Congressmen Stuff Special September 11 USO Care Packages

September 12, 2012

Members of Congress crossed party lines on Tuesday, September 11, to stuff thousands of Operation USO Care Packages to be  distributed to service members overseas in an effort to provide them with a “piece of home”.

“Every time I go overseas to Iraq, Afghanistan, and any other areas of operation around the world, the men and women tell me all the time how much they appreciate getting the USO care packages and the notes and letters from home,” said Congressman Jeff Miller of Chumuckla. “The USO continues to be one of the most important morale boosters to our men and women serving overseas.”

The event took place in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington where Miller (R-FL) and Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) kicked off the event. During the event, Members of Congress and staff assembled more than 3,000 care packages for deployed troops.

Special cards were inserted in each care package noting the significance of September 11.

“We must never forget September 11, 2001, nor your selfless service to our nation. This special USO care package was assembled on September 11, 2012 on Capitol Hill in appreciation of your continued service and commitment to our country,” the cards read.

Since the program’s inception, the USO has distributed more than two million care packages to troops deploying to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other overseas locations.  The Operation USO Care Package program enables the public to directly support our soldiers. These packages improve the lives of deployed troops around the world by providing recipients with, at a minimum, one prepaid international phone card, sunscreen, snacks, playing cards, toiletries and other items requested by service members.

For more information about Operation USO Care Package and other USO programs, please visit www.uso.org.

Pictured top: Congressman Silvestre Reyes of Texas (left), Congressman Jeff Miller of Florida and his wife Vicki Miller stuff USO care packages Tuesday, September 11 on Capitol Hill. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

One Response to “Congressmen Stuff Special September 11 USO Care Packages”

  1. 429SCJ on September 12th, 2012 5:53 am

    Prior Military Service, should be a prerequisite for those wishing to participate in legislative or executive branch service.

    Nice of them to pack the boxes.

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