Americans continue to step up to support deployed troops serving far from home.
Over the past several months, Americans have continued to support deployed troops through Forgotten Soldiers Outreach with donations, volunteer efforts, collection drives, and letters of encouragement. Individuals, schools, businesses, and community organizations across the country are helping ensure deployed service members know they are appreciated and never forgotten.
A Growing Need
The need for support continues to increase.
Recently, the mother of a deployed Marine shared that her son’s unit was rationing food during an extended deployment. While she could send supplies to her son, she worried about the dozens of service members serving alongside him who had no one sending support.
Stories like these remind us why every WE CARE package matters.
Each package contains snacks, hygiene products, and personal notes of encouragement. More importantly, every package reminds service members that Americans back home care about their well-being.
Why Communities Support Deployed Troops
Supporters across the nation continue to answer the call.
A recent nationwide campaign generated more than 9,000 letters of encouragement for deployed service members. Communities, schools, businesses, and civic organizations also collected thousands of care package items to help meet growing demand.
National media coverage has further expanded awareness of the mission. Following several live broadcasts, Forgotten Soldiers Outreach received donations, volunteer inquiries, and care package requests from supporters throughout the United States.
2026 Impact Highlights
- Supporting more than 5,200 deployed service members each month
- Generating more than 9,000 letters of encouragement through a nationwide campaign
- Delivering care packages to deployed personnel for 23 years
- National media coverage expanding awareness and support nationwide
How You Can Help
For 23 years, Forgotten Soldiers Outreach has worked to ensure deployed service members know they are not forgotten.
As deployments continue and demand grows, community support remains essential.
Whether you donate, volunteer, host a collection drive, sponsor a packing event, or write a letter of encouragement, your support makes a direct difference in the lives of those serving our nation.
Together, we are turning gratitude into action—one WE CARE package at a time.