Top 10 List of Active Duty Military and Veteran Freebies: White House congratulations, SBA information, air conditioners, computers, airplane tickets, theme park tickets...
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Top 10 List of Military and Veteran Freebies
Free New Born Congratulatory Announcement from the White House
The White House Greetings office, with our President's signature, will send you a written congratulatory announcement
on the newest addition to your family. Requests can be made by sending a copy of the birth announcement or a
written note with the baby's name and date of birth to:
White House, Greetings Office, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20500
Free Congratulatory Announcement for Graduations, Weddings or Retirements
So, you're not having a baby and you still want to hear from President Bush about some wonderful occasion such
as a graduation, wedding or retirement. Impress your friends and family by showing them an official
response from the President (because you know he will be a no-show). These requests need to be sent way in advance
in order to make sure the card arrives in time. Requests can be made by sending a notice of the announcement to:
White House, Greetings Office, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20500.
Free Tips on Choosing a Health Plan, a Doctor, a Course of Treatment or a Long-term Care Facility
Department of Health and Human Service's Healthfinder service provides
information on the latest health research, different illnesses and many medical resources.
Free Information on Small Business Administration Loans for Veterans
Start your own business with help from the Small Business Administration. Receive email counseling and mentoring as well
as a database of federal, state and private contracts available to small firms. The program is directed towards low and
moderate-income urban and rural areas, which specifically target small businesses owned by Veterans, women and minorities.
Veterans are encouraged to apply at a local bank they know first, and then with the SBA. For more information,
call 1-800-827-5722 or visit the SBA web site.
Free Information on Military Funding for College
Learn about the continuing education opportunities available to you and your family through the GI Bill for veterans
and dependents, the Army National Guard, the US Navy, Air Force Reserve, US Army, US Army National Guard, US Air Force,
US Marines, US Coast Guard and other sources. This includes college benefits, tuition assistance, scholarships, and a
variety of other programs. All of this can be found at at the
Students.gov web site.
The Real Story on Free Computers for Spouses or Parents of Deployed Soldiers in Ranks E1 - E5
While free computers are offered to families of deployed soldiers, these
computers are only given to families of service members that are set to deploy overseas within 30 - 120 days.
These computers are shipped in bulk, rather than individually because doing so significantly reduces our shipping cost and
thus enables the organization to help more military families. Giving computers at the beginning of the deployment maximizes
the time period that they are used to link families with their deployed loved one.
We need to point out that while they do
provide free computers to military families, they do NOT accept request from individual military families. Instead, the
corporation donating the computers specifies the geographic location or unit to which the bulk amount of computers
(usually 100) are to be sent. It is important that this specific information be conveyed to avoid families
unnecessarily contacting the organization to request a computer only to learn this cannot meet their request.
Those interested in having bulk computers sent to their soon-to-deploy unit are encouraged to contact large corporations
in their area to request that they contact us regarding donating their old computers. Those computers will be sent
specifically to the unit of families that initiated the donation.
Sending Free Air Conditioners and Heaters to the Troops
US Service Members can sign up at Operation AC and put the items they would like to have from the Virtual CareBox in a wish list. When a sponsor signs up, they can choose their Service Member
by Branch of Service, Home State, Sex, or Area of deployment. You are then immediately taken to the Virtual CareBox
where you can see the wish list and choose the items for your service member. Once you finish the process in Virtual
CareBox both you and your service member will receive an email which will trade EMAIL address and an itemized list of
was purchased for them by the sponsor. The sponsor will get a full receipt of what was purchased for the service member.
You will then have immediate contact with each other via email.
Operation AC protects the addresses of our US Service Members and we will pack and ship all Virtual CareBox items,
provide the US Customs forms and proper shipping documents. All will be sent US Priority Mail and in stock items
can be received in 7 to 10 days to your Service Member to Iraq and 14 days to Afghanistan. The service member can
choose to give you their mailing address as well. Adapting to the ever-changing needs of our troops is what makes
us different from all other adoption and care package programs. This service offers soldiers want and can get it
cheaper than anyone and delivered fast.
Free Air Travel for Emergency Leave and for the Families of Injured Soldiers to Travel to Medical Facilities Operation Hero Miles was created by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger in
cooperation with close to a dozen United States Airlines in October, 2003. The program allows troops stationed in
Iraq or Afghanistan to fly home on leave for free. It also gives family members of wounded servicemen and women free
plane tickets to visit their loved ones recovering at military hospitals across the country. Operation Hero Miles
gives ordinary citizens an opportunity to help our troops in a very direct way that makes a real difference in their lives.
The program is brilliant in its simplicity. Travelers donate their unused frequent flyer miles to the Pentagon.
Free Shipping Materials For Military Families
With so many military families scrambling to ship care packages to their loved ones deployed around the world, the
U.S. Postal Service is stepping in to make things a bit easier. It's offering a package of free packing materials,
including 10 boxes, 10 customs forms with envelopes, 10 "Mili-Pac" shipping envelopes, which are specially printed
to reflect the complexities of military mailing addresses, and a roll of Priority Mail tape.
USPS started the service as an extension of an offer the Postal Service provides all mailers. By calling a toll-free
number, anyone can request free shipping materials.
To order the special kit, call (800) 610-8734 and request Care Kit 4 and it ship by Priority Mail, with delivery
generally within a couple of days. Although the packing materials are free, shippers must still pay normal postage
costs. The U.S. Postal Service and Military Postal Service work hand in hand to support troops deployed
to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Free Admission for Active Duty Military to First Class Theme Parks in the United States in 2008 Find out which ones and where! Anheuser-Busch is honored to salute the men and women of our armed forces and their families.
Members of the military and as many as three direct dependents may enter any one of Anheuser-Busch's SeaWorld, Busch
Gardens or Sesame Place parks with a single-day complimentary admission.
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