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Just came across a recent Wal-Mart press release (dated Tuesday November 9, 2004) concerning how their 'M.A.C.K. Packs' Connect 900,000 Service Men and Women to Loved Ones Back Home:
Phone Cards, E-mails and Message Books Link Family and Friends
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nothing compares to a word from home -- or a chance to send word home to loved ones. For more than 900,000 active duty service members, communicating with family and friends this holiday season just became a lot easier.A gift from the Wal-Mart & SAM'S CLUB Foundation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Foundation will provide M.A.C.K Packs to every member of the armed services deployed overseas. M.A.C.K. stands for Military Assistance Communications Kit. Each kit includes a phone card, writing paper, note cards, envelopes, a folder with a 2005 calendar and a letter of support. The kits will be Fed Ex'ed to the troops overseas beginning on Veteran's Day, allowing some 900,000 members of the military to call and write loved ones from virtually anywhere in the world this holiday season.
"Our troops love nothing more than to know that they are remembered and appreciated," said VFW Adjutant General John J. Senk, Jr. "Out of all the hardships our military endure, the hardest thing is being away from family and friends. The M.A.C.K. Pack kits will bring a little bit of home to them and help them connect with their loved ones -- it's a gift of communication. Wal- Mart's tremendous support for our troops and veterans now and through the years has been remarkable."
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In addition to the above mentioned press release however, WM also has several informative pages (ten at this point in time) -- including some archived news articles -- documenting their various efforts and programs for Supporting Our Troops and their families (left-hand menu under the main heading of Supporting Our Troops, which is highlighted in red).
Posted by Morgan on November, 15 2004 at 01:08 AM
