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    Operation Gratitude
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    Request Care Packages

    Who Qualifies

    Request a Package

    To give each request the care and coordination it deserves, we ask that all care package requests be submitted at least 90 days in advance. Requests submitted with less notice may not be able to be fulfilled.

    Active Duty Service Members

    Active Duty Service Members

    Currently serving in any branch of the U.S. military, including those deployed overseas and stateside.

    Veterans

    Veterans

    Those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including those in VA hospitals, transition programs, or stand-down events.

    Children of Service Members

    Children of Service Members

    Battalion Buddies care packages for the children of service members, because they serve too.

    First Responders

    First Responders

    Firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMTs, and paramedics serving their communities every day.

    Notice Regarding Use of Volunteers. Operation Gratitude may make use of non-employee volunteers to make local deliveries of care packages, and Operation Gratitude may provide such volunteers with information needed to make such deliveries, including requester and recipient names and addresses provided by the care package requester. Your submission of a care package request indicates your consent to such volunteer use and to the provision of such information to volunteers for such delivery purposes.

    Simple Steps

    How It Works

    1

    Fill out the designated form for your recipient of choice above.

    2

    Someone from our team will contact you once we have a shipping timeline.

    You Serve Us. Let Us Serve You.

    Request care packages for your unit, station, or department today. It's free, it's easy, and it means more than you know.

    Operation Gratitude

    Saying "Thank You" to all who serve, service members, veterans, first responders, and their families.

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    Operation Gratitude is a tax-exempt public charity (federal tax ID #20-0103575). All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

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