How to Support Your Deployed Soldier

During deployments, soldiers rely on the support of family, friends, and the community to get through a long year away from home. There are several things you can do to show support for your soldier. Read on and find out how.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Write letters to them a few times a month. Tell them about everyday life back home. It is the small things that remind the soldier of home and comfort them. Make sure to include a few pictures that they can look at throughout their day. Despite talking to my husband every day he still asked for these reminders that he was being remembered.

2. Sending packages with small items also show support to a deployed soldier. Candy, movies, music, magazines, games, and any other small luxuries mean a lot when you are sleeping on a cot in the middle of the desert.

3. If your soldier has access to a web cam, make sure to put it to use. Seeing a familiar face and hearing a loved ones voice is a great support and comfort. With the technology available today, there is no reason that a soldier shouldn't see and hear the best support of all.