Alternate holiday mail programs set

National Guard, Dec 2001

Defense Department officials announced an alternative to the "Any Servicemember" programs, which were suspended indefinitely in the wake of anthrax mail attacks.

The Navy has developed a Web-based alternative to benefit members of all services. The program can be reached at the Navy LIFELines Services Network at www.LIFELines2000.org or AnyServiceMember.Navy.mil.

Those who want to send a message of support or holiday greeting to military servicemembers will find a simple process for delivering messages at these Web sites. The "Any Servicemember" program allows participants to select from one or all branches of the military.

To receive a message of support, servicemembers log onto one of the Web sites.

The "Any Service-- member" mail program began during Operation Desert Storm, and continued to grow during operations in Bosnia, starting in 1995.

-Compiled from staff and Pentagon reports