Write to an australian soldier

The best and preferred method for our troops to receive some physical items to remind them of home is for members of the public to make a donation to the RSL Australian Forces Overseas Fund. In return writing to a soldier means writing to somebody who has a lot to tell. He or she lives an extraordinary life that only few people can be part of.

It is a privilege and a honour to be able to be part of that. Especially as you grow to be soulmates, since a connection through writing always is stronger than any other connection.

I want to write a letter to an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. I just thought that it would be a really nice idea to have a pen pal sort of thing, from a soldier in Afghanistan. Adopting a soldier (through Soldiers’ Angels or Adopt A U.S. Solider.) That involves one letter a week and one care package a month.

But if you prefer letters without the commitment and involvement of adoption, there’s… 2. One of the Letter Writing Teams or TLC at Soldiers’ Angels. For a letter written to an anonymous soldier , though, try something like “Dear Hero,” or “Dear Brave Patriot. This gives your letter an uplifting tone right from the start.

In contrast, “Dear Sir or Madam,” is too formal, while “Dear Soldier ,” is better but still a bit too generic.

The form below will allow you to write a letter to a soldier. We will then print your letter and include it in one of the packages. All letters that have a physical address on it will be discarded.

Children’s Letters: Include first names only and do not include addresses (an adult’s address can be used). Australian Soldiers Used to Write Letters Home on Crackers They were easier to find than paper. Receiving letters from the public is such a morale booster, because they know they haven’t been forgotten,” she said. Reid federal Liberal MP Craig Laundy is urging residents.

The Letter Writing Team (LWT) is a team of amazing Angels who enjoy writing to our heroes, and who know how important it is for the service members to hear their name called at mail call. Sadly some service members get no mail at all from back home. Getting in touch with a soldier is no longer just about letter- writing.

You can access military forums, such as the one on Military. Using the panel above you can find an American soldier pen pal, a British soldier pen pal or almost any other kind of soldier pen pal where the military are active for that country. These are armed forces pen pals in the army, navy, airforce and other armed services. He was only years and nine months old when he succumbed to typhoid during the Gallipoli campaign.

He was one of Australian soldiers under the age of known to have died in World War I. You are to write a letter home to Australia. Address an envelope to whom you are writing.

In the envelope you need to include your letter and at least photographs from the image collection on this application, as if these are photographs you have taken to show your family. I was justified in being proud of being an Australian. Core Values: The Australian Army. Those core values are 1: Courage, moral and physical, to act in the best interests of the nation and the Army.

Initiative to explore opportunities and embrace innovation to improve Army and service to the nation. Respect for themselves, their colleagues, their community, and history of service to the nation. Write a response if you get one that addresses the interests of the soldier. So far from home: sending and receiving mail in the trenches.

The soldier on the right is sitting on the ground writing a letter using a box for support. A kit bag and jacket are hanging next to him and to the right is another jacket and a shovel. Two shrapnel damaged metal boxes are in the left foreground. When I was in, we hated them. Reason being we’d pop into a bar in Germany, and take it over from the German soldiers who were there.

Not minutes later, the Aussies would be there taking it over from us.