Time is drawing short my friends.

It’s NOT that there are only 26 more SHOPPING days until Christmas…

There is LESS time than THAT to do something VERY important.

WE can make a difference in the lives of heroes.

I am talking about Christmas cards my Patriot Friends and I am asking that you take a few minutes and spend just a few dollars on…

OPERATION PATRIOT CHRISTMAS!!!

Most of us have never received a Christmas card from someone we’ve never met, don’t know or have any connection to whatsoever.

Imagine what it would be like.

Right now, Members of our military, on duty or those who have been injured in the service of our nation, are away from their families.

Some are fighting for their lives, others heeling from their wounds.

They are in rehab learning to do basic things that many people take for granted. Walk. Talk. Tie their shoes. Pick up a spoon.

Others are dealing with unseen scars and learning how to live without their experiences, dreads and fears invading their every waking moment and causing them not to sleep.

So many are stationed in far away places too and a message from Patriots across our country will mean SO much!!!

They protect US and OUR freedoms.

THEY stand up for US.

Christmas is coming. They can’t be at home with their families.

WE can DO SOMETHING FOR THEM.

This is my idea and it’s a simple one.

The National Patriot brings you… “Operation Patriot Christmas.”

Here is how this works.

Please…PLEASE go out today and buy a minimum of 20 Christmas cards.

Inside each card…HAND WRITE a short note to wish a Hero a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Wish it to them AND to their family as it is not just our soldiers who make sacrifices, so to do their families.

Thank them, ask God to Bless them and wish them the Blessings of this Season throughout the year.

You will have no idea who will receive the cards. Men, women, Christian, Jews, others…No idea but there are some VERY important guidelines…

At the bottom of the card, simply write “Operation Patriot Christmas” and each hero who gets a card will now that your card comes from a grateful nation of Patriots who know and understand what THEY have done for our country.

Please follow these simple guidelines:

• Ensure that all cards are signed.
• Use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.” Cards addressed to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program.
• Only cards are being accepted. Do not send or include letters.
• Do not include email or home addresses on the cards: the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships.
• Do not include inserts of any kind, including photos: these items will be removed during the reviewing process.
• Please refrain from choosing cards with glitter or using loose glitter as it can aggravate health issues of ill and injured warriors.
• If you are mailing a large quantity of cards, please bundle them and place them in large mailing envelopes or flat rate postal shipping boxes. Each card does not need its own envelope, as envelopes will be removed from all cards before distribution.

Put ALL your individual cards in a big envelope or use a flat rate box from USPS, BE SURE TO INCLUDE A RETURN ADDRESS and address it with the following:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT…The deadline for having cards to the P.O. Box is Friday, December 7th.
Holiday cards received after this date cannot be guaranteed delivery.

Your cards will then be distributed to military installations, veterans hospitals, and in other locations.

This is the ONLY valid address available regardless of other posts you may have seen. Walter Reed is CLOSED and any address regarding that is NOT valid!!!

Okay…Another request….

Make this article viral.

Share Operation Patriot Christmas everywhere. Use your FB wall, Twitter, your email lists and share this article wildly!!!

Imagine what we can do.

If only 1000 people take part in Operation Patriot Christmas…

A MINIMUM OF 20,000 CHRISTMAS CARDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY OUR  HEROES!!!

2000 Operation Patriot Christmas participants would mean…40,000 CARDS!!!!

Think of these soldiers…Stationed in far away places or recuperating from injuries, away from home on Christmas…Receiving YOUR Christmas blessings. Blessings and heartfelt thanks form people they have never met. Imagine how it will make them feel to know that people all over this great nation have taken the time to wish them and their families a Merry Christmas.

Make Operation Patriot Christmas VIRAL!!!!!

Use the comment box at the end of this article to let The National Patriot know how many cards you send.

We will do our best to keep a running total and we WILL be doing follow-up Operation Patriot Christmas articles INCLUDING your comments.

WE CAN DO THIS!!!

WE CAN MAKE CHRISTMAS A LITTLE MERRIER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN SO VERY MUCH TO US!!!

All it takes is a little time and a few dollars and honestly…isn’t that the LEAST we can do for these Heroes and their families??? Rember…ALL CARDS MUST BE SENT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 7TH!!!

OPERATION PATRIOT CHRISTMAS is OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!!!!!