 to mark the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks that shocked America, by assembling care packages for Massachusetts troops who are deployed abroad. The Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund exceeded its goal of putting 1,000 care packages together. Working together on the packages was more than 800 volunteers, [...]

In a previous post, we shared with you efforts put in by “For the Troops” to spread some holiday cheer for deployed troops. There are various non-profit organizations that have made it their mission to ensure troops are able to get some of the conveniences of home, wherever they are, and whatever the occasion may [...]

All over the United States, Americans just celebrated Christmas, a holiday that is traditionally a time of family togetherness. However, there are those who had to celebrate Christmas away from their families and their homes, scattered all over the world, in the service of their country: deployed troops. According to a feature on the Navy [...]

The holiday season is just around the corner, and as we begin to make our Christmas gift list, we might want to remember to include deployed troops who will be spending the holidays in Iraq and Afghanistan. A feature on WAAYTV.com shares the efforts of Blue Star Moms in Alabama, towards ensuring that the brave [...]

One of the staples that deployed troops commonly ask for in care packages are cigarettes, and while it may not be the best of things to send from a health standpoint, it is nonetheless a whim that we oblige for those who put their lives on the line for our country. Unfortunately, the Prevent All [...]