[D31] "Any Soldier, Wounded Soldier, Recovering Soldier, etc. Mail"

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Please see the following information.  Any such mail orpackages will  NOT  be delivered as you intend.  Pleaseforward this information to your friends.  ----  Original Messages in first to last sequence  ----  _________________________________________________  'Thomas M. Webb' wrote:  A Great Idea for Christmas  When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:  A Recovering American soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue,NW Washington,D.C. 20307-5001  If you approve of the idea, please pass it on to your e-mail list.  _________________________________________________   HI,  According to the Daily Oklahoman today (Wednesday) this is hoax. Walter Reed does not accept letters that ae not addresses to a specific soldier.  Dick _________________________________________________   Just a little more information from the Walter Reed Website. John  Support A Recovering American Soldier  Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials want to remind those individuals who want to show their appreciation through mail to include packages, letters, and holiday cards addressed to 'Any Wounded Soldier' or 'A Recovering American Soldier' that Walter Reed cannot accept these packages in support of the decision by then Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Transportation Policy in 2001.  This decision was made to ensure the safety and well being of patients and staff at medical centers throughout the Department of Defense.  In addition, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer accepting 'Any Service Member' or 'A Recovering American Soldier' letters or packages.  Mail to 'Any Service Member' that is deposited into a collection box will not be delivered.  Instead of sending an 'Any Wounded Soldier' letter or package to Walter Reed, please consider making a donation to one of the more than 300 nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping our troops and their families listed on the 'America Supports You' website, http://www.americasupportsyou.mil  Other organizations that offer means of showing your support for our troops or assist wounded servicemembers and their families include:  http://www.usocares.org/  http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/tooursoldiers/  http://www.redcross.org  For individuals without computer access, your local military installation, or a local National Guard unit.    
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