A Navy lieutenant commander recently told us that USO care packages are a "constant reminder to those of us out 'in the sandbox' that we are not forgotten and folks back home actually care."

Now, as we work to deliver our brave service members a touch of home, we need to ask for your support.

It takes a lot of time, coordination and money to get our care packages to more than 200,000 service members who are away from their families, sacrificing so much defending our freedoms. The USO is not a government agency – we rely on the generosity and patriotism of citizens like you.

But right now, we're falling short of our goal, and time is running out. Will you donate today to help the USO keep our service members connected to the family, home and country they protect? We'll send you a free American-made T-shirt you can wear to show your support for our troops!

Thank you again for your support of our service members. We understand that you can’t give much right now to keep our troops connected to home. Would you consider making a smaller donation of just $5?

Because the USO is a nonprofit, not a government agency, we depend on patriotic Americans like you giving whatever they can to show our troops we support them. Every dollar makes a difference, so will you please donate just $5 — or whatever you can — before MIDNIGHT to show our troops that you appreciate the sacrifices they make?