Many of our nation’s troops will be serving far from home this holiday season. Let these men and women know how much you appreciate their service by sending a holiday package to a soldier. Suggested items to send include candy, correspondence items, disposable cameras, DVDs, toothpaste, socks, blankets, sunscreen and prepaid phone cards.

There are several organizations that will help you send a package to a soldier, including Operation Shoebox (operationshoebox.com), Soldiers’ Angels (soldiers angels.org) and Hugs for Our Soldiers (hugsforoursoldiers.org).

According to Operation Shoebox, the post office is no longer accepting mail for Iraq, but you can still send packages to troops around the globe.