If you’re sending Christmas cards this year
take one card and send it to this address:

A Recovering American Soldier,
C/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
6900 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20307-5001.

If you think this is a good idea, please pass it on.
The wonderful and special people, who have sacrificed
so much, would appreciate it. Thanks!

Last year in the news they announced that the Walter Reed Medical Center had closed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43911995/ns/us_news-life/t/walter-reed-closing-after-more-years-treating-wounded-troops/#.TtpbBXqgT9o

From Wikipedia:

"As part of a Base Realignment and Closure announcement on May 13, 2005, the Department of Defense proposed replacing Walter Reed Army Medical Center with a new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC)...The end of operations at the WRAMC facility occurred on August 27, 2011."

Go Green, Go White!

Thelma Alcordo wrote:

The last individual left Walter Reed Army Medical Center a little over a month a go.

Also You have to have a Service member name to send it to, They can no longer be sent to A Recovering American Soldier this is due to individuals sending hate type cards etc.

My apologies and thanks to everyone for bringing the truth upfront. Kindly delete that last email on sending cards to a recovering soldier- my mistake. Here's the update from snopes.com. ( Nov. 16 2011 )

THE FORMER WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER CLOSED IN AUGUST 2011 AND MERGED WITH THE NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER TO FORM THE WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER (WRNMMC)IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND.

May I share this email from the Family Research Council-frc.org. Dec. 2 2011

The Genesis of the Bible's Exodus from Troop Hospitals

The soldiers who wake up in Walter Reed Medical Center are in Maryland--not communist China. But under the Navy's new rules, they may not know the difference! After months of peeling away the military's core values, Obama's army is on the move. And this time, it has a high-value target: the Bible. In a memo obtained by FRC, Navy officials have announced that "no religious items (including Bibles, reading material, and/or artifacts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit." The new orders are buried in a four-page document about patient care, which an Army officer forwarded to us in disbelief. Effective immediately, families, friends, and even pastors will have to check their beliefs at the door to visit one of the largest military hospitals in the United States .

Last night, after we circulated the memo to leaders on the Hill, an outraged Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took to the House floor and blasted the policy. "Mr. Speaker, these military men and women who are recovering at Walter Reed and Bethesda have given their all for America ... They've defended and taken an oath to the Constitution, and here they are. The people that come to visit them can't bring a religious artifact? They can't bring a Bible? ...A priest can't walk in with the Eucharist and offer communion to a patient who might be on their deathbed because it's prohibited in this memo from the Department of the Navy?"
After three years of ideological warfare, the administration's intent is clear: to disarm the military of its biggest weapon. Faith. Regardless of President Obama's agenda, there is absolutely nothing in the Constitution that empowers the government to stop family members from giving Bibles or crosses to their loved ones. And from a PR standpoint, I'm not sure the best way to boost approval ratings is by denying comfort to wounded warriors. Unfortunately for our troops, who have endured so much turmoil under the Obama administration, this is another blow. Hopefully, with the help of Congressman King and others, it's only a temporary one.
***Breaking News*** As we were about to hit the send button on this email, FRC received word that the military may have rescinded its Bible ban. We will have more to report on Monday.

Thanks for this Thelma, and thanks to all for their updating of the status of the program. After googling "Christmas cards for troops", this came up from snopes.com
snopes.com/soldierscards
As per your noted article,and many other reliable sources, it seems there is a concerted effort to prevent encouraging our troops,whether by mail or by the presence of The Bible, but the Red Cross is delivering cards, as noted in the above snopes article.

The address is:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights MD 20791-5456

There is nothing quite so encouraging as a bit of mail or simple greeting when one is stuck in a military hospital, away from loved ones and "home", especially at Christmas time.
Thanks again Thelma and all for this post.