FYI: every little bit counts!

Good news from the Postal Service. There have been requests from
Family Members to get relief from the cost of mailing care packages to
Soldiers. Regions please pass to ACS. Army Commands please get the
info to your units.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2008 - Military families have long used the U.S.
Postal Service's flat-rate shipping boxes to send care packages around
the globe. Beginning March 3, they'll get a price break.

The discount applies only to the new "Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate
Box," which normally carries a $12.95 price tag for shipping.
However, when the 12-by-12-by-5.5-inch box is sent to an AFO or FPO
address, a $2 discount applies, dropping the cost to $10.95.

"This is the first time the Postal Service has offered a special price
for our armed forces serving overseas," said Postmaster General John
Potter. "We're proud that family and friends will be able to use the
new, larger-sized box to send much-appreciated packages from home to
our dedicated troops overseas."

The new boxes will be available in post offices nationwide on March 3.
Those who can't wait to start packing the boxes, however, can order
them from Redirect to Supplies Page beginning Feb. 20. They're also
available by calling 1-800-610-8734.

Some of the new boxes carry the America Supports You logo. America
Supports You is a Defense Department program connecting citizens and
companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and
abroad.

"It's terrific that the Postal Service continues to think of ways to
help Americans support our troops and their families," said Allison
Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal
communication, community relations and public liaison. "Postage is
always a concern when shipping care packages, and this new flat-rate
box means our home-front groups and supportive citizens can do more
with their resources.

"We're especially pleased that some of the boxes will bear the America
Supports You logo, reminding our servicemembers that they have our
nation's support," she added.

The boxes bearing the America Supports You logo will be available only
online or at select post offices near military bases. All flat-rate
boxes are available for international shipping, though the discount
applies only to the large flat-rate box, and only if it's being
shipped to an APO or FPO address.

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Great news!

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What did you send them, Obee?

Meet Joe Black, the hospital scene. Soon.

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Sorry, say again?

What did you send to the soldiers in Iraq?

First, I'm not an Obee.

Second, we routinely send care packages when my spouse is in theater or out of theater.

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In the theater, watching Joe Black?

Don't you have a DVD player?

For that matter, couldn't he just pack a snack or something?

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