Any Soldier Inc. ... About this Page

Effective 1 May 2006 in cooperation with DOD, this web site added a major layer of security to our contacts' information. This change is necessary to protect our troops and ensure that Any Soldier will continue to operate.

The ONLY changes are that the addresses of our contacts are now hidden and the number of addresses you can get are limited. You may obtain addresses simply by clicking on the link provided and correctly filling out the form, the address will then be emailed to you immediatly.

We thank you for your understanding, cooperation, and support.

ALL of the names on the left of this page are military personnel located in areas considered combat zones or danger zones.

All the names are volunteer contacts with Any Soldier Inc., who accept the mail and packages you send them, see the "ATTN: Any CoastGuardsman" line on their address, and pass it on to the folks around them.

The number of folks around them is noted on their page, male and female. Note that this IS NOT the number of soldiers in their unit, it is the number of folks the contact is in a position to help with the mail.

The contacts are from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Each contact (if you click on their name) has a page of "updates". The updates are usually email from them telling you something about them and what they may want or need. You will quickly discover there is a huge range of the types of contacts as well as their needs.

You may obtain the addresses by simply clicking on the link provided and filling out the form, the address will then be emailed to you.
There is a limit on the number of addresses you can get that that information will be posted on the request form. If you need more addresses for your organization or event, click HERE.

Some points:

PLEASE do not use this program until you have read, at a minimum, this page, the "Terms and Conditions" and the "FAQ" page.

Every contact is different. Some are writers, some are not. Their updates are not edited, except for a rare slip of security or request for something on the restricted list (usually pork). We ask every contact to tell us something about them and send pictures if they can. Most follow directions, some not so well. Soldiers are often like the rest of us, not always perfect.

Some contacts use their rank, some do not. This is usually directed by their command. No postal employee can dictate that an address must contain a rank. The addresses are given to us by the contact. They probably know better than anyone what it should be.

Use the addresses exactly as shown when you request it. You may notice the addresses don't look like your's. Then again, you aren't a heavily armed gypsy, they are. There is no such thing as a street address. Shouldn't really be a surprise if you think about that...

The requests are simply that, requests. As stated often on this web site, this is about support, not just stuff. You will note that most all the contacts mention that letters are THE thing most prized to get. Expensive undershirts are nice, but not required. I can tell you for a fact that most soldiers find it difficult to even ask for support, to list what they need. It's below them. Marines in particular find this really distasteful and most would rather die then ask for help. But they are all learning that THIS IS ABOUT SUPPORT, NOT JUST STUFF, and they all appreciate that.

Try using our search tool. There isn't another one like it anywhere that you can identify what units are asking for. You can't hurt it, so give it a try HERE. You can learn quite a bit by using it.

All contacts are required to send updates to this site as often as they can, usually every 2-3 weeks. This protects you, the supporters. We can't be there and verify each contact is even still there. Each contact is required to have an alternate there and we have that person's name and email address. If 50 days go by and we don't hear from the contact, a warning email is sent. After 60 days, the contact is dropped from our "active" list and put on the "Old Contacts" list. We take no pleasure in dropping anybody and understand full well that the contact may be on a mission, on leave (that's vacation to civilians) or simply couldn't get an email to us. Should the person contact us again, they are added back on the "Active" list.

Did your favorite contact disappear from the list? Check the "Old Contacts" and "Projects & Others" list. The reason, if available, that the person came off the active list will be shown on their page, emailing us won't get you any more info. Sometimes it is a bit cryptic, and it will stay that way.

This page will be updated as things are brought to our attention and hope this is of some help.

This site is copyrighted and ALL material, text, and pictures are the sole property of Any Soldier Inc. and are not authorized for reproduction, possession or use by any person or organization unless specifically approved in writing by an officer of Any Soldier Inc. Copyright is enforced.

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